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Show SENATOR AND PRESIDENT. Senator Teller seems to take perenial delight in prodding President Roosevelt with the envenomed opposition of bitter partisanship. This is to be regretted. The illustrious Senator has grown hoary and venerable in devoted and herculean services to the Republican party. 'Tis true that the intensa zeal of new converts, late in life, has become proverbial, pro-verbial, but it is a pity that Senator Teller should tarnish his lustrous career by a course of narrow . partisanship. Against honest and generous opposition opposi-tion no intelligent man will protest, and our present chief magistrate, great though he be as an able, broad-minded and patriotic statesman, cannot hope nor wish to enjoy immunity from such reasonable and wholesome opposition. But, although his unfortunate un-fortunate party alignment tends to incite the antagonism antag-onism of many of our most patriotic political leaders, lead-ers, it would be refreshing and a cause for congratulation con-gratulation as well if there were manifest a spirit sufficiently broad and magnanimous to recognize in our most worthy and estimable President a man of such exalted character and political ideals as' to merit the enthusiastic co-operation of every genuinely genu-inely patriotic citizen, regardless of party affiliation or bias. It is the prevalence of such a spirit that renders a people truly great and worthy. Is it utterly utter-ly incompatible with the genius and institutions of America? Perish the thought! |