Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-09

soIemnly assured me that no ma
ever attained distinction in the senat
who had not entered that body befor
he was 35 years of age.
Commodore Vanderbilt at 70 wa
worth about $17,OO0,OOO. At that tim
he saw the possibility of railroad con
struction and extension. He begal
with a railroad 120 miles long, witt
stock selling at IS, and bonds sellin,
at $50 on the 800. Between the age
of 70 and SO he increased the mile
age OF his road from 120 to 10000 ant
added about $10O.0O0,OO0 to his for
tune.
Gladstone began his great Mid
lothian campaign, which upset thu
conservative government and pu
himself and his party in power, at 81
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 70 years old, and the wisest and
most beneficent Of it after he was 80
1.-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 So. The
acknowledged leaders of the senate
on the Republican side are Aldrich,
Allison, Frye, Hale, Foraker and
Spooner, all past 60, while on the
/ Democratic side the most astute and
aggressive Of them is Senator Morgan
of Alabama, who is past so.
I'm 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 At.
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 brevet
lieutenant colonel at 40, major gen.
eral at 46, lieutenant general at 81,
general at So, field marshal at GO.
Now 70.
EMIL LOUBET, President of France
Obscure member of the French
house Of deputies at 40, senator at
AZ, minister of public works at 40,
minister of interior at "a, president
of the senate at 81, president of
France at 81. Now 67.
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS Vice
President -elect-Had never held po-
litlcal Office at 40. United States
senator at As, vice president at SO.
DR.. SILAS WEIR MITCHELL-Un-
known to literature at 40, author at
60. Now rs.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER - Has
heaped up stupendous fortune
since 40, and is still vigorous head
of Standard Oil. Now Go.
JOSEPH G.. CANNON - Elected
speaker of Congress at age of &c.
JOSEPH H. CHOATE-One of the
committee of seventy at 80, made
ambassador to England at 81.
Now 70.
ANDREW CARNEGIE - Made great
est part Of mis- wealth after 40.
Now 68.
HENRY GOODMAN POTTER-Mad
bishop Of New York at 50. Now 70.
CHAUNCBY M. DEPEW-Made pres
ident of the New York Central at
81, United States senator at Ga.
Now II.
J. p. MORGAN-Organlzed steet
trust at Ga. Now 6S.
WHITELAW REID-Newspaper man
at 40. Just appointed ambassador
to England at 6S.