The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-10-23

claration of independence at 80; watt
was a boy when he discovered the
power Of steam; Robert Fulton was
3S when he launched his first steam
boat; Benjamin Franklin was a young
mar when he invented the printing
press; William Pitt was prime minis
ter at 27;otDaniel Webster was the
leading lawyer OF the United States
at 81; Henry Clay was U. 5. Commits
sioner to negotiate the Treaty OF
Client at 81; John Hancock was presi-
dent of the Continental Congress at
.3S; Charles James Fox was elected to
Parliament and was one Of the most
powerful statesmen Of bis day before
he had attained his majority, and was
just OF age when lie was made Junior
Lord. Of the Admiralty; Samuel Il.
Southland, OF New Jersey, was secre-
tary Of the navy in President Monroe's
cabinet at 90. John Calvin was only
q when he wrote his institutes Of
the Christian, R%eligion;" Melancthon,
the colleague Of Luther, was only 25
when he wrote the Loci Communes,"
the first system of Evangelical Pro.
testant theology, which passed
through fifty editions in his lifetime;
Charles Dickens wrote "Pickwick
Papers" before he was 25; William G.
Bryant wrote q ThanatOpsis" at IS.
Byron wrote "Child Harold" at 81;
Bulwer, LYtton. Thomas Moore, Bay.
ard Taylor. SehAiler, Southey, Ctiau-
cets HallecE AID innumerable Others
were conspicuous authors before they
were of age. and thus we might go on
with the list Of distinguished young
men indefinitely, but it would be only
relteratinerwh& all the world already
knows, save fessibly with the excep.
ton Of Postmaster General Wilson
and a few btIier goldbugs of his cali.
Der. Read I'M Mr.. Wilson, read up,
lest your little school boy may correct
your embellishments.
Our enemies are growing desperate.
Mark H~annaqlas issued an edict call.
ing for an assessment on the property
OF the millioIaires for campaign pur'
poses, far in excess Of the provisions
Of the proposed income tax, and 1t is
said that they'are responding prompt
ly, which it isfestimated will give him
in addition to what has already been
contributed, more than sl5, 600, 900 tt
be used during the last few days Of
the campaign.
Secretary Merton tried to rally al
Union vetcrahs to the golden stand
ard by Haunting the bloody shirt ir
the faces of the Southern people, ant
asserting that the ex-Confederatt
generals are now attempting to &C
complish with American ballots what
they failed to do with arms-'nation
al dishonor and disgrace" But Sena
tor Morgan silenced the cratic secrc
tary when he called him a ''barnyart
rat" A more appropriate name nigh
be the Buzzard Bay Buzzard, or TIN
Cleveland Cuckoo. The Republican
and their loyal allies, the Nationa
Democratic wolves in sleeps cloth
ing, are perfectly sanguine of tn
crushing defeat, OF Mr.. Bryan by TIN
most tremendous majority ever givcl
against a candidate, but they ar
masSing alp their great orators AM
dumping millions OF dollars into til
doubtful States, and are rcsorting t,
all Of the desperate methods know
to desperate people in a desperate
condition, In their attempt to cOun
teract the growing sentiment in favo
of our great and inspired defender o
the plain people and their righteou
cause, VIM. j.. BRYAN. who il not cleo
ted, all political signs will have failed
and the working people Of this cOun
try will have written themselves dow
as unworthy OF the name OF freemen
At this writing, however, the indica
ti0ns are that he will have the cleo
toral votes of several States NOR
than necessary to elect him. My mex
!; letter to you will either be Of a car
mine tint or bordered with black, s.
here is to the success Of the "Old Re
table," its worthy editor, and to Wi
liam j. Bryan, the plain people ant
our common country.
JEWELL JEWSBURY.