, 1877-03-10

The New York GropbM says that in
response to Il request, George FIanciS
Tram has written the following letter,
which is to he preserved, together with
Others received from prominent men;
MADISON PARK, Nov. 4, p, +. A.
4. p Diat-, Superintendent YodHs Directory
GRd L3yS' Shelter, Sm GiUIci&o:
What possible use can You make of
the autograph OF II man who never com
mittcd ANY crime and yet has been in
fourteen mils Who never drank,
smoked. chewcd, lied, stole, cheated or
broke the seventh commandment. aud
yet has been more miSrcpreSrntch, more
misunderstood, more outraged than nny
man on record. Who was Mt the hpNd
OF three mercantile houses in America,
England and Australia II quarter of n
century ago. Who built n score Of clip
per ships, introduced Concord coaches,
railways and tclegraphs at thelntipodcS,
horse railways in Europe, launched the
Atlantic and Great Western railway, or
. gaulzcd the Credit Mubelcr, built the
Union Pacific, founded the system of
railways in Colorado and Nebraska,
built hundred room hotel in sixty days
aud raised Omaha from I'm Indian village
to a cosmopolitan city and yet has now
the rrpute of being the champion luna
tic of the world" Who is neither u
Christian nor jew, MUhnmmcdan nor In.
hdel, who hates hypocrisy and loves
honor. Who never belonged to church,
party or club. Who never held office
and never voted. Who organized Feni-
anism, Communism and lnterIalionu!-
ism, and yet was never u Feninn, Com.
munist or InTcrnatiunalist. Who never
wronged man or wOman-ncver was an
gry--ncver bore any one malice.
Who sincerely regrets if in heat Of re.
ligious or political controversy he has
unintentionally injured unyone's feelings,
Who apologies to the Press and public
men for the hard things he may have
snid which he did not mean. Who never
experienced the sensation of envy, jral-
Ousy, revenge or remOrse. Whose moral
character no one ever dared to qucs-
tion, and yet hns been called more names
than any one, living or dead. Who has
crossed the ocean forty-seven times, been
three times around the world, can say,
How do you de- ~ in twenty different
languages, has published score OF
books. and been praised and abused in
10000 newspapers. Who declines to
earn $4,000 year on the lecture stage.
Who has foreshadoNed all the great
events Of the world tor twenty years.
Who received 1000 square nominations
for the Presidency from 1000 conven-
tions from Puget Sound to Florida on
his greenback platform which Peter
Cooper stole Who feels that he is zoo
years old in knowledge, and yet he is SO
) young he can only find companion ship
with children, and has evoluted SO far asto
; understand that he knows enough to mp.
preaate that lie does not know any
, thing.
Whose health is so great that he can
not shake bands with adults, eat anima
food, remain long indoor, visit churches
> theatres or hotels. Whose whole food
= cOnsits OF bowl Of boiled rice or 4
baked apple and cup of coffee twice {
day. Who actually believes, barring
fate, he will he hale young man at th,
next Centennial. Who sees nothing bu
sunshine ahead where all is fog TO others
, Who holds the psychologist remedy fo
our national disease, yet declines t
shake the tree before the fruit is ripe
Whose instinct makes him autOcrat owe
0 himself. Whose instructions makes bin
dictator in not associating with grown
8 people. Who believes he is the borl
c chief ofa true republic that will b.
@ founded in America when the Electora
n College is exploded, and the word
8 "American citizen" stand higher thai
1 that Of Democratic or Republican.
h If the sentiment is worthy of you
J. book you are welcome to il.
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN.