The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-11
THINK DIR. OSLER WRONG
His Declaration Thata Man Is Practically Useless
After 40. and Absolutely "All In After
60 Is Sharply Criticised

| solemnly assured me that no man
ever attained distinction in the senate
who had not entered that body before
he was 35 years OF age.
Commodore Vanderbilt at 70 uas
worth about $4,000, ,0OO At that time
he saw the possibility Of railroad CON
struction and extension. He befan
with railroad 120 miles long, with
stock selling at S.. and bonds selling
at $50 on the 500. Between the ages
of 10 and SO he increased the mile
age Of his road from 12O to 10 600 and
added about slOO.OOO.OOO TO his for
tune
Gladstone began his great Mid
lothian campaign. which upset the
conservative government and put
himself and his party in power, at 50
years of age.
THE best and wisest and most bril-
liant work of one of the ablest of the
popes, Leo XIII, was done after he
was 20 years old, and the wisest and
most benefcent of it after he was so.
The leaders Of our banking system
and the controlling elements in our
financial operations in this country
are all past SO, and most Of them past
60 years of age.
THE speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives, who more than any 9TH
er man who has ever held that posi-
ton dominates legislation, Is 60. The
Acknowledged leaders Of the senate
on the Republican side are Aldrich.
Allison, Frye, Hale, Foraker and
Spooner, all past 60, while on the
T, Democratic side the most astute and
aggressive of them is Senator Morgan
of Alabama, who is past so.
IN the campaigns of 1900, 1902 and
1904, if | may speak of myself, trav-
eled more miles, made more speeches,
spoke more times, indoors and out
doors. in tents, from car platforms. in
groves, and in halls, than any half
dozen men in our state-and am TO-"
The following are cited as well
known men whose powers age has not
diminished:
RUSSELL Wholesale grocer
at Al, went to New York at AZ.
Now SO.
IAN M'LAREN - Did not begin TO
write until he was more than 40.
Published his first book. Beside
the Bonnie Brier Bush" when A.
Now 55
LORD ROBERTS of Kandahar. Preto-
ria. and Waterford-Only a breyet
lieutenant colonel at 40, major gen
eral at 46. lieutenant general at 81,
general at IS, field marshal at 6s.
Now 73.
EMIL LOUBET, President Of France
Obscure member of the French
house Of deputies at 40, senator at
AZ. rainister Of public works at 40,
minister of interior at 81. president
of the senate at 57 president OF
France at 6l. Now CT.
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS Vice
President -elect-Had never held po-
litical Office at 40 United States
senator at As, vice president at So.
DIR, sILAs WEIR MITcHELL-Un-
known to literature at 40, author at
&C.. Now 75.
JOHN d. ROCKEFELLER - Has
heaped up a stupendous fortune
since 40. and is still vigorous head
Of Standard Oil Now 65.
| JOSEPH G. CANNON - Elected
speaker of Congress at age Of &C.
! JOSEPH H. CHOATE.-O Of the
committee Of seventy at 80. made
| ambassador to England at 67.
Now 70.
ANDREW CARNEGIE - Made great
est part Of mis- wealth after 40.
Now 6S.
HENRY GOODMAN POTTER-Made
bishop of New York at SO. Now 10.
4 CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW- Made pres
ident Of the New York Central at
81. United States senator at Ga.
Now II.
~. p. MORGAN-Organized steet
trust at Ca Now S.
WHITELAW REID-NewspapeF man
at 40. Just appointed ambassador
to England at 6S.