The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-27

a better cause. 1t Is my way OF in-5
.dulging myself" he said.
Mr.. Lawson admits that a millionaire
is nothing, unless he does something.
He ought to know, for he has made a
million over night. He would rather
his name would live as a common bene-
factor than as q donator of libraries,
or sponsor Of enfeebled colleges.
And he considers that If he succeeds
in breaking John d. Rockefeller n
the system, his name will not only be
forever written@in the memory of Wall
sion, as broad as liberty itself, n
his achievement M of the greatest
since the martyred Lincoln deprived
the southern planters of their property
In the shape of human lives.
Mr. Lawson is not eloquent. His
voice is dry, and he is compelled to
speak in a conversational tone, but IL
be no greater. Men leaned forward to
hear his words. and he is n man who
canno talk toe long.
On his Iowa trip MI. Lawson showed
how well he likes publicity. Tuesday
morning he arose shortly after 8 O'clock,
just as his train was leaving Omaha,
He asked for the papers and read with
great interest what a been said about
him. He can read a paragraph at a
time and absorb it all. Wednesday
mornings Omaha Bee was given to him
and he turned over the pages hurriedly
There was not n single line Of type
in the paper about his address at Fair
bury. The other papers had two col
umnS each.
had evidently hoped for a copious mem
ton in the republican organ of Nebras-
ka. But Editor R~osewater's reporters
We're either asleep, or the editor-in-chief
had determined to show his disapprovai
of "Frenzied Finance" by failing to
mention the Fairbury address.
There was a sequel to this, which
was a trif1e partial to notice in the
papers. When a representative of the
Omaha Bee stepped on the platform of
Mr.. LaWSon's private car at Missouri
Valley and introduced himself to Ed
ward insolvency, Mr.. Lawson's. prl-
vate secretary, the first greeting which
the Bee correspondent received was the
Ing as he had printed nothing in the
morning paper. He tried to explain, but
failed.
A few minutes later the correspond
ent met Lawson. He was introduced
as a Bee. representative. Strengthening
up to his full height n looking down
upon the gentleman who represented
GuWdIu iAOSeWdlcI > paper, Lie aulAO1
of "FrenZied Finance" said:
ooh, yes, you are the man who did
not mention that we were in the state"
well, Mr.. Lawson, I was not there"
meekly responded the reporter, shocked
but not entirely squelched-
Il realize that you were not-you
must nave been absent" coolly an
swered Mr.. Lawson, with a touch of
kindly sarcasm
This desire for "newspaperiety," may
be taken to indicate two things. Mr..
Lawson may want advertising for per-
sonal reasons, in the event he is work.
ing a gigantic manipulation in securi-
ties. But, as / was by this time thor
oughly "Lawsonized," I take it he de-
sires to ave his addresses well reported,
that his gospel be spread among the
people.
after ALL" ne said to a little group
of newspaper men at Missouri Valley.
'if the people can't hear me, you know
what to say. They will read it, and
that is where the good is done"
Mr.. Lawson's plan to break up the
system is not a political doctrine at all
it may be a little later. He says he
has no time to even think of accepting
political honors should he be nomi-
mated and elected to high office as a
reward for his good work
Some queer ideas, has this Lawson of
Boston abou what he should do with
his money. He seems to think he is do
ing just the right thing with it. He has
a wonderful amount of sense in dispos-
ing of it. He said he could not con
scientiously give q hack driver who
happened to be taking him to a depot, a
large fee for the haste he had made on
the trip, because the fellow was just as
apt to take the money and get drunk
go home and abuse his wife and do ar
=, q =, I n v, Of u 90 ~, oc he. woe r.
take it and pay a monthly installment
on his furniture. He believes it to be
a very difficult thing to dispose of mo.
ney, but When opportunity offers, anC
he knows the money is sure to be right.
lyused, the Boston millionaire shows he
has had a message from Mars or some
other planet and gives generously.
A number Of his party were sitting or
the rear end Of the train the Other
evening, and one Of those self sacrifc
ing women of the Salvation ARM
wearing a straw bonnet, INC jinglins
an instrument to the music Of which NJ
less a person than Cleopatra danced
stepped to the platform, and asked
quietly:
Gould you help a ~little?"
She probably did not know whom sh'
was addressing. Mr.. Lawson quickl,
laid three bills in the tamborine
enough to- pay all the obligations Of tn
local army and lay in rations TO
months, administer to many a sick per
son., or send flowers to dozens of bed
sides, and furnish hundreds Of bowls O
soup to the weary Wanderers-$300.
Wherefore, earnest, exalted, inWardl,
illuminated, magnetic, gentle and affec
tomato, millionaire, and nan times
millionaire, Thomas w. Lawson seem
ed to me, just what he said he was
a patriot.
I decided to heartily endorse the sen
timent of an old man, feeble and war
who craWled upon the platform wher
Mr.. Lawson was speaking at Fairbury
and, grasping the speaker by the hanC
said:
You mean a brighter and better da
for US all, God bless you, Thomas W
Lawson of Boston,"
.. A Famous Book.
Messrs. Harper Bros, New Yorl
have hapn telling of the circunstance