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Senator Carmack Vice Pres TX
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Its auues ..1rce gratis FOR
as the idea is sometimes
pleonastically expressed.
White claims that Governor Bailey
appointed him by telephone, on con-
dition that he draw no salary. The
next day White presented himself at
HE'D himself into the guber-
presence and announced him
self as ready for duty. Then it was
his turn to be surprised. for Bailey had
already appointed a patriot willing to
draw the salary, whether willing to
do the work or not. And the end is
not yet
loonoelasm.
The iconoclasts are getting in their
work in Kansas and have mercilessly
smashed popular idol. Americans
are essentially and incorrigibly hero
worshipers, and when they heard that
Colonel Fred Funston of the Twentieth
Kansas had swum the Bag Bag river
in the Philippines in the face Of gall
ing fire from the enemy they con-
sidered 1t d most gallant exploit and
swore that Fred was genuine hero
and should be promoted for his martial
caper, and he was rewarded by being
made brigadier over the heads Of
several who by seniority were entitled
thereto.
The story was printed in history
used in the schools Of Kansas and has
been generally accepted as true. Some
thing has happened recently in that
connection which will shock the hero
worshipers aforesaid. The state text
book commission Of Kansas has de-
cided that Funston never swan the
Bag Bag river and that the flaming
account of his so doing was Pigment
of the Imagination, even If it did Sc
cure to Fred his brigadier's star. At
least that is what a press dispatch
from Topeka says, and it contains the
further information that the commits
sioners aforesaid have served notice on
the publishers Of said history ~ to
eXpunge the Funston fake story.
Furthermore, the commissioners de-
clare, I'VE will give the credit to
Privates Trembly and White. to whom
it belongs" They add these plain and
vigorous words: I'VE are tired of see
ing the misstatement that Funston ever
swan river paraded before the pupils
of the Kansas schools. It will be
stopped now, while there are men liv-
ing in the state who know 1t is not
true"
Query: AS Funston is brigadier
in the regular army and will in due
course become major general and lieu
tenant general, commanding the army,
what will be done about 1t? He has a
life position. He seems safe. Will he
demand court Of investigation? VIII
his brother officers demand it2 Can he
or they afford to remain mute? Nous
verrons.
A Strong Man.
When I was boy back in the hill
country Of Kentucky, heard an old
doctor, who was a good deal of a
philosopher, declare that he judged peo-
pie by their flesh marks, and SO do we
all. When the Fifty-eighth congress as
sembled, one of the new members who
attracted my attention by his handsome
face and commanding presence was
Hon. Martin ]. Wade, the lone Demo-
crat from Iowa. Everybody knows that
the Hawkeye delegation is one Of the
strongest in the house. The only trouble
with them is their naughty politics
the worst ever. In ability Judge Wade
is the peer of any Of them, and in poll
tics he is right. He has not been Of
fensively intrusive, but he has not
chosen to remain silent. Whenever lie
has spoken he has instructed and de-
lighted his auditors. He ought to be
returned to the house by an increased
majority. On all hands he is regarded
as an able and valuable member. He
does not indulge much in rhetorical
frills but talks sound sense. The fol-
lowing excerpt from his speech against
the ship subsidy steal Is first rate cam
paign material and illustrates his thor
ough command Of our vernacular:
| Mr.. Chairman-I am opposed to this
ship subsidy scheme. It is true that all
| that is now asked IL the appointment Of q
| commission to Investigate az to the adj
Visibility Of establishing system OF
| subsidy, but we all know that we are tax
| ing the first step In course which will
just as surely fasten upon the American
people q subsidy burden as It 10 certain
that the sun will rise upon the morrow.
am opposed to this scheme. AZ am to
every subsidy scheme, whether the bene-
I anta a. M - Alars
am opposed to 1t az am opposed to every
project by which the many are taxed for
the benefit Of the few,
| All through the ages noble selhshnesa
which inspired men to labor and to save
has been the mainspring Of progress. In
every civilized portion Of the world indi-
vtdual men have planned work which
they hoped would produce as result OF
their efforts the means Of nustenance for
Themselves and their families. It was
thus that the little stores were drst es-
tablished in the hamlet. It was thus that
the fearless pioneer entered the forest and
carved out for himself home. It was
thus that the farmer Of the west broke
up the prairie and in defiance of storm
and privation and solitude turned it into
a garden. These pioneers in mercantile
and agricultural effort met many disap-
pointments and many failures. Thou
sands fell by the wayside broken in body
and spirit, borne down by blasted hopes.
Thousands entered occupations which,
under the conditions, would not pay and
disappointment came.
And who has ever arisen in congress
with proposal that these men-the mer-
| chant, the farmer, the Notwithstanding
against the tide of adversely, should receive
| government aid? Who has ever thought
of subsidizing any Of these common NOR
tails who have followed those ordinary
activities which. after all. have been the
source Of all stable progress in the world 2
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