New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-05

to quell tumult in convention and
quite another to do it in the United
States. When Wall street is yelling on
one side and the people on the other,
1t takes pretty big man to be heard
above the roar
Judge Gray is neither so old nor SO
frisky as Uncle Joe Cannon; be is not
so eloquent as Bryan; he is not so
globular as Taft. and he is not so full
OF whiskers and conscious rectitude as
Hughes. He never saved mattresses
and drank buttermilk. like Fairbanks;
he never ran political machines, like
Cortelyou. he never defed the light
nings of Roosevelt. like Foraker. and
he never walked all over the railroads.
like Hoke Smith and La Toilette. Nei
ther has he conducted three cent fare
crusades, like Tom Johnson. nor re-
versed brutal Republican majorities.
like Yon Yonson. He never sent
grafterS to Jail. like Joe Folk, nor did
things to the trusts. like Philander Knox
and Judson Harmon. Possibly it is for
these reasons that he does not regard
himself seriously as presidential can
didate. Yet he did help to settle mo-
mentous labor strike, and he did rem
der service to Industrial and interna-
tional peace. Moreover, he killed the
force bill, as before mentioned-liter-
ally talked it to death. These deeds
entltle him to respectful considerable
The man who does his work with as
little noise as possible; whose constant
concern is not to get into the limelight
and exalt himself; who is willing sim
ply, quietly and honestly to stand for
the truth he sees, despite it's effects on
his own fortunes. and with whom char
acter counts for more than place or
fame. is still. as he has ever been, the
salt of the earth. This does not mean
that he is to possess even semblance
Of the spirit of the reactionary or aris-
tocrat. The true man, who sees whole
and Is public spirited, will be neither
1t only means that he is not to be an
applause hunter, self advertiser and
self seeker. The world, and Ameri-
ca especially, needs genuine men.
The prayer of this age should be that
Of the poet:
God give us MEN
Every forward step of the race has
been led by some man who was big
enough to forget himself and his petty
interests and prejudices and who was
clear sighted enough to see the truth
of given situation. Such men are
moved not by desire for place, but by
love of God and man, by spiritual i'm
pulse, if you please. That Is the sort
of divinely led leader this nation wants
right now. Outside Of any question of
party or of this interest or that inter
est. we need chief who is not think
ing so much of the galleries or of serv-
ing class as he is of keeping true to
his own soul and the soul of things.
That characterization may not fit
George Gray Or any other candidate in
the field. Possibly it does not-at least
wholly. 1t requires really big man
to meet the requirements. But that
does not change the fact that America
needs such man, and needs him in
the year 1908.
Man Of Sterling Character.
However far Judge Gray may be
from this ideal. he at least has shown
enough sterling character to make the
American public measure and weigh
him while choosing it's next chief mag
istrate. There Is every indication that
the voters are going to scrutinize can
didates this year little more closely
than ever before. They owe it to them
selves and to the future that they do
this. If the parties are not moved by
the same spirit in making their nomi-
nations, they are booked for some sur
prises. The presidency of the United
States is a big Office, the most impor-
tant on this planet. The people are en-
titled to big man for the place, not
simply big in words and in popular
poses, but big in outlook. big in loyalty
to truth and big in soul.
In this year of our Lord every Ameri-
can voter owes it to himself and to his
country to attend the primaries and to
help in choosing the nominees. then of
scrutinizing the tickets still more close
" before deciding on his choice in No
vember. 1t is for the purpose of as
sisting in the study of the eligible list
Of candidates that articles such as this
are written, and it is with the same
object in view, that they should be
read.
Admired by Elem of Affairs.
Judge Gray has shown himself worthy
Of this sort of study. He is one of the
few men that have gained a large
support among both capitalists and
workingmen. His character and rec
ord have long won him admiration
among men of affairs. His conduct of
the coal strike commission gained him
support from the laborers.
Judge Gray's opponents charge that
he is reactionary; that he is the can
didate of special interests. This is one
of the matters that must be scruti-
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