Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-26
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10 In New York Of ths wrong sort. 1
was reminded OF this the other day
when visiting Governors Island, the
headquarters OF the Department of the
East OF the ARMY of the United States.
You have all read "Sherldan's Ride" OF
course, and of the steed as dark as the
steeds OF night that carried Sheridan
all the way from Winchester. twenty
miles away, and all that sort OF thing.
You have thrilled with FIRE at the lines
| OF Thomas Buchanan Reade's verses.
Well. the horse that carried Sheridan
down to thrash Jubal A. Early is u
dust covered efiigy OF himself now. He
IL kept In sort of museum on Gov
ernors Island that no one visits now.
He is hidden by piles of boxes and
covered with dust. The room in which
he stands is in the main a storage
room, and the gallant horse of the
great cavalry leader is unnoticed II
would seem that there is something
wrong about this
The temperance of Theodore Roose-
welt on the scene OF New York politics
again il interesting in some ways, but
not disturbing. II / were asked the
name of n man whose career promised
much and has ended in little | would
point to Theodore Roosevelt. There
was a time when the ring politicians of
New York stood in awe of him. As q
member of the Legislature OF New
York he made record as u reformer
such as few men have made, and his
friends said he would be governor,
President, anything he wished to be.
As 1t is, he is no figure in politics. He
Is honest, intelligent and able, but IL
looks as II his political career Ia behind
a ~ hfUa Tf1fn 1
but the truth of the matter IL civil
service reform is not popular in New
York. nor are civil service reformers.
This may sound odd, but 1t is true.
MIR. Roosevelt will find this out--that
Is, IL he wants to.
One of the odd things about New York
Is the manner in which architects and
builders are blotting out its old land
marks or else hiding them behind
huge architectural monstrosities.
There was time when you could stand
on the Brooklyn bridge and revel in
the sight of beautiful structures. You
could see the splre of old Trinity pierre
Ing the sky. You could see old st. Paul's
on lower Broadway. You could see
to the north the handsome churches
and structures on Fifth avenue and
Madison avenue, including the magnin-
cent spires on st. Patricks Cathedral
NOW the visitor TO New York who
crosses the Brooklyn bridge sees a
waste OF brick and granite and ircn.
Great Office buildings climb up fifteen
and twenty stories and shut out all
else. Just where the thing will end
II Is hard to say but one thing is GER
tain, New York is getting ugiier every
day. It's old landmarks are being blot
ted out, and It's beauties are being
stendiiy destroyed. SNme residents OF
the metropolis would NJ be surprised
TO see Central Park rented nnt for
farming purposes, or TO have asst
company erect twenty-stSry building
IN Riverside Park, alongside OF Grants
tomb Yet New York is PATRIOTIC
quite too awfully 80.
Perhaps one of the most distinguished
clergymen in this country is Morgan
DIX, the rector of old Trinity Church.
Also he Is one of the most CONSERVE
i've In some respects and the most
radical in some others. His is an i'm
portant charge. Trinity is the wealth.
lest Protestant corporation in this
country. Archbishop Corrigan of New
York controls more property than is
owned by Trinity, but only as sort
OF general trustee. As rector OF Trinity.
DR., Dix is, II anything. more powerful.
Yet he Is very plain, matter of fact
man. Staid and conservative in his
u'tSi NlStS as Il RUE, ne now and then
astonishes his parishioners by the
bluntness of his language He is an
excellent business man and may be
found any day in his office at the rear
OF old st. Pauls churchyard. 1t was
In st. Pauls that George Washington
once worshlpped. IT is the younger
sister of the original Trinity and be-
longs to the same corporation. DR..
DIX is slender and ascetic In appear
ance, though of good height He is
smooth shaven and indeed reminds one
good deal of a Roman Catholic priest
In his habit. The Dix family have al
ways ranked high In New York and
since the memorable utterance of Gov
ernor John A. Dix: IF any man pulls
down the American flag shoot him on
the spot" addressed against rioters in |
New York, they have been popular,
though they have shrunk from public |
notice. DR.. Dix Is one Of the best of
the old school of clergymen. conserya-
tive. and not given to what is gen
orally termed sensational preaching. |
orthodox, shrinking from participation |
In public AFFAIRS, unless the interests
or good morals are involved. DIR. Dix |
belongs TO the class of clergymen, who, |
without clamor or fuss. manage to |
conceive morality and good citizenship. |
|
One OF the most astonishing things
ANNNhhg Wbb Httiu ny hHJOr j, M, |
Pond, who has managed pretty much |
every lecturer of Importance in this |
country and most of them who have |
come from abroad. The occasion OF |
the statement was n few nights ago. |
when Major Pond. for once in his life, |
became lecturer himself instead of |
a manager In his lecture he stated |
that Henry Ward Deecner was the |
greatest money maker that ever APP |
peared on an American platform. |
He further said that he himself paid |
TO Mr.. Beecher in the neighbnrhood OF |
half million dollars as his manager |
on lecturing tours. and the strange part |
oIitis that Beecher was alwaysin flnan- |
clal difficulties. ] was shown some |
letters the other day that bore every |
mark of being genuine. in which MIR.
Beecher's oldest son said that his
father had absolutely no idea OF the
value OF money. If person asked him
for loan regardless OF proportion he
would give II and then forget IL. II
was lovable trait. but 1t told against
him. Yet Major Ponds statement
shows him TO have been the greatest
money Garner of his day on the lee
ture platform. John d. Cough. Wen |
dell Phillips, all were popular. Bin
Nye and James Whitcomb Riley in
later days made heap of money
Beeeher did not know what to do with
1t after he got 1T,
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