Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-23

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to history. Thank God itcans be rezur'
rectedi Itsrsputation through all CON,
ing time will be that It was the most
reckless and most e~xtrATAgsnt ot Al
American congress- fer no Other. In
al the ages yea % Be. win dare imitats
it in this regard The people viii walks
up At zsG as zre - q gun Is made d
inn They VIII wake up before the nexi
appropriation bills are passed-probahly
before the next congrez conven=-hnl
wake up they surely WIN and nust fos
the taxpayers cannot stand it ct the
present rate The great question On ap-
preparation bills in the closing days q
conHess Was not What are the to-
tzsf' bat, blow Is pork distributeds'
the latter question being the one which
ascsrtxined how the votes could Be had
% rAilosd q bin through.
In the nsxt coEgrszs Democrats viii
have . glorious opportunity. for If they
can indnce seven Republicans to vote
with them they can check thess inex-
cuSzkls and laroenons raids on the treas
ury- They have the opportunity Of a
Lifetime the opportunity Of bringing
the DemoerAtic party back to power and
hack % stay.
Itsesns to me that there ought to Be
seven righteous men found in the Re
publican SOdom and Gomorrah, and If
we c4n find seven we can win the battle
Of the people hands down-which God
grant, for il Is high time that some
body somswhers, somehow. was begin
ming to think about the people
a Great Leader.
AZ the extreme opposite to those mod
en Republicans I continue ny re-
marks On that grand Democrzt Frank
Blair. who was born rich. married rich
and after years spent in the public serv-
ice died worth only $500. Inrresenting
his statue | said and the words came
from the depths Of my heart:
The cid Latin dictum runs 'sPoeta
nsscitar. non 81" The same Is true Of
the leader d nea-he is born. not
made
What constitutes the quality Of lead
ershiR M. Spezkerf You do not know.
I do not know. None Of Us knows No
man can tell
Talent sA.izs. learning, courage,
eloquenee greatness in many fields. we
may define with something approx
mating exactnesS bat who can inform
rs as 70 the constituent elements Of
~lesdershipt We all recognize the leader
the moment we behold him, but what
entities him to that distinction 4 and
perhaps must forever remain one Of the
unsolved mysteries Of Psychology.
Talent wen genius does mot make a
mar q leader, for some men Of the pro-
toundest talents Others Of the most
dazzling genius have been ssrvile fol
lowers and have DECEASED their rich gifts
from God 10 the hattsry Of despotA
Most notable among those was Lord
Bacon, the father Of the indicative phi.
losophy. who possessed the most exqui-
lte intellect ever housed in a human
skull and whose spirit was 90 abieet
and 50 ~groveling that be was not un-
justly described in that bIistAring.
scornful eouplst by Alexander Pope.
Il parts sllErs thse. tkink how Bacon shined.
ne viazr, brightest, neansss q mazkindi
Courage is not synonymous with the
quality Of leadership though Necessary
30 IL. for some Of the hraVest soldiers
that ever met Death upon the battle
held and dehed him 10 his face were
amazingly lacking in that regard
Learning does not render q man a
leader. for some Of the greatest scholars
Of whom history tails were wholly with
out influence over their fellow men.
EloqGs=oe does not make a leader, for
some Ct the worlds greatest orators,
among them Cicero have been the
veriest eraysns. and no craven can lead
men.
Indeed learning. eloqueDce. courage,
talents and genius all together do not
make q leader.
But whatever the quality is people
recognize il instinctively and insvita-
bly, follow the man who possesses it.
Frank Blair was a natural leader.
Yet during his career there were
liner scholars II Missouri than he,
though be was an excellent scholar, a
graduate from Princeton; there were
more splendid orators. though be ranked
with the most convincing and per
s~ussiyei there we're profeunder lawyers
though be stood high at the bar; there
were bsttsr mixers. though be was Of
cordial and winning manners; there
were men perhaps Of stronger mental
force though be was simply endowed
with brains, 20 good g judge Of human
nature g. Abraham Lincoln saying Of
him, he has abundant talents there
were men Is brave, though be was Of
the harvest but ss = leader he overtop-
ped them all.