The representative., 1900-11-22
4 CONTRAST

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In the cemetery OF the little city OF
Waco. Tex. small and unpretentious
monument has been reared. It is not q
tall tower reaching far away among the
clouds. and covered with phrases of
eanting hypocrisy on the one side, and a
coat of arms upon the other, and repre-
senting six figures as cash is counted.
but is comparatively small and unpre-
tentious landmark entirely typical Of the
modest man whose remains rest beneath
its shadow. It is not marble structure
erected by the cheQue of capital, but a
modest monument built by the little sac
ri1ces of those whom he loved and who
loved him, as token of their reverence
for the profoundest linguistic genius and
the mightiest intellect that ever traced
its thoughts in printers ink
This monument marks the last resting
place of the late w. c. Brann, the great
iconoclast. A man without the SEM
blance of peer in his chosen field of la
Dor. A man beloved by all who love
honor, sincerity and truth. A man Of
spotless life and sterling, fearless char
acter, who hated wrong and hypocrisy,
and who made it his life-work to un-
mask and destroy the mOngrel-bred idols
of so-called modern civilization. A
man who died victim to the enven-
omed hatred Of the enemies of the COM
mon people whose cause he made his
own, and whose battles he fought with
unparalleled skill and power. His bones
are resting beneath the shadow of that
little monument, but his memory is en-
shrined in the hearts of untold thou
sands Of his fellow men, and the
thoughts which he clothes In his own
matchless language will burn their way
into the souls of men and women, SO
long as the English language is read or
spoken, and even his enemies will bare
their heads in presence of his tomb.
The other is towering monolith in
the Lakeview cemetery at Cleveland, O.
1t stands in the Rockefeller lot, and is
rapidly climbing skyward as a deathless
tribute to avarice, corruption, heartless-
ness, deceit and infamy. A monument
to the memory of oppression, shame and
dishonor. 1t represents the fruits Of
the battle of brother against brother,
and ere long will cast it's baleful shadow
upon the bones of the sniveling hypo-
critic who taught the gospel of the cross,
while he robbed the helpless widow and
orphan of their substance. Who built
colleges with money wrung with unholy
hands from helpless penury.
His memory, too, will live in history,
but it will live as that of Judas of old
not In the hearts of people-but as an
enemy of his kind. The mammoth obe-
lisk that marks the spot where rest his
bones will be admired as a work of art,
but no one but an idiot would think of
shedding single tear upon his grave
the victims Of his rapacity will gaze upon
the glittering shaft and feel relieved that
he is dead. They will remember him
only as human being with nothing in
common with his race, with no tender i'm
pulses, no kindness of heart, no sense
of honor, and no recognition of right
hoard, and whose only love was for
gold.
The one.died poor and deeply beloved
His memory will be revered so long as
true hearts live.
The other will perish as all men must,
and with his death sigh of relief will
go up from millions of throats and thou
sands of hearts will rejoice that he is
gone.
What a contrast.-Searchligh