Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1887 — Man Worship. [ARTICLE]

Man Worship.

iiiimnunicifca., V, ; \'’ f _ Man is veflerative or a worshipful being. The g‘6'4s sprang into existence through this characteristic. The people must worship something. In the lash ages of 'ho world man worship has been decried; 'out stil' it is practiced, Wc are nearing eighty years and have ‘•seen presidents incumbent, aud before apd alter election we have known them “to swing round the circle” but never before have w e known such rush and parade as is made over Pres. Cleveland and “his beautiful little wife,” In every leading city, and at the way sta tions the people rush to see and get a shako of the haud. lu the loading cities where they have their grand, formal receptions every house, public or private, saloon, brewery or stable, is covered with.buntiog and flags: welcomes are freely given, and hearty aeknowl edgements returned; and all for what? If not to make Mr. Cleveland his own successor, what is it? Once riding with a gray headed Republican to a big rally: we saw the flags flying from the tops of tall poles; we asked what of all this? llj answered, “It takes the floating vote. ’ Sad nflection on popnlar elections! From tli6 big parades and ovations thus far round the circle, it would Seetti As though Heaven and tffrlh had united in one grand over IVhelmiiig “float” for Cleveland’s reelection. 'lt might have that eflect; but appearances are often delusive . That little wofllan seems to be a first premium article in many of the big shows. In sonic places the anxiety to see the woman is so great that the President seems to be a mere appendage of lump „,fat. Cleveland is a man of thought, and, though not brilliant, he has been fortunate in life, and his administration so far has given as general satisfaction as any we have had for years. Yet we do believe the time and money wasted in these grand displays would be much better appropriated, if given to relieve the suffering people of Kansas, to buy coal and other necessaries ot life. We doubt hot Mrs. Cleveland is a highly educated, amiable arid handsome woman, and, though small, may bo head and shoulders higher than Queen Victoria, Elizabeth or Esther, yet we have no doubt many of our people have and have had wives, of fully as much real Value. We "don’t believe in “man worship,” neither can we agree to woman worship; especially where the woman belongs to another man. We can tbl orate a woman’s vem ration for her own husbaud; but where she kieses him as he comes into the boat and as he goes out, in the presence of a crowd of people, jt savors a bttleof the “flat” or of diluted love ‘‘boiled down.” It is generally considered in bad taste for a woman to (gill her husband “my dear,” in company, then give him thunder and blixen behind the curtain. So goes the World. R.—, . - - .. 1 ; ~ “ "