The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-07

the people s. IL may Cost HuIt uiOpa
and treasure now Some time we shall
see the wisdom of John Calhoun, but
some time, too, think, we shall see
come true that prophecy of strange
and brilliant mentality, which In Cal
houn's presence and in mine, said
that all of these northern lands and
all Mexico as well must one day be
ours--whlch is to say, the peoples
for the sake of human opportunity, OF
human hope and happiness. Our bat
ties are but partly fought. But at
least they are not, then, lost.
For myself, the close Of the Mexi-
can war found me somewhat worn by
travel and lily equipped in financial
matters had been discredlted, |
say, by my own government My pay
was withheld Elizabeth, by that time
my wife, was girl reared In all the
luxury that our country then could of
fer. Shall say whether or not |
priced her more when gladly she gave
up all this and joined me for one more
long and final journey out across that
great trail which had seen-the trail
of democracy, of America, of the
world?
Az last we reached Oregon. II holds
the grave OF one of ours; II is the
home of others. We were happy; we
asked favor OF no man; fear of no one
did we feel Elizabeth has In her time
slept on a bed of husks. She has
cooked at sooty fireplace OF her
own; and at her cabin door myself
have been the guard We made our
way hy ourselves and for ourselves, as
did those who conquered America for
our flag. "The citizen standing In the
doorway of his home shall save the
Republic So wrote later pen.
It was not until long after the dis
covery Of gold In California had set us
all TO thinking that ! was reminded
of the strange story OF the old Ger
man, Won Rittenhofen, Of finding somo
pieces Of gold while on one OF his
hunts for butterflies. followed out
his vague directions as best might.
We found gold enough TO make us
rich without our land. That claim Is
staked legally. Half of II awaits an
owner who perhaps will never come.
There are those who will accept al.
ways the solemn asseverations of pol
iticians, who by word Of mouth or pen
assert that this or that party made
our country, wrote Its history Such
as they might smile n told that not
even men much less politicians, have
written all our story as nation; yet
any who smile at womans Influence In
American history do go In ignorance
OF the truth. Mr.. Webster and Lord
Ashburton have credit for determin-
ing our boundary on the northeast
England called n Ashburton's capitu-
latIon to the Yankee Did you never
hear the other gossip? England laid
all that TO Ashhurton's American wife,
Look at that poor. hot-tempered devil
Yruio, minister from Spain with iis
who saw his kings holdings on this
continent iuggled from hand to hand
between us all Ills wife was daugh
ter of Gov. Mexican OF Pennsylvania
yonder If she had no influence with
her husband, 80 much the worse for
her. In important times generation
ago M. Genet, Of France. as all know
was the husband Of the daughter 81
Gov. Clinton Of New York. Did tina
hurt our chances with France? M,
,Iord Oswald of Great Britain, who ne
JF FkotIhtcd our treaty of peace In 1882
Was not his worldly fortune made b.
virtue OF his American wife? All o
MS shotia remember that Marbolr
Napoleons minister. who signed IN
great treaty for him with us. Marie
his wife while he was a mere charg
, here In Washington; and she, too, wa
an American. Frsklne, OF Englans
when times were strained IN 1908. an
:, later-and our friend for the mos
' part--was he not -lso husband OF a
Americanf n was as John Calhou
:, said--our history. like that Of Engan
and France. like that of Rome al
. Troy, was made In large part
4 women. 4y
"a OF that strange woman, Helena, Ri
Ia onoss Won Ritz. have never definite
n. heard since then. But all OF US ha
n heard of that great uplift OF centr
ia Europe. that ferment of reyolutie
4 most noticeable in Germany, In 81
"a Out of that revolutionary spirit the
!, came TO us thousands and thousan
10 OF our best population. the sturdls
n and the most libertyloving citize
r. this country ever had. They gave
Az scores of generals In our late war, a
4 gave us at least one cabinet offie
q But whence came that spirit Of revo
na ton In Europe? Why does |. II
n. grow, increase. even now? Why dc
20 II sound now, close TO the old
d. thrones? Where originated that ge
of liberty which did It's work so we
| am at least one who believes q
- | could guess something Of its sour
=, The revolution In Hungary fai
"A for the time. Kossuth came 10
-, us with pleas that we might aid II
a. gary. But republics forget We Il
"a, no aid to Hungary was far nv
i, and did not meet Kossuth I sho