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Show :H A WEDDING PRESENT FOR MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT. i j -. -I . i ,- ? , Up in our sister town of Baker City, Or., some genius, probably ; 1 s'ightly afflicted with Rooseveltania (which is much better than An- I " felomania) conceived the idea of starting a national ten-cent subscrip-f subscrip-f tion movement to raise a sum to give to Miss Alice Roosevelt on her I I wedding day. I"! The plan was soon carried to. the President's ears, and he, of course, said that while he appreciated the motive and the sentiment w ,of the thing, he would much prefer that it be dropped, and he and ) r his daughter would take the will for the deed. I j For some reason, the Bafcer City idea has been met with consid- I j erable ridicule on the part of certain smart editorial writers, maybe t ibecause it originated in Baker City, which is a small and rather hum- ble cattle and mining town. . j , But, after all, the plan, if carried out properly, would be a good one. Instead of presenting a lump sum to Miss Alice,! it would be A f : far more appropriate if some gift be purchased and tendered to h;r t with the compliments and best wishes of the American people. Con- s ; gressman Nicholas Longworth, hom she is to wed, has more money 1. J than he knows what to do with. A money gift would be irrelevant ". ; and unnecessary. Miss Roosevelt will be the only President's daughter ever married I I i in the White House, except Nellie Grant. Besides, she is the daugh- 'jter of the most popular President within the memory of the present ; ; generation, and it would be most fitting that the American people, as ; a whole, show their regard in some such way as has been suggested I by the Baker City man. I The marriage of Miss Roosevelt will be an event in which everj man, woman and child in tbe United States will have an interest. It ; will afford countless thousands pleasure to be counted "among thosf who gave presents." And such a gift would certainly be a pleasure , to Miss Roosevelt. Don't laugh at tbe Baker City man. The riglit sentiment is back of it, and it may be developed into a national movement that will I have a pretty conclusion. |