Show DAVIS WILL NOT DO too uld old for the th high petition position to aich he aspires dr J B mcfatrich editor of the third U ard republican ac a chicago bubli cation says it may be that former senator henry gassaway daris davis is planning to hare have his hi money talk for him during the campaign it Is only on this hypothesis that his reply to the notification address of john sharp williams can be satisfactorily ex th tbt octogenarian vice dal candidate of the democracy at the whit white sulphur springs function ed tbt that he h Is i badly sadly deficient in so 80 tar far as a present issues are concerned lie ile had nothing to say upon any of the questions hica interest the voters of both parties A careful read as ng of his address falls to dis disclose cloge where tie he a stands to ads on any vital issue the man who Is popularly supposed to ti carry the state of west av virginia irvind a round around in a strap had not a wor word d to say regarding the trusts he lie ornit omitted ted an allusion to labor end and capital so far as the speech indicates there ij Is no such tiling thing as the th philippine question lie he had nothing to say about the tariff he Is certainly old enough to hare have heard of the th monro monroe doctrine but not a line of this important bit of americanism can be found in his speech for all be h says there Is no such soch thing as the panama c canal a an I 1 and the closest observer ob cannot learn whether he bel believes leves in the open door or reciprocity or any of the things which men discus discuss and has not uncle gassaway beard of the united states navy for a speech h which was s looked forward to as a sort of keynote essay the utterance of the old gentleman with the barrel la Is is great disappointment to the democrats to the republicans it is merely an in evidence erid enc of the fact that ur davis does not possess at his advanced age the necessary mental equipment to properly appreciate the great groat public quo eions which must confront the next presiding officer of the senate of course uncle gassaway Is I 1 a thoroughly respectable old gentleman lie Is also Is possessed of rana wealth and for a mao man who has slipped over the 80 mark work is well preserved and acter but there Is I 1 is raft difference ference lif between minding big ht own per penoyar sonar business and attempting at the sunset of life to uk take a is hand la in the strenuous work of conducting the great affair affairs of a big bit nation As A vice president henry gassaway Gai darls davis will not do |