The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-31
VROOMAN'S BOOK
"Sacred Biography For Boys
and Girls" Is Written.
A History of Organism as the
Author Sees 1t.
CANDIDATES. FRIEND.
Bryan as Noses and Jerry Simp-
son as Elijah.
Author Is Well Known In Kan
sas and West.
CANDIDATES. FRIEND.
[From the New york SUM

Livery pOy ana girl mas AEdI0 VI
Moses. You have also heard Of Bryan
But did you know that the mission of
these two men was just the same; that
each was raised up by God for the pur-
pose of delivering a nation from it's cruel
oppressors; that each was protected
through youth from many follies and
dangers by the guiding hand of Provi-
dence, in order that he might become
savior of his race and a deliverer of his
people? Even in appearance they are
much alike AS you see in the pictures
of the two men, both have high fore
heads. both have the same strong fea-
lures, differing only in the fact that in
the time of Moses long boards were al
ways worn by the leading citizens, while
now it is the custom for the hair to be
shaven from the face
chapter in Water Nroomans BOOK; oa-
ter Vrooman is former New York news
paper reporter and labor agltator- Later
he was the head of the National NoIQn-
teerS OF democracy a 81, LOUIS hlsItu-
tion that was organized to advance the
cause Of Bryan after the Republican vic
tory of 1895. VroOman is an esteemed
friend of Mr.. Bryan. and Bryan carries
on an intimate correspondence with him;
The Sacred Biography for Boys and
Girls is written, the author says for
the purpose of presenting to the boys and
girl OF America the lives and characters
Of the prophets, heroes and sages of an
cient times as interpreted by their coun-
terparts and representatives OF the pres
ent day. Through all ages it has been
the common practice of the people to
revere the prophets of the past, while
stoning, crucifying and prosecuting the
prophets of the present The author be-
civilization that should enable the race
to do away with this painful custom;
He believes, he says in his preface, that
| the best way to bring up the children of
! this generation to be Bryans and AltgeldS
in the next is to hold up the beauties of
has caused to be made Illustrations for
+ a showing m1lGh o.
! phets of the old, whom the children have
| been taught to revere in Sunday school,
| Vrooman would have his readers strive
to initiate So he equples pictures, OF OF
| Hanna Cby the way of illustrating other
| than the saints), Elijah and jerry Simp-
Mother p'o' Of the the Maecabees and Mrs. Nc
| Briarty of St. Louis (whose sons all lost
believed in Bryan), George Washing gton
and Governor Stone of Missouri, Satan,
resemblance to the Octopus.
vrooman breaches thus to the Children:
God was Galiqg nm to post Of grTfeat
and through them for the world. But to
do It Moses mad 10 give up MS friends
gogue by all the rich people of Egypt
| All the Egyptian priests said he was an
! the time announced in every issue that he
! was dead politically, and proved that he
I'm like manner he says, on the next
page Bryan refused a life of ease. and
the form of a princely salary; he has
separated himself from the rich and
powerful in order to devote his life to the
cause of the people Like Moses he has
been called anarchist and dernagogue, and
his political death is announced in each
who tremble at his power
Here is Lee Meriwether. the modern
David, the giant slayer. The Goliath of
Corporate influence in Politics, with his
politicians. labor-skinners, tax-dodgers,
pawnbrokers, owler-rushers and all the
The patriots and children of God who are
defending their old state of Missouri have
become somewhat discouraged: and one
is that Goliath has his secret spies in
places of confidence and honor among the
defenders Of Missouri They call them
selves Democrats yet they are the Sc
the bear Dewey and the lion BradY in
February, 1887 in st. Louis so will he now
slay this great giant monopoly.
Hurrah for @ David! Hurrah , for Meri-
| Iiath!!v'
-Aitgeld is the modern Nehemiah Says
| Vrooman: Nehemiah. the governor of
Jerusalem in the fifth century. B. c.. and
type of man anu governed according to
the same principles. OF the two, I should
The seTni-royal governor of Jerusalem
! whose deeds are recorded on the pages OF
/ the Bible for our instruction., admira ton
and imitation, was an agitatOr of even a
more pronounced type than Altgeld But
Altgeld, though adapted in his tastes and
"a i H. still has Nehem abs courage and
patriotism, and, as Nehemiah was God
architect in the rebuilding of Jerusalem
} so is John P Altgeld Gods chief archi-
tect in the upbuilding of the Higher
American Civilization of the fu- -ure"
AFTER comparing Jerry Simpson at great
length to the Prophet Elijah. Mr.. Vroo-
man says:
'Elijah at last. so the narrative says
was taken to Heaven in a chariot OF
fire Jerry Simpson still remains or
earth, but II the plutocrats could have
} their way he would be bound to a stake
and sent to the other world by the fire
Children, go to your Bibles and read
again the. story of Elijah and you will
never again diSpiSe a prophet because he
is too poor to wear socks
Children, some of you have heard that
Washington is the capital Of the United
gest hb that a grown-up boy with whis.
kers ever told. Washington is not the
capital OF the United States The laws
that govern your papaS and mammas
were not made in Washington. The capi.
tai of this country is the capital of al
capital in this country is Wall Street il
New York The congressman and sena
tors are only jumping jacks; King Roth
schild and his plutocrats pull the string.
and. ana they jump Now If your teacher
United States is Washington, you jusf
say: Teacher, you don't know what yol
are talking about. The Book of Sacret