The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-28

ono Of IN" loglr.u differences from ~"
successful career ot colonel HoosrN"l'
IS that even thr richest mans son ga"
succeed in the republic" MI. h"ostF'i'
ra,brr was a milli0nair" and left ms
so,, +, fortune. IN the republic prey
uJlicc has grown up III favor 9f IN" poor
hoy ard against tn" ION "f Inc PhIa'"
and the. prival" car l"l(h ny l'''|
nxtr.r,,. wnaltl, has hrcuinr handicap.
and tn. child Of tn" nlIlinra'FH j. "n'
Of The race hctor. l." enters il. !; -
= real ubvtHci, fer man VII" aSplr"S
tn political otfrc. and honor ~ fall h"!r
III large wealth Tn" favoriic mon arc
IhoSr whr drive tho mul" along inc
canal path or in their teens support Il
widowed mother. or com" from JOE
cabin 20 the great city.
wealth as Weight or Wings.
Enw and then. however. thcr" - i
youth who uses ms wealth instead al
abusing il. Mr.. Rnosrvclts entire ca
rcrr is AN incentive tn rich m"h SONS
Born III i great house. il gradual" ~
Harvard travelled abroad, ciNil S"rN-
IT,, commissioner with tn" intellectual!
arisincrat. fcorG" Nll!lam Iurll@; p'
lie. .,onmissinncr in New York. l. cat
lie man on the plains Of Montana. lead
rr of tho rough riders in Euha, governor
or New York. vicr-rrrs,d"nt and press
don't Of Tho United StatrS--ail this r"p-
-.snnts a long and brilliant career. hut
lincoln did not work harder, Gari1"id
was not more industrious. Mckinley
was not as closc a student Henry Gay
was not moro democratic. and among
Mr.. Roosevclts' closest friends were I'M
caught mon, illitcrntr ranchers who
were full Of latent intellect and SOUND
sense His capacity for friendship was
rnr or thr cN-urtsidcnrs most striking
characteristics. by his patience, his IN
dustry his pursuit Of knowledge. MS
ninEling with all sorts and "onci'iNns |
Of men, his lEc"ssant travel. Mr.. No"Sc
yeIr ovcrc;lrir" every handicap imposed
hv wealth. and became hero To the
rich and poor. tho cultivated and the
and guide and friend and
standard for all classes, an all ooun- ;
tries.
ptscrimin alton Against the Successful ;
m Unfair Thing.
Our fathers founded their FREQ inStI-
buttons for the manufacture Of man
hond,. They believed that tho Tree
school. the free vote. and the fire"
church should made poor boys WISE
strong and prosperous. it IS a singular !,
fact that once our institutions have sue |
rrctisd, and achieved the desired result. !
and the boy becomes wise, prosperous
and rich, that InultitudeS turn against !
4 he very success that viudIcateS these :
rrr" institutions that were founded 10 !,
make him successful. 1t is Ms II tDe /
inventor had loiled upon his plough T!
and his reaper that he might gather |
fut stacks of wheat, but just 40 soon
as his stacks ar" assembled, becomes ,
angry and wants I" burn III" stacks !
down. Til" real source of bitterness
should not h, against the wheat Shcnl |
Of the corn shack that helped 10 !
achieve III" result. The tim" has com" !
to ask thu question:. now that the free !
school. III" irr" church, and the ire" ;
field for ambition and industry ma" !
succ""tird in making men prosperous.
tn" hatred that III" Bnlshcrikl !
show toward IN" prosperous should not |
iIr turned against IN" school house. the |
L. EiSiativc hall. III" church and Tho |
Ans ricnn family --sincr these ar" III" !
rhst manufacture Ihls high |