Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
Outside Point of View

Just why it was so ordained is q
puzzle, but is is true in the extreme.
that no successful reformer exists. un-
less he is a radical of the most pro-
nounced type. This is true of mat
tiers political as we'll as religious. of
morals as we'll as ethics. The conserve
ative with all of his common sense, his
logic and his practical methods fails.
While the extremist, in thought. lang
uaSe and action, moves the masses and
accompishes results. A good preacher,
once remarked to the writer. eff I
wanted to get my name in the papers
an would have to do, would be to
preach radical unorthodox sermon.
and my enemies and the newspapers
would do the rest" And how true this
remark was, is easily suggested when
one thinks of the very few familiar
names the public know as "big preach
ers Henry w. Beecher became the
pest known of Americans occupying a
pulpit by his startling remarks. Tall
mage was another similar case. This
is no attempt to disparage the ability
and usefulness of these men. When
ftenry Ward Beecher opened his SER
mon with the remark, its as hot as
nell today" and then qualified it by
saying, at least so one Of my parish
loners remarked" and this followed by
sermon on profanity, why Henry
ward Beecher got that sermon before
thousands of readers of daily papers.
men that never entered a church door
In congress, pitchfork Tillman prob
ably receives more attention both
from the visitors in the gallery. and
reporters in their place than any other
one senator Our Senators Dolliyer and
cuminins are today quoted the length
and breadth of the land simply because
their attitude and language has ceased
to be conservative. In ante-bellman
days the abolitionist of the north and
the fire-eater of the south commanded
public attention to the exclusion of all
others. Roosevelt owes much of his
reputation to his radicalism and ex-
IRENE views and language It's a tru-
ISM, public man to be successful must
create and have powerful enemies.
I'VE, love Blaine for the enemies ne
has made" King Edward has moved
lelsurely and quietly thru life. hardly
exerting the little power given him bv
the English people, with the result of
| --o >NAAN7A'NASo q NCly ordinary SORT
of a man. The German emperor became
famous as "a great man" inside of a
year after his fathers death. simplv
because. ne said and did things out of
the ordinary
Perhaps the medical profession
furnishes the strongest proof of this
Claim. that to become noted, not to saw
notorious all that Is necessary is to saw
all men should be chloroformed at 60"
and DIR. Osler becomes so we'll known
that a new word Is coined "Oslerized''
VIII be in the new encyclopedias The
new Emmanuel movement which MS now
gaining thousands Of adherents and
converts, will give the originators a
tame equal to Mrs. Eddy, of Christian
Science fame. While both of these
healing practices SAVIOR Of religion
the real cause of their present popu-
larity, is that they have brought about
a new way of curing bodily ills: Even
Jesus Christ gained more of a hold
on the public in early times by his
success as a healer than by his utter
ances which We're radical in those
days.
Pages could be filled with accounts
of where writer's became known to the
world, simply by radical language and
suggestions. Horace Greedy and Bricl,
Pomeroy represent extreme types in
the newspaper world, but their rem
utation as great writer's depends en-
tirely on their unusual words and act
ions. Horace Greeley going on Jeff Dav-
is bonds, and Brick Pomeroy's CONFER
head utterances are what we remem-
her Of these men. Prentice and Waiter
son of the southern editors are known
wherever daily paper is printed. not
by some particular great editorial, but
by the paragraphs written under stress
of excitement and put into cold tyne
without reconsideration or any refer
ence to subscription lists or ADVERTISING
| patronage.
One more thing in this line is to be
mentioned. It matters but little wheth-
er DIR. Tanners fast Of forty DAYS was
a gain, an addition to medical science
or not, the necessary thing to give DR..
Taner a world wide reputation. was to
have him sincere in belief and prac-
tice. Put 1t another way Mrs. Eddy
must believe in Mrs. Eddy. Dowie may
have been insane, but Dowie only lost
followers and power when the world
knew Dowie was no longer self de-
ceived. When the day comes that
! Roosevelt ceases to preach his extreme