New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-08
A GREAT GENIUS S1rED.

GREAT GENIUS SAVED
# pavs TO recognize genius Except for the
recognition they gave 10 the genius OF Column
hus rcr1inond and Isabella would count for
mn moro today than Dave" kalak;ua ana
his sister Lii or any two court cards III Il
game of seven up. II was because ihey saw 'n
the Grnocse sailor Of the lively. fhh'y III"
loose hung Jaw. who sat on their doorstep COZ"
mornings talking like Il dago win JaS -"
about the rolIndncss of the world III" genius
,b,, one day should teach mankind how To
stand a hanlboilcd egg on end; because Tue!
said between themselves. " This SraiarlhI per
son has something in him far above prdhhug
Struggled cigars in the purlirus of palaces vi
disturbing the pcac" with the hand-orgnn oil
his native land: LEI us stake him just once
and because they accordingly particularly lSa-
hcIia- spoutcd enough of the crown jewels 10
civ. Cbristonher n fair sendoff that those two
royal persons are gratefully remembered 10y
the conccssonaircs in the late Columbian EN-
nosition. and their virtues and cxccllences are
nightly set forth with historic accuracy NJ
Polmcrs Theatre in this city. Nothing Is ever
lost by recognizing genius No DOUBT i'h!
costilions and Aragoncsc standing on the pier
M palos said. as the Santa Maria faded Oh the
view. He will be back day after tomorrow
and have TO be staled' over again Ihat u
usually the way with the "vox popnli, me
| "hoi polloi " and The generation Of vip"rs VINO
scott at the iucncy Of PETER ana revile The
economic discoveries Of Governor Davis H.
Waite
We shall be parloned If we take this occa'
sion 70 say that The Tribune pridcs itself upon
having recognized at a very early stage III the
game the upriyallcd genius Of Governor Waite,
~ Colorado Other journals have enjoyed The
satisfaction of directing the foreign and to
nestle policy Of the Government Of advising
the President. Of being admitted to the conn
dcnce Of the Cabinet and debating the action
OF Congress Laying aside their natural MOI
csty. they have permitted themselves 10 say so
| I'm conspicuous type. But though that JOY mas
been denied us. we frankly confess mat We
| reycl in the reflection that We recognized III
| Governor Waite a genius when the world az
large pronounced him an ass. We pride our
selves upon the circumstance that when ne
rose rcdhcaded in the Iurid atmosphere OF COLO
/ RADIO demanding free coinage or blood 10 Inc
| horses brides, we neither Knocked his tragic
| carucstncss nor ran away as IT Is understood
many foreign princes and potcntates did, in alb
| ioct fear. We treated him as n person OF i'm
nortance in n dangerous frame Of mind. We
believed that by kindness. by calling him Off
fine perch occasionally, ard convcrsing with
him calmly on the general disagreeableness OF
q landscape deluged in blood. We might soothe
his fcrocious nature and persuade him to as
suacc his bloodthirstness in moderate way
with less carnage and some other drink He
| seemed 10 us TO have genius-a very original
ccnus-for craftsmanship. We desired to save
him for a statesman like Lycurg'Is instead Of
wasting himself on bloodshed like Attila.
We Gained him. Listening to The Tribune he
softcncd. There was very little. If any, blood
shed. Hardly Il case Of noscbccd except III
very high attitudes. And now the genius for
craftsmanship and political economy, which we
always maintained that he possessed in high
degree Is developing. He has just been hold
ing a mass convention. consisting of himself
| and eighteen men, with view TO calling an
| extra session Of the Legislature for the purpose
| of establishing a new system Of finance. under
which silver, which Is the principal product OF
| Colorado, shall be coined AT the rate Of 3Ill
grains to the dollar and made legal tender for
all debts public and private. This will give
everybody good money and plenty Of it, and, rs
the Governor remarks In his earnest way viii
| compel Great Britain TO rcmonctize silver ana
| 90 TO the devil as, thanks be To Almighty
God. the Earrings did about two years ago.
| We are not much given TO boastfuness, hut
how can we help pointing with pride TO this
yndicaton Of our judgment in recognizing the
Governors genius? Could anything be fairci
than this scheme? II may DE- said. of course
that the proposition 10 make 20 cents wortl
of Colorado's chief product pay dollars wortl
of debt is to. give that State IN advantage ovcl
the rest But Il wider application Of the prin
ciple will do away with that objection
Each State has It's own peculiar product whicl
II can by the same process utilize ms currency
There Is iron, for instance. in Pennsylvania ant
some Of the Southern Statcs-what could III
handler than iron for coming and stamping
In Kansas and Nebraska they have corn. Tit