The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-23
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THURSDAY, :::::::::::::::::::JUNE 20, 1881.

THURSDAY, :::::::::::::IUNE 23, 1881.
Work nobler than ''Spouting."
That profound reas0ner, Thomas
Carlyle, wrote that "real, substan-
tial and enduring human greatness
is only achievable in this world by
hard, solid, honest work." He had
a great contempt for that large class
Of small men whose reputation rests
upon powerful speeches." otherwise
known as "blOviatorsn and dema-
gogues. Of true greatness there
has generally prevailed a famine in
this world, and especially in this
country of third-class politicians
with first class ambition. But the
bloviating, counterfeit kind is now,
ever has been and ever will be as
plentiful as are flies in mid Summer.
The man of 30 years, posted on the
political history of the United States
during his lifetime, can look back
and reckon up some hundreds Of
this latter sort, who were once "the
idols of an intelligent constituency"
the "glory Of their country," "great
patriots Of commanding eloquence,"
and all that sort of stuff. OF the
whole batch of them how many
could now be named by the genera.
ton Of boys and girls graduating
from our schools and collegesf Not
half q dozen! The mass of them
are as much forgotten as the lost
books Of Livy. Whyf Simply be.
cause they left no solid work worth
remembering. Those men have
passed away like the breath of
Spring flowers, but have left behind
not even q recollection of their tran.
STORY glory. These were represen-
tative takers. Of work they did
immeasurably none, or none that
was Of consequence to mankind.
Of workers, real, good, honest,
this country has produced her full
share; and the farther the ages
stand from the days Of their labor
on earth the bigger, better and
brighter it seems. Patient Ben
Franklin worked with electricity till
he bridled and harnessed it ready
for such future use as succeeding
workers are making Of it all over
the civilized world in the lighting
Of buildings, squares and cities, and
a., let ~ hope, others will use it for
the propulsion of ships and cars.
AS long as lightning flashes from
the clouds, as long as machinery is
used BY steam, the names of these
two great American workers, Frank.
lin and Fulton, will stand high up
40 the Olympian Joye himself among
the immortals. So much is the fame
Of the great worker above that of
the greatest spouter. The one i'm
pressed small section of his own
age; the others name is associated
with the eternal.
This country possesses a class of
workers, who ought to and probably
will bear away the prize of future
recognition from the so-called "ora-
torsT and statesmen and politi.
clans and other babblers for the
bubble reputation. These are they
who have planned and builded our
railroads, our canals, and our ma
chinery which has reformed agri-
culture. Il Is to this class the coun.
try owes . very large share of its
material prosperity and real grand.
eur; much moro than to statecraft,
diplomacy and the other tricks of
selfseeking, blathering, hairsplit.
ting politicians.
The talking, blowing, spouting
circles are full to overflowing; the
supply is greater than the demand.
The honest worker who has his
cows; his pigs, his horses, his house
and . few acres in grain and cotton,