The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-26

but returned and prescribed the aristo-
Gratis.
Tiberlus sempronius Gracious was a
grand young man. He was only thirty
at the time Of his death. but he had won
Immortality. He was born IN 1863 d. c.
lie was elected tribune OF the people in
The land OF the Romans was being abb
sorbed by the rich, and the peasantry
were being driven into the cities to swell
the ranks Of the unemployed. Gracious
attempted to restore the land 10 the farm
ers, and died a martyr to his cause.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was thirty-six
when he made his immortal speech accus-
ing Verres.
Rienzi, 1.-THE tribune Of the people" was
a young man when he won his claim to
fame. He was born IN Rome IN 1918. He
was thirty-three years Of age when he led
the revolution in Rome that overthrow the
power of the aristoc-acy and made him
tribune Of the people.
Gustavus Adolphus was orly thirty
eight at tho time OF his death He was
King Of Sweden at the age Of seventeen.
He concluded peace with Denmark in
1913. when 10, and four years later, at
StolbOwa, compelled Russia TO cede Kex-
holm. Karelen and Ongermanland
William the Silent was appointed COM
mander or the army In the Netherlands
when he was only twenty-five years OF
age.
Napoleon was born In 1863. At the age
OF twenty-five years he was an adven-
not claim as a mother. He was twenty
six when he aided in suppressing the re-
volt OF the sections in Paris. A year later
he was In command OF the army IN Italy.
lie was First Consul at the age OF thirty,
and was made consul for life when he was
thirty-three.
BY the time he was as old as William
j. Bryan Is at this moment Napoleon was
the only man In Continental Europe. He
had proved himself a giant among pig
mics Titan who claimed the earth as his
empire by the divine right OF genius. He
had again proved to a fOrgetful world that
the great leaders of men defy youth as
often as they defy Old age.
William Pitt one Of the greatest OF
Englishmen, was born in 1853 and died i'm
1905 He was elected to parliament when
he was twentyone A the age of twenty
three he became chancellor of the exche-
quer and leader OF the House Of Commons.
Pitt was prime minister of England at
tWenty-fOur. The English statesmen who
opposed Pitt tainted him with being a
boy. He proved conclusively. however,
that he was not only "A man, but great
man. He was able to stand the strain OF
elevation at an early age
Richard Brinsley Sheridan was Eng
lands secretary Of the treasury a the age
Of 30. He had entered parliament three
Charles James Fox entered parliament
at the age Of 10.
1t will be seen from the above list of
young men who have placed indelible
marks upon the pages OF mans history
that the scroll OF fame has shown no re-
gard for the theory that men Of genius
do not reach the full control of their abil-
tiles before they are &c. Eliminate from
the list of the worlds great men those
who have won fame and power before
they had reached the age of thirty-six and
you will have rendered human progress
inexpIcab BILE.
Carefully scan the above lst-you can
readily lengthen IL by a little research
and you win find that not one of the men
mentioned was what nippant observers
call ian accident"
What these young men did to influence
the course of human events was the out
come Of intellectual power that had
reached a full development The pages
Of history would be dull indeed, if it were
not for the records made by boy leaders.