The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-17

TO their happiness. The cry of man
overheard" few ripples, few
tears: the sailing on, with the surface
of the water smooth again and the
faces keen and bright.
Woodruff wrote urging; then he
sent telegram altar telegram. Still
/ procrastinated; for all the effect his
letters and telegralls had upon me,
might as well have left unopened. My
final answer was: Act as you would
II / were dead"
Probably, what had given my pes
simism it's somberest tone was the at
titude of the public toward Burbank's
high appointments. / had confidently
predicted that filling all the high of
fees with men who had no interest
but the interests" men who were no
toriously the agents and servants of
the great Campaign contributors.
would cause a public outcry that could
not be ignored. The opposition press
did make perfunctory criticisms; but
nowhere was there a sign that the
people were really angered.
l got the clew to this mystery from
my gardener, who prided himself on
being strenuously of the opposition
party. What do you think of the new
administration? said l when | came
upon him one morning at the rhode
dendron beds.
Much better than / allowed" said
he. "Burbanks's got good men around
him"
You approve of his cabinet"
"Of course. they're all strong party
men. / like a good party man.
like a man that has convictions and
principles, and stands up for en-"
Your newspapers say some pretty
severe things about these men,
$50 1 read said he. but you know
how that is, Mr.. Sayler. They've got
to pound 'em to please the party. But
nobody believes much he sees IN the
newspapers. Whenever / read an
item about things l happen to know,
it's all wrong. And / guess they don't
get it any nearer right about the
things 1 don't happen to know. Now,
all this here talk of there being so
many millionaires-I don't take no
kind of stock in it,
MOP" said l.
Of course some's poor, and some's
rich-that's got to be. But l think It's
all newspaper lies about these big for
tunes and about all the leading men
in politics being corrupt. 1 know it
amt SO about the leading men in
my party, and l reckon there amt no
more truth in it about the leading
men of your'n. l was saying to my
wife last night: It's all newspaper
lies says I, just like the story they
printed about Mrs. Timmins clipping
With Maria Wilmerding's husband
When she had only went over to Rab
bit Ford folks to visit her married
'aughter.' No, they can't fool me
hem papers,
That's one way of looking at it.
laid l.
It's horse sense" says he
And I've no doubt that to the aver |
lge citizen, leading a small, quiet life |
nd dealing with affairs in corner |
grocery retail, the stupendous fact |
If accumula tions of wealth and whole |
sale, far-and-wide purchases of the |
politicians, the vast system OF |
bribery. with brides adapted 10 every /
taste and conscience, seem impossi- |
bilities, romancings of partizanship |
and envy and sensationalism Nor /
can he understand the way superior |
men play the great games, the heart
essness of ambition, the cynicism OF
political and commercial prostitution,
and the sense of superiority to the
egal and moral codes which comes to
men with success.