The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-03-22
\ MODERN FRANkENSTElN.

ST, Louis Globe Democrat: The eN
piration Of the Fifty-third congress has
sent into retirement an unusually large
number of men who have been long and
conspicuously engaged in public SER
vice. Some of these discarded states
men will probably regain their lost
places after a time, and others will se
cure political employment Of some diff
ferent kind, while still others cannot
hope ever TO hold another Office.
Among the latter is Hon. w. S. Hol-
man OF Indianna who fully realizes the
situation, and accepts the fact that his
public career is ended. There is a
touch OF pathos in his statement that
he is now going back to his farm after
having been member Of fifteen con-
glessses, to spend the remainder of his
days in rural quiet close to nature. He
is nearly 73 years old and for over 50
years of that time has been almost con-
tinuously in office. There is much in
the'recOrd Of such q career to suggest
the idea Of success to tho average poll
tician OF to the young man who thinks
of entering public life: but that is not
the way it looks to Mr.. Holman. He
does not contemplate it with q feeling
of satisfaction that it seems to ,tify.
1t is a disappointment to him in the
>euse that it has not paid. He has liv-
ed frugally, and yet in all this time
be has not been able to save any part of
his salary.
Sioux Falls Press: Why--the old
crank what does he want? Hasn't he
had the satisfaltioneof being a factor in
affairs for half Il century? What great
er boon could he desire? Money is good
for only what it will buy. 1t isn't
worth q continental merely to own.
Here, the Old Objcctor has enjoyed for
nearly two generations distinction
which the millions of no millionaire
could buy for their owner. He has had
all he wanted to eat, drink or wear dur
ing all that time, and he will have it
as long as he lives. And he has had
rcnowu and distinction and alulation--
he has been very conspicuous figure
| in gOvernment-he has had hOnors and
ety-and still he is objecting. He has
had what nine ort OF ten possessors of
mere wealth would trade their fortunes
| for-and still he is not satisfied to have
enjoyed all this, but feels he has been
defraudcd because, forsooth he cannot
have had both the renown which he
enjoys and the fortune which others
would be glad to relinquish therefor
The half century of kicking which he
has schooled himself to perform and on
which he has built his unique reputa-
ton, now comes up to torment him. and
he kicks because he hasn't anything 10
kick about.
Mrs Shelley wrote story OF a young
student of physiology who created q
monster out OF scraps from the grave
yard and the dissecting room and by
galYanism endowed it with life. He
and although it was something to give
its author renown, it pursued him TO the
uttermost ends of the earth and wreak
ed upon him a fearful retribution
And so Holman's discipline in objection
in kicking-while it has given hin
renown, and he will be know in history
as collector Holman turns up nov
pursued by another Frankenstein, ant
the disposition to object will inhic
upon the few remaining years OF hi
life the curse Of career devoted t.
hunting for something to protes