The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-29

''f"N ANN NNN| 70 'aNNfNNH
within tho year AT tuH RUckcfoilcr i'm
stitutc by demonstratIug that tissues
can poe kept alive almost indefinitely
and successfully grated. has proved
ihdt there Is certainly ia the spccula-
tiuus ot the possibility ~ prolongius
life. 90 FchEuary uf this year Pres
idcnt Wilson pressed the button Of the
electric wire which blew up the Gam.
boa dam and united the waters ui
the Atlantic ana Pacific oceans. 1."
aspirations of Columbus had been at
ttincd tho dream of charles the Finn
Of Spain realized, but not under tho
Spanish nag. In the month OF Feb
ruary four hundred and ninety years
before balboa saw the Paclh, frnu
the heights OF Dar..u. lie descended
To- the shore, n wading into the sea
raised his sword, protl8iming that
the FaCilc ocean and an lands adj
joining were annexed Co spain. Eight
years after, Magellan found and added
to the crown OF Spain the Philippine
Islands Now. this achievement OF
the ]gredtcst of enterprises by a new
people with institutions and liberties
which Charles the Fiuh and his sue
cessurs fought for ave hundred years.
ami with a world power and prestige
Tar SURPRISING thar Of this mighty
Tonarch. ana that same people gov
erning and preparing the Philippines
Tor self government makes US rev.
ercntly repeat what Morse said on
the success of the telegraph. what
God hath Wrought
Times have greatly changed durin5
my r.Cullectiuns OF seventy aud in-
tense activities OF sixty years. We
are not happier. bat nave moro oppor-
tunitics FOR happiness. Unrest has
kept pace with progress. Tho atmos-
pheft Of the village IN those earlier
days was ideal. There were no very
rich or very poor. Church-roinE was
universal and there was q genuine,
Christian democracy. There was muon
more admiration than envy of tnc
prosperous Most OF the families had
lived in the village for generations
and knowledge OF family origin n
history was destructive OF ~snopbcr,.
The reproductions OF family traits in
children and grandchildren cultivated
respect FOR heredlty. and the bracing
Influence Of honest ana onterprising
ancestors Nds recognized. one nun.
dred thousand dollars was the limit
~ the hopes of the most successful.
There was neither complaint nor DIS
e~ussion fol, The high cost OF living. for
there was no high living.
one remarkable change in popular
opinion since hfty or slXtS years agu
~ the attitude toward rich men The
nrst state convention ! attended rs "a
delegate was in 1855. Edward f..
Morgan was nominated for governor
because he was the Wcalthicst mer-
chant In New York. Il was ,onsid-
cred most C~ommendablc that hc was
willing Go devote Ia the service uf he
public the talents Whicu had made
him succcsslll ia business. and b,
was -triumphautiy elected. There
were Few mIllionaires. They were
well known o. could DE enumerated
on the fingers on one hand. Then
they were puhuc-splritod citizens.
now they ar, malcfaCtors of great
wealth. Then the people wanted rail-
roads aud the building OF railroads
was 90 hazardous speculation Thes
wanted more and finer steamboats,.
They wanted factories Boa their towns
and offered every inducement 10 see
cure them They wanted water pow
cr7 improved and natural resources
developed They were totally uu-
willing o. lyN themselves for thcs.
objects, but N~gurously applaudcd men
OF wealth o. enterprise who were
willing Co take the risks. Many
failed and igst everything. Success
was an illustration Of the survival OF
the httcst. They were held 10 be enc
Titled to then wealth ami became
popular idols
Their has been no greater chang
In this half century than In the atti-
tudc Of government 60 business. Bust
ness BE- the method by which the I'M.
diNidual alone or in combination with
others secure. tho means Tor the sup
port of himself and his family. pro-
vides for HE old age and rs inhrmi
ties. ana aocuu llatcs the property
which viii care for those dependent
upon him when he h. incapacitatcd or
dies. Aeg"tdiu- IS ne IL gifted in the
use ~ the money he makes, he adds
in various degrees wealth 10 indie
pcndencc Etrr. step OF his advance
requires help HI more people aud adds
Go the amount uf employment avail
able for their support OF other mem
beers of the community That there
we're llmitless opportunities FOR the
individual has Hecn the pride OF our
people. our i%n.'ituti0nH were found
ed on the iudN idual and the genius
of our government was 90 give him
liberty aud curuuragemont He or
guni1cd % neered the peopling
and development OF new territories
ana developed hem into sovereign
state ~ thc Union. lie carried
with him thr hurch and the school
house. Under his inspiration the
units Of the state IS counties and It's
towns became miniature common
wcHlths. ruled In their smaller d.
mansions Bog thr town meeting and
the more poUuluus by representative
government An admit that his
process has made the United states
the most powerful. the freest, the
happiesi ana tEu most prosperous ma
zion the world hts ever known Now
there is acute I~utagonism les the gov
eminent 10 business. Tho calendars
of the courts are crowded with suits
under existing Laws and the calendars
of cungress ami 81 the state lcgisla-
lures with bills Tor new laws against
business The tsembiing Of l~egisla-