The Washington herald., 1907-04-06

We have heretofore evidenced high
regard for the latter-day sayings and
Illuminating ramlnations of Mr. John
Lawrence sullivan. erstwhile champion
heavyweight pugilist of the world, and
present heavyweight philosopher Mr.,
Sullivan is a Democrat by nature and a
radical by reason OF environment and
early training He believes la straight
iabs. quick uppercufs. and knockouts. lie
Is an ant-molIycoddle OF the anti-moliy-
GOODIES. and sets great store by the physi-
cal examples of Ajax, Hercules. Goliath.
Samson, ct al
Advancing years have crowned the old
warriors head with snowy whiteness, but
clothed his intellect with greater dignity
and much greater calm. Statesmen rave
and imagine vain things. but MIR Sullivan
possesses his soul in patience and quietly
views events mentally far from the mad
ding crowd iguoble strife away. Nomi-
nations 70 the Ananias Club disturb not
the sweet and mellow serenity of his
happier days. and his conclusions and ad-
/ justments of affairs are marked by sober
reflection and mature analysis.
Just nov MI N'Aft4ANttAt ~ - +ttE 49, -
his studied estimate Of Gov. Hughes. OF
New York Mr. Sullivan seems first 10
have taken note Of Gov. Hughes when he
learned that the gentleman had been
designated IAN animated feather buster,
a feather dusteT,' observes this rare
philosopher. lis not to blame for being
feather buster. No more 80 than a sirl
baby is 20 blame for being girl The
point is, being a feather buster, be an
animated one while you are about it.
Were Socrates. Confucius. or any other
ancient and well-approved authority upon
matters Of such import alive to-day and
assembling the wisdom of the ages into
/ ringing sentences pregnant with well-in-
/ tentioned meaning, not one could state s.
superb rule Of conduct more happily
In his own way, Mr. sullivan reaches the
ultimate height Of dispassionate reason
ing. and lays down i'm red-blooded Eng
fish golden rule the following Of which
leads TO perfect success in this life:
Take il from John l.. this man IS no gutter.
Hes got the real fighting face. al right The
minute I locked hum over ] saw il. I've sized up
many d man at the ringside and net liable %
Z
TOYS viii never lee down IN Eight. Strikes nae he
Hsust De- good ST foofwork too
/ Il looked az him as I've looked at mann man
Of his size and bigger. but I got the shiyers when
he trained Those hig. cold eyes on me. SAYS / 20
myself, This here fellers st EN- al skinned a
mile ia the siziHs-up game. He's got Cm beat the
moment ne puts eyes en-.
wow, take John LIS tip: ANY man that goes
+ into The ring With GOV Hughes viii be taking the
c0uut By the fifth round. aud hail the gong with
/ yelp Of iW. If there's yellow streak IN his body.
/ there amt any microscope that vonld discover it.
Here's What he said to me after looking al me
steadily fer a minnie and shaking my hand; John,
tlorc are times J gisf had your constitution
I Now what do you think ID thats'
The old gladiators words ring true,
| He presents the governor OF the Empire
State with "a certificate of character which
he no doubt richly deserves. and which
( il he has followed the mental gyratious
I OF Mr. sullivan as we have followed them
/ be win accept with due appreciation OF
! the source from whence it comes. It is
the verbal estimate of "a mellow philoso
pher-long may he wave aud philoso
/ phize-and it is not 60 be less lightly con
sidered and appreciated because it come,
I dressed up in plain clothes, rather than
rhetorical fancy dress
Mr.. Hughes is great possibility in thi,
land There is an evident future of iarg,
and expansive endeavor open before him
/ AR Sullivan finds him mo gutter" Al
admirable attribute. and one well caIcu
lated to win him much favor in the eye
of all his felloW-c1untrymeu.