The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1904, Page 15

—— re have beer but £ sa Ne . g related e Rill Higgins was the n boss w v of the ke a r was slate It was in the i the an State an ticket, . ated otherwise e 4 who had not been for en rof a nvention greatly sired that provided him with a prox The ¢ consisting of more than 6 assemt at Los Angeles. A protracted s made » rnor, and g speeches, ncluding one friend, were mad fluence was again ast he was com Genergl Dimond's t the railroad in- the general, and at fon Higgins and as a part t was agreed tha the f the arrange- all the rest of d go through, deal ment he H ns “slate” she m Ce and a politic nia was slated for the Attor on for >en Among the unslated he office was a San candidates for ancisco lawyer. s in a conven- ad therefore pract har He was slightly ted wit gentleman who THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CALL. I suppose that I ought to vote for the candidate that is on his slate.” “That,” said the aspirant, with some heat, “does mot comvort with what you said in seconding the nomination of General Dimond. You said that in any contest between a Union soldier d a civilian you would, other things eing equal, support the soldier.” Were vou a soldier?” inquired the addressed. ute told to the del- emai en the can ezgate the story which the Jatter, two r, told to the conventior the convention reassembled 1 to the delegate that, ac- g to gpolitica! ethics, hs ought use the proxy en him by ligeins to speak and > ia behalt 1 ate mot on the siate; so he is a rising v e me Ly oing to Ly Hige ing to him that I have ¥ sed to make a speech placing Mr. Blank in nom tion for Attorney ( er and if that wiil interfere arrangement of his I will ™ the proxy hejgave me and from one of Mr. Blank's amne the obliging messenger It's right,;” said he. “The boss s you can keep de proxy and make te candi- e dale way aitogather."” te exactly what Well, if you want the straight tip. 1 say et him as this s fixed solid for our m legate said no re. but took s T bega grow white about t ps. If his thoughts had been e been something for its suc ty yvears and more; have I held th credit seats in State and Federal egis be told by this brute of a s this political ‘boss,’ that nothing that I can say will have P effe n a Republican conven- tion?" Ar n as the nominations for neral were called for the d until the names of all ndidates had been placed ntion, and then, sur- e assion. but outwanrdly 1 the rostrum and this a assed resolutions in favor f the soldiers, we ve commended s e admire their patriot- ry in their sacrifices, but we minated any of them for of- have a little story to tell this n. It was related to me an ago, and T have no reason at it is a true story v, 1862, an orphan boy, rs of age, attempted to en- Union army. He was de- ission on account of his youth, join a company of Un- its recruited mainly from Ten- nd Northern Georgia e seeond day. of the battle of ary Ridge it had been arranged 1 o’clock Sherman, in command, should make an attack upon But through the treach- carelessness of a war corre- of a Cincinnati paper the code the sm, we g ve not 1 le tc Bragg's er of signals had fallen into P n of the Confederates. The Union sc ever vigilant, ascertained fact and reported it to General t at 11 o'clock of the morning of t 1 o'clock in the afternoon the attack was to be made. “It became necessary tocountermand the order previously given and to di- rect a different movement of the forces and the code was useless. It was necessary to send a written mes- sage to Sherman, who was, by a cir- cuitous route, fourteen miles distant, and two messengers were dispatched by that route. But there was grave doubt as to whether they would reach General Sherman in time, and volun- teers were called for who should-go through the Confederate lines, it be-: ing only six miles across by that route. “The boy of whom I speak volun- teered for the service. With the mes- sage wrapped in tin foil, secreted in his mouth, ready to be swallowed in case he was c:ntured, and clad in a mountaineer’'s dress of gray, he start- »on his mission. He took his life 1 his hands, for if captured he would ve been shot as a spy. By his wit his quickness and his bravery he cceeded. He went through the Confederate lines, twice questioned, by his ready answers claiming to be a Confederate dispatch bearer, he es- caped detection. At the last he was message and the proposed attack was abandoned, although Sherman, as di- rected, kept up a heavy caunonading, in order to deceive Bragg. The boy noticed as he was passing through the Confederate lined that Bragg was weakening his right in order to march his forces to the left to resist the sup- posed attack of Sherman. He report- ed this fact to Sherman, who there- upon with Sheridan made an attack upon Bragg's weakened left, and then came that celebrated attack upon the rifle pits, which ended when the sun went down with our flag floating upon the heights of Missionary Ridge. “Gentlemen of the convention, while in the h ; of our war the names generals who commanded great ~ments, and of the heroes who ex- ecuted them will go down to posterity, there is another book, not written by o . in which the name of that 16- vear-old boy will be written in letters of light “He fought through the war and re- the service until mustered peace was declared. Dur- six months of his service rrie volume of Blackstone in knapsick and thus began the study of law After peace was de- he continued his studies, He was admitted in Iowa. He has prac- ticed: for twelve years in San Fran- He has established an honored at the bar of California. vn, 1 present to you for the rney General, not in the v slate or combination, but I present to you in the name of the sol- diers of this republie, hitherto neglected in this Republican convention;, I pre- sent to vou in the pame of those who current of the Mississippi, attled above the clouds at Look- out Mountain, who sang the song of triumph from Atlanta to the séa, who carried our banner, blood-spotted and mained out ing he « his when the la clared cisco, bullet-shredded, but flying , still tri- umphant over all this land. I present to you now for nomination the un- starred, unepauletted hero of Mission- ary Ridge. The story was a simple one, simply told. There was no ornateness and no attempt at oratery. It was not an in- credible story, for there were many such instances of unrewarded and un- recorded heroism during our Civil War. The personality of the speaker had lit- tle to do with the narration. He was behind his theme and not in front of it. It was the deus ex machina that ruled the hour. The stone was rolled from the sepulcher of the past and the pas- sionate patriotism of the Civil War, dormant for twenty years, arose with the song of battle upon fts lips. The members «f the cenvention shouted and waved their hats and stood up on their seats and shouted again. The “slate” was smashed into fragments. A few lieutenants of the “boss” who attempted to reason with the excited Gelegates were cried Cown. The roll was called. The first county on the list was Alameda—a slate county with its 100. delegates, supposed to be: -in .the pocket of the “boss.”” But when ity long, lean chairman arose and cast its vote solid for “‘the unepauletted “.ero o} Missionary Ridge” the cheering "as re- sumed, and when the roll call was fin- ished the candidate for Attorney Gen- eral, who fifteen minutes before could count but six delegates for his sup- porters, was practically the unanimous choice of 600. “1 had always thought, W. H. L. Barnes after the convention adjourned, “that Grant and Sherman had something to do with the battle of Missionary Ridge, but I am satisfied now it was our nominee for Attorney General.” said General Some question as to the truth of the story was made by the opposition pa- pers, but the Grand Army officers in- vestigated it and indorsed it. The can- didate thus nominated suffered defeat at the polls with the rest of the ticket; but at the next State convention he was again selected as a candidate, “on the ghost of a nominating speech,” as was said. and was elected and served with credit for four years. There was politics in the land in those days. In Southern California even the excitement of a boom could not silence the voice of the spellbinder. “My friends,” sald a Democratic speak- “you should all vote for that gr-r-reat statesman, Grover Cleveland, not merely because you will continue him in place, but you will also retain in the White House that brilllant lady, Mrs. Cleveland, and whatever partisan malice may say against Grover, we all know that there are no flles on Frankie.” er, “Mr. Blaine,” sald a satirical speaker, “was go fond of marrying the mother of his first born that he married her . three times fired at. He went down °f DS e e ‘into the jaws of death.’ He went tWwice! - ted delegate. qown ‘into the mouth of hell.’ He “That,” rejoined his opponent, “is the 1 - Higgins, and reached Sherman, he delivered the difference between the Presidential can- ’ - h e S T e ¥ UP TO YOU g P s ' S --By he Parson” ¥ | caidl g —_ ERE is one more pular phrase of day which I 1ld like to expa- this Sunday rning. It is rath- angy, but at the of it is a great to a man, “It's hallenge irreso- a atior ess and the dis- us all to shift tiative upon the The phrase prompt and swift es that there comes rs of nations or beiib liminaries being attended ng been given k & and fellow having done all they can, it pe duty of the man himself to rike hard and at once. always been those who this challenge by holding fate their environments responsible for | careers. They never will £ is “up to them.” them™ under other The woman chafing In & farmhouse ten miles from a railway would put forth her best energies if she only were in the midst of the gold- en opportunities of the city. But the city man. who bas fallen behind the procession says to himself: “Oh, if I couid only get out into the country where there are not so many appli- cants for every job. Then I could amount to something, but there is no show for me in this crowded place.” The poor man says: ‘How easy it would be to live a virtuous and useful life if I were rich.” While the man of wealth sighs: “Oh, for a little home and fewer cares. Then I might lead a truer, simpler life.” Moreover, we are all more or less under the fascination of the modern fdeas of the function of the state. We are disposed to appeal to the city or the national Government to do things for us. We are enamored with the thought of a liberal, paternalistic pub- lic policy by means of which we may get the snow shoveled off our side- walks and our houses lighted and warmed without costing us a cent, Against both of these jdeas—that of shifting responsibility on fate and that of depending on the state or on some beautiful, socialistic status—this clear- cut little phrase rings out a sharp pro- test. There is as much opportunity and as great a call in modern life for the individual as ever before in the world’s history. Individual initiative, individual responsibility, individual burden-bearing and duty-doing are the things to emphasize to-day. Every man is still the architect of his own fortune, and in the truest sense of the word the captain of his own industry. It is a glorious thought to keep in mind during these opening days of the new year. A plain, blunt farmer came up to Daniel Webster after one of his great speeches and gald: “Djy, iel, you haven't done your best ye None of us hds yet displayed all his mettle. None of us has been as faith- ful to routine duty, as punctual in his engagements, as thorough in meth- ods, as cheerful in his demeanor, gs useful in his church or his community as he yet may be. It is “up te him* in these and other particulars thig coming year, And maybe some men need just the impetus of this phrase to carry them over the line into the sphere of the life which we call moral and Christian. A friend, a schoolmate, a Sunday-schoo] teacher, a pastor, may take you by the hand to the point where vou gather up 21l vour energies and unregervedly commit yourself to the best that has heen revealed to you of God ahd duty. But you, and you only, must take the final AN didates. the mother of his first born at a! Mg. Cleveland never married ““The Republican candidate for Presi- dent,” said a strenuous orator, “is un- worthy of the support of an honest man. During the war he was appointed Military Governor of the city of Mo- bile. That gem of Alabama lay prus- trate and unremonstrating in his ra- pacious grasp. Noi satisfied with ordi- nary plunder, he organized the Credit Mobile and mortgaged the revenues of the fair city for generations. And, after all, he lacked the business ability to reap the fruits of his villainy, for he sold the entire Credit Mobile to a Mas- sachusetts Congressman for $329. “But there s a darker page in the history of this Republican rascal. He was welcomed as a brother to the house and nome of his friend De Golia, and on the summer evenings the family was accustomed to seat themselves in chairs on the sidewalk in front of the @ A BUSINESS MAN’S LEXICON--By Allan Easton De Golia home. There did this villaln pour his tale of unlawful love in the ears ¢f De*Golla’s wife. She was a good woman and she resisted his ad- vances. He as a general and a Con- gressman, and the injured husband overlooked the offense. Not so would 1 have treated the villain. If I had BACH CAME THE OBL 16/N6 PIESJENEER D FEFLECTIONS OF /S35 Tr0oMAS FrTeH. been old man De Golla, Garfield would never have left that pavement alive “There Is, my friends,” said the orator of the evening, “no end to the rapacity of the plutocrats. One of them, Mr. D. O. Mills, flaunts in pubiic places the wealth he acquired from the estate of his dead friend Ralston. I notice that he has recently purchased the Roman Catholic cathedral in Los Angeles and has placed over the main door of the home of God his own initials, ‘D. O. M Y Dear Son: Having just read a remarkably clever book by G. W. Lorimer, I thought that possibly a selec- tion of a few of the trenchant and amusing remarks that brighten the pages of this very up-to-date work might prove interesting to you. A business man's conversation should be regulated by simple rules—have something to say, say it, then stop talking. Give fbols the first and women the last word, and bear in mind that it's easier to look wise than to talk wis- dom. A fellow and his business should be bosom friends in the office and strangers out of it. A clear mind is one that is swept clean of business at 6 o'clock every night and mot opened up again till the shutteérs are taken down next morning. It you wish to be successful in busi- ness you must know your goods from A to Z.. You must know 'em like a young mother knows baby talk, and be as proud of 'em as the young fath- er of a twelve-pound child, without really thinking that you've added your pounds. You've got to have the scent of a bloodhound for an order and the grip of a bulldog on a customer. You'ye got to feel the same Rersonal solici- tude over an order that strays to a cumpetitor as a parson over a back- slider and hold services to bring it back to the fold. Nothing earns better in- terest than knowledge of your busi- ness. I'm not one of those who be- Heve that a half knowledge of & sub- ject is useless, but I do belleve that when a fellow has that half he finds it's the other half which would really come in handy. 1 don’t know anything that a young business man ought to keep more to himself than his dislikes, unless it's his likes. It's generally expensive to have either, but it's bankruptey to tell about them. It's all right to say nothing about the dead but good, but it's far better to apply the rule to the living. Consider carefully before you ssy a hard word to @ man, but never let a chance to say a good word go by. Praise judiciously bestowed is like money well invested—the interest is sure. In all your dealings remember that to-day is your opportunity: to- morrow some other fellow’s, Never ap- pear poor, for moeney makes itself heard, but when poverty speaks no one listens. There Is no progress without work; men have discovéred how to make pot- ted chicken without fowls, and they have made the oleomargarine smell of the clover; but not one of the boys has been able to discover a substitute for work. If you find you've hired the wrong man you can’'t get rid of him too quickly. Pay him an extra month, but don’t let him stay another day. A discharged servant is a center of sore- ness. There are no exceptions to this rule, because there are no exceptions to human pature. It's a good thing to be a scholar, but it's better to be a clear man. Graduate with a sound conscience and it won't much matter if there are a few holés in your Latin. College doesn’t make fogls or bright men, it only develons them. A fool will be a fool whether he goes to college or not, though he'll probably turn out a differ- ent sort of a fool. A clever boy will succeed anvhow, but a fellow with sclence will fight the bést, providing he's kept his musele hard. I always make it a rule to employ brains, and I've learned that the better trained they are the faster they find reasons for getting their salaries raiged. Of course, it's good business where a fel- low hasn’t much behind his foréhead to throw out his chest and attract atten- tion to his shirt front, but the men who are worth meeting have no “be- ware of the dog” sign around their premises. Superiority Is courtesy with- cut condescension, affability without familiarity, wisdom without affectation. It weighs sixteen ounces to the pound without the covering, and it n't need a four-colored label to make it go. Always be shy of the man who is too amiable; the bunke men aren’t all at the racécourse and they don’t all o?- erate with the thimble and the little elusive pes. If you find a man is not honest you must be armed to meet him, but never on his own ground. Make him be honest with you if you can, but en no accoynt let him make you dishonest w:.m ‘him. "ln'm men learn the value of truth 'ul Sunday-school, and others by havir to do business with liars. I'm always a little suspicious of a critter that too quiet under the whip, for I know it's nét meekness, but meanness, that to got # L] I've got to fight. A mule for example 1s not patient, but obstinate. You can cuss him till you've noth- ing but holy thoughts left in you to draw on and you can lay the whip on him till you're tired and he will just Yook grieved, but all the time that mule will be waiting for you and add- ing compound cussedness to your ac- count, and practicing fancy kicks in his stall after dark. Men are all more or less like animals and require to be properly handled. When you've got an uncertain cow it's all very fine to tie a figure eight in her tail if you're not thirsty and it's excitement you're after. But if you want peace and bher milk you will naturaily approach her gently, Even when a man has learned the details of his trade he knows only one-eighth of his busi- ness,, the other seven-eighths and the most important seven-eighthd has to do with the study of human. nature. There isn't any such thing as being your own boss in this world, unless you're a tramp, and then there’'s the constable. A good many young fel- lows envy their boss because they think hecan do as he pleases. Asa mat- ter of fact, he's the ofily man in the establishinent who can’'t. An employe has only te answer to the manager, but the mgnager has just as many bosses as he has people under him, and they all keep him under indpection. Indi- viduals can't be properly worked by general rules; every man is a special case and needs special treatment. Every man réquires a certain amount of amusement, but the supply is limited. For example, some get their fun by going fishing mast of the time, making money the rest. Some #et it making money most of the time and going fishing the rest. You can take your choice, but remember, the more sport the less money. The most important step in a man’s life is mar- riage, and when a young fellow takes that step on a small salary it is a f that he requires a keeper more than a wife. After all, there is no fool like & young fool, because he's long time to remain one. Al- the & young fellow will consult his friends about buying a horse he's cocksure of himseéif when it comes to picking a wife. Marriages may be made in heavén, but most engage- ments are made in the back parier when the gas is so low that a fellow really doesn’'t get a square look at what he is taking. To marry for money eor te marry without money is & crime. There's no real objection to marrying a woman with a fortune, but there is to marry- ing a woman for a fortune. While you are at it there’s nothing like picking out a good looking wife, because even the handsomest woman looks plain sometimes, so you get a little pleasant variety, but a plain one can only vary by looking worse than usual and there's no pleasure in that variety. Of course beauty Is only skin deep, but that's deep enough to satisfy any one man. Then, too, if a fellow's bound to marry a fool, and a lot of men have teo If they’re going to hitch up Into a well- matched pair, there’s nothing like pick- ing one; It's less regret. Be particular in your dress. Of course clothes don’t make the man, but they make all of him except his hands and face, and that's a pretty consideradle area of the human animal. A dirty shirt may hide a pure heart, but it sei- dom ‘covers a clean skin. We know that appearances are deceitful, but so leng as they are there’s nothing like having them deceive for us instead of against us. I've seen a 10-cent shave and a 5-cent bootshine get a $5000 job. In this world it isn’t enough to be all right, you've got to look all right as well, because two-thirds of success Is making people think you're all right. Never get the name of a drinker. Peo- ple have seen four and four make eight, and the young man and the small bot- tle make a d—n fool so often that they are hard to convince that the combina- tion can work out any other way. ‘Whatever may be your success never losé sight of your own faults. Authority’ swells up some fellows so that they can't see their own corns, but § wise man is not only able to attend to his own corns, but he carefully avoids treading on his neighbor's. It's a good thing to step back from yourself and see how you look. Then deduct 50 per cent for faults that you missed in your investments and add 50 per cent to your estimate of your neighbor for virtues that you can't see and you'll have a prefty accurate result, which you are not beund to publish.