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EDITORIAL ANP MAGAZINE PAGE
Thursday, August 17, 1911
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NO MOiCfc Air''CUirJtclAXi, memorial cuuiu pussiuiy ue ucyibcu lu x -'a
upon the scroll of El Paso's history the name of W. F. Robinson than that
which was proposed today by a citizen to the' mayor and city council. "W.
F. Robinson while mayor of El Paso lost his life by the falling of the walls at the
Calisher fire August 14, 1910, when he ventured within the danger zone upon a
generous impulse to warn firemen of the impending crash.
Eis tragic death was a sacrifice to a fine instinct of humanity and service.
Following mayor Robinson's death a movement was started in El Paso to subscribe
fends for a suitable memorial No -well defined plan developed, and within a few
weeks the movement was quietly dropped. At that time The Herald said nothing
that might be construed as disapproval of the -proposed memorial, for the reason
that airy adverse expression at such a time would have been misunderstood and
resented. It was, nevertheless, The Herald's conviction then as now, that the
expesditure of a few thousand dollars in some trivial statue or monument would
he but a poor expression of the loving sentiment cherished by this community
fox the dead executive; and that time would work out a much better plan for a
permanent memorial Even then the idea of a fine boulevard to be called after
the martyred mayor suggested itself, but it was deemed wiser to say nothing about
it until conditions appeared to be ripe to carry the project through to full success.
That time is now here, and the plan was today made public in the council chamber
with a view to stimulating popular interest and enlisting the active support of
officials and citizens.
Mavor Robinson believed in promoting civic beauty; and more especially he
felt the need of providing greater facilities for the recreation and pleasure of the
people. The year previous to his death, while a member of the city council, he
toured the northwest in company with two or three others and in the course of the
trip it was the good fortune of the little party to see the beautiful cliff drive along
the Spokane river at Spokane, the scenic drives of Denver, Portland, Seattle, and
other cities. Mr. Robinson was greatly struck with the possibilities thus suggested
for the permanent improvement of the rim of the big mesa in El Paso. He ex
pressed then his approval of, the plan which had already taken form; and after
he became mayor he more than once expressed the desire that he might be the in
strument of carrying out this magnificent plan of improvement.
In view of all the facts, nothing could be finer than to establish the grand
scenic boulevard along the rim of the mesa and over the point of the mountain
to Port Bliss and call it after the dead mayor, "The "W. F. Robinson Memorial
Boulevard," or "Robinson boulevard," or "Robinson memorial drive" for short.
A tablet at each entrance would tell the story in imperishable bronze. One of the
two. or three greatest landscape architects and city plan experts in the United
States or in the world, George E. Kessler, declared on a visit to El Paso a few
years ago that in all his American and European experience he had never known
& situation presenting greater possibilities for wonderful development as a famous
scenic boulevard than is presented by the rim of our big mesa and the promontory
of Mount Franklin. He said then that the only driveway in the United States to
compare with it for beauty and prospect, including immense wide distances and
the nearer views of valley and city, was the river drive at Spokane, and this in
the view of Mr. Kessler could not be considered in any way superior to ours.
The plan involves no large initial expenditure on the part of the city. Prac
tically all the right of way for 3 1-2 miles from the reservoirs in Sunset Heights
" to Highland Park will either be donated by the property owners along the way
or has already been dedicated as city streets; and the remainder of the 6
miles to Fort Bliss is all on dedicated streets. Much of the distance to be
traveled is already smooth and level, requiring almost no work to make a practical
driveway for temporary use. The project, of course, has limitless possibilities of
future development. Eventually the roadway will be improved, a few viaducts
built, retaining walls constructed, seats installed, parking established and main
tained, artistic electric lights erected, and a safe road on easy grade wide enough
for two vehicles to pass constructed around the point of the mountain. But all
these things are for the future.
The only thing absolutely necessary for the present is to secure control
for all time of the entire rim of the mesa and all the fractions of land lying be
tween the proposed boulevard and the mesa's edge. It would be a great public
calamity if any part of this magnificent stretch along the heights should be clut
tered' up with billboards, signs, fences, or unsightly buildings, and that is what is
to be feared unless the land Js secured immediately and held for boulevard and
park purposes in the name of the public By spending $5000 or $6000 a year the
whole boulevard within three or four years could be put in passable shape, and a
final total of $50,000 would make the three and a half mile stretch one of the
grandest scenic driveways in the world. This expenditure could be extended over
eight or ten years, if necessary, thus imposing no burden upon the city treasury or
taxpayers.
As a public improvement for the use and pleasure of all the, people and the
perpetual interest of tourists, visitors, and residents alike, "The W. F. Robinson
Memorial Boulevard" around the mesa's edge and over the point of pthe mountain
to Fort Bliss would be worth not less than $1,000,000 to the city of El Paso in
real asset value. This can be secured right now at practically no expense, but de
laps will be costly and dangerous if not wholly destructive of the splendid plan
which has already been worked out with much care.
The park commission instituted by mayor Sweeney made elaborate surveys
of the proposed boulevard and prepared topographical maps containing every de
tail necessary to the estimates and construction work. Practically all the property
owners are in line for the improvement. The plan contemplates that absolutely
nothing but park spaces shall lie at any point between the boulevard and the mesa's
rim and that homes be built eventually fronting on the boulevard and overlooking
the city the boulevard driveway itself, however, and the footwalk on the very
edge, to control forever an absolutely unobstructed view across the city, the valley,
and the hundreds of miles of mountain and plain stretching away to the easterly
horizon across Hew Mexico, Texas, and old Mexico.
It is to be sincerely lioped that nothing will be allowed to obstruct this splen
did plan of public improvement fraught with such grand opportunities for en
hancing the city's beauty and fame, and constituting such an admirable and fit
memorial to the heroism and tender human feeling of a departed citizen whose re
ward of devoted public service may best come through the grateful remembrance
of his unforgetting fellow citizens.
If the Democrats at Washington want to1 make a national issue out of the
"recall," the Republicans are ready for them.
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XD now the tinker statesmen in forum
depends on the recall. If any man
pnoin ViJm niir wpanon '
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simply rise and dump him, and put another in. na we, u.e u,
-eople. in whom all virtue lies, shall hold the seat of judgment deciding jhat
wise, Should any man displease us. or stir our bile or gall, we 11 take his trail and
n J Min i,;m nr wpanon the recall. If one is independent and
shies at our advice, we'll go upon me wiiuulu ami y -
the ice - Just as men went to Lincoln, to threaten, plead and
rant: and this was their ambition to get the goat of Grant.
THE RECALL
"He drinks!" one pilgrim snouieu, aim Su ma wu buo""
"He smokes!" another thundered, intent on the recall. Said Lincoln, sad and j-om-ber:
"I've heard that bit of news; I wish the other soldiers would drink Grants
kind of booze." Herein there lies a moral of use to one and all when noisy tinker
statesmen insist on the recall.
Copyright. 191. by George Matthew. Adams. U9ajkUM
Ruth In History; What the Name
Means; Persons Who Have Borne It
(Copyright, 1910, by ilenry TV. Fincher.)'
THOUGH the meaning of every
other Biblical name is clear
enough, the correct translation
of Ruth is still a matter pt dispute.
Some English linguists maintain that
it Is identical with -Reuth, Hebrew for
"Beauty." while others believe it
synonymous witi " Keir."
German ?aants maintain that i
means "women of contentment." As
there seems but slender authority fo!
the "fear" theory, girls named Ruth
may take their choice between "beau
ty" and "contentment."
The houstonla is Ruth's emblem and
contentment the sentiment ascribed
to her.
The Biblical Ruth was the sweet
and modest iloabite, the daughterin
law of Naomi. She is said to have
lived in the fourteenth century B. C,
and among her descendants was king
David, which caused Matthew I. to
The. Hidden Light
By Emma M. Mortimer.
4fcC TES, our marriage was a fatal
y mistake!" Geoffrey Lang
" thorne pushed back his chair,
where he sat opposite his wife.
"We have gone over this ground so
often in company, and I daresay singly,
If we chose to be really honest with
each other."
Mrs. Langthorne's pretty voice' was
tired and flat; some of the color ebbed
from her delicate,, flowerlike face.
"Yes I daresay, and now we have
reached the limit, separation Ib the
one thing left to us."
"I shall get out of the country for
two or three years; and you?
' too. shall leave to1 try to hide
myself in some corner where the mis
erable wretchedness of my story is
unknown, and and where I hope I
shall never look upon your face again.
v "You will scarcely find that a diffl-
m. ottAr" h returned easily. I
am eoing into Central Arrica to eu i. i
" .-.., - . - i
"b "" 4.1.1 -nrnll
I can knock over a j.ew uimifao ..
are really worth shooting.
"Ah I understand a big game ex
pedition. A sensible plan for shutting
the mouths of the press and incidental
ly of our friends. I suppose you leave
shortly?"
"Not before the end of next month.
And you?"
"I .shall leave about the same time.
I cannot arrange for an earlier date
on account of the McVale competition.
"Ah, vou have decided to enter, after
all?" There was a note of eager in
terest In his voice.
"No, but I have agreed to act as
judge." Iangthome looked his sur
prise. "The manuscripts are first to
be read by a committee, and those se
lected sent on to me in order that I
may make the final reward."
"I certainly shall not leave until I
have heard the verdict."
It was the day previous to that on
-nrhloh the winner of the "McVale com
petition was to be made known, when,
late In the afternoon, lioenrey a-ans-thorne
tentatively knocked at the door
of his wife's study.
"Ah, Is it you?" inquired Mrs. X.ang
thorne's light, careless tones. "Come
In."
The secretaries withdrew, leaving the
husband and wife alone together, the
first time they had been alone since
the morning when each awoke to find
that life beneath the same roof as the
othecwas no longer bearable.
"I have brought these papers for
you to look through," said Goeffrey
Langthome nervously, as he approached
the huge desk where his wife sat. She
glanced up disinterestedly from the
last sheet of a bulky manuscript which
she was turning over.
"They are my will and some deeds
which I thought it wiser you should
;ee before they are finally signed."
"Ah! Will you sit down?" She in
dicated a chair six feet from her own,
but Langthorne ohook his head. "I
shall be at liberty to attend to this
in a moment, j- a-in ounj iu um"
vou but today I am even busier than
usuaL This is the manuscript of the
novel to which I have decided to
award Mr. Mc Vale's prize. It is a most
remarkable story and has exercised
such a fascination over me that I am
glancing over it a second time."
A subtle change crossed Langthorne's
face; he was suddenly filled with a
primitive instinct to give physical ex
pression to a feeling that rose within
him.
"Indeed! I suppose it Is from the
pen of a famous author?"
The last sheet fell from her fingers,
and she turned over the pile, neatly
bound in pale-hued linen, on which
was printed in bold, black strokes the
one word, "Cheated!" and in smaller
characters across the corner, "By A
Victim."
"There is no clue given to the iden
tity of the writer, but it is certainly
from the pen of an unknown author.
Not one of our novelists, even the
greatest, Is capable of handling this
ordinary subject in the way of this
man or woman."
"It has fascinated me, gripped me so
completely that I could almost imag
ine myself filling many of the hero
ine's places. But" butterly "the
likeness ceases with the ending."
"Yes, Helena Braithwaite marries a
man she doesn't love; then when she
realizes that he has taught her to love
him, she decides, quite wrongly, that
he has ceased to care for her."
She looked up sharply, an expres
sion of keenest annoyance on her beau
tiful, clear-cut face.
"Evidently Mr. McVale has broken
his compact with me, that he would
Denatured Poem
and m nan. are teiung us ou, ay
m ouice to jmmy "Wuu v,.,
xl . 4.-U -.l .,- l,;m r.n
say that Jesus Christ was descended
from her.
This undoubtedly influenced many
parents, particularly those devoted to
Biblical lore, to bestow the name upon
a daughter, and it may also explain
why Ruth Is not popular among He
brews. Ruth's sweet history recommends the
nnmft to all. likewise the fact tint
it cannot be abbreviated or turned into j
o rUmtniitlve. thoueh "Ruthy" Is af- i
fected by some Irreverent person.
The late Grover Cleveland was
one ?f the notables who called one of
his daughters Ruth.
Ruth has become a favorite name
among ladies of the stage since Ruth
St Denis, the dancer, made it famous
on the boards.
A Slav nation inhabiting Galicia and
Hungary, numbering nearly 4,000,000,
call themselves Ruthenians in honor of
Ruth. L.ike the famous Moabite, they
pursue agriculture and husbandry.
Next names: Sophie, No. 78; Laura,
No. 79; Cora and Corinne, No. 80.
The Herald's
Daily Shrt Stry
not discuss the manuscripts with an
outsider."
"He has done i such thing."
"Pardon me If I er decline to ac
cept your statement, perhaps" with
scorn that stung "you have taken to
prying Into my desk during my ad
sence." "It was unnecessary for me to stoop
to such a course to acquaint myself
with the contents of 'Cheated!' " he re
plied quietly. "I wrote the .novel."
Vera Langthorne pushed back her
chair and rose.
"You you wrote this -novel?" she
echoed dazedly, and with admirable
sangfroid he made a gesture of assent.
"But how does It come I did not know
you wrote?"
"I did not write till you taught
me," he replied, with Intense bitter
ness; "and this book has drained the
fount of my Inspiration dry. It is my
Ufa otnfj'"
... .
"There nas Been a mistaKe. l nave
you because you hated "William Lang
thorne, and would not suffer him to
remain your heir."
"If you had not thought this, Vera,
would It have made any difference?"
He had drawn her so closely to him
that his breath stirred the waves of
golden hair which clung about her
temples.
"Six months after our marriage I
would have given some sign that you
had become dearer to me than all the
world, but pride kept me silent. I
could not bear the though there was
danger of my love being met with J
disdain.'
His arms closed round her, a tor
rent f passionate kisses rained thick
on her lips, her cheeks, her hair.
"Thank heaven we have discovered
this before It is too late, my darling,"
he murmured fondly a few minutes
later.
M Years Ago To
From The Herald Of o(7
This Date 1897 UV
Max Schutz wentf to Las Cruces this
morning.
Mrs. Julian went to San Antonio to
day on a visit.
George Parker returned today from
a northern trip.
Rev. Mr. Gladys preaches tonight at
the union, revival services at the Trin
ity Methodist church.
General agent T. E. Hunt and family
returned this afternoon from a pleas
ant California trip.
The O. R. C. has had five new sets
of electric fans put up in its lodge
rooms on El Paso street.
C. E. Flnnej', purchasing agent for
the Mexican Ore company, is back in
town from, Kansas City. .
Concordia cemetery has received its
new Iron gate arch and fence, which
will be put in position In a few days.
High water between Chihuahua and
Ortiz station prevents the Mexican
Central from reaching the city before
6 p. m.
F. E. Doge, special agent of the
Wells-Fargo company, who has been
in El Paso this week, left today for
Kansas City over the G. H.
Chief engineer Dowrie and J. A. Ed
dy, who are here to work on the White
Oaks road, are in town today. They
said the road is a sure go.
Deputy sheriff Ed Bryant brought
up this . morning from Ysleta Sabrico
Peria, charged with assault and bat
tery, and Pedro Perez, charged "with
burglary.
"Dutch" Grandover, while out with
the fire boys last night, was thrown
from the fire horse he was riding, but
was not seriously hurt. The horse ran
away and created considerable excite
ment. Three private cars were attached to
this afternoon's S. P. train. They were
occupied by general manager Krutt
schtiitt, of the Southern Pacific, mana
ger Van Vleck, of the G. H., and man
ager Randolph, of the S. P.
General manager Meyer, of the Mexi
can Ore company, has been in town
this week, and as a result of his trip,
Supt. Canby, of the local smelter, is
transferred" to Argentine for station
there, and Mr. Austin, of Leadville,
Colo., is the new manager of the El
Paso smelter. Mr. Austin brings a new
set of men to work with him and they
are all Americans, hired at $2.50 per
day
Soft Drink Devotees Make
Water Business a
Now One May Get Frozen Dainties and
At Fizz Counter.
A
ITHOUGH at its height only
during the summer months, the
soda water trade of this coun
try has now attained the importance
of a standard industry, and millions
of dollars are accumulated each
year from the nickels and dimes
passed under the soda check window.
To. a large extent the soda fountain
yet remains a distinctive American
Institution. Its adoption in the for
eign countries in being brought
about very slowly. While soda
water in connection with whisky Is
well known in England and has been
used for years, it has always been
supplied by a small hand syphon.
England Takes To It.
The public soda water fountain was
unknown in Great Britain until a few
years ago and It did not achieve
real popularity there until this year.
Several progressive Americans this
summer have done a thriving trade
In London by the equipment of real
American soda-water fountains," where
novelties of this kind had been re
garded rather suspiciously by the
Englishman who yet prefers his soda
with plain whisky.
The Arizona Flip.
An English menu card, announces
plain soda at 2d, ice cream sodas at
3d, ice cold egg drinks 3d, and sun
daes and fancy sodas at 4d. This
menu card was reproduced in a lead
ing English newspaper with full de
scriptions of such refreshments as
the "American Girl Sundae," "Arizona
Flip," "Broadway Razzle Dazzle,"
and mrtny similar eoncoctions. new
to the conservative British palate. It
Is stated that the enthusiasm with
which these delicacies were received
during this summer indicates that
the soda water fountain will become
a popular resort throughout Great
Britain, as it is in America, and
that it will be attached to the various
h.Qtls and resorts- throughout the
island with the same frequency with
which it can be found throughout
the United States.
Unknown In Germany.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
invention by which water can be
charged with carbonic gas was pro
duced by a German, the soda water
fountain is utterly unknown in the
land of the kaiser. An American
tourist who had sought In vain for
his favorite refresment claims that
there Is not a soda water fountain
in the German Empire, and. according
to American consuls there Is not
one to be found In Austro-Hungary.
In Paris, the soda fountain Is not
yet in popular favor, although in def
erence to the large number of Ameri
cans who go there a few very simple
fountains have been provided. In
Rome, last year, the first well equip
ped soda water fountain was opened
Little Editorials By
FROM A MOTHERIXLAW.
El Paso, Tex., Aug. 16.
Editor El Paso Herald:
"Will you give space In your paper'
for a letter of a motherlnlaw In an
swer to Dorothy Dix In Monday's Her
ald quoting Mr. and Mrs. Plunket on
treatment of mothersinlaw by sonin
law? I wish to write a letter in de
fence of "ln-laws," as I have been a
fixture (and am now) in the home of
a soninlaw.
She describes men as such that no
sensible, refined, lovirig girl who had
been taught to love, respect and honor
a mother would take unto herself one
of these vinegar jugs in the shape of
a man, who, when his wife's mother
makes a suggestion consoles himself
only by filling himself with the con
tents of a jug (not vinegar).
Surely, surely there must have been
some antis mixed up with that exper
ience. The idea of men, the rulers of
the world, our lawmakers, our fath
ers, "our support, being quoted as "sore
headed bears"!
i God forbid. Beautiful Is the nature
of man. They need only to be tried
and trusted. I am past 80 years of age,
have been a wido-sy nearly 30 years.
I have four sonslnlaW and have lived
with all of them. I have been shown
every courtesy, kindness and affec
tion L could have received from a son
if not more; for in my years of exper
ience a man always leans to what gives
his wife pleasure naturally it is her
mother. I would not object If I had
more daughter that I might have
more sonsinlaw.
If mothers rear their daughters
right, teach them not to come to moth
er with every little trouble that comes
up with their husbands and them
selves, you would seldom find a son
inlaw classing his motherinlaw with
snakes, mosquitos, and such like pests.
I don't believe there are such men.
I know I have a happy welcome in the
home of each of my sonsinlaw, and
there are three in El Paso. They have
no babies either. One of "my sonsin
law has an automobile and I don't
sit on the "motherlnlaw seat."
In conclusion I wisty to state that I
am not out for newspaper notoriety,
but in defence of the sonsinlaw.
A Motherinlaw.
"THE RIGHTS OF MAN."
Editor El Paso Herald:
I want to notice a few questions In
volved In two editorials of The Herald
of the 15th instant Editorial No. 1,
"Going Out of Their "W3'," Editorial
No. 2, "A Dangerous Tendency." No.
1 dealt with the labor unions in their
fight for the McNamara brothers, and
No. 2 referred to the recall of Judges
In the Arizona constitution.
Now it seems to me that the ques
tion at Issue In both of the above
named propositions Is that of the rights
of man as against the rights of prop
erty. The fight of the labor unions
1b for their right to organize; and losing
that right they have lost everything
for which they have aimed, namely, the
right of their individual membership
to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. Once disrupt labo'r organi
zations and we have the workers at
the mercy of capital which means
that "special privilege" in the form
of organized capital shall absolutely
1 own the earth and the fruits thereof.
Organized capital, so far from helping
to perpetuate human rights, has
trampled upon American ideals of free
dom and justice by sending abroad its
emissaries to employ foreign and alien
pauper labor for Its mills, factories,
arid sweatshops, taking the bread from
American workers, lowering the Araer
can standard of living, substituting
cheap food, cheap clothing, cheap
houses, crowded tenements even in
Soda
Big Industry
By
Frederick
J. Haskin
Almost Square Meals
with good results. Formerly fruit
syrups in connection with the syphon
bottle were in use in a few hotels and
cafes, but were in comparatively
small demand. ,
Many things are sold at the soda
fountain which do not contain any of
the carbonated water for- which the
fountain was originated. Many busi
ness men are now relying upon the
soda water fountain for their midday
lunch. Buttermilk, sweet milk, malted
milk, and milk shake are only a few
of the cold milk preparations offered
and each season brings out a list of
new ess preparations guaranteed to
be both refreshing and digestible.
Most of these far surpass in nutri
tive qualities the dry ham sandwich
and strong coffee, which used to com
prise a quick lunch.
The Popular Snnlae.
In addition to these nutritive com
positions, most of which are refresh
ing and. palatable as well, there is a
long and ever changing list of sun
daes, a modern concoction consisting
of Ice cream, fruit syrups and any
addition in the way of decorative
adjunct the versatile soda "jerker"
can supply. Where the term "sundae"
originated, no one knows, but the
article has come to stay at every
American soda water fountain and it
Is in particular demand among women
and girls.
Thes ice cream soda preceded the
sundae by a number of years. It Is
said that Philip Mohr, of Elizabeth.
New Jersey, in 187S, first conceived
the Idea of dropping ice cream Into
flavored soda water, and thus earned
the gratitude of millions of American
young people. Mr. Mohr is now in
his Slst j-ear and Is still an ardent
patron of the soda fountain.- Be
tween the ice cream soda and the
sundae are many shades of variance.
Each week brings out a new combi
nation, while the wise dealer Is al
ways prepared for the demands In
the old standbys, in which plain fruit
syrup, good ice cream and the proper
amount of carbonated water furnish
what many people regard as refresh
ment fit for the Gods.
Soda Fountain KlestaK.
The soda -water fountain in many
plates has quite outgrown its earlier
dimensions. It has now surrounded
Itself with a model garden or rest
room in which are small tables,
plenty of chairs, attractive lights and
other additions calculated to make It
a pleasant gathering place In many
villages and suburbs. In fact a well
equipped soda fountain with a pro
gressive manager can furnish a con
tinual fiesta jin communities where
entertainments are few.
A New England druggist this spring
opened a summer garden in an ad
joining lot- It was furnished with
Herald Readers
mining districts where land Is chaep,
crowding and hurdling its laborers.
Then in further arrogance reaching
up to the halls of congress corrupting
our highest officials
Yet capital claims the full protection
of our government while playing the
part of traitor to our free American
i Institutions.
Is It anjfc wonder that the people
'are becoming aroused to the condition
of affairs, and that they look with
suspicion and scarce concealed con
tempt upon our government as con
ducted in the interest of the "Inter
ests?" And so in the recall feature, as well
as In the labor resolution, -we find a
sentiment of well defined protest com
ing direct from the mass of the people
themselves, against predatory wealth,
agairst trusts and against monopoly
which have been ruling this country
by all kinds of corrupt practices In
the shameless purchase of senators,
and judges, and voters throughout the
length and breadth of the country. And
as between special privilege and the
rights of man which side will you.
take? ,
Let us consider for a moment the
question of man or property. Our gov
ernment Is founded on the fundamen
tal principle of the right of the indi
vidual to life, liberty, and the pur
suit of happiness. Our money bears
the inscription "In God We Trust,"
but the dollar seems of more Impor
tance. Again our great church or
ganization founded upon the teaching
of the humble Nazarene, the great
Master, who placed the whole -world
In one side of the scale and the soul
of man in ihe other, and said "what
profit it a man if he gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?"
and again he said, "The sabbath
was made for man, not man for
the sabbath." God made the world
and then made man and gave
him the light and mastership over all
contained therein. Yet state and
church have, .for the greater part of
the time since our government was
founded, upheld the right of propertj
as paramount to human rights thereby
causing enmity between man and man,
and between man and God. As be
tween special privilege and the mass
of mankind there should be no ques
tion as to priority. Give man free
access to the earth and the right to
work -without the consent of a privi
leged few, and man will subdue the
earth and come into his own.
Si I say that all questions of ;ov
ernment, or morality, or religion lead
back to' the fundamental one of the
rights of man. The whole universe
is built on the right of a human soul
to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness. The law of life is love love
to God and love to man. Take away
the earth or world and you still have
man a living soul. Life is superior
to, and above material things. Before
the -world was God Is. and God Is life,
and man Is his image and likeness.
Man has created with hlB own hands
'and out of his own intellect everything
which we see today. This proves his
divine origin and his divine right to all
that is. As between capital and labor
organizations, capital stands for ma
terial wealth or things having no In
trinsic value within themselves, and
labor stands for human souls and
their divine, God given rights. Every
thing said or done in this world should
in all righteousness and justice be
said and done with an eye single to
the glory of God. Let us not destroy
the creature with the creation of his
own lhtnds and Intellect. Let us not
mistake the shadow for the substance.
Let us not worship the golden calf.
Rienze.
Apropos to the above, the following
written for the London, Eng., National
Review by its well known American
correspondent, the English journalist.
Abe JLfartin
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Miss Fawn Lipplncut has sent a recipe
t th' newspaper t' keep from, turnin' red
at a musical comedy. Miss Tawney
Apple says if it wuzn't fer startin
e-sfer'buddy t kncclon she'd announce
her engagement.
plenty of tables designed for tw '
and sufficient larger ones to accom
modate larger parties. He announced
that guests were always welcome te
remain as long as they chose, and to
conform with the social proprieties- c
suitable lady was engaged, to act as
chaperon between the hours of eight
and eleven each evening. The chap
eron, being i a woman of wisdom, was
only in evidence when she was wanted
although her presence led many x
mother to permit her daughter to be
in the soda garden when she might
otherwise have required her to re
main in her own home. It is said that
as a match making institution, this
particular garden has already broken
the record, although from the begin
ning the soda water fountain has
been a favorite trysting place for
swains and maidens. The polite soda
clerk or "jerker" always has been a
recipient of tender Confidences and
with the enlarged opportunities pro
vided by the larger soda water sta
tion Cupid has Increased facilities for
getting in his deadly work.
The Versatile "Jerker.
"With the increasing varieties of re
freshments served at the soda foun
tain, for they are no longer all liquids,
the .duties of the soda "jerker" are
-far more important than in the days
when he poured a little strawberry
syrup in the bottom of a glass Ad
ded a little "fizz water," thrust in
a couple of straws and passed It to
Continued on next page.1
. .
Maurice Low, may be of timely inter
est. Editor.
"THE GREAT A3EERICAX TLXSJ
"A. stranger unacquainted with the
facts would be justified in believing
that the Americans were crushed un
der the extortions of the tax gatherer;
that their lands and goods were at the
mercy of their overlords; that they
eked out a miserable and precarious
existence; that they were hungry and
cold and ragged.
"Representative Copley, before a
graduating class, .after asserting that
the control of the railroad, telegraph,
telephone and iron and steel indus
tries rests In the hands of 'five men,'
who also control '70 percent of the
banking interests of New York stated
the 'paramount issue' of the day in
these terms:
" We are face to face with the
greatest problem of our existence.
Shall five men who dominate the
United States" Steer Corporation rule
the country by an oligarchy of wealth,
or , shall the people govern for the
benefit of all the people, and give
every man a square deal?
"This is one of those reckless state
ments for which there is no warrant.
This power is not centered In the
hands of five men. But the average
audience cannot- determine the facts,
and the fable of the five men goes on
' Its travels, arousing hatred.
"Instance the demagogic reception
given the reecnt Sherman act decis
ions. The court said the law meant
exactly what the law said with the
meaning given to its words by its
framers. Yet immediately Mr. Bryan
says that the chief justice, has been
waiting for 15 years to throw his pro
tecting arm around the trusts and to
tell them how to escape the law! Thou
sands reading what Mr. Bryan said
will believe that the trusts were able
to buy the supreme court!
"Keep on telling a man who has
less of thi3 world's goods than his
neighbors, that this inequality is the
result of his neighbors knavery; tell
him that, though his wages are highec
today than ever, he is paid less than
he is entitled to, and that, while he
is growing poorer, his neighbors are
fattening off him; say to him a- dozen
times a day that if he were to seelc
Justice it would be denied him, as there
Is one kind of Justice for him and an
other for his more prosperous neigh
bors; let him hear these things day
after day. In the course of time he
is In a frame of mind to believe all
he has heard; he becomes sullen and
revengeful and longs for an opportunity
to redress the wrongs under which he
imagines he is suffering. Out of such
j teaching revolution Is born and the
torch and pistol do their work.
T'Democratic Institutions were net
at fault. Democracy has not proved
itself a failure. The American people
have not been eaten up by corruption
or become debauched by luxury. We
hear much of the 'wrongs under which
the people are 'groaning, but only the
finely attuned ear of the demagog
is able to hear these cries. The mass
j of the people are not In want, they
( have not abandoned hope, they are
engaged in no desperate struggle for
existence, they are still in the enjoy
ment of their liberty. ,
"The incomprehensible spectacle of
a nation so bountifully blessed as the
American, sunk In the depths of welt
echmerz. ' filling the air with their
lamentations and bemoaning thct the
glory of Israel has departed!
"Never in recorded human history
has any people gone into such a frenzy
of self condemnation as the American
people have been- indulging. We can
understand why demagogs should
seek profit by inciting the frenzy to
greater heights. But we don't know
why apparently sane men and women
should so besmirch themselves and so
befoul their own national household.
"It is time that the American peo
ple got a grip on themselves and real
ized their folly. Life and health are
in them, but they must throw off their
moral hypochondria if they would
escape from the ills their imagination
pictures."'