The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-07
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making further examination.
The Chicago Examiner says that
President Taft had not been In Chi.
cago twenty.four hours before he dc.
cided that It was an appropriate place
from which to- Issue q Thanksgiving
proclamation, while the Atlanta Con.
jstitution Is sure that he did not get
any uplifting thoughts for his procla.
nation while In Wisconsin Verify.
verify, the editorial pen is fearfully
and wonderfully made.
We heard President Taft's princi-
pal speech at Norgantown lat We'd
nesday and to us the principal part
OF that speech is the ideas he express.
ed in these lines: Education, of
course Is the basis OF all free govern.
ments. Unless there is general edu-
cation sufficient to form an Intelligent
public opinion, 1t makes no difference
how highly educated number OF
people may be. the cause of govern.
ment must be run in accordance with
the popular mind. It is the popular
education that makes public opinion
and government" Now, may we mod
estly ask a few questions? Is there
general education in this country suf.
ficent TO form Intelligent public opin.
ion? II one-fifth OF the people were
highly educated would 1t be better
for the cause Of good government than
II one.tenth were highly educated? I'll
was MaCaulay, We believe who had no
faith In popular government for the
reason that the masses Of the people
could never be sufficiently educated
to be competent to vote on intricate
problems OF the state. There may be
a few grains OF truth In that and yet
we presume few OF us desire to be
ruled by callous kings and quiyering
queens. We prefer to risk the chance
OF majority voting wrong. to hav-
ing the right Of suffrage taken from
all. Anyway let us get all the know
ledge We can and get rid of all tho
prejudice possible. The former in
the star that guides. The latter in
the fog that makes lis grippe. Let us
be frank. The tariff bills introduced
by both parties were written by finite
men, not by an angel band. The steel
trust maybe annoyed but 1t will not
be annhilated. Trusts have stolen in
the past and our guess is that they
will steal In the future.
1t was with sorrow that We learned
OF the death of Joseph Pulitzer. His
career has always appeared to us tol
be so wonderful as to be alost mira
culous. Imagine, II You please, a
youth coming from foreign land,
wearing the apparelof poverty--a tall.
awkward, lad, beginning the battle OF
life among strangers In strange
cline. From driver Of mules he
became the driver OF monopolies and
monarchs. In youth he was compelled
to heed the orders Of steam boat "boss.
es"--in manhood he compelled poll.
tica bosses to turn from the error or
their ways and cease buying votes In
blocks Of FIVE" In the very spot
he strolled without dollar and with
out friend. he afterwards erected a
building, the home Of the New York
"World" which cost millions of dol.
lars and is admied by millions of the
the departed editors friends. Truly,
his pathway from LIES rosy morn tol
ages twilight hour demonstrates the
correctness OF Arnold's famous state
ment: Genius is mainly an affair OF
energy" For his accomplishments
we admired him, hence these feeble
words of praise.
s. c. MusGRAvE.