The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-07
God, thanks are due to our representa-
tive institutions"

Our Faith In the. Dollar.
Great and strong! Great and
strongn' Tolstoy pounced upon my
commonplace almost before it was ut
tered. "Who besides your silly futile.
politicians says you are great and
strong? l grant you were great ana
trong in the days of Emerson and
Thoreau. but to-day you place your
trust in armies and in the treasure
that is in your vaults. Great and
strong! Oh! think not. A nation.
like nm Individual. Is only strong by
the faith that is in 1t, and to-day J
almighty dollar. A mans work Is the
reflection Of a mans soul. "A mans
soul is his conception Of his Maker,
the Supreme Being. OF course do not
know, but think that tho rude iu-
ages OF the Indians of which you
spoke are more grateful to Deity thaa
your rushing railways ana your neYcr-
resting factories, which have enslaved
the freest people. At least the Indians
had some vague idea Of eternity and
Of q God, and with rude, trembling
fingers tried~to incorporate it. but you
think only Of time, and Of big men,.
In his earnestness the Count now
rose and. forgetting his Well-ntgh
| fourscore years, walked up and down
Ibis study with the stride Of young
man.
Thanks for the Past.
| prosperity, prosperity" he. repeat
ed "What shameful plea that is
which your American platform makers
address to the voters. They do not
say, We will give you an honest. right
! eous government but they say, ell
make you all fat and sleek. II you
vote for me you Will have double
1 chin!' And no one arises to say. What
will your full dinner pals profit you II
while gorgng your bellies you lose
| Your immortal souls| Then tho
| Count stopped and gazed at the photo-
| graphs which adorn his study, speak,
| ing likenesses that were Of Emerson,
Thoreau, Claiming: Bryan, Henry
George and tho late Ernest Howard
| Crosby
Z. "Oh! I thank you for what your
country has given the world In the
| lives Of these men. ! thank you for
what you have given us In the past.
But in the future have my fears. ]
4 see no one to follow In their footsteps
! There were tears in the Counts eyes
4 MS he spoke Of his love and affection
I. for these great Americans. or Mr..
Bryan's visit to.the farm be spoke with
II BTaLiIuue. toul AoA s'iol VIZ y -.
statesmen he made 1t quite clear that
they are outside tile Tolstoian pale. I
.'The fall of America!" he continued
. .'yVhen / see the deserted shrines OF
your forofathers, think 1t Will come
more swiftly than came the fall Of
: Rome. We OF Russia have Of late been
punished for our coyetous designs upon
7 the lands md the wealth OF ourneigh
: bors but with what mercy and ten,
derness we were punished! ! canno'
:, but think that the great Judge kne"
! that at heart the Russian people were
4 not guilty OF covetousness. That they
. blindfo!ded md bound, We're led on bS
: the score CT misguided or wicked men
+ and so 1T seemed right that our pun
should be tempered Will
{ mercy. But you stole the Philippines
q or at tho best paid another rohber u
0 give IN his claim. and your people y
] the polls have time and again sane
I toned tho theft hope the.sf are OK
tenuatng circumstances that vii
h speak for you, but ! confess SCI
: nome"
. Leaders IIoprlessly Misguided.
- Then, with an acrobatlc menta
a jlmp, the Count returned to the Rus
4 sian situation. Here his pronunciation
Il of the leading men OF all the partie
d was qui@e as sweeping and much les
q courteous than had Nbeen his charae
4 terization of our political leaders -
ri America, Then for enc moment nj