Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-24

The fire under the political pot wa
kindled too soon and the fuel don
burn worth cent The pot Is no
boiling. not even simmering: the con
tents Of the vessel Is scarcely tepis
and the only thing that disturbs III
pIacidity II tiny globulc Of gas nov
and then rising and exploding on ths
surface. But there Is no defamation
no commotion: the effect is limited
to the point where the bubble bursts
which Is generally u picnic ground
The crowd assembled there Is enter
tanned for brief season and the In
cident is forgotten.
This summer a 90 will be remem.
bered as the hottest. literally. and the
coolest mctaphorically. in this gener-
alton. II Is about the quietest off year
In the political history OF Texas. In
spite OF the frantic efforts OF the ag-
itators, the people refuse TO become
excited. wearied by the stormy cam
paign last year and anticipating an.
other disturbance next year. they are
wisely improving the opportunity to
rest. Meanwhile they are doing a
good deal Of thinking. digesting and
assImllating what they learned and
are learning.
The dozen and half ambitious
men who are seeking the nomination
for governor. the congressman who
are repairing their fences. the United
States senator who is again on the
stump explaining why he did II. the
governor whose heart u so full OF UNI
selfish love for the people that he
imagines everybody but himself and
a few of his friends to be plotting
against them, each and all. deserve a
vote OF thanks. True. every mothers
son OF them Is working for himself
Not one Of them Is possessed OF that
sodlike spirit that thinks only OF 9th.
er's good. Take away the prospect OF
getting office and there Will be a
sudden drying up OF the fountain Of
oratory; they are hurrying and bus.
tszg and scrambling. every fellow for
They are political cheap
Jacks. each holding aIoft his quack |
legislative panacea for social or 30. |
itical ills, real or imaginary. mostly
he latter
But $50 a.
They are doing a lot OF good for us
III while not intending II. The divine
luler OF the universe has so made MS
hat no man can strive iStel.igenily
or himself without WORKING for us
II. We are 80 bound together that
10 man liveth or labureth unto him.
elf. Alexander fought for his own
elfish ends. but In so doing he car
led the blessings OF Greek civilIza.
lon into distant lands The crusaders
'ere inspired with selfish fanaticism
ecause the priests told them that
be surest way 10 secure a home In
'aradisc was TO give their lives for
he recovery OF the holy sepulcher:
ct the remnant who lived TO get
ONE brought to benighted aud be-
otted Europe the arts and sciences OF
he more enlightened Saracens. So
has always been. so II Is and so n
III be always. Every blow we strike
q our own behalf helps to shape the
estiny OF the human race. Firstly Z
hey are making a fire spectacle for
he amusement Of the public In what
rould otherwise be a dull season. Our {
'oasted christian civilization is only
thin veneer. beneath which the old
avage nature rcjoices In n fight. We
lave gotten far enough along TO out.
aw the prize ring. but Il stirs our
Hood to see the intellectual pugilists
lummel each other. Il
Secondly these disputants are tel
Ing on one another. The people need
20 remind them OF the ter