The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-03
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In Its Various Phases As Viewed by
 CulDepper.

Dreaking out Tn different quarters. and don't mind confessing that l used to be suspicious of man ever ready to sacrifice himself on the altar of the people" However, the preachers have pommelled 1t into me that the world is growing better every day and have to cut out some of the poor opinions of men I used to have. Formerly the true and good patriot when in the travail of patriotism which was putting him somewhat on level with ordinary men. It isn't that way now. A good man discovers that somebody or something is mistreating the people and with the self denial of missionary to the heather he eniists in the cause of the people with firm determination to accept none Dos os patriot to admire. Only there seems to be a great many of him. This dis- covery of highway robbery of the peo- pie on the part of the Rail Roads seems to put the discoverer or discov- erers in a frame of mind" It seems to give them pain. It won't do to sup pose that the Governors office Is the infirmary of healing, for that is sug- gestive of the axe-grinding: It may be true that some men regard the high office as kind of retreat for the fee-
 think the hen has a perfect right to cackle over a new laid egg but she
  the good man trots out the astonishing discovery of some iniquity to the peo- pie he develops a hallucination thai lasts in noise. I feel sorry for him. very vortex of Populism and that was said to be the very parcxysm of weak mindedness. In the old days of Popu. lism 1t was said to be more pregnant of desire for office than otherwise and 1t was thought to be a degradation to which well regulated gentlemen could not aspire. In these latter days of the now birth of Populism gentlemen of the weakest minds are crowding each other. I say weakest minds" because 1t is very proper designation of ultra patriots-these good men who lose sleep over the wrongs to the people and mean to deny themselves the hon. ors and perauisites of office. One cannot ponder the jeremiads of the fresh discoverers without reading, be- tween the lines, how good man can be and how utterly disinterested when the people are the burden of his heart! You never suffered the pains of Popu- lism. Indeed, in the Omaha and Ocala ldays you were regular Saul of Tarsus against us and didn't hesitate to give us Bro. Waldrop's Sermon to Sinners on every occasion. liked you on that account.
 When Saul became Paul he ''ac- lknowledged the corn" and told of lots of his devilment. liked that. l
 
 from these latter day Populists, a con- fession that Populism was right in the beginning and they opposed 1t be cause they knew not what they did pie a greater wrong than the rail roads can possibly do. I read, the other day. that some wicked Republicans had actually busted Democratic Gov the votes! Wasn't that awful?
 But this fine new Populistic zeal against rail roads is liable to bring out confessions Of ignorance I'm afraid literature. I know one or two of oul old speeches already doing disgusting service. Why. you are so tamb-like In the premises, that I'm dreading tc also saving wood and saying moth. inG." He's Baptist enough to make his patriotism wait on the falling oi the drop: Some of these weak minded fellows would rather be right than Governor but the Deacon has 2 good. robust mind.
 The purely disinterested lover of the people cannot afford to be Govern or because he is too liable to think ot remedies just as he surrenders power It's too bad. too bad.
 It seems to me that these fellow! who are all tore up in mind" abou body to herd 'em and take lem, in { body to Capt. Kolb, where having con, fessed to former. and perhaps, en during ignorance. beg him to becom, ing something of his good nature believe he will accommodate them-it they have not already been antlcipat. ed. He used to have a way of declin. yer waiter" so they had better bt careful not to use the waiter I think the Captain Is the logical candidate oi revived Populism. I'm too old now nd hnX fnA share of service without pay, and don't care to take chances where there Is possibility of Colorado Republican methods. It begins to look like the rado methods against these mouthS lovers of the people. It isn't wrong tC count out" objectionable fellows Some good Baptists have been knowr you the truth. never had much stand ing with those Baptists who did
 think they had a poor opinion of z man who was so simple as to think a Christian.
 That. naturally leads me to consider a late suggestion of wealth or money being represented a. Democratic When we speak of labor" in thi country we mean niggers and we al could understand if 1t were suggested I nigger. however. is so persistent! Democratic, enfranchised or disfran chised. dead or alive. that under som, name hell dominate the councils O the Party. It is possible he'll be ex cluded as population" and admitted al wealth" When he gets there unde the name of money he's going to talk We, Baptists. In our large convoca tions have messengers" or delegate upon the money basis. And thos messengers have come to be the "whol thing. Lord. Lord. how money talks under such circumstances. You'v heard the old story of how Jefferson got some valuable ideas from one O our Baptist churches. Turn about | fair play and the Democrats can learl the money basis of representation from us. I don't think they can learl 1t from the Hardshells.
 who represents mere men will be small potato-at least, that Is Baptis experience.
 Maybe SO, as the Democrats ar drifting to Populism the Baptists ma, follow suit and get back to old GUS toms. Why, 1t used to be that whel we invited fellow into the church w oollared him right on the threshold an' made him give an account of himsel
 Now, the preacher holds a littl secret confab with the convert anC reports him anxious for water. w actually water him on hearsay. Som churches are a little lax about wate and don't seem to need 1t much II their business and we are getting t. be a little lax about the parties to b. water.