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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
A TRIBUTE TO A MAN.

When three thousand or more people gather
to hear political lecture on nonpoltical.
semi-religious subject, attracting them by his
personality, his reputation, his force of charac-
ter and his work for the PEOPLE. tribute has
been paid to him that must be merited and
must attest his worth and the confidence In
which he is held.
Mr. Bryan was not discussing a burning
question of the hour when he faced the enthus-
iastic crowd last night. There was no great
interest in his subject TO draw crowd. The
time was not OF great political excitement.
There was nothing to attract but the man and
it was sufficient. The people came to see one
who has fought their battles for more than
sixteen years, who has lived TO see most OF
his IDEAS AT first regarded ultra-radical III
not anarchlstic. accepted by the majority and
to see many of them put into practice. They
came to hear because of the love and esteem in
which they hold him and scarcely at all be-
cause OF what he might say.
Naturally from such man as this would
come something worth hearing. and the au-
dience heard il gladly An expression OF be-
lief In the masses and in the destiny OF man
kind: optimism put into eloquent and convinc-
ing words hope for the future and confidence
that 1t would show greater progress than the
past; the coming brotherhood of man and
greater triumphs for Democracy-al these
things were told, and the message given re-
ceived with enthusiasm, but Ii was William J..
Bryan that the people came to see and to hear.
Truly it was great tribute to man and
one given not in community. but all over
the country, not once. but many times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
ISSUES AND PERSONALITIES

Suppose Jesus Christ had never walked the
earth. preaching his gospel Of love- suppose
that gospel had never been carried to the Gen.
tiles by Saul OF Tarsus suppose there had been
no Martin Luther, defying the Church of Rome.
no Savanaroia laundering In the streets OF
Venice, no John Calvin, nor Wesley, nor Knox,
no Cromwell, no Jefferson. nor Jackson, no
Bryan. nor Roosevelt, no Lloyd George
what?
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler. of Columbia
university. speaking before the Commercial
club in Chicago, described the ascendancy of
personalities in our political life, overshadow-
ing the issues He had reference especially
to Bryan and Roosevelt, declaring that when
either OF them Is before the electorate as can
didates II is almost impossible to secure dis
cussion of any political proposal save with re-
ference to his personality"
Issues PrincipIes7 Why issues are ever
with us and never separate and distince from
personality. 1t takes big men to discover t.,
Important issues and unless they are possessed
OF commanding personality they cannot reach
them successfully. When all men are made
equal. morally. intellectually and spiritual
made equal by perfection issues will be separ-
ate from men. but not until that time. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
STEAMSHIP LINES
ADMIT REbA1|NG
GOVERNMENT, HOWEVER, is NOT
ABLE TO MAKE MUCH
HEADWAY IN SUIT.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1a.--Nirtual ad-
mission was made today by witnesses
for the defense in the government
suu to dissolve the steamship trust
that for a long time a S stem Of re-
bates has been maintained In the
South American trade by the Lam
port add Holt and other lines b.
tween New ork and Brazilian ports.
Pres dent 7. Busk, wh' represents
the Lamport and Hot line, MAS close
ly quest. oned on this phase ct the
investigation by ]. w. f. Grim, spe-
cial counsel for the government, and
under advice of his lawyer, Charles
{. Birmingham, refused % answer on
the ground that whatever arrange
ments affecting that subject were
made anterior to the filing of the gov
ernments action.
Mr.. Grim intin ated that h had
cause to suspect that rebates ave
been paid by war; rus steamship ON
panies in the alleged trust 10 Cross
man & Sieicken, the biggest import
ers of Brazilian coffee In the United
States. Being unable to make sub
stantial Roadway with. the witnesses
today, Mr. rim had the hearing
postponed until January I'd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
SLOCUM's CAPTAIN
LIVES AS FARMER
OFFICER OF STEAMER ON WHICH
THOUSAND LIvEa WERE LOST,
NOW 70 YEARS OLD.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-~Since his re-
lease on parole from Sing Sing prison,
on August rs, 1911. Captain Van
Schaiek, now seventy three years old,
has teen living with his wife on
farm near Amsterdam n. Y.
Captain Van Setback was In. COM
iaand Of the Slocura which was con.
veying members of st. Marks German
Lutheran Sunday school on it's annual
outing. When fire was discovered he
made no effort to beach the vessel at
,nce. but tried to reach North Brother
island, and as result mere than ono
thousand persons lost their lives. Cap
tain Van So haiek was Indicted in the
federal courts, found guilty, and sem
fenced to serve ten years in Sing Sing
prison. 1t being shown that the life
preservers aboard the General Slocum
wers filed with lead and also that the
fire hose was rotten. On February
IS. 1908. he was taken to Sing Sing.
His wife, who was Miss Grace Mary
Spratt, Immediately set to work to
procure pardon. petition contafn-
Ing the names of 100000 persons was
presented to President Roosevelt, but
he refused TO interfere. Mrs. Van
Schaick never abandoned hope, ana
continued her work until the parole
law was enacted, and the case Of her
husband was one OF the first to be COM
sidered by that body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
GENERAL S|CKLES
IN MORE DISTRESS
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO
BEGIN AN ACTION over
MONUMENT FUND.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Attorney
General Carmody is expected to begin
~, eedings against General DantAl E
PICKLES tomorrow. in connection with
,he $4,000 he is alleged To owe the
tate. The amount represents an an
accounted for part of appropriations
made to the STATE monument COM
mission, Of which General Sickies was
hartman until n few weeks ago. Gen
erat S!ckles was gwen until December
goth to account for the money.
There was much speculation today
as 70 tbs nature Of the proceedings Mr.
Carmody is to start. 1t was said II
snight he either suit In equity, in
which he would ask an accounting in
moneys advanced to the commission,
or in law, In which he would seek TO
recover an exact amount which he al
leges Is due the State. As a third
method. ii was. suggested that criminal
proceedings might be started. Mr.
Carmody has intimated he would hold
the members of the commission liable
along with General Sitkles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
.H|CkEY5' COUNSEL
PLEADS INSANITY
OFFERS TESTIMONY OF ONE
ALIENIST IN DEFENSE OF
MURDERER.

BUFFALO. n. Y, Dec. 1e.--Reiy-
ing for a conviction on the confes-
sion az the prtsoner~ the a,oss re~
markabie murder document ever pro-
duced IN local court, District At
tcrney Dudley closed his case against
J. Frank Hickey In the Supreme
court here today. and the tefense
called Its aa4y wttness. DR. Herman
I. Matzinger. an alienist, who testi-
fed that he believed Hickey to bs
insane now, and at the time III tho
murder for which he Is being tried.
The case will probably so to the jury
tomorrow afternoon.
Hickey. in his confession. which
was read by the district attorney, ad-
mitted the murder Of Michael Kruck,
of New York. and the seven-year-
old Josephs boy, at L.ackaw anna, ~
Y. the latters murder being the
charge on which he lis being tried
Il strangled the Josephs boy about
o'clock in the afternoon with my
bare hands" closed the confession.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20

| against the colonel smacks of treason and when
such a statement as that follows one to the
effect that great things come from silence and
not from noise the charge of being an organ
falls fat.
However, Dr. AbSott's statement We make
hold to say, will be accepted by a great many
people. Even others of the coloners followers
will agree that there is a modicum of virtue in
many voters who are not members OF the Pro-
gressive party, and these near-yirtuous indivi-
duals would feel grateful to the good coffee
maker for his kind words we're 1t not for the
reasons he assigns for holding sucn startling
belief They are prejudiced-these people who
believe in popular government. but who are
not members of the Progressive party. This
is one explanation the doctor gives of their
t. him strange position. They are ignorant is
another. They do not understand the Pro-
gressive party platform 1t is true that many
Progressives spell II with a capital P-do not
understand 1t either, but they have faith. The
others lack both knowledge and faith. Some
accept 1t as a whole, but demur to particular
planks." How they can accept 1t as a whole
and not accept 1t as a whole. DR.. Abbott does
not deign to explain. Probably he believes
that those outside the Progressive party are
too ignorant to understand an explanation IL
one were vouchsafed them. Some are too
busy to study the questions involved" That's
not so bad. but 1t may be that II they had
the leisure to study the questions they would
still be stiffnecKed enough to remain outside
the Progressive party.
One reason given by DR.. Abbott for the as
tonishing fact that some believers in popular
party is credtable to those In darkness 1t
is this they lack confidence in its leaders. II
the truth known it is probable that here
he has hit upon the greatest reason of them
! all. or course, The Outlook editor does not
understand why there should be any such lack
OF confidence. but that is a small matter Those
on the outside understand 1t and all tho cam
/ paigns of education in the world, which he says
is wanted. would not change conditions. Edu.
cation does not make people believe In the
sincerity of a man who will take all the Offices
his party gives him and then denounee tina,
party corrupt and all its members as dis
honest because it will not bestow its highest
honor upon him for the third time. Educa
tion will not make man believe that three
I rms Is two terms: 1t will show him just the
"everse. Education will not make man wor
ship one who makes such a paipable misstate
mt as to say that the nominee of the Balti
core convention is the creature of corrup
,sses.
/ 1t is not education that is wanted Dr. Alb
bott, it is hypnotsm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20

issues preached by the great reforrners of the
world were not made by them. but discovered
and made known to humanity through the
agency of their great personalities They had
existed. but unknown to most, or at least their
significance had been ungrasped by the many.
Did Christ observe the issue of Christianity?
Did Martin Luther obscure the issue of reig.
ious freedom? Did Thomas Jefferson and his
great coworker obscure the issue of political
clear vision and magnetic personality arises
to preach industrial freedom will the great
issue be obscured by him?
In the history of this country there have
been important issues. but never were they
obscured by personalities. even when the men
possessing that indefnable quality opposed
rather than advocated or advocated
theories which have not stood the tes.
OF time. Andrew Jackson possessed it.
but the people did not overlook the
Issue OF the United States bank In the person
ality OF Lincoln the issue OF slavery was not
lost. Bryan, with all his magnetism, could not
make people lose sight of the great issues I'M
DERIVING his theory of free silver. In the
recent campaign RooseveHs personality did
not obscure the issues of tariff and currency
reform.
1t takes great man to focus attention upon
great principle, and although on occasion. his
personality may gain support for some false
theory. 1t will not last and the benefit received
from the great personalities of history far
more than offset the temporary harm done by
misconception Of truth, brought about by blind
worship of an exponent of error.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 90. 1912.
LET THE COUNCIL KNOW.

Early in the coming year the city council
will consider the question OF purchasing Tor
the use of the city the site Of Richmond col
lege at price estimated at about $4,000
The college has received various offers from
real estate dealers for the property. but the
great majority of the members of the board
of trustees wish TO sell to the city and to sell
directly. They can sell the property for a
good price to more than one firm In Richmond,
but will make no deal until the city council
has had an opportunity to consider the mat
ter and decide whether to accept the ofer to
sell 10 the city.
The Trginian believes that the people of
purchase the site for the named. They
know whether they want the property for parks
or Fairgrounds 1t believes also. that the
council will do what the people want done If
Ii can learn their wishes. pIsltical, social and
ether clubs and organizations of the city and
individuals should take the best means Of let
ting the governing body know what they wish
done Those who would like to the city
purchase the site should let their opinions be
known Those who oppose such action should
do the same.
Let the council know what Is wanted. Give
them information on the subject in an un
mistakable way and the council viii act
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
coIorsd CITY Mission.

For years the Colored City mission
has been doing work In alleviating
distress among the colored poor OF
Richmond, and especially at the
Christina slide with the help Of char
itably inclined white and colored
friends, and the Salvation Army. who
have helped in preparing Christmas
baskets to be distributed among the
poor,
This year the mission hopes to do
the same charitable work, distributing
baskets TO the poor which the mis-
sion carries on its lists.
The mission makes a most earnest
appeal to- the public for aid to help in
distributing a Christmas dinner for the
poor.
Contributions in cash or such things
es will go to make Christmas bas-
ket will be most gratefully received,
II sent to the headquarters of the mis-
sion. 20o East Leigh street. by the
c2d instant.
The wife Of the Pew. y. d. lewis.
pastor Of the Second African Baptist
church. Is president OF the m'ssicn:
the wife of the Rev. A. s. Thomas.
rastor Of the Sharon Baptist church.
is secretary, and Emma J. Jones, Is
treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
HYpNoTIsM, NOT EDUCATION. WANTED

DR.. Lyman Abbott, that great apologist for
the third-cup of coffee thirst. gravely informs
Us in a recent issue of the Progressive party's
weekly organ. that there are a great many
voters in America who believe in government
Of the people. for the people and by the peo-
PIE who do not belive in the Progressive
party"
This will be good news to the nine million
Americans who voted against that party. They
will be happy to learn that they believe in a
government such ss that described by Abraham
Lincoln, and that the four million Progress
sives OF the nation have monopoly on this
faith In view OF this admission 1t may be
well to recant the belief that The Outlook is
m organ of Theodore Roosevelt for the lat
ter will never agree to any such concession
as DR.. Abbott makes, According to him every
man who voted for Taft lie dishonest, and,
while dishonest might believe in q gov
crnment OF the people. for the people and
hy the people. 1t Is hardly conceivable that
many OF them will. especially If they be porch
climbers, pickpockets. receivers of stolen goods
and things like that in addition. Some peo-
pie who vote for a nominee Of the bosses, such
~ Woodrow Wilson. may do 30 through ig-
Nnrance. but the majority OF them must be
opposed 10 q peoples government Accord
aingIy Mr. Roosevelt will deny the apparently
bromide statement OF his good friend. DR. Alb
Aott, and for that reason The Outlook can hard
Z b bs considered his organ. To say that
nrsat many believers In Democracy voted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
S. o. S. TO HUSBAND
SETTLES TROUBLES

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.--Through
an 'impulse" that sent an q. 0. 8. to
her husband, Walter c. White, Of the
White Sewing Machine company, who
il in Cleveland. the beautiful ana
temperamentaI Mrs. Marion II. GLE
hcolv Lawrie White was relieved to.
dew from a most embarrassing stu.
alton at the Hotel Plaza, where she
had room.
A Arm OF jewelers. had nbt@sned
judgment AGAINST Mrs. White for 81.
aas. the value OF certain jeweiry she
had ordered rent 70 her Clevelan1
hcme. A deputy she~'ff Yesterday at
tached most cf Mrs Whites pc~scnat
rrorerty in her room ~ the Plaza.
Tcodav however. Mr.. White came to
hss wffe's relief and she left for
Cleveland on an early morning train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
ut, ~

That J. P. Morgan has always been a power
but that he and his associates exercise a con-
troll of Wall Street and the great combinations
Of this country nearly absolute as his tes-
timony before the money trust" investigation
committee shows. is a surprise to most of rs
Vague notions of his power we have always
had, but the news that he controls four times
as large sum the revenue of four great
nations OF Europe combined, and twenty-five
times the revenue of the United States, is
enough to startle even the easy-going people
OF the United States.
twenty-five billion dollars!
That is the sum with which John Pierpont
Morgan can use for almost any purpose he
wishes so long as the use he makes of 1t brings
In revenue to his stockholders and frequently
without reference to the stockholders With
the consent of few of his associates he can
use that money for almost any purpose desired
and frequently without the consent Of his asso-
ciates.
Almost every great railroad and industrial
corporation in the country Is subject to the
influence of this one man. The five great
banks of New York city are controlled by Nor
gan and his associates. J. P. Morgan Co.
has sixty-three directors in thirty-nine corpora
tons. Eighteen corporations directly afFliated
with Morgan hold 746 directors in 1s4 cor
porations.
j. p. Morgan can precipitate panic in the
United States at any time he wishes He can
by word throw thousands and hundreds of
thousands OF men out of employment He can
destroy hundreds of banks and thereby thou
! sands of business houses For his own pur-
poses he can send stocks hurting downward to
the ruin Of thousands
j. Pierpont Morgan has more power In the
United States than the Car Nicholas has In
Russia.
But here is the difference: Morgan holds his
power through the peoples sufferance: Nicho-
las holds his power by force
The Pujo investigating committee has been
he butt of redicule Loud have been the cries
against it from the direction of Wall Street
md the evidence wrung from the streets kinps
ustihes those cries No man possessing the
power held by Morgan and his associates cares
to have the people aware of the extent of that
power. When the people awaken to a realiza-
ton of conditions In the financial centers of
the country they are going to remedy them.
and Wall Street known it. Violent action il
not necessary. The people are not going to
lose their heads, but they are going TO consider
conditions calmly and in the course Of time they
i'll hit upon some plan whereby the power of
the great fnanciers will be curtailed Presi
Elect Wilson knew what he was talking
ABOUT when ne said that II financial panic
comes few men will be responsible The Pujo
committee has told us who those responsible
ones will be. Upon the banking and currency
committee devolves the duty of finding some
means to make a panic impossible.
In the meantime the eyes OF the country are
upon Morgan and his associates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20

ut is the men who put the stock in stock
ings who will be popular at this season -
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch. Eve had imagined
that the past, present and future popularity
season, and every other season. was, is, and
will be due only entirely and exclusively to
the stock the girls put into them" Columbia
State. Call them stocks II you wish, friend,
but isn't that carrying modesty to the point
OF prudery?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20

they wished nightly to get rid of the investi-
cation in some way. The laughter has died
out to be succeeded by first sickly grins. then
indignation and protests. All ineffective.
The investigation goes on and tales are be-
Ing told out of school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20

Ii no honest man can be Republican every
Republican Is dishonest. If any of these dis
honest men wish to join the Progressive party
If he does will not the Progressive party har-
Dor dishonest men, or win they suddenly be-
come honest by entering the Progressive
party, Or
What's the use?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
Thirsty ,onels I'm Rexo.,

In the good old days the colonies OF Mis-
s'ssippi worried about tribes sab. Was there
Just the right amount of frost the cup .
Had the mint been delicateIy bruised without
being reduced to pulp Was the sugar TO
taste?
It's sweet In the present to brood over de-
parted worries. sings the poet For now.
miserere, Mississippi Is the Sahara Desert
and mint julip Is rarer than an OASIS in IA
rarchng land. Even the bootlegger foots 1t
not across the waste and the naryinr hearts
CT the colonies stopped altogether when the
Supreme court recently cut off their last hope
pisguiSed under the poetic name Of Cali
fornia flower near beer-pleb1an beverage
snaced the threats of the coionels until tn.
supreme court decided It was too near Where
upon the flow ceased altogether
Wnking at the drug clerk has gone out Of
fashion. 1t is 20 longer possiD,e to obtain "a
little more Of the same. SAL" Drouth, Bit
ter drouth reigns in the land! Eut the rambling
vcices Of the colorels. like distant thunda~
seem to porte"d an approaching storm Chi
caro Record Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20

We are beginning to learn now why some
Wall Street fnanciers tried to laugh the
money trust" investigating committee out of
existence Ridiculs was their only weapon and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-05
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To run its vast lighting feet Ss.pnV men
ere required. l7.o0O OF these arc petty
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Opportunities for seeing some OF the
world arc also very good,
Average pay OF all enlisted men u 700
iuouthtv. TSith practically no living eN-
penses. Young men who have II In them
10 win rise TO chief petty officer. $40 70
Sloe per MONTH then 10 warrant ofhccr'
Si6od ~ t250o
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Well treated. well promoted and Ike the
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Navy employs 50 trades; maintains
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