Show TIlE niE DISAPPEARANCE OP OF Ever since sinco the summer of ot 1898 Richmond Pearson Hobson of or Alabama ha has be bert been a very much advertised man Ho has hns a a. certain ability and has been on tho right side of or somo some questions But Buthe Buthe he hc Is a Democrat and liable to the tho spectacular cular foolishness of his kind lelnd S SAt At tho the Democratic n national convention In Denver Denver Den Den- ver he urged tho adoption of or a 3 plank pledging tho party to th the tho construction of a no big nav navy In Incase Incase incase case of or victory tory at the polls And to make mako his argument he declared that President noo Roosevelt had told him hint In fn a 1 private conversation that there was imminent danger of oC a war with Japan Javan S There is iR where Hobson made mado a a. mistake Even E if It he hc ever had ad been een told that b by tho the President common sense sh should ud have havo prevented his repe repeating repeating repeat repeat- tIng t- t ing I it The Tho he President denied the tho conversation and the statement tnt Of or course he lie never made such puch an assertion to the man from A Alabama and of oC course ho he never believed ell cd It But tho the essential point is the bad taste the tactlessness of oC Hobson In pretending to to quote a a. confidential communication of ot tho the President Pre H should havo known better than trial And ho he nt Therefore Richmond Pearson Hobson has dis dis- dis appeared d. d Wh What t stan standing he had hill with Mr Ir Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt It Is s lost What hat respect he received tram front public men cn of oC prominence is s withdrawn n. Thc They do no not dare talk tall with a man who will commit so rank rani rania ranka a breach of or faith arf ai to publicly u quote them Hob Hobson on has done dono more business on less capital capita than than any any other man In tho the public C o for Cor tho the pas past ten years And ho ha has gone gono ono Into voluntary bankruptcy bank bani- by b his foolish speech before the lie Democratic national convention S |