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Show HI ANGELL VS. TAFT. B , Wc see In the Boston Herald, of Au- m ' gust 8, that Mr. Taft (notwlthstand- PH ing his weight of some three hundred PH : pounds) rode on a buckboard forty B miles In West Virginia to attend a PH horse show, which we presume as PH usual included horse races, with the PH accompanying bets, and that in the Bb evening he led the german at the Bk- hotel. It may be gratifying to various pH people who meet In the summer ul H t Newport, liar Harbor and Saratoga PJi; Springs to learn these facts, but we R-; are not aware that either Lincoln, PHfi: Grant or Sherman ever went forty j. miles to sec a horse race; on the con PH trary, wc know that Grant absolutely Br refused to ever attend any such race, m ; and we arc quite sure that neither B ' Lincoln, Grant or Sherman ever led PJ the german at any hotel or anywhere. fi. Gko. T. Anokll. PB ' The above Is from the pen of the H editor of Our Dumb Animals and ap- H peared In one of the August Issues of H ff that worthy magazine. Mr. Angell H may be an authority on dumb animals H , but he Is certainly not competent to H speak with -Intelligence about our H C presidential candidates. We should H,f prefer to be a dumb animal oursclf Hv rather than give forth arguments so Hj puerile and presumptive. He knows IMr. Taft went to a horse show and thinks therefore that ho must also ! have attended horse races, and be- ( cause Lincoln, Grantor Sherman never led a german we arc to blame Mr. ft Taft for relaxing enough on his vaca- F tlon to do anything so frivolous. Mr. HJp. Angell evidently believes that the Hl! . viewing of horse races and the par- 'Pi tlcipation In dancing by middle-aged Hak- presidential candidates Is one of the HJIjj. blackest of crimes. His opinion may H&f prevent dumb animals from voting I'lr lor Mr. Taft, but we trust that the H'TJL- average Intelligent republican voter Hjp will not give It serious consideration. Igljr It Mr. Taft sees fit to reduce his adl- Klw P3se by dancing and lend dignity to ik the ball room, we applaud him for M having kept allv3 the youthful spirit If'1 into middle age. We should also not ' i' be surprised if Mr. Taft occasionally I, ;tf-' went to see some good horse racing. B(-C He comes from Cincinnati, and all BLeBE , classes of Cincinnati people like to go HJb across the river Into Kentucky to HBjggi watch the races in Newport or Cov liHix ington. We have seen grave Judges, Bijp old maids, and school teachers who fP- arc highly thought of In Cincinnati BS& and yet like to watch good horse rac-MM'' rac-MM'' Int:- Mr. Angell's little outburst Is ft - an excellent Illustration of the homely Biff proverb of straining at a gnat and HH swallowing a camel. Why does ho BkhI blame Mr. Taft for these peccadillos, BDV If pecadlllos they be? Why does he Hi not attack vices or faults? Mr. Taft HW" Is a graduate of Yale University and Hki'" has knocked about the world a good Bw' - deal and must have picked up some B,H' real, reprehensible vices, and being - human ho must have faults. Of li course If he were a dumb animal he lit would be perfect In the eyes of Mr. BJ r v ''" . I' r Bl w BBBBBBilalLl- ' T tnti'''Jtiffli 'l'fr |
