The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

n T last he has been found In the
NDN rush and crush OF the present,
when every man Is trying to
climb to fame on the shoulders Of his
toiling brother and the race is TO the
strong; when politics and graft are synon-
omous terms In many states and 1t Is
the business Of every man to blow his
own horn SO loudly that 1t vol drown
out the peals of his neighbours trumpet,
the world little rocked that modest
man would ever be found, but the news
Is reliable and the modest man Is
reality. Moreover he inhabits Lymaehto
township IN Ohio, where great many
people are said to be honest because
there is nothing else to do. This man
was formerly justice of the peace but
resigned because he was not educated
enough to hold office" Shades OF the
ward heller and the purse proud million
aire who. made his money out, OF pork!
What would happen II every offce-holder
would take notion to resign Just be-
cause he knew that he was utterly unnt
for the place? But it Is needless to ask
the question. Every man who holds Of
flee in this glorious country is convinced
that he is better entitled to his job than
any other man living and If he does
not think that way he does not tell the
public about 1t. But the Ohio justice
is not only a modest man. he is hero,
and regardless of education, he should
receive a check from Andrew Carnegie
at the earliest opportunity.
The march of civilization westward is
evidenced by the fact that Butte, Mon.
is wallowing in the depths of a well de-
veloped municipal scandal that seems
to be assuming greater proportions every
day In the early days about the only
graft that fourished west of the Missis-
sippi was that form of robbery which is
expedited at the end of a pistol barrel
and robbers were bold. chivalrous fell
lows who had nothing undetermined about
them. But now things have changed.
Butte is grooming under the incubus of
political and municipal dishonor which
has been fathered by prominent citi-
zens and is pronounced by those versed
in such matters to be very bad case
of graft. In fact graft has been epidemic
and endemic in the western mining town:
so much SO lat truth crushed to earth
is making a strenuous effort to get IN
again and is being assisted by the. honest
citizens of Butte, while the country ap-
plauds.
Herr Bebel is one man in Germany who
Is certainly not afraid of the kaiser, and
is not at all backward in expressing his
opinions of that august monarch In fact
the great socialist leader has renewed his
activities to such a degree that the en-
peror is reported to be very uncomfort.
able under the fire of his unruly sub
ject. Bebel has been keeping quiet for
some time, but the return of Emperor
William from his Mediterranean cruise
seems to have started his tongue to going
again. Bebel is the boldest critic Of the
kaiser in the whole German empire, and
does not hesitate to say things that would
land other men in prison. Here of late he
has severely criticised the policy of EN-
peror William at home and abroad
UP in Ohio there is a country school
boy who recites his lessons every
day over the long distance telephone
to teacher who resides in town.
The boy broke his leg a few
days ago, SO he has prevailed upon
his teacher to permit him to finish his