The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-01
A MESSAGE TO GARCIA.

West yirginian Famous.
The following article which Is being
circulated by hundreds OF thousands by
the New York Central Railroad Com
pany. In pamphlet form, has been the
subject OF much favorable comment
throughout the country. and is one OF
the most striking applications OF an In
cident that occurred during the Span
lsh-Amerlcan war that could possibly
be imagined. The Incident, as will be
recalled by newspaper readers, was the
carrying Of an important message to
Garcia, Into an unknown region In Gu
ba, from President Mckinley to Garcia,
by Lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan, son
OF ex-State Treasurer Rowan. OF this
state. Its novel application deserves n
reading by every ambitious young
man, whether In office, store or factory.
The article is copyrighted by the au-
thor, Ebert Hubbard, of East Aurora,
New York, by whose kind permission
the Intelugencer publishes THE Mes
sage to Garcia" at the request OF sew
eral Wheeling gentlemen:
Copyrighted 1899, by Ebert Hubbard)
In all this Cuban business there Is
one man stands out on the horizon Of
my memory like Mars at perlhelion.
When war broke out between Spain and
the United States, 1t was very neces-
sary to communicate quickly with The
leader OF the insurgents. Garcia was
somewhere In the mountain fast of
Cuba-no one knew where. No mail
nor telegraph message could reach him.
The President must secure his cooper
alton. and quickly.
What to do,
Some one said to the President
There's fellow by the name OF Row.
an will find Garcia for you. If anybody
can."
Rowan was sent for and given let
ter to be delivered to Garcia. How "the
fellow by the name OF Rowan" took the
letter, sealed 1t up In an oil-skin pouch,
strapped It over his heart, In four days
landed BY night Off the coast Of Cuba
from an open boat. disappeared into the
jungle. and In three weeks came out on
the other side OF the island. having
traversed hostile country on foot, and
delivered his letter to Garcia, are
things have no special desire now to
tell IN detail.
The point wish to make Is this: Nc
Kinlcy gave Rowan a letter 10 be de-
livered 10 Garcia: Rowan took the letter
and did not ask. Where Is he att" BY
the eternal! there Is a man whose form
should be cast In dsathless bronze and
the Statue placed In every college OF
the land. 1t Is not book-lenrning young
men need, nor instruction about this
and that. but stiffening of the verte-
brae which Will cause them to be LOCAL
to trust. to act promptly, concentrate
their energies: do the tiling-"Carry q
message TO Garcia"
General Garcia Is dead now, but there
are other Garcias.
No man, who has endeavored to car
~ out an enterprise where many hands
were needed. but has been well nigh
appalled, at times by the lmbecility of
the average mantle. inability or un-
Willingness. TO concentrate on q thing
and do It. Slip-shod assistance, foolish
inattention. dowdy Indifference. and
half-hearted work seem the rule: and
no man succeeds. unless by hook or
crook. or threat. he forces or brides
other men 10 assist him: or mayhlp
: God In His goodness performs mir
acle. and sends him an Angel OF Lignt
for an assistant. YOU reader put this
matter to test: You are sitting now
in your otllce-siX clerks are within call.
summon any one and make this re-
quest: please look In the encyclope-
dia and make Il brief memorandum for
me concerning the lie OF Correggio."
"a al arry al. ~,
and go do the task2
On your life. he will not He will look
at you out of fshy eye and ask one
or more of the following questions:
Who was he?
Which encyclopedia?
Where Is the encyclopedia?
. Was hired Tor that?
Don't YOU mean Bismarck?
What's the matter with Charlie do
ing It?
Is he dead?
sthere any hurry?
Shhnt l bring you the book and let
you look it up yourself?
What do you want to know for?
And Will lay you ten 10 one that
after You have answered the questions,
and explained how to find the iniorma.
ton, and why you want It, the clerk
will so off and get one OF the other
clerks to help him try to find Garcia
and then come back and tell you there
Is no such man. OF course maT lose
my hot. but according TO the law OF
average. ] will not
Now II you are wise you will not
bother 10 explain to your assistant"
TINT Correggio Is indeXed under the C's,
not In the KS. but you will smile sweet
~ and say. Never mind" and 20 look
II up yourself.
And this lncapacity for independent
action. this moral stupidity, this inflrm-
itt Of the will, this unwillinGncss to
chcerfnlly catch hold and lift. nre the
things that put pure socialism so far
into the future. II men will not act for
themselves. what Will they do when the
benefit OF their effort Is for all? a
first Innate with knottcd club seems
necessary; and the dread OF getting
"the bounce" Saturday night, holds
many 4 worker to his place.
Advertise for Il stenographer, and
nine out of ten who apply. can neither
spell nor punctuate-nnd do not think
Il necessary to.
Can such n one write letter to Gar
cha?
You see that book-kceper." said the
foreman to me In \ large factory,
Yes; what about him?"
wei. he's fine accountant, bui IL
Ia send him up town on an erranl. lie
might accomplish the crrnnd Nil right.
and on the other hand. might stop at
four saloons on the way, md when he
got to Main street. would forget what
he had oenn sent for"
Can such n Inan he entrusted to carry
n message 10 Garcia?
We have recently been hearing much
mnudlln sympathy expressed for the
"down-troddcn dcnIzen of the swen,-
shop" and the homeless wandercr
searching for honest EN- nt0Nmcnt. and