The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-14

TO che thousand and one pseudo re-
iofmers who are presenting as many diff
fersnt suggestions for supplanting tbs sx-
listing ao1lai system with their own pet
schemes. on the plea that - things are now
folnx - poor man has no chance. q
pretty eiIscsaag answer Il afforded by .
Study Of sise career OF one who just nov
fIlls pretty prominent place in the world 5
eye. the returned explorer. Henry III.
Stanley.
Of al men new living Stanley Is proba-
bly, Tie most conspicuous. Ills name Il in
I'll mems mouths, and he Is universally
honoFsa and respected. lie has no reason
70 pnsy any potentaEe ON earth. He stands
sas peer Of the proudest And bis proud
81 reflection OF al must be that he owes
nothing TO adventItious circumstances.
His success Is legitimate outcome Of the
competitive system which Mr.. Edward
neIlamy and his Nationalist followers
would fam overthrow.
The popular hero Of the hour. whose
fame rests on lasting foundations and will
be handed down the ccnturies-whom we
know - Henry 81. Stanley. came Of very
humble parentage. lie MSS born In Den
biRh. Wales. ia $40. and tho name Of his
parents was Rowlands. who christened
him john. They were miserAbly poor. and
when he was three years old they we're
compelled 70 turn him ever tothe parish,
nnd hs vas reCred Ia the almshouse OF So.
Assph. where he picked up fair elemen-
tary edecation. and thence embarked as .
kehcol-te teacher. which pursuit he followed
for iwo years.
sksem the confinement Of teaching. STAN
siey's tastes smpslied him to break loose, and
bis next employment was a. eabin-boy on
beard ship bound for New Orleans, where
hs CHANGED 70 meet wealthy merchant
named Stanley, whom the young fellow
attracted ard pleased and by whom be
Was adopted. which led 20 his change Of
name. The elder Stanley soon after died
intsslafe and left the young man poor, bat
esen while be had reason 10 expect q hand
some snhsFiseacs be mad explored the In
dian country and the Southwest on foot.
acquiring knowledge which afterwards
served him we'll.
nsEng Is Me South when the war broke
VT. STANLEY Was drafted into the confed.
crate service. hut bis sympathies were on
the other side. u whenh be soon managed
10 escape, and ~ rvaa IN the Union sFmy
untl she fatl Of Richmond. Then he took
employment a. q reporter or the New
York Herald. attracting much attention By
bis graphic narsations, hat soon broke
away 10 take service in the army 81
Crete, and then became s rowing CORES.
pendent 81 the Hvrwia through Ahysslals
aud s9aln. when. IN iSc9 Beaastt engaged
him 10 make the search FOR Livingstone in
the wslds Of Africa Ills career since thal
time saFnls 81 important part Of the world
history.
s. IL twenty years career raplste with
courage. foFsisude. endurance. tast. ski
end brilliant achievement matched by few,
and surpassed by none Ia al "a world !
History. lie has. practically. added TO ths
worla's territorial extent she scas Cor =
dozen empires. Rui even mere Important
thAn this ase his contributions 90 Tbs
knewledge II his own snd fataee Fenera
nous. In al has she name this wailea
suung pauper Is a King. and moro kineiy
tAAa mest uho bear she title,
The social condition which leads 10 such
results 4 nas . failure. Those Who ara
failures bad better noe ulcddie with H.