The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-09
After Frank p. Warmers Scalp.

of August 9TH, you publish an an
swer from the pen OF Frank p.
Warner to communication from
August Peil, in which he endeav-
ers to shake the propositions laid
down by the latter. As Mr., War
ner's letter contains some things
with which | do not agree, and
which are of public interest, | hope
you will grant me the use of a part
of your paper to answer the same.
Mr. Warner very wisely, but not
we'll, attempts to refute but one of
the propositions laid down by Mr..
Peil | say attempts, for, although
he spreads himself over several
columns, he does not touch the
principle involved by any means.
He is asked why, in another place,
he advocated municipal ownership
in Florence, Very much to the
point, indeed. Why, / repeat, if
he is an advocate of individualism,
would it not be better, Gin this
struggle for existence" to let every
one rustic water themselves and go
to Newlin Greek, the river, or to
any other place where there is wa
ter? We must have individualism,
cries Mr.. Warner, we cannot afford
to pamper the people of Florence
by giving them good water in an
up-to-date manner. Yet some peo-
Pile in Florence remember a while
ago when Mr.. Warner cried up alto
gether different wares. Actions
are said to speak louder than words
and we have the spectacle of his
actions of the past in direct con-
hict with the ideas he is express
ing today,
Here we have man ostensibly
intelligent, who is benefited in
thousand ways by social advan-
tages, and is so blind or woefully
ignorant that he is unable to see
them, and yells for individualism.
for the good old democratic way of
putting the cart before the horse,
and allowing the donkey to drive,
with some person of unknown pedi-
gree holding the lash over all,
THE lawyer" says Mr.. Warner
lis never so happy as when he has
an antagonist worthy of his STEEL"
and perhaps, in some day-dream
of success, he has dwelt on the
success and eminence of Rufus
Choate, of whom Wendell Phil
lips said, "this is Choate, who made
it safe to murder, and after whose
health thieves asked when they
we're about to steal" a man with
symptom of honor would ask to
be delivered from such success.
This success, Mr.. Warner, was not
emulation of the Greek orators, it
was not in the thought of the pat
riots of early Rome, it was not
along the lines of Washington and
jefferson, but it was attained, sir,
in world where corruption reigns,
where honesty is at discount and
deceit at premium, where genius,
that which lifts man up to his
greatest flights, is made to serve
baser ends.
Mr.. Warner makes the very vul-
gar mistake of confusing emula-
ton with competition This is in
defensible on his part, as | am
we'll aware that there are several
dictionaries in the Bank block to
which he might have access. Then
he goes on to say that Socialism
is the dream of the unsuccessful;
of those who have failed" This
statement is not original with him.
1t originated, | believe, with John
j. ingalls,, of Kansas, and if any
one can produce a more deplorable
specimen of man blighted in his
aspirations than that vitriol-
tongued parsonage, they will please
step forward, Socialism is the
dream of the unsuccessful" Per-