The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-09
MORE TALK ABOUT "anEATNnss,

Tho last issue Of the Texas Farmer
comments. with Its usual severity and ex-
trayagance, on editorials OF Tho Houston
POST relating to the late Coils p. Hunt
ington, and declares among other things,
that The Post INDUCED in "fulsome adu-
lation" Of tho big railroad magnate and
neglected to point out his moral weak
nesses and character deficiencies.
This comment by the Farmer is a stud
led effort to misrepresent The Post and
manufacture little cheap prejudice. We
say Studied" because The Post has not
INDUCED in any "fulsome adulation" OF
Mr.. Huntington. and the .&earmer knows
It, for It rarely fails to look over the edi-
torial page of The Post
It will be- remembered that when Mr..
Huntington died The Post argued that his
great success indicated the possession OF
many OF the elements OF greatness" The
position was taken that while the world
I hid,not accord greatness to a mere mon
ey-melSer," and very properly refused SO
to do. Huntington's success had been ac-
oomplished In manner to make him an
exception TO the rude; that he was a
constructor, an inventor. q protector and
founder of great enterprises. and not n
mere stock gambler or railroad wrecker.
To conceive and carry to successful frui-
ton the building Of vast trauscontl-
mental railway, at the time Il was pro-
ieoted, and over tho natural obstacles ard
the then financial impedlments in the
way. was the work OF q great constructive
and executive intellect Such achieve
ments constituted another of the many
examples OF the acquisition OF power and
wealth and position by a poor American
boy that might we'll encourage the youth
of tho land to hopo for equal material
SUCCESS, however lowly the beginnings.
That was ell Tho Post said. Anything
inaccurate or fulsome about that? The
moral character OF the man who had lust
died was not discussed No reference was
made to other than his material accom-
lishment No claim OF true or moral
greatness was made for Mr. Huntington.
Nor is The Post in tho habit OF rakiny
over the private character of the dead to
md occasions for arouslng popular preju-
dice or easing diseased liver or A swol-
len spleen, We are accustomed to bury
Ing q mans faults with him, aud whether
Huntington was good or bad mon. now
thai he is dead. We will leave to the
gheullsh researches of tho Farmer. But
possibly Il may facilitate matters 70 quote
the salient portion OF ths Farmers aru-
Gle. II Gays:
To Say moneymAksr Is : truly gtea,
man, merely because he does make money,
u not pIoNaele ana VIII BE- indorsed Gully by
sh9ddyltes To say Mr. Hum ngton WA
sreat merely because development and proa.
reas OF q asrt were incidental 10 his fortune
hunting, Is illogical No one can dony tina,
Mr.. Huntington possessed a great mind Bu,
true greatness does NOT consist alone In
great mentality, ParadoxicRl as 1t may seem,
tne greatest mentality may DO the possess o |,
l0ot me smallest Of men from ths standpoint
the smaller tho man Il he be 4 political
social or moral prostitute. In dfsoussina
men Ike Mr.. Huntington dead or alive, 4
newspaper IS itself traitor TO the public
1 4 It Ignores their moral status, Sheir mo-
\ tiYes. their real history. II Is shameful thai
great neEspapsr should hold up the lie
o. man Ike Mr.. Huntington as a worthy
example for tho youth OF the land such
! newspapers JOIN the great army OF syoo-
phhhts VINO mako OF history and tonhstonss
the Two champion falsiaers OF the world
The Farmer admits all that The Post
ever claimed. that Mr.. Huntington pos.
sessed great mind" The animus OF It's
references to The Post, therefore, In tn,
further argument. which II addresses to an
imagined position OF The Post. is pain
fully apparent. Possibly II Is the beastiy
weather that is at the bottom OF the com.
ment. or possibly It is merely desire "a
jump yiciously on a dead mar for clap.
trap popular effect.
AS a matter Of fact. true greatness" 4.
rare. The most OF it, In The Posts opin.
ion. dies in the obscure walks OF life
MI Huntington had simply portion OF
that greatness which the world calls
great. History is replete with instances
Of brilliant mentality. coupled with LOW
morality. In fact. tho man WHO has beer