The sun., 1900-08-15
c. p. Huntington and the Man
without . Hoe.

The death Of COILS ?. HUNTINGTON
makes i, proper 70 say now that he was the
Responsibility who offered through The
SrS a year ago the prizes Of $40 in what
Was widely known al the time As The
Man Without the Hoe" competition.
Tie shallow and r,eresrcious PHILOSOPHY
Of EDWIN M.RkHAMs verses provoked In
Mr.. HrSTlSGroS's mind q desire 10 see the
true dignity O. manual labor asserted with
poetcal strength and grace Of expression.
He believed ths; no calling was more hon.
orstle than that OF the man with the hoe.
Einsel. grea, captain Of industry through
many years OF his extraordinarily active
and successful career. be understood Se
opportunities open TO the American Who Is
not afraid or ashamed 70 work With his
h ands. when work for the hands is all that
offers: ard be wrote TO THH sCS on July .
Of last year:
-yr,ser Il. Mas v,sh ~ Zoe y VIZ u Ne
ereai rA., o. ;hoss VIC use farming ir 7eoerS for
slviug OF ..s- re l. a. eIosvton- y tse Ane' toen
u. ssr-rr;s q he serrnrs uttered Les IN tse ooo-
e.al-.a, q. Us v.sIress ara tie 'orre' isen The
pr- ao<. vrorg 10 q naa respectable aoe sede-
=
70 resent NJ N.REHASs a'vrr' 70 Arov Ne
.-1i,es. o. .r,s IN s. .,o- ,ne certainly deserves
letter O. ,s. p,. iA.r 10 b esnes ooss''ors isi-s
A-c nccis.- 70 The oI
What .eaai ID. nsn Without TIE kos' se vac cao-
70, s-, uo:s 0, Asvng u. o2rturi;y 70 s boz vos
90 ~ Tier. are ihoUsAnes o: yours zen II iHs
county vse rs1- -n .e2esee rr 20 he po,,' where
-. honest Anc s..is.a oeeI psi.o1 q ,hc' '.isers
IA II. n.,a Las become estss.,sl E then. AID N
nAuy cases ;hty hsr. Sro~. 70 te asAa-e- o. i A.d
= ih-;, rsl,ap IL European ccuntrss ps-verln!y'
,s.,. A.. nu.titac,s q yorng Dea. tse younger sons
@. uuee ;eoJ.t. 20: lnsiArc.- yso hav. een "a -ssi
ia,i cor noe lAe3s ui so.s II tse rades 10 Seoeaie
t.z T-T 1usi h.r. money, egt tssy Sur eafa
u Gay II s-ai-e!' vsy
"-.,~ A. ise n-r ~itsoui tie so>-,as Teal
sr-as.r. q, tae o. who ssAr sn is.ir story Tso
sAAl lest s.s Il. ssi,f soag c. -, iaesaashe' uso
x.ls -. esrh orves hitser sne iAith.f Ike Ssss
ey u. iapAc.6. srtize-t Q. . false socsl tcrrs-
-oa sa.,-tng tie 0. II. e.rr-t a.c e-iLr-
.-s distress upo, iaose cs7e eneeri % iken e~esuse
ley ssr. los, lE tue inceperc-oce c, sovl TAI
-or,, % sn VITO cares 10 lsso, wiz lis sspcs vss
vl,.e. Ii. hoe Al. is II. nAs,sr Q. ais sssuny'"
We know OF 10 better tribute 10 the mem
ory o. remarkable man than 10 reprint
these manly words, ringing with the AIne-.-
can tpiT4t-klc <oT AAA0SS w.
country whs; it is.
!, vii te news 20 many people that My.
HUNTINGTON concerned his mind with
questions Ike these. There Is no parallel
tha, We can recall 70 his generous offer 10
the poets; sn offer inspired BY deep and
genuine Intellectual and moral Interest IN
the suggested theme. and made under the
express condition that the identity Of
Responsibility should not be disclosed.
,ha, he nigh, not be suspected o! any de-
sire 70 advertise himseH. or TO seem 20 pose
with patronage Of any sort,
Th., Mr.. HrSrNoToS's prizes I'D not
enc,i any pcet!csl production adequate 20
his own Ideal Vas TO be expected. The
incident. however. 10 not the less honorable
10 hi. memory.