The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-17
The Triumph OF Virtue.

A palpable Copperhead. II he be not a
Beveridgian, in Indianapolis, writes rs
scofingly that the forty cocktails said to
have been served at a dinner given by
Vice-President FAIRBANKS in that town
need no justification; the guests had to
have 'em to take off the chill This
contemplate emanation Of a petty soul
may be classified with the attempts to
show that Yellowstone Lake is only three
feet deep. Suppose it were only three
inches deep. Have not women, and men,
too, been drowned in a pail Of milk?
The mattresses of the United States
know true heroism when they see il or
hear of il. They are organizing, and will
do notable work for Mr.. FAIRBANKS; and
the commercial travellers, whose polit-
ical influence is perhaps greater than
that Of any other political machine, on
account Of their wide circulation, their
sociological experience and their suasive
manners, will cooperate heartily. Here
are two vast and potent associations
vowed 10 see that heroism shall no go
unrewarded.
Meanwhile, from Seattle comes ire
fragsble proof Of the opinion Of serious
men and women as to the cocktail legend.
At a Christian Endeavor meeting the
Rev. W. F. WILSON of Toronto, Canada,
where Mr.. FAIRBANKS is perhaps even
more beloved than at home, spoke these
words of praise and hope:
Il am proud Of this great country. and hope
that your hcnored Vice President will At the next
election prove TO be 9 worthy successor Of the great
man nov occupying the chair. Mr.. FAIRBANKS
is adorned with every attribute 20 make him NJ
for the greatest once in the gift OF the American
people"
The nomination was made unanimous
by the big audience" Then the chair
man of the meeting, the Rev. E. L. Dill
LIE Of Oakland, Cal, uttered amid stu
multuous applause" this sentiment:
Our brother from across the border may he
accused Of injecting politics into this Christian
Endeavor meeting, but II 10 lndorse a man for the
Presidency who believes in the purity OF the home.
the overthrowing of vice. the destruction Of the
saloon and the publication OF American citizenship
is to he called politics. then I am willing for the
meeting to 90 on record ~ supporting Mr.. FAIR
BANKS for the Presidency"
The destruction OF the saloon! Let the
ons OF BELIAL, flown with wine, mark
that! Already an irresistible wave Of
buttermilk sweeps over the land.
Millions are already on their way to
visit the ancestral seat Of the Fairbanks
family at Dedham. For two hundred
and seventy years that has been the
capital of the Fairbanks clan. From il
FAIRBANKsEs have swarmed. BY mar
riage and descent they are related to
everybody; and the strong feeling Of
kin is all in favor of him whom the people
love to call Buttermilk CHARLEY.
Through the BBAURIvAaEs he is con-
nected with the DE MoLINEs, DE Mo-
LEYNEs Of MULLINsEs; therefore he is
dear to all the descendants of JOHN
ALDEN and PRISCILLA MULLINS, who
include, we believe, most of the white
population Of the country. He is related
to the KARLsENs, VARENsENs and FAER-
BAxksENs Of the Northwest, to the FITz-
wARRENs OF Normandy and Ireland, to
the CARRoLLs, as his Christian name
CARoLUs shows; to the KLARDAMMs
Of Franconia, to the BELLARIPAs of
Romagna, and intimately and inextri-
cably to the SMITHS of everywhere. A
conservative estimate" Of the Fairbanks
vote due to relationship alone is s,7I2 1854;
and this doesn't take into account the
various pilgrim, pioneer, colonial and
revolutionary organizations.
The fame Of the cocktail legend grows
faint. Pure, healthful, invigorating, the
Buttermilk Boom gurgles on.