Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01

of mental or moral rectitude. were as
near perfect as it is possible for human
lives to be. AS husbands, fathers,
brothers. sons, friends, they were
ideal, clearly of body and of mind,
with heads filled with sentiment and
hearts filed with sympathies; their
personal lives were like their homes
and their gardens-filled only with the
brightest things of this world, the sing
ing, humming. swcet.smelling things
which so strongly speak to us OF the
other world we are yet to know. As
workers in the worlds vineyard, they
labored six days and rested upon the
sabbath. and gave thanks to Him from
whom all blessings flow that He al
lc wed them. His humble creatures, to
have their earthly being. And yet
these men. to whose eyes | have seen
come the tears for others sufferings.
and whose voices have heard grow
husky in recounting the woes of thei,
less fortunate brothers-these men un
der the spell OF the brutal code Of mod.
tlD ult 'ohNtittu INV
beasts of prey, and put to shame the
denizens of the deep which devour
their kind that they may live. In the
harness OF the system these men
knew no Sabbath. no Him; they had
no time to offer thanks. no care fol
earthly or celestial being; from theiI
eyes no human power could squeeze a
tear, no suffering wiring pang from
their hearts. They were immune tc
every feeling known to God or man
They knew only dollars. Their rela
tives of moment since, their friend.
of yesterday and long. long ago. the,
regarded only as Jumps of matter will
which to feed the whirring, grinding
crashing mill which poured forth into
their bins-dollars."
Again Lawson says: "In telling m,
story shall. for | must, tell It fairly
and to make sure of this I pledge my
self to keep to the exact facts as the,
transpired, not allowing myself to b.
overawed by their greatness into con
tracing them. nor to be tempted b.
their littleness into expanding them
In doing this know, because of tn,
popularity Of the subject and my init
mate relation to II, no other way thai
to do Il in the first person. There will
lie running through the courts of tn
land, contemporaneously with my al
hcles, actions ut law which will com
pei me to be unusually alert In hewinI
to the exact line OF facts. As sal,
at the beginning. would In dealinl
with my subject prefer TO deal with I
through the principles involved rathe
than with the men concerned; but as
shall be compelled to call spade
spades. must, OF necessity use tn
names OF men and Of institutions fear
lessly and without favor"
In selecting the men and incident
be will deal with Mr.. Lawson name
John Edward O'Sullivan Addicks o
Delaware. Everywhere, Nowhere,
Rockefeller and Rogers Of the Stand
ard Oil, Stillman OF the National Cit,
Bank, the biggest financial institution
of America II not the world; the Uni,
cd Metals Selling Company. F. Angus
tus Heinze of Montana, James r
keene. judicial corruption, corruptio
In the Massachusetts Legislature an
"a bit of the nations history in whic
within few days OF the national ele,
tion Of 1896 hurry-up call for add
tional funds to the extent of $4,000, 90
was so promptly met as to overturn tn
people in Ave States and thereby pr,
serve the destinies Of the Republica
party, of which am and have Away
been member.
Should Lawson do half that he map
out for himself he will make the siren
uosity OF Roosevelt look like thirt
cents. He is certain of large and In
terested audience that will hope h
makes good In adding something to tn
educational facts OF which the ma
with few dollars to invest and a vot
IN ragI Ia In naAI