The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-08-02

fair and viii De- removed there 10 The
near future. That b. viii attract as
much attention ~ auy other similar
exhibit az the fair there can
b 10 d0ab' Although We are Dpt
slightly removed 20 tine from The age
Of his dewedatlOns, these memorials
will be viewed with feelings Of but
little horror and with 40 interest IN
which uu%confessed admiration min.
giles. The Swiss love their martyrs,
the Nor,emen their pirates, and the
sakOns their outlaws. with Infinite
amusement Talne wits the British
with chefi-bing Rpblo Hood as their
natlobal hero And IL is true. King
Arthur Is Dim and shadowy TO the
BHt0D, bet Robin Hood u flesh and
blood. The French youth delight IN
The pages Of knlphtly r~oipance with
ia dsshlng deeds n ehivairy aud It's
~tltilatlng galiantfies; the Spanish
youth delight In The cruel proves OF
their Plzarros or the more cruel fanat.
icism Of Torquemada; but nothing 50
the young Scottish heart az the
yalorous deeds OF Wallace, "tbe out
Law knight
Heirs TO the blood Of a race llke
this, We have every reason to believe
that q century hence when the re-
voting dlstinctness Of TOO near a view
has been relieved, Jesse James viii
stand out as the boys border hero Of
America. And why not? Who
would rob the boys Of the world Of the
story Of Captain KiddY II Is Of no
use 20 urge the mora obllqulty Of hts
deeds Admiration for bis virtues Of
leadership, foresight, adyen-
lure, sweeps the boy through the hell
u the skIpper's specific acts without
his conscience or leaving even
smell Of fire upon bis garments,
Aud had Jesse james no y%irtness
Leadership, courage, foftitude, initla-
insight, aud resource are the
virtues that have ever ex-
the admiration Of boys and other
oarbarlans of our race everywhere
jAuged BY this standard, be Is found
'ull up b the measure Of boys heroes
u the past John Brown can never
seriously rival him; for John Brown
none Of these qualities IN any
Juperemlnent degree and only two Of
Them In a respectable degree, besides
being precluded by the possession OF
| moral purpose or, what IS very
much the same thing, by a soclologi-
'al conviction heated IN n fanatic
brain to the temperature Of a moral
purpose
Pirates and outlaws require no mo-
i've like this for their justification.
ilven a satisfactory excuse for first
entrance upon such careers, their
subsequent acts r Justified in a boys
mind upon the same ground as that
lpon which all the tragedies OF his
DRY are Justified, success OF execution.
Jesse James had such initial excuse.
adequate indeed, but certainly
rot invalid. Time softens the tones
u every portrait as II does the feat
Tres OF the landscape. Why, within
lie last few weeks a great m%etrop0li-
an daily IN Missouri has given AZ
exhibition Of the softening influence
i passing years 10y solemnly prODoupc-
ny that "the states best transae-
was that OF a republican lsglsis-
ure during the days Of the James
In selling to favored friends
Of the state, IN some cases
the lowest Instead of the highest
and In All cases at from one.
lalf TO oneienth Of their then market
'alue. There Is something facinat
ugly picturesque IN this colossal
windle II involved a loss 70 the
tate o. s2i 900, 000-a sum probably
tba1 the proceeds Of all The
I'd fashioned, legitimate outlawry
lDce the Fail q Man The INTELIr.
iENcER would suggest TO the worlds
air committee that near 10 the old
.csse James home they erect another
i0use IN which 10 keep on exhibition
be books and records Of republican
ule Ia Missouri. Many Of the
.ounties, too, could furnish interest
ug documents; and TO give II a touch
u local interest, on one corner there
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