The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-02-24

spolieq Dy the niagn1ilcent victory he
won, as editor Of Golfers Weekly, over
Town Topics, Fads and Fancies, and.
Colonel Mann. Everybody thought
highly Of him as one of the most cour-
sageous men iii his profession, and also
one of the most sure of his facts and
best prepared to substantiate them by
proof. But now he has charged upon
the newspapers, like some Don Quixote
attacking the windmill At the Hudson
theatre. Mr.. Hapgood charged that
every New York newspaper was core
.rupt, He didn't f1lince matters at all,
nor beat about the bush, but gave names
.pllnply and squarely, and gave specific
cases. Now, some people believe all
the time, that the editors of our big
newspapers sometimes publish things,
not entirely for the public good, but oc-
.casiionaily for d little profit for tl1en1-
selves. Who can tell the inner motives
that animate. the editors when they pen
their articles, but we prefer TO believe
that all Our great newspaper men are
serving the public sincerely as their,
best judgment tells them. We are too
apt to judge people harshly who hold
different views from our own, and par
ties whose minds are filled with one
idea are usually given to elevating that
above all others in considering public
questions and the men who are connect
ed with public affairs Mr. Hapgood,
as editor, and the newspaper he edits,
Golfers Weekly, have been campaign
ing for sometime against patent nedi-
|cines, and Mr. Hapgood and his neWspa-
per evidently consider that any publish
Ter Inserting advertisements commend
ing these nostrunls perforce influences
his editor as to silence5on the subject;
but that doesn't follow by any manner
#of means. Ss
Mr. Hapgood also took shy at
President Roosevelt, accusing him of
Many seem nowadays to be
disposed to- fling at Mr.. Roosevelt so
far as they dare. having in view his
wonderful popularity Mr. Hapgood
seems to think that Mr.. Roosevelt, fay-
ling profound sense of his own stand
ing and position. takes advantage of it
to beat down all who challenge his
statements. This is common practice
among politicians of importance and
very wealthy men 1t is a very promi-
|iient trait of what are called the ire
spectacle class, that they think their
word should count for everything and
the other fellows word for nothing
Bit MIR. Roosevelt IS inpetuoi,s, of
strong convictions and fearless in ex-
pressing them, and when he wants any
thing he wants it very much; and SO
when he meets opposition he is apt to
fling himself at it without stopping to
choose his words, and in his heat says
things which in his cooler moments he
doesn't hold, and really thinks he never
said. Mr.. Hapgood was comparing him
to Lincoln That wasn't fair. Nobody
can be compared with Lincoln; but we
must remember that when Lincoln was
living he had more defractors and as
Esailants than any other man that has,
I'sinee his death, lived in any public po-
sition in this country. The little sac-
cusatiorls, irluendoes, Stirmises and de-
ductions against President Roosevelt
are bit heabites to those that were
hurled at Lincoln SO constantly that the
air was fairly saturated with them. And
with all that there was such stream
tot vile public abuse that it was fairly
tsickenilg.
The Rev. Hugh Bircthead has ac-
cepted the rectorship of St. Georges
Protestant Episcopal church in Stuyve-
SAINT square, which was resigned by the
great DIR. Rainsford Mr.. Birckhead is
young man, and there are many who
fear he is not strong enough for the
position St. Georges IS the largest
Episcopal or Protestant church in the
city, having 5000 members, and is a
yeritahle hive of varied lines of work,
all at high pressure. Rainsford was, a
giant, but the work broke down his
health, and the famed rector Of ST.
Georges is now seeking recuperatiori in
the shadow Of the pyramids. Mr.. J
Pierporit Morgan, who has been the
great financial backer of the enterprise
from the time SIT Georges was built
mp from flothingiless into abnormal
strength. selected Mi. Brckhead, be-
lieves id him and will sustain him SO
far as money goes. But that isn't all
that is required
1t IS very evident that the city will
have to take over all the ferry lines
on the East river. The two bridges
over the river thes old BROOKLYN bridge
land the Williamsburg bridge have
simply killed the profit earning Of the
ferry lines, and the companies running
them are practically bankrupt, there not
being profit enough in the traffic to
much more than pay expenses, and on
some OF the routes not effough to do
even that
When the bridges between the two
mot in working order are built and
opened To traffic, there will be scarcely
any travel at all OH the boats, not even
on the Fulton ferry. which has been
a big money maker these many years,
and from the start. Already some OF
The East river lines have taken off night
boats SO sparse IS the traffic. The dock
commissioner thinks that eventually the
/ city will have to run them, and ii is
advocated that there be no ferrage
charged. This Is the style that London
ferry boats are run on, the theory be-
ing that The city Is profited BY bringing
people to it in order that they NAV
spend their money within its limits. IT
will take a pile Of money to make the
ideal however. probably about $4,000
600 for the plant. and the annual de-