The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-09-10
A SON or THE PEOPLE.
Remarkable Instance or Who1
Pcrseyeranco and Industry
May Accomplish.

anI Fcfsoteranco ana Industry
bel May Accomplish.
ID The Blessing . Governments Of th(
bel People Affords 20 the Humble
sI Inspired BY Worthy Am
III Among : number Of prominent per-
"a sons with whom have talked durinr
II the past week, was Professor Andrew ~
e Sweeney, the Democratic candidate for
|. superintendent Of Public Instruction.
. His history reads almost like romanco.
rlyet i is career that has probably many
! -Icountorparts IN its main features, IN The
D Icountry at large. The advantages or
ffreo government In which the element of
caste is unknown, and where education
, |is the free Inheritance Of AL, are forcibly
illustrated In Ar. Sweeney's life.
j Born Of humble Irish parents, bis lot
was cast 10 the sub-strafum OF society.
In any other country than the Uuitod
|States, the outlook would have held one
mo hope Of any change 10 his condision
beyond the accumulation for old age of
20 income snficient to keep him out Of
the aims house. Even this modest r.
fsen snh;scs - " interrnnsi"r d'I "a dnSs n
Inv illness NJ phvsicsl inc. nscss~ ~
strngyle with the void NJ ~
IyJnjted stsses vith ali ~ ~ snec.sis1ss-
lirher,tsj - 49, ~ ths .-;,. ~ sS-r,3
world svstem' e ~ not ~ o.lv ."s.,S;s 49, ~
IScr /. 49, ~ a.. - h,.,..S .5
Itsinmsr,.o n IA Ia srmh;sis. ss = ,.s.sss ~
lconditior ~ ~. - concr.. 49, -~c.-..
abIs circn~sss...s ~ shS - a %ssrr y
|he - ~. hs,s "a etr;6s :hsss :. p
|hi~her nIsrs sro.~ ~. esSi~--
Gnch tho~cI,s - tSss s'~.ssS 49,
|vo~n~ Gv~srsvs MAI 49, ~
|hsr6 a ~crk -hs.,jn~ d,.e - ss.
|nroiecfeS rs;l~coS ~ drivis~ 49, .
|our s4reets - ,,.-t ~ ~ c-~--s.s-
earlv liSs v.s s,,s-s - r.s-..sI,s
~ tsld me ves.sr6sv shst r.-h.,
one AZ ~ 6rst ,rsrirss,c.s !. .
somethin0 mors - himssIe sh.. 49,.
Iaborer- csms - ~, a th,s .;s. -nX
driving : cart -, Iohr Nmv.rs 80
vears 80. r. - sh.s M "mric.~.
va Z man. vho. Iika hiws.lr ~ sr,r!r
from the Irish sod-wsv GA -! No.
III ~~~ 80
He - thst Nuve.t -. ~.t,,,~. .s..a
IN the vorId hv erervv yrJns,.v s.S
confidence n himsaIe II Nr~srt .a..i6
do thie. whv conId NOT ~ AZ ~ ~
wss not = rood 4 ind~e ~ 49, ss...,s
ges of educstion then = - = rc. h..e
he realized thaf ope reasSn a. Nr~ses;s
PROSPERITY musf ~ a ee@s Ma -
knoTledee fhat NnCsnt hs6 a -i;~;. -
Vas Z stranger.
Nu0ent Was orndin~ - ~r.v.,,;.~
Fulton avenue. I think. M. swcanee
said, e that time. and avesnev -
boy, was employed ss driver ofs csrt
he ala not tcll me hov mnch nav ~ -
ceived, and / did not ~ him' M n,c-
bably Il was the standard price prevsiI.
ing &C that time for tbat kind ~ wcrr
he carted he dirt % one 81 fhe Ia~sscc
holes that the elder cifirens rems~hsr
with disgust ana horror as the fruSffnl
causes OF msIarial fever And agne. Ever~
trip be passed the msssive sc6ooi build.
lng on Fulton aysnue. and ~ vonshe
As cid q be was. and some 81 than -
poorly clad. eniov;nv shs sdv.,ss~.- ~
onr noble free school svstem.
~They are learning somethiu0 th.t 7
sont know and can never learn onss;de
Or school house. and Il cosfs them a.
heir parents nothing wss the thonght
that fitted through his brain everv ein,e
he drove By with Bis load of dirt. Az
lirst, it made him envious ana "a. ke;
aid. hut after vrhiIo' ~ Sc--S h5-2.~1S
lsking he question !, sAs thsse scSocis
lre free, why may I not 70 te' fhem
slso N The QUESTION WAS foiiowed hv 4
icbstc n bis mind a "a ~ 49, IA
neans for providing himseIf via snis-
sble clothing and sustenance. There
we're some difliculties in she way but the
q - -, - c'~'eSso es'0.n - ~
Iway and - oolored Loon HE studies.
He went through The common school
'oursa diligently experimenting his
|tnA6om Nth 4 noasra. - rux1<~v