New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-03-18
Celebrated Exploit.

incidents in the life Of Mr.. Fairbanks
was that of jumping into lake and
saving the life of a waitress. The ex-
plot has been celebrated in song and
story. 1t made the vice president at
once the favorite of all the waitress
ladies, cook ladies and wash ladies in
the nation. If they could vote there
would be no question of the result
The act had SO fine flavor of TO-
seminaries and readers of Laura Jean
Libbey were melted into raptures. If
they could hold a national convention
the nominees would be something like
this:
For President-Charles Warren Fair
banks of Indiana.
For Vice Observation-Disclosures Pear
son Hobson Of Alabama.
Platform-Vote the all hero ticket.
But, alas, romance and politics never
did go together. 1t now looks as though
somebody would be named who never
did anything more heroic than saving
his home delegation.
When Mr.. Fairbanks was boy he
was once in danger of drowning him
self and was rescued by a playmate.
Perhaps he thought he owed it to the
world to preserve a life in return. In
the language Of the Sunshiners:
If somebody saves your life,
Pass it on.
BE a hero in the strife.''
Pass it on
Into fame if you would break
Then the li1nelight neer forsake;
Drag waitress from lake.
Pass it on.
The first Office ever held by Mr.. Fair
banks was that Of United States sena-
tor. Soon after going to the upper
house he was unanimously elected to
succeed Daniel W. Voorhees, as the Of
fetal and only Tall Sycamore Of the
Wabash" l do not know the exact
qualifca tons for this ancient and hon
orable title except that the holder must
be a Hoosier and a statesman and must
approximate seven feet in height. Fair
banks was next elected vice president
after Uncle Joe Cannon had broken at
least one commandment and cracked
the atmosphere in declining it.
A Native Buckeye.
Mr., Fairbanks was born in Ohio.
This fact would doubtless make him
president were there not so many other
Ohio candidates in the field. Taft, Har-
mon and Foraker are all native Buck
eyes, and Tom L. Johnson, although
not born in the state, made up for the
deficiency as soon as possible.
Geographically the District of Column
bia borders on Maryland and Virginia,
but politically it is adjacent to Ohio
This is but another way Of saying that
Ohio is next.
Indiana, with all her famous sons,
including novelists, poets, playwrights
and 'Tall Sycamores," has only man
aged to squeeze out one president, and
he was born in Ohio. Charles Warren
Fairbanks is now trying to follow in
the footsteps Of Benjamin Harrison
and, considering the build Of the two
men, should have no trouble in doing
so. You never can tell by the length Of
q IudL . 1cSS, uOWSV6I. uOW ldSL lie can
go in a political foot race.
If presidents were elected by the
yard Fairbanks would have all COM
petitors beaten at least foot; if they
were chosen by the pound Taft would
have every other head hitting the CELL
ing, but if measured by the size of the
present occupant of the White House,
where, oh, where is the man to fill the
bill?
Fairbanks is fifty-fve years old and
is reputed to be a millionaire. His en-
emies are disposed to ask where he
got it, which in this age Of trusts and
horse trading politicians is very en-
barrassing question. If most mem bers
Of the United States senate had that
query put to them the stiffness of the
grave would be noisy compared to the
ensuing silence.
Popular at College.
One of the brightest spots in the life
Of Charles Warren Fairbanks is his