The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-28

civil war they served in the same regi-
ment. One day he asked the president:
| What advice would you give to a
young man ambitious to become a great
statesman" The president said: 81
would advise him to take one idea and
| stick to It, And what would you ad-
wise him to take?" and the wise states
man said: II would advise protection. .
| The young man went from the white
house that day with the thought in his
mind. He made the halls of congress
| ring with the idea of protection. He
prepared bill which bore his name,
the prime idea of which was protection
He succeeded as congressman, twice
he was elected governor of the greatest
state in the union, and when one of the
great parties wanted a standard bearer
1t chose this man and he carried them to
victory. and to-day William Mckinley
occupies the presidential chair while
Hayes from his home above looks down
with satisfaction upon the advice he
gave.
The Bible teaches this same fact.
Moses from a boy had but one idea-the
restoration of his people from the slaV-
cry of the Egyptians. The Hebrew boys
in Babylon emphasized one idea-to
keep themselves pure from the contain
mating influences around them. Paul
says: This one thing I do"
Our age is an aggressive one. Back
numbers don't count to-day. Take the
teachings in our public schools, our
farming, our mechanics-how different
from so years ago. The Bible is ag-
gressive. In everything it is up to date.
The oldest book-but ever new. Much
of the Bible was written before there
was any Greek or Latin. Do you want
to read of great achievements? Read Of
the Judges, or of David. Do you want
thrilling eloquence? Real Isaiah or Paul.
Do you delight in the plaintive ana
melancholy? Read of Abraham ar
Jonathan or jeremiah. Do You wish
sketches beautiful and thrilling? Read
of Joseph, Esau or the walk of the two
disciples to Emmaus Do you wish
examples of friendship? Go to David
and Jonathan. Do you like the drama?
Read Job. Do you wish wisdom
sublime? Read Ecclesiastes, Habbalx-
kuk, Nahum, or the Proverbs.
A smart man remarked to Carlyle. II
see nothing remarkable in Proverbs,
when Carlyle replied: Make a few"
We live in an age of reserve force. Our
fathers We're giants. They dug deep,
and laid the foundation well. We have
not reached our climax yet. We feel
sorry for any man who has advanced
till he feels he can go no farther.
Let me illustrate my thought At the
cago the party thought it had stand
ard bearer when it met. They sup
posed the old man who had stood as the
champion of free silver would be nom
mated without a doubt; but one af-
ternoon, waiting for the committee on
resolutions to report young man from
the West began his address to the con-
vention. He captured them at the start,
and held them to the finish. The con-
vention went wild and was ready to
give him the standard at once. But he
refused and said if this thing will not
keep till tomorrow it is not worth hav-
ing. He was nominated on the morrow.
The newspapers said the speech he made
was only sketches from speeches he had
made at former times. He could never
do as well as that again. But shortly
after in Madison Square Garden, New
York, he made an address far superior
to the one he captured the Chicago con-
vention with; and starting out he trav-
eled over this entire country and made
more addresses with greater variety
and the most magnificent canvass that
was ever made by any man, and the
world conceded that William j. Bryan
had reserve force.
The Bible has this reserve force