The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-09
Drawn RANKS BRAIN AND WHAT IS FlME2|
The Market Price of Your Autograph Points the Way
Some Presidential c. ndidates' Signatures Not
Quoted-Soci. lists to the Fore.

What 10 fame?
The other day at IN autograph sale
In elegant Boston the autograph OF
John L. Sullivan sold for more than
that OF ex.Presidcnt Eliot, of Harvard
That famous Ave-foot shelf may
have done the deadly work. Although
the people who haunt autograph sales
are not, presumably, the sort who
would exalt a pugilist over an educa
tor and htterateur.
But the fact remains that Eliot. In
his own bailiwick, was thrown into
the discard, in favor of an illiterate
'has-been" Of the ring.
The truth Is that the world. in the
large, admires Drawn more than brain
Learning, erudition. in the abstract
10 the envy of the unlettered and IL
paid respectful homage by the aver
age.
But 1t does not arouse enthusiasm.
And. frequently, on account Of its
Judgement in an unattractive fleshly
| environ, 1t excites q certain contempt
The prodigy at school Is never the
hero of the class.
The latter il the muscular young
giant who stars on the football team
or breaks records on the field. He who
barely scrapes through his examina
tons and only gets a grade by the
route Of the convenient pony.
1t Is RoOsevelt's fighting qualities
that appeal to the public.
Its his alleged record at San Juan
hill that makes him assume heroic
proportions.
Its the way he hammers and hits
about him that pleases.
Whether or not it's true, 1t is none
theless the general opinion that he has
1t in for the Interests" the captains
Of industry" the "magnates," and the
'plutocrats."
Perhaps he has and then again per
haps he hasn't.
Its pretty hard to tell from the
things you read in the papers. the de.
malls and sub-denials, the anti.denials
and the post.denials.
And II you go through the exchanges
you find, on an average, that editorial
comment is leaving numerous loop
holes for escape whether the comment
IL directly inimical to him or only
more or less mildly hostile.
There are only two other candidates
in the field in either party. aside from
Roosevelt, that make what is called a
popular appeal'-Bryan and Bever-
idge.
Who cares about old John Kern-a
political turncoat. hypocrite. a sneak,
four.flusher, q side-stepper. back
pedaler. who jumps from one political
pole to another II he sees any chance
Of getting an ONCE.
In common parlance what is called
snoopy"
What does he stand for?" What
does no represent-so far as the peo-
pie are concerned.
What does he care!-Just 80 he gets
something.
His calibre was shown in the sena-
torial campaign when he loped round
the state abusing his opponent, sheer
ing, ridiculing, jibing.
What did he say about direct "is-
sues?"
Very little.
Read his speeches, analyze them and
what did they amount to
Elect mel don't care how-only
elect me"
Then after he had for years been
making Beverage the target of his
sardonic sneers for the latter's deter
mination, senatorial precedent or not,
to represent his state in the national
body and have a voice in its proceed
discriminating him for "butting in"
20 early in the game, for making
speeches and thrusting himself upon
the attention Of the Senate and the
Kern himself retire to a
back seat and wait for several years
to pass before rising in his place and
saying look who's here?"
Hasn't he. from the time he set his
foot in the Senate been making speech
es, Directing, resolutionizing, attitude
MIXING on committees and generally
trying to hypnotic the spotlight his
way?
In other words isn't it merely an ev-
idence Of another case Of extremely
acid grapes?
I'm the name of heaven" said the
man at the next desk what are you
political editorial?"
"Oh. well' said the other person.
John W. Kern makes me perfectly
sick. II the men are going to have a
president why don't they have a man
not a"
"A WHAT" inquired the man at the
next desk.
"Well. a jackass, ii you insist" said
the other person.
THAT isn't q lady-like word" re-
proved the man at the next desk.
"A man has a right to choose his
own vocabulary. hasn't he?"
Sure" said the man at the next
desk only Kern isn't half bad. How
could he be when he has such ardent
supporters in this center Of culture
and acumen?"
"Yes-the art center of the middle
vest" jeered the other person.
II don't like that way you have of
talking about u.s." said the man at the
next table. what IL we do prefer ten
cent vaudeville and twenty cent roper
toire companies. Isn't 1t best to be
frank and honest about these things?
Tts virtue. rather than a fault. Why,
We say in ehect-don't Judge US by
what people from town say at 80 much
per. It isn't 20. II We aren't az cultur-
ed ~ our artistic acrobats say We are
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