The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-25

though Bob Ingersoll considers that Il,
made serious administrative mistakes. Bu
the manner in which he caused the lsrae
lites to jump their board bills in Egypt, {,
spoil their masters, aud afterwards io eros
the Red Sea without wetting their s0tks
formed q series of diplomatic triunphs ~
inferior to the finest feats Of Wall Street
King David Rlso was q terson who neve
allowed hmselfto "get left" very easily
lie came out ahead ci Samuel and snui,shC
by placing Uriah in the forefront Of a ba,tl,
! he won Tor himself n wife -almost before
she became widow-by methods which
were more cfiectiye than lnudsble. Such
characters, of course, we regard with pio-
found respect, and only regret that Pfeyi
dence should have denied To US those abii.
ties which placed some Of the palriarchs in
The front seats Of the world
Greece produced new type Of "srnari.
ness" and Alcibades grew up with go clear
head, 81 dull a conocience, and so small a
heart, that having become the Grs, and
greatest man in a country which con L.
tained Plato and Socrates among his
friends, he sold that country 10 the Persian
King in fit Of bad temper, and ended his
brilliant career while escaping from a house
wh re he appears to have had no legitimate
business.
Mediaval Rome give birth to Lorenzn
d. Medici aud Machiavelli. who deserves
high rank in the catalogue Of smart men
The lnr"er revived ancient learning IN all
its gloryi drbauched his country aud r.,
d1red 1t To the lowest dsptns pl degradation
nnt tnrn celebrated both events IN hymns
and poems Of almost seraphic rhythm. Bu,
he was called the "maguiticeut" aud osci
Wilde considers hIm the greatest man all
time. What other laurels can crown IN,
brw Of lame?
Alas asyears rolled on a great iustitu
tion was perverted to iguoble ends. Tie
5rillancy all departed and successful smart
ness degenerated into audaciuus rascaity
B"ss Tweed was pretty STUART and died IN
jail. Ji u Fisk was pretty smart and ,hed
from bullet wound. Ell Stokes narrowly
escaped the gall,ws aud runs the snnrtps
slhou in New York. JAY Gould Is pros
peruus. but there are iuuieations tint th,
gnost "i Black Friday Is rising up in iudg-
m-nt Ngs+nst hIm, aud he is watchel
through business hours by young army o
detectives. Snsrtness is only another nam,
Tor mean, coarse, unpriucipled lying and
schemlrg, aud is at present only tolerated
by the world because society has not re
covered from the demors lzation broughton
bv the War of the Robellln. Thnusands
if not milll"ns,Oi young and old Americans,
delight in the reputation Of being smart
men, and would not hesitate to set every
principle Of drcency and n,anhool at def.
ance II the dollar pile only lies ata loug
lane of infamy. Those men want wealth
without work and distinction without th,
character that deserves il. The greedv
vulgar spirit of 'peculation has spread itom
the Senate House and Wall Street in tn the
factory and the dry goods store, the ohurcI
aud the printing flee.
There are countless persons who would dis.
own their parents, their brothers and their
sisters who would deceive their friends and
betray their country, for the chance of max
ing a httle money, without work. and OF
appearing to be called "smsrt' by the dregs
OF society. They deSpise the old virtues OF
honor, probity, integrity, good sense, fine
ceiling and understanding, and care Tor
nothing but fast living, flash dress, false
style and foolish friends. The Smart folks"
"t our day are, as rule, neither men nor
boys they haye neither souls to be saved,
uor backs to be kicked; they bel, pg not to
the class of fish, flesh, or even good red
herring, and, as was once remarked sbou
the Republican party, They must CO."
Falkland.