The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-18


neignbor's weaknesses, but he gapes
up ut the great with glamoured eyes
and listens TO their smooth plausible
flies as to the reading of the Gospe
from the pulpit. He belongs to the
largo mass of those who believe, not
to the small class of those who ques
ton. But for the rivalries and
jealousies of superior men which have
kept them always divided into two
parties, the ms and the outs, / imag
inc the masses would have remained
forever sunk in the most helpless, II
the most delightful, slavery-that In
which the slave accepts his lowliness
as a divine ordinance and looks up to
his oppressors and plunderers as hero
leaders. And no doubt, SO long as
the exuberant riches of our country
enable the triumphant class to take
care Of all the hungry who have in
telligence enough to make themselves
dangerous. we shall have no change
except occasional spasms whenever a
large number OF unplaced intelligent
hungry are forcing the full and fat 10
make room for them. How long will
this be?
IL our education did not merely
feed prejudices instead of removing
them, / should say not long. As it is
expect to leave the world as wick
ed and as foolish as I found it," AT
any rate, until the millennium, shall
continue to play the game under the
rules of human nature-instead of un-
der the rules of human ideals. as does
my esteemed friend Scarborough
And i claim that we practical men
are as true and useful servants of our
country and of our fellow men as he
If mon like him are the light. men
Ike Ls are the lantern that shields
- from the alternating winds OF ra-
pccity and resentment.
But in running on about myself
have got away from my point which
was how slight and even fiimsy a
pretense Of fairness will shelter a
IAN in high place-and therefore a
rbank. He will fool the people as
silly as he fools himself" said l.
and more than ever it seemed to me
that / must keep out OF the game
of his administration. My necessity
o: party regularity made 1t impos-
sibe for me to oppose him; my
equal necessity of not outragfng my
sense of the wise, not to speak OF
the decent. made il impossible for
ME to abet him.
At last Woodruff came in person
When his name was brought to me
j regretted that | could not follow my
strong impulse TO refuse 70 see him
But at sight of his big strong body
and big strong face. with its typi-
hum
the cool head, the warm heart. the
amused eyes and lips that could also
harden into sternness of resolution
at sight of this old friend and COM
panion-in-arms, my mind began to
lift and ] felt him stirring in it like
sunshine attacking a fog. Il know
what you've come to say" / began,
but cont say it. / shall keep to
my tent for the present
Then you won't have a tent to
keep to-" retorted he.
Very WELL" said /. MY private
AFFAIR ill give me all the occupa-
ton ~
He ID. The general resigns
from ,mmand of the army to
play box of lead soldiers
That sounds WE'LL" said I. But the
better the analogy. the worse the
logic. I am going out OF the business
OF making and working of gold
bricks and green goods-and that's no
analogy"
Then you must be going to kill
yourself" he replied, for that is
life
Public life-active life." said l.
/ looked toward my two daughters.
whose laughter reached us from their
pony-cart just rounding q distant
curve in the drive.
His gaze followed mine, and he
watched the two children until they
were out OF sight, watched them with
the saddest. hungriest look in his
eyes Guess you're right" he said
grufly.
After silence 1 asked: What's
the news"
A quizzical smile just curled his
lips. and 1t broadened into laus
as he saw my own rather shameface
smile of understanding. Seems {,
me-" said he. that / read somewher
once how king. perhaps it was
emperor. SO hankeYed for the quiet Joy
that he got on the throne and retir'
TO a monastery-and then establish
lines OF post-horses rom his old &C
ital To bring him the news every ha
hour or 80. I reckon he'd hs
taken his job back if he could hay
got it
Il reckon" said Z.
Well said he, "the news is thu
they're about to Gust you from II
craftsmanship of the national comm
lee and from control Of this state
Really" said ]. in an indifferer
tone, slough / felt anything but il
different
Really" said he. Burbank !
-''-ow'~- ont our Oeople thvou~''~-