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While there ia Life there's Hope.” VOL. XXXVI. ITLY 5, 1900, No. 19 Wast Tasnry-Finst St., New York. Published every Thursday. $500 a year in ad- vance, “Iostage Co foreien counteles in the Pesta Guion, $1004 year extra. single current copies, Joconta. Back numbers, after three months date of publication, 35 cents. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. The illustrations in Lrve are copyrighted, and are not to be reproduced without special arrangement with the publishers. Prompt notification should be sent by sub- scribers of any change of address, rom a/ (THERE may be LY those who consider the nomination of Roosevelt a triumph of mind over * muscle, and a victory for the elderly states- man, who, with a broken rib and strength grievously impaired, left his bed and sat up to see his desires accomplished. Such persons will maintain that the strenuous life has had a setback, and that, after all, it isn’t the rush line that determines the issue of the game. Giving Senator Platt all possible credit for fortitude and indomitable persistence, it still seems that more credit is due him as a forecaster of events than as their ar- tificer. The strenuous life has not been discredited, It was that that did it. They that live by strenuosity must run the risk of perishing by strenuosity. It was the irreclaimable popularity of Governor Roosevelt in the far West—in the States that know him best as a Rough Rider—that swept over and beat down his elaborate defences, and rushed him into that unwelcome place at the tail of the ticket. The far West would vote for him for something and couldn't wait. It was a sad case, Heconldn’t help it, and there is no sense either in blaming him, or in repining. What wag in the ‘LIFE gun had to come out. It looks now as if all the Roosevelt powder was likely to be burned to expedite the Major’s return tothe White House, But, after all, we can’t tell what packages Destiny has got in her bag, or when she will see fit to produce them. We in New York have lost a Governor that we were not half through with, but we must try piously to conclude that it was all for the best. There are two men of destiny on the Republican ticket this year. One is running for office and one away from it. FTER all, the Vice-Presidency isa job that scems to have been overmuch disparaged. It is a good place to rest in, and a season of mod- crate repose, even if it is compulsory, may turn out to be exceedingly valu- able to Governor Roosevelt who has had six or en years of very lively work, The Vice-President gets eight thousand dollars a year salary, a long vacation every summer, and so little to do the rest of the while that he may be said to have his time to himself. There is nothing to hinder a Vice- President from improving his mind, or writing books and magazine articles, or doing anything else that would attract an industrious man and can be done in Washington. Moreover, if any- thing particularly stirring came to pass, a Vice-President might insure the life of the President, resign his own office, and return to active life. Moreover, it is possible that the Vice-Presidency has more chances in it than have ever yet been developed. It is not the sort of tail that one expects to see wag the dog, but ably handled it may be kept well in sight. Mr. Hobart made more of it than any of his predecessors, and if there is any man living who is con- stituted to make more of it than Mr. Hobart did, it is Colonel Roosevelt. So let us not spend ourstrength lamenting that Roosevelt is likely to be Vice- President. The job may be better for him than we think. As a lieutenant- colonel of volunteers he conducted with success and egregious renown a war in which scores of professional generals were employed, A man who Was as resonant as he was with the sword ought to be able to make a creditable din with the gavel. I F we are not to have another term - of Roosevelt as Governor, why should we not make experiment of the administrative capacity of Comptroller Coler? He has been the great success of the Tammany administration. Set- ting up his own standard of duty and integrity he has fought continuously on the side of the taxpayers and the general public. It is true that as a candidate for Governor he would hardly be acceptable to Tammany, but it seems also true that no can- didate that would stir Tammany to enthusiasm would suit the rest of the State. Mr. Coler is sure to be con- sidered when the Democratic nomina- tion is made. If there is any likelier man of his years in his party in or out of New York, it would interest the public to hear of him, 8 = a /_——— WHATEVER any of us may think about the Philippines and the rights and wrongs of our exploits there, we would all be glad to see the Filipinos stop fighting and the work of reconciliation and reconstruction begun. There seems to be a chance that important good may come from General MacArthur’s recent amnesty proclamation. We have learned to doubt everything we hear from the Philippines, and when we are told that MacArthur and the insurgent generals are really trying to come to terms we dare not be too hopeful. But it is cheering news, as far as it goes. The hardest point to settle seems to be the disposition of the friars. The Filipinos prefer that the friars should go. The Filipino aversion to these pious men seems so general and so hearty that it is hard not to conclude that a complete change of spiritual shepherds would be to the advantage of the Filipino flock. comicbooks.com