Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-13

IL SO happened that these books were
works of that great democrat, Thomas
Jefferson, and Mr.. White began to
learn something of the real history of
his country. These he said made him
democrat and where, oh where,
could he have gotten his democracy
from purer fountain. He is there
fore pure Jeffersonian democrat and
it is needless to say that these volumes
picked up on the CORY field of battle he
still retains and prizes most highly.
Two years after his enlistment Mr..
White came home on furlough. 1t
was then that he persuaded his younger
brother Louie to go with him. Louie
had not reached the required age but
had lived in America longer and was
accepted. Mr.. White promised his
mother to take good care of Louie and
thereby gained her consent and there
upon is story we did not get from
Mr.. White but true one Just the
same.
1t was in fierce battle before At
lanta that Louie White lost his life. A
battle in which one-third of the regi-
ment in which were the White boys,
lost their lives in q minutes. When
the retreat had been made and the for
tifications again reached, Fred White
missed his brother Louie. Ever mind
full of the pledge to his mother, ever
mindful of a brothers. love and sons
duty Fred White threw down his gun
and started to where the retreat had
begun. The distance was not great
but led through cornfeld. This was
on the 21st day of July, 1864. The
rebel bullets flew so thick that the corn
was literally moved down as if by a
scythe. But Fred White went on with
but a single thought, to make good his
promise to his mother. The rebel bull
lets whistled all about him but by some
miraculous cause none harmed him.
Within short distance of the rebel
front he found the dead body of his
brother. He picked it up and started
to retrace his steps. The rebel soldiers
when they observed the act ceased
shooting and cheered the man on his
way and Fred White, when the war
was over, when peace had been de-
clared, was obliged to return to his
mother while the loved son and brother
rested in grave in the enemy's land.
But such is the result of war and per-
haps when Mr.. White made his ia
nous peace speech in congress he had
in mind something of this experience.
SETTLED DOWN ON FARM
Mr.. White returned to his home in
1865. In 1866 he married Lydia Betz,
purchased forty acres of land where he
now resides and began the task of pay
ing for it. He succeeded and the
original forty has grown until now it
covers an area of $40 acres, all well
improved and we'll stocked.
HIS EDUCATION
Mr.. White went to school ten months
all told. These months were in
country school and spread out over
period of four years. But that little
amount was an inspiration. He did
not give up his studies. Born with an
iron constitution, for thirty years he
worked on the farm while it was day,
and read and studied during the night.
During his younger life he never felt
the need of sleep and while others
slept Fred White read. For thirty
years following the war he did not
average more than four hours sleep
out of each twenty-four. While Others
slept. the midnight oil was burned at
Whites, his rugged constitution en-
abled him, and his ambition to know.
prompted him to study until he is con-
ceded one of the best read men in the
state. Indeed upon practical ques-
tions, upon economic problems and all
that pertains to the farmer he stands
at the head of the list in the Union.
NOT A POLITICIAN
Mr.. White is not professional poll
tician. He knows very little about the
practical workings of politics; he is
just a farmer and if elected governor
ne will be the farmers governor
He has been in congress one term.
While there he delivered speech on
the tariff that is still considered au-
thority upon that ever present ques-
ton. That speech was printed in six
different languages and 5000, 600 copies
put in circulation. No other tariff
argument ever came near equaling its
circulation. 1t is a real classic.
Josiah Quincy, mayor of Boston and
chairman of the literary bureau Of the
national committee during the presi-
dental campaign following the deliv-
cry of this speech, said that there
were five times as many copies of this
speech sent out as all others together.
1t is real masterpiece and if you have
never read it you should do SO at once.
| THE FARMERS CANDIDATE
Iowa has had three great governors
under whose administrations some
thing was accomplished for the com
mon people. Larrabee, Boies, Cum
minis. Two of these were large land
owners and knew the needs of the ag-
riculturai population.
| This year Iowa has candidate for
governor who is not only land owner
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