The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-20
THE BANKER HAS ARRIVED.
&c. T. Howard Talks About the Banker
Progress in Political Importance.

party of bankers from this vicinity
which left on the early train this
morning for Willmar, where the 7th
district bankers meet in convention
to-day. Mr.. Howard went upon in
vitation of President Baldwin, to
help break the ice and start the ma
chinery at the gathering, and The
Gazette secured the notes for the
address. from which it has borrowed
the paragraphs following.
After quoting Bryan's latest mot,
applied to a reporters impertinent
question, that he had read in his
Caesar that All Gaul is divided into
three parts ''-Bryanlpointedly init
mating that the reporter proved the
contrary Mr.. Howard put Presi-
dent Baldwin in the same class.
Blinded by local prejudice and mis-
led by personal favoritism, Mr.. Bald
win suggested my name for the sac
rifce and | am here.
1t would be easy for me.to occu-
by my Is minutes with. stories of all
stages of favor..and age. And not
through any merit Of mysown. be it
said, but from force of circumstan-
ces. You see, Mr.. Baldwin gets over
the state good bit;.he has the quick
imagination to graspl a point and
the retentive memory tosretain the
tale, and he always returns with an
assortment of some new stories and
others that are renewing their youth
for the benefit of his customers and
patrons. In order that he may not
miss the point, he rehearses them to
his wife; she tells them to me and |
put them all promptly in circulation.
And when Mr.. Baldwin attempts to
tell one of them to his friends, they
listen languidly and say, Why, Char
lie Howard told me that story three
weeks ago.
If you will permit me, / shall
not open wide the chestnut burr to-
day. would far rather spend my
time in the discussion of questions
that are more important than details
of business or modes Of life; those
problems Of citizenship in which we
are all interested, but to which, as a
rule, we give far too little thought.
William Jennings Bryan is quite
widely known everywhere but in
Minnesota. And recently William
has turned his attention away from
his personal political prospects to the
Proverbs Of Solomon. He modestly
admits that most Of them are beyond
his ability for improvement, but
there is one that he thinks he is able
to re-state so that the average bank
er can more readily grasp it. 1t is
this
1.-THE wise man forseeth the evil
and hideth himself; the foolish pass
on and are punished
Bryan words it thus
| The wise man is able to:get ar
idea into his head: the foolish get il
in the neck
/ Il would like to get few ideas
into your heads today, lest you later
| get them in the neck:
/ In colonial days the unquestionec
leadership was with the large plant
er or farmer. Trade was small
commerce weak, manufacturing
feeble and the people instinctively
looked for guidance to the class Of
farmers Of whom Washington anC
jefferson were types After the
revolution their leadership dwindlee
and passed away. They were moi
strong enough to hold it afterltht
country had spread from the feeble
settlements scattered along the sea
Their education, manner of living
and trend Of thought all made il
impossible to retain the leadership
| II know it is the most dangerous
thing in the world in any gathering
| to criticize the farmer. We are al
| from the farm and none of us bu1
one remove from the pillow handle
| The pleasing fragrance of the manure
heap is with us still.
Take this august assembly Of
well dressed, well fed men and look
ing at you one would never guess
that those fingers ever did else bu
count cash and clip. coupons. Blu