The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

SO the Idea Of worldly approval. II
at be dominant In a mans life ne Is
iserable. Every four years the two
ost unfortunate men In this country
re the two men nominated for the
resldeney. The reservoirs Of abuse.
nd dlatribe. and maledlcilOn gradual.
isl up. gallon above gallon. hogs /
cad above hogshead. and about mid |
ummer these two reservoirs will be
trimming full. and a hase will 10 al
ached to each one. and Il will play
WAY on these nominees. and they will
have TO stand II. and take the abuse and
ne falsehood. and the carlcature and
Tho annthema, e=l the ca.crwaul!ng.
and the nth. and they will be rolled
In II and rolled over and over IN Il
until they are ehoked and submerged.
ana sirangula,ed. and at every sign OF
returning consciousness they will be
barked at By the hounds OF political
parties from ocean TO ocean. And yet
there are a hundred men today sirug-
Cling for that privilege. and there are
thousands OF men who are helping
them In the struggle. Now. that Is not
a life worth living. You can get SLAM
dered and abused cheaper than that!
Take Il on a smaller scale. DO not be
20 ambitious 10 have a whole reservoir
rolled over on you.
But what you see In the matter OF
high political preferment you see In
every community In the struggle for
what IL called social position. Tens
OF thousands Of people trying 10 get
into that realm. and they are under ter
rlne tension. What Is social position
IL Ia diflcult thing to define. but We
all know what II Is. Good morals and
intelligence are not necessary. but
wealth. or a show OF wealth. IL abso-
lutely indispensable. There are men
today rs notorious for their llbcrtinlsm
a. the night IL famous for lts darkness
who move IA what Is called high social
position. There are hundreds OF QUIZ
and-out rakes In American society.
whose names are mentioned among the
distinguished guests al the great le-
wees. They have annexed al the
known Vices and are longing Tor other
worlds OF diabollsm 10 conquer. Good
morals are not necessary IN many OF
the exalted circles Of society.
Neither is intelligence necessary.
You Ind In that realm men who would
not know an adverb from an adjective
II they met It hundred times In a
day. and who could not write a letter
Of acceptance or regrets without the
aid Of a secretary. They buy their II.
brarles by the square yard. only anx-
ious TO have the binding Russian. Their
Ignorance Is positively sublime. max
ing English grammar almost dlsrepu-
table. And yet the finest paflors open
before them. Good morals and intel
ligenes are not necessary. but wealth
or a show OF wealth. Is positively lndis-
pensable Il does not make any dlfer-
ence how you got your wealth. II you
only got Il. The best way for you 10
get into social position IL for you 10
buy a large amount on credit. then put
your property In your wifes name.
have a few preferred creditors. and
then make an assignment Then dis
ropear from the community until the
breeze IL over. and come back and start
IN the same business, DO you not see
how beautifully that WIN put cut ali
the people who are 10 competition with
you and trying TO make an honest llv-
ingf How quickly Il will get you into
hlgh social poaltion7 What ls the use
OF tolllng with forty or ATTY Year, OF
hard work when you can by two or
three bright strokes make a great for
tuner All my friends. when you really
lose your money how quickly they viii
let you drop. and the higher you get
the harder you Sill drop.
Amid the hills Of New Hampshire. In
olden times. there sits a mother. There
are slx children In the household
four boys and two girla Small farm.
Very rough. hard work to coaH a llv-
Ing out Of Il. Mighty tug 10 make two
ends Of the year meet The boys 30 10
school In winter and work the farm In
summer. Mother Il the chief presiding
spirit With her hands she knis all
the stockings for the little feet, and
she IL the mantuamaker for the boys.
and she IL the milliner for the girla
There IL only one musical instrument
In the house-the aplnning-wheel. The
food IL very plain. but Il u always well
provided. The winters are very cold.
but are kep, out by the blankets she
quilted. On sunday. when she appears
In the village church. her children
around her. the minister looks down.
and IL reminded Of the Bible descrip-
ton Of a good housevife-"Hsr chill
dren arise up. and call her blessed: her
husband also. and he pralse,h her."
Some years 80 BY. and the two old
Is, boys want a collegiate education.
and the household economies are Sc
verer. and the calculations are closer.
and until those two boys set their edu-
cetion there Il a hard battle Tor bread.
One OF these boys enters the university.
stands In a pulpit widely influential,
and breaches righteousness. judgment,
and Temperance. and thousands dur
ing his ministry ars blessed. The other
lad who got the collegiate education
goes into the law. and thence into leg
islatlve halls. ard AFTER a while he
commands listening Senates az be
makes a plea for the downtrodden and
the outcast. one Of the younger boys
becomes a merchant. starting al the
foot OF the ladder but climbing on up
until his success aud hls philanthropies
are recognized all over the land The
other son stays at home because he
prefers farming life. and then he thinks
be will be- able TO take care Of father
and mother when they set old,
OF the two daughtcv' when the war