The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
SUCCESSFUL MAN A FAILING HERO.

Such a scoring as Henry NJ. Stanley
is now getting is rarely accorded 4
man who is brought to public notice
by success. Stanley has been elected
to parliament, having been carried in
by tidal wave in English politics.
He is disliked by the English and
the Americans have no use for him.
The reason for this dislike primarily
was the report of the Barttelot atroci-
ties in Africa which Stanley never sue
ceslsfully refuted. But the real rea-
son Of SANKEY'S international unpopu-
larity is his supreme selfishness.
Emin Pasha, good man, who shared
none of Stanley's lust for glory, but
was philanthropist rather than explor-
er, hated, diStrusted and even feared
him. The companions of his youth
find no word Of favor for him. He is
not admitted to the camp-fires Of the
veteran correspondents. OF the COM
pany whom he led ON his last expedi-
ton into the horrors Of Africa not over
two were friends after six months Of
the sort Of adventure that binds the
hearts Of men in wedlock 1t may be
some dark quality in the mans nature
which raises against him the hand of
every man with whom he comes In
touch or it may be that fierce, over
bearing Obstinate-tO-the-p 0int-Of- blood
shed persistence that shows in every
line Of the bulky frame, coarse, heavy
neck, square jaw, and blunt hands,
and appears again in the singular Oar
ing of the eyes.
At any rate, Stanley Is widely dis
liked. That he has no reason to be
courteous to a world that has given
him no more than he has wrung from
it, is apparent. He was 4 waif,
pauper'S child, bred in a poor house.
He was chriStened John Rowlands,
but after coming to America as a
the merchant who adopted him. When
he was barely 20 he enlisted as a pri-
vate in the Confederate army. He
was a simple adventurer even that
early. He cared nothing under which
flag he fought. His sword was like
Dugald Dagetty's. When taken pris-
Oner he became a Union man and en-
listed in the navy, where he rose to
the rank of ensign.
Journalism, made feverish by the ex-
ploits Of the BENEFITS, attracted many
ardent souls just after the war, and
Stanley became newspaper writer
or rather a newspaper adventurer.
Even to this day he is not quite able to
conquer the subleties of the written
language; but he had the force of
catapult in his enterprises. In 1867
he was marching across Kansas with
Hancock and Custer and interviewing
wild Bill' Hickok on his career. At
the end OF the same year he started for
Abyssinia with the British army. Later
he had hand in the troubles in Spain
still as reporter. In 1870 he took
the assignment by every
plodding journalist at home-that
brought him everlasting fame. He
was sent TO find Livingstone. His
accomplishment of the mission was as
courageous as the journalistic motive
that inspired ii. But the triumph de-
prived the world Of picturesque re-
porter while adding one TO the list of
''pathdnders." Stanley became the ex-
plorer OF the century. His achieve
mentS are as familiar to the people OF
the world as their own folklore. He
was married in Westminster Abbey. to
the foremost of the young women Of
England
But famous and par. Of history
for all time Henry STANLEY will IN
doubleday be. Respected by the peo-
pie Of his time and their children he
is not The dominating parts of his
character are an indomitable will and
3 capacity for Selling opportunities.
This the world respects. The weak
ness of his character is an entire alb
sence OF self-sacrificing honor and
heroic genjleDess. and il is honor and
cenlenesS that warns the world into
love for hero. and makes a man
great.
LEAVES MORE NAMES THAN WORDS
The sun has set upon the red man.
De>DiTe the assertion of tho Indian