The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-09
20 FOR \ ~ OF OUR DEAD
ID NDEf."


Tho recent u~tterances OF Mr. CIeve-
lana giving q back-handcd lick II
all who are standing against the evils
Of the transportation trust. gave grei,
comfort to the Morgans. Rockefeller
I and the Ryans. By the same token *
was read with regret by the thousands
| who had followed his leadership ~
three ~camFaignq and did not heii"v".
III the mighty struggle nov On 70 de-
terminc whether aggregated wealth is
more powerful thar IA people, Mir.
| cleveland would take his stand with
the interests
Below we give place 10 the best
criticism that has been written Of the
former Prcsident-written, too, BY q
gentleman who has given much Of his
life to railroading, ana has no feeling
except to see justice done alike to III"
people ana - the owners Of the rail
roads. We arc not Il. liberty - give
his name, but the article is 50 good
that sc give it place here:
The recent unfortunate uttcranccs Of
Mr.. Cleveland respecting what he has
been pleased 10 term popular clam
or" '~'freuzy.' delirium." etc, are, the
writer thinks, very happily illustrated
by a little story that q certain genial,
wise and witty physician OF Raleigh
loves TO tell.
ron ana Bill the story goes,
= were too small boy playing together
in q room by themselves with t}lelT
mother in IN adjoining apartment and
the door open ctWec them. uddel'
" roarS and screams proceeded froln
one of the boys, while above n din
TanI'G voice, WAS hnIrd G&Cl1ITninP
'.Maw, NAV ! wish You would come
in here 20 make Bill have hiS5elt
every time hit him on the head win
the har-mer, he buStS out a-taWlin."
The Sage Of Princeton seems unfor-
tunately to belong too easily TO that
all too large ana numerous class OF
public men often very wise, earned.
able and even Great-thouSh never
among the greatest Of their kind
who are totally devoid Of humor and
the sense OF il, else would he see tho
utter absurdity Of his present philo-
sophie pose and its incongruousness
with his position IS q Democratic
leader OF the people.
The phrases popular cl2nor,' pop
ular frenzy" popular deliriurn,' etc
i'll become the mOuth Of such a one, |
however well hey may become the
mouth Of others.
Sadly indeed, do we look around us
for a great leader of the people, and
partly great not In mlnd and VIII
alone, but great in his heart and in
tender, gentle sympathy with the
people. |
There comes to us sometimes the |
memory of one such whom we have |
known; and at such Il time there re- |
ours the remembrance of an express
sion used BY the brilliant editor of the |
old Richmond Examiner, John VI.
Daniel, in Confederate days. In one of
his famous and Observation-Disclosures |
editorials deploring the recent wan Of |
bemoaning as its cause the death and
absence of the great soldier who fell |
ut charlottesville. he burst forth in
the passionate EXPLANATIONS:
80 for an hour Of Jackson, @ for
q day Of our dead Dundee"
And 50 today we find ourselves
looking sadly back to q time when u
people were led in political matters
by a man great in heart as we'll as
mind: and We find ourselves reDeat-
the sentiment and almost The
words of the dead editor and saying,
40 for a great, wise, sympathetic
leader Of our peOple-O for Il day of
our dea Zeb Vance"
HeaVen in its mercy give us such 4
one, great in the range Of his broad
outlook upon the affairs OF men, and
keen insight into their motives and
hidden springs of their co2duc-,
greater still in the virtues OF 4
a pure and noble heart, and in
fusion OF intellect and sentiment,
which is the unfailing fountain and
source of that which Disracii declared
TO be the greatest need of the states
Imagination.
HE that hath ears to hear and
would be a leader and pride of his
people, "let him hear