Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-05

Great Britain found in the straits Settle-
mont forty years ago the same class OF
people that we are dealing with In the
Philippines. The Straits Settlements are in
the same geographical group as the Philip
pines. These people were barbarous and
piratical forty years ago. They have been
changed into one OF the most orderly and
! prosperous peoples on the face OF the globe
communities which largely govern them
selves. l have no doubt that the same re-
suits can be brought about in the Philip
pines. That congress will follow Great
/ Brltaln's example in regard to these Islands
| is my own and the general conviction OF
all people who have thought upon the sub
ject / believe that in year from today
things will be in composed condition IN
the Philippines and from my study OF the
Filipino nature l believe that the rebellion
once ended all likelihood of further revolt
will be removed forever With government
once firmly established we should follow the
British example in the Malay dependency
by giving a large proportion OF the re-
sponsble positions to trustworthy natives.
The Filipinos possess many qualities of self
government, II guided by a steadying hand.
81 do not believe there will be any more
serious revolutions in San Domingo and In
case revolution should break out there l
should not advise any interference from the
United States unless our interests were seri-
ously impaired The Monroe doctrine has
been more firmly established by the events
of the last two years"
His Theory of Success.
Among the most interesting collections OF
books in his house are seventy-four substan-
tial volumes in French on Nine. Roland.
These were used in preparation for lecture
given several years ago before leading
woman's club in st. Paul. They were i'm
ported for the occasion as reference books by
Senator Davis, who was able to find out little
on the subject in local libraries. This incl
dent is an indication of the thoroughness of
) the man. When asked by the writer why he
| required so much information for a compare
| lively inconsequential occasion Senator Davis
made a characteristic reply: zone cannot
! have too much knowledge of a subject. l did
not need all that information for single lee
| ture 1t was my reserve. l believe in SUI
| perfluous knowledge. 1t is supertluous
| knowledge that differentiates us. / believe
| speaking generally, that young men starting
| out in life are much more nearly equal in
capacity than is generally supposed / have
| little faith in the thing called genius.
| think any young man can attain success,
| and great success, by good, hard, studious
| labor not intermittent labor, but constant
| conscientious effort The men who have
| achieved success are the men who have
| worked, read, thought more than was alb
| solutely necessary, who have not been con-
| tent with knowledge sufficient for the pres
| ent need, but who have sought additional
| knowledge and stored it away for the emer-
| gency reserve. 1t is the superfluous labor
| that equips a man for everything that
| counts most in life. There would be fewer
| wasted opportunities If there were more real
| ability to grasp them when they present
| themselves. l began life as a telegraph
| operator. / believe / was proficient in my
line of work, but / was not content with
being merely a good telegraph operator. I
| wanted to be good citizen and l qualified
myself for that position by doing what l
have called superfluous work. l advise
every young man to do the same thing. Good
citizenship is duty that requires careful
study of general politics. l do not believe
in young man taking up politics as a
profession. Politics is a vocation that ac-
companies the ordinary business of life. II
the community needs a man to take pub
lie part in its political life 1t will call him.
There is no such thing as making an op-
portunity-circumstan make the oppor
tunity. The great thing is to be ready for
the opportunity"
His Wife Helms Him.
Like every man who understands the psy.
edges tho great debt he owes to his friend.
ships with women. Although all women In.
terest, it has been chiefly women OF the ole
French salon type, women Of great subtlet!
Of thought and feeling and high accomplish