The independent., 1903-06-11
Central Neb. Real Estate Co.
HARDYs COLUMN

The late exhibit of scholarship in
the graduating class OF Boston uni
versity proves that the weak glf'
graduates are much stronger than the
strong boy graduates. Or the sixteen
whose record OF high grade of schot-
arship, tested by numbers and not BY
names or examination papers, turned
oft to be fifteen girls and only one
boy. The sixteen alone are permitted
to take part in the graduation pro-
gram. The boy students in our uni
yarsities better drop their ball and
boat games and spend their time and
strength in close study. With equll
diligence in study girls and boys
would stand even.
There are several honest statesmen
now afloat On the sea OF politics and
there are a hundred dishonest ones
Tor every one who is honest. Unjust
and unlawful money is wi.at the hum
dred are after. Joseph w. Folk, Gil
cult attorney of st. Louis, is now
floating upon the highest of the po-
litical high seas. City officers and
state officers of both political parties
are being uncovered and exposed -
honest light and many of them to
the criminal light of the penitentiary..
Honest citizens offered him $15,OOo
home as a reward for what he had
9ne He declined the gift on the
ground he had only done his duty.
We would like to vote for him or one
like him for president.
1t looks as though such a Circuit
Attorney at J. w. Folk would find
something to do in Lincoln. The re-
pulicans are split, the largest part OF
the party seems to stand with rotte =
ness and corruption. Candidates pub
licly pledge for purity, but secretly
| pledge for rottenness. Before cleo
| tion they stand up for their publ !,
| pledges, but after election they carry
| out their secret criminal pledges
Serious charges have been made
against some of our city officers, brit
they will all be covered up. We haya
no officers that would punish mem
Der of their own party. Lincoln Is
| travelling the same road with ST.
| ouis and Minneapolis. We don't )e.
lieve in covering up the wrongs ii
our own party officials { y more THAI
| the wrongs of the other party. There
is nothing that will strengthen a pal =
ty lie publication. If we sanction
wrongs or whitewash then our party
is sure to be kicked out. We would
| like to vote for such man for pres
ident as Joseph w. Folk.
The clown, the jester and the fun
ny man were once ella -sed as men OF
wit, but today the poet orator and
statesman are classed as men of wit
or intellect. And yet all cannot BE-
poets. orators or statesmen. The great
majority of the human family are
shut out from being great in birth
ealtn or wit. But every one can be-
come intelligent and this higher
realm is open to all. Reading books
magazines, newspapers, hearing
speeches, lectures and sermons is tie
road to the summit To know few
things is creditable, but general
knowledge is much more respect ed
4 and IGNORED
It is said that three things make
men great, famous, AMI that they In
troduce them to the royal circle. They
are birth, wealth and wit. There is
still another qualification that makes
men still greater-it is general intelli.
9ca. The easiest fame to gain /;
having a royal sire and this kind Of
fame is quite exclusive; there is M
competition among the common peo
pie. Roval birth does not depend up
on qualification, choice or effort, bu
comes to few whether or no. Roya
sire does not beget royal offspring il
this country. AS soon as the lungs y
royal birth receive our air that mo
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