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HOME OF THE PASSION PLAY
Foinur High Ideals Marred by Box Office
Oomithutlons.
CHANGE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE
Dr. Collyor Wrllcn n Uir Knnioui
Iti-liroiliiflhiii (if llii' IHtliie
TrnRPily Mini II" I'rcM'iii
l)ny Ani't.
To thousands tho llttlo valley of the Am
mcr In tho heart of tho Bavarian highlands
will bo a pluco of Interesting pilgrimage this
year, for thcro tho regular decennial pro
duction of tho Passion l'lay, to last twelve
weeks, Is being enacted In accordance with a
vow given In tho lxtecnth century. Prob
ably 50,000 Americans alone- will visit tho
quaint village In tho lap of tho towering
mountains this season, ami many and divers
will bo tho Impressions received.
'Nothing could bo more Idyllic, moro con
ducive! to tho reverential mood than the pas
toral sweep of tho Ammer valley with Its
dotting of quaint homes, Its church spires
and tho somewhat imposing building where
tho Passion Play Is given. There for hun
dreds of years a thoughtful, reverential peo
plo have eked out an humble oxlstence by the
clceest of economy nnd with much severe
religious discipline. Not raoro than 2,000
soula comprlso this llttlo aggregation, and
tho election of tho principal parts In the play
which ha3 mado tho Ober Ammcrgauors
known throughout tho Christian world Is
paramount to all other problems of llfo
among them. Small lives, Indeed, they live,
compared with tho swift-moving careers of
tho outer world, but tho very narrowness has
contributed to tho making of a concrete typo
such an may bo found only in purely religious
communities. Communication with tho world
at largo has not been considered of sulllclont
importanco to warrant any enterprise In that
direction, though probably with tho Increased
Interest which tho whole Christian world dis
plays in tho Passion Play, It will not bo long
beforo this isolated nnd almost mediaeval
community will bo reached by a steam rail
road, or oven perhaps by a trolley line.
DnlneiilK'rKt'r'n IIIkIi IiIciiIn.
Tho parish priest, Dalscnborger, was tho
first to bring out of Its mediaeval gro
tcH(Ucntss tho beauty and mystery of the
Passion Play. Ucforo his tlmo tho ren
dering of tho divine tragedy was nothing
moro than an outdoor ceremony. Tor nearly
two bcoro years tho priest labored to the
end of making tho Passion Play nn ob
servance of great Importance in tho re
ligious world. Ho had a keen dramatic
Instinct and being a very sincere Christian
ho realized at onco what possibilities thcro
were, not only In tho play as handed down
from curly times, but also In tho native
talents of tho yokels, woodsmen and humblo
artlnans of tho vale. Dalscnborger elim
inated tho vulgar buffoonery with which tho
early play was burdened, substituting lines
of great force and beauty as well ao situa
tions of high art let Ic merit. To him is
duo tho beautiful humanizing of tho per
sonality of tho Saviour and tho vltallzatlon
of tho apostles which chnrncterizo tho
Ober Ammorgau performances. Tho par
ticipants of the play nro men chosen not
nlono for their histrionic ability; In order
to bo cllgibla they must bo of unlmpench
ablo character nud entirely worthy to 1111
any exulted role. From tho tlmo when
they appear In tho chorus ns llttlo chil
dren In robes of many hues, tho spirit of tho
Pasnlon Play rules them entirely. Later
they assumo tho moro dllllcult parts and
from araoiic tho apostles of this year may
bo chosen the Christian of a decado hence.
Through all theso ten years a most ac
curate and Intimate study of the scriptural
situations, tho costumen and manners of new
testament tlmee, tho character of tho per
sonages and their personal appearances baae.l
on tho paintings of the old masters Is mado
under careful mildance, nud the rehearsals
nro long nnd arduous.
Dalscnborger caused It to bo recorded that
ho undertook the production "for tho love of
his Dlvlno Hcdeemer, and with'only ono ob
ject In vlow, namely, tho evangelization of
tho world." Ho made the representation of
tho dlvllio passion as dictated by the entire
fcrlpture3, bringing it within human scopo
and typifying In tho person of the divine
mnn tho supremo Oodhood. Hut whether
tho followers of Dnlsonbcrgcr have carried
out tho spirit of his Injunction, nover allow
ing tho juatcrlul to superimpose itself upon
tho spiritual, Is a much mooted point. Many
devout men who havo seen tho latest ren
dering nlllrm that all the glory and purity of
tho early representations have been retained
undcllled by tho modern spirit of commer
cial enterprise. Others are convinced that
tho Passion Play must Inevitably fall Into
tho hands of tho speculator and the mounte
bank, nnd that tho natural love for gain In
tho human heart will eventually eradicate
tho moro solemn nnd reverential spirit
without which tho Passion Play becomes
merely a theatric nnd dangerous assumption
of holy things to baso ends. Ono of thrso
holding tho negative point of view Is Dr.
Hobcrt Collyer, whoso expressed convictions
nro herewith given:
lr. Collyer on (lie IiinnIiiii 1'lny.
"It is a sad commentary on tho times that
with tho universal popularizing of n pro
found nnd sacred observance, tho worldly
spirit bhould thrust Itself In and vulgarize It.
1 can regard tho prenont production of tho
Passion Piny nt Ober Ammergau as nothing
short of n perversion.
"Tlmo was when this slmplo and beautiful
rendering of tho profoundcet tragedy known
to mnn was in tho naturo of a noblo re
ligious obsorvanceeomethlng to bo seen,
revered and remembered, nnd to tho simple
peasantry of Uavnrla a mighty instrument
for moral and spiritual betterment. Hut with
each repetition the ancient spirit that char
acterized It faded 'Into tho light of common
day.' Now, llko everything else wo treasure
moro or lore, It Is slowly but surely becom
ing subservient to commercial uses.
"This is deplorable, but It Is beyond gain
saying. A touching and Inspiring rite has
boon vulgarized by tho extraneous nnd the
commercial; It has been inndo a sightseers'
spectacle llko Vesuvius and tho World's Kalr,
a cntch-penny vnntngo to the Inukecpcrs and
tho purvoyor of souvenirs.
A (ilorloim llelluloiin Kite.
"People removed from tho bccucs nnd local
spirit can hardly reallzo how Insular and
concreto tho quaint peasant folk of Ober Am
jncrgnu are, nnd how necessary Is the cymbal
to their devout lives. Kor tho most part tho
practical talents of tho players me displayed
In wood carvings of exqtilslto workmanship,
particularly crucifixes and other rellgiouj
tokens, in which they nro peculiarly expert,
ua If tho trying work had sharpened 'heir
wits. Morally and spiritually the.' nre Pltrd
for their great undertaklm?, and to bo
thought worthy of n place even In tho chorus
of the Paralon Play Is to them a mark of tho
highest merit.
"In years and yearn of toll over their re
ligious symbols, laboring to bring out moro
clearly tho dlvlno features familiarized by
tho old masters, these slmplo folk become
imbued with deep reverence. Krom the time
that ono Schuchlor brought the plague Into
tho valley nnd dlvlno Intervention pre
vented Its utter depopulation In gratitude
for which the peasants vowed to play tho
Passion Play onco every ten years tho play
has occupied tho thoughts of Ober Am
mcrgauers. "It .contained their very eouls; nnd tho
decennial rendition of tho beautiful cere
mony was nn honest and sincere outpour
ing of spirit, n glorious religious rite. It
becamo a part of their very life, uniting
them In common bonds of Christian broth
erhood, it mado peasant Integrity stronger,
tho hardy Bavarian stock fuller In llfo and
purpose.
"Tor tho applaueo of tho world they
cared llttlo; for tho respoct of their breth
ren In the faith and tho consciousness of
a duty well performed thoy cared much. It
va:i ua much an observance of penitence
and praise as prayer and thank offering.
"Whllo thoy were performing tholr humblo
rites theso peasant folk becamo transformed.
STORIES ABOUT STEVE CRANE
How an Editorial Friend Sicnred Recogni
tion of Ilis Work.
STRANGE FEATURES OF HIS LIFE
OliftcrvntloiiH of Men Who Know 1 1 1 tit
mill of Nome Who lllil Aol Ad
mirer unit Cluiniiloi of
Ciilinn I'llllnmlfrn,
The recent death of Stephon Crane, at the
early ago of 28, brings to light Interesting
stories of his llfo and varied estimates of
his literary work. The striking feature of
theso reminiscences and criticisms Is tho ac
knowledged distinction won In tho world of
letters by a writer scarcely beyond tho
threshold of manhood. Brief as his years
were, ho had seen much of tho world, Its
lights and shadows, nnd theso wcro l c
flected In his writings. A literary bohemlan,
he penetrated tho secret haunts of tho elan,
caring less for himself than his frlondi, nnd
living without. a thought of tho morrow. As
a correspondent ho nlways sought thj ex
citement and dash of adventure, anl thus
he becamo tho companion of nold Cjl'nn
filibusters, nnd later shared the fortunss cf
American troops In Cubn.
It was In 1S95 that Crano secured recog
nition In tho literary world, and tho way It
tho quality of tho fellow. To see others
suffer tore his tender heart. He was nt
most girlish In his sympathies Hut It ap
parently did not bother him to bo hungry
himself or to bo In pain. He never grum- i
bled about taking his share. 1 heard in any
stories of his matter-of-fnet fearlessness,
but, as I was not there, will not try to t'il
of thorn. Othors will.
Ho was mixed up more or less Intimately
with the Cuban war from tho start io Mulsh.
Ho know Jose Mnrtl, had been with Maceo,
(lomez, Gnrcl.l, HabI nnd othors. Tho whole
thing to him was never anything more thnn
n big "story." He knew It Just the samo as
n police reporter knows nil nbout n big
case, with Its star criminals, Its vital wit
nesses, lost clues, big lawyers, Involved law
points, ruined reputations, death scenes nnd
hangings nnd Its human sorrows and
miseries. Into this ho was picking and pick
ing for copy. As tho city editor would de
fine It, he was looking for things of human
Interest. Ho knew every fiber of these lead
ers nnd fighters.
So far ns I could note, courage wns the
only thing he admired. If ho cared any
thing for tho Cuban causo ho nover showed
it. He had a boundless ndmlratlon for tho
men who did the real fighting. The only
tlmo I over saw him really enthusiastic was
when ho was trying to prove to a cafe crowd
that tho filibusters who landed on tho
enemy's shore had more courago than any of
them.
Crano had seen alt kinds of fighting. It
had a fascination for him. Danger was
ibis dissipation. He was really grieved when
WCi
Inhabitants
U ilRCDAMMCQr.M.
fHE CIENTiPASSIOMrLMr
IN THE fiHURCH YARD -
MODERN TOURIST AUDIENCE AT OHERAMMIvKfiAi;
They becamo dedicated spirits. Tho flesh
wan lest In tho glory of tho soul. They
wore no longer Mayer and Lechner and the
other humblo townspeople, but Christ and
Judas and tho npostlee. For tho tlmo be
ing they nre living, moving nnd having their
belnrc In tho rellected light of tho subllmo
prototypes. I havo seen n few great nctora
thuo embodied In tholr parts Korrost in
"Macbeth," for Instance and tho effect was
electric.
Uin-wllon of (lie Host Office.
"In the pluy tho Ober Ammcrgaucrs for
got that they nro human and that thero Is
a very human audience composed of one
tonth rcvercntlnl Bavarian folk and nlnc
tcnths tourists watching them. Hut tho
mood la changing. More nnd moro the box
olllco consideration enters tho equation.
Such nnd such photographers nro given ex
clusive right to make pictures and ko
dnkers are arrested on olght.
"Such nnd such translators aro nllowcd ti
put the words of tho text Into many tongues,
such and suc-h publishers havo excluslvo
rights to publish tho samo and the sten
ographer caught pencil in hand suffers ar
rest nnd hlB notes nro confiscated. Ever
tho pcepholo In tho curtain, over tho ma
terial gain.
"It requires only tho presenco of a few
Illustrious crlt'ca of tho drama, with trench
ant next morning reviews of play and play
ers to bring something nlmost dlvlno down
to tho level of tho marionette. It has not
yet come to th(s, but tho end Is Inevitable.
Tho commercial spirit which encompasses
our most cherished Institutions and tho lovo
of money which Is the 'root of all ovll,' as
much and more today than ever In tho elder
time, will eventually bring tho Passion Play
of Obor Ammorgau nnd Its many imitators
to tho level of successful spectacular enter
prises. "When it becomes a matter of trading
upon things sacred nnd holy for prlvato ends
I see tho end nt hand.
"This will be a successful year In tho llttlo
valley of tho Ammcr. Tho new Chrlstus
will build himself n moro comfortablo chalet,
St. John will Increase his herd, Judas nnd
Herod will open nnother lun for tho dis
pensing of Havnrlan bock aud plans will bo
laid for tho ensnnrlng of tho whlto-helmotcd
and red-Bacdcckorcd tourist, particularly
tho American one, In 1910.
"Hut tho ancient spirit will have passed
away, and what was onco n devout religious
affair will have descended to tho merely his
trionic. Such Is tho disintegrating influence
of gold for the gold's sake. Such nro the
corrosions of mcro commercialism.
"Personally, wero I within a mllo of tho
thonter I should not tako tho trouble to pay
It a, visit. Kor subllmo nnd yet human nnd
living, ns tho Ober Ammergnuers make tho
scones of tha divine Passion, I prefer tho
blessed plcturo which has lived In my heart
these many years, an Inspiring prcsonco in
youth and an nblding comfort In age, con
jured by tho Holy Spirit of the fulness of
tho solaco of tho ages tho Dlvlno Word."
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Social I'll 1 1 iif pit .
Atchison (Hobo: Tell tho average person
that ho Is being worked to death nnd he en
Joys U hotter than n bank account.
I To make a story of your troubles Inter
i ostitis, they should bo ns varied as the but
tons on a charm string.
When man Is particularly rushed the
loafers scent the fact llko rnts scent a plcco
of cheese, and all pour In.
At this season of tho year about tho only
work n boy will perform willingly for his
mother Is to turn tho lco cream frcozor.
An AtchlEon young man has been calling
for fovcr.il years upon n family of three
sisters nnd doesn't Know yet which ono ho
wants. Why not shn.ko tho tree?
Tho women who ollkioiuly show tho!r
friendship by fanning the widow ut n funeral
aro often her sharpest critics when sho re
covers from her grief and begins to look
around,
was brought about Is told by tho Washing
ton Post. At that tlmo Crano wns trembling
on tho fenco between recognition nnd ob
scurity, nnd his friend, Elbert Hubbard, tha I
editor of tho Philistine In East Aurora,
gave in his honor a dinner which ho called
"The Hanging of the Crane."
It was a large tlmo and much good copy
was passed off Into spaco that otherwise
might havo been used to enrich publishers.
In nu&wer to tho Invitation to this ban
quet Mr. Hubbard received humorously
worded regrets from all over tho country.
Mr. Hok of tho Ladles' Homo Journal could
not find tho town, Illlss Carman said It was
not In his railroad guide, and San Kranclsco
Philistines found It Impossible to make train
connections. Hut thoy all Joined In tho spirit
of tho occasion and toasted fully and thor
oughly tho hanging of tho Crane.
Even In theso notes of regret wo can sco
a groat diversity of opinion In regard to Mr.
Crano's contributions to our literature. It
Is a delicate task to say In a letter answer
lntr an invltntltnn to dinner that von do not
I understand what tho author in whoso honor
it is given means by his work. Hut somo
bravo men did this bravo thing. Charlos
Dudley Warner simply wished the Inner
man a good tlmo; Maurlco Thompson said
Crano was a fiendish warrior who mado his
goosellesh wiggle; Miss Loulso Imogen
Oulnoy know sho was missing a "good
thing."
A genius from Albany wrote: "I havo a
profound ndmlratlon for n mnn who, casting
to tho winds rhyme, reason and meter, can
ollll wrltn nnrtrv." A Tlnstnn educator said:
I "I doto on Stephen Crano, although I don't
understand his lines n bit." Hut mora pat
than any other messngo was that sent to
Enst Aurora by n Now York newspaper man,
who said ho did not understand Crane's poe
try, nor did ho understand tho monolith In
Central park, although ho had learned from
good nuthorlty that "it conveys valuable In
formation, expressed In chasto nnd beautiful
language."
Some lei,ullnrHlci of Crnno.
Otto Carmlchael, Washington correspond
ent of tho Minneapolis Times, sketches tho
peculiarities of Crano na follows;
Stephen Crano to n certainty was a Ho
hcmlnn. Ho wns absolutely worthless ex
cept for what ho did. Tho city editor of n
modern newspaper would not havo had him
arouud tho city room fqr a week, Ho was
Irresponsible and unmanageable. There wns
nothing vicious about him or even reckless;
ho was Bercncly Indifferent; trifles would
chnngo him and big things would not stop
him; fancy would hold him to n plnco and
money would not move him from It.
Tho first tlmo I over met Crano was when
(lenoral Wnde, then chairman of tho Amor-
! lean Evncuatlon commission In Havana,
asked mo to carry word to him that ho had
i a London cablegram for him. I told him In,
j a cafe. Ho snld "Thanks." and It passed
out of his mind. Tho next day Ooncral
Wado told mo ho had unother cablegram
asking If tho first had been delivered and
would I kindly tell Mr. Crano that the ca
blegram seemed important and that ho
should call at tho offices of tho commission
and get It. I delivered tho second message
at tho samo place. Crane eald:
"Say, didn't you tell mo something about
a cablegram yesterday?"
"Yes, I told you about ono, nnd this sec
ond h nn Inquiry as to whether tho first was
delivered."
"Yes, I see. Using tho government to find
me. Anyway, I'm much obliged."
And again ho forgot all about It. Or at
least ho never paid any attention to my
notices. Somo tlmo later, after I had be
come acquainted, I tuld him that tho mes
sage was still In Wade's hands.
"Oh, Its some tradesman I owe a bill to.
I suppose," and that Is tho last I over heard
of It, although I saw a great deal of him
afterwards. It Is not likely that a l.jmlan
tradesman would spend i'0 cents n wjid
to lied out about a tailor bill, even it
Crane did owe one. Ho was not ostiava
ant, or In the habit of owing largo mnn,
It simply struck him as nothing worth
bothering with and ho let It go at that.
I havo hpard many army oldcers say ha
was tho bravest man thoy ever saw. Ho
apparently did not think of danger. Death
to him was nothing moio than tho next
breath, or the next brenkfast or (loop.
, Hullets wore nothing to him, moving or
In cartridges, except cometbtug to make
copy about. This was not affected. It was
he learned ho had left a cafe Just n fev
minutes before a noisy shooting scrape.
A strong man could not help feeling sorry
for Crane. He seemed on tho verge of col
lapse for lack of strength. His arms were
as thin as ono who had been 111 for a long
time. In a dim light Crane's face was hand
somo to tho point of being exquisitely beau
tiful. In tho full light hla face had a sick
nnd a miserablo look. His drawn llpa, his
yellowish, haggard face, his tired eyes and
generally womout appearance combined to
mako a plcturo not particularly attractive.
Hut ho wns bo simple and genulno thnt ono
soon forgot all about theso and could seo
tho wnn, half-pleading smile on tho frank,
boyish face. This llttlo smllo went for every
thing with Crane, it was his thanks for
a light, his approval of an act, hla delight
over a story, his acknowledgement of dis
tress, his pity for weakncfs. In fact, that
sensltlvo llttlo smllo was always flitting
about his face.
Crane'N llalilt.
Ho did nothing with regularity. He ato
nnd slept whon ho could no longer do
without theeo necessary comforts. Ho
would remain In tho streets and in tho
cafes until his frleds and chanco ac
quaintances wcro tired out. aio lived with
n former filibustering associate In a pair
of rooms not far from tho downtown hotols
nnd when othor places wcro closed to him
ho would go thero In hopes of finding some
stragglers. If ho did he would sit and
llften to their chatter until thoy wero tired
out. Then ho would go to work. When
I saw him ho was dclng COO words a day.
This was tho only thing ho did with regu
larity. Ho was very particular about his
work. 'Ho wrote somewhat slowly nnd wns
whimsical about words. He would spend
a long nlmo In trying to find what suited
him. Inasmuch as ho had no dictionary or
books of reference, his rcarch for words
and Information consisted In chowlng his
pencil nnd waiting until thoy came to him.
When his COO words wero written ho
would rouso somo of his straggling guests
If thpy would stand for It and It not
ho might read or go to bed. To tnko earn
of his health never occurred to him. Ho
had tho Cuban fashion of drinking light
drinks nnd coffee, but ho did not Indulge
to oxcewj in nlcohol. This was somewhat
romarkanlo at a tlmo and placo of exces
sive drinking. This wns two years ago
nnd his health then was wretched, Thcro
wns no chanco for him to live unless ho
mended hla wnys. It was nothing moro
than thoughtlessness, Ho clmply refused
to think about himself. Ho wns wnftrd
over and around that Island with each pars
ing breeze nnd gust of nxcltomcnt, at
tracted to whero thoro wns danger or some
thing doing. All of thU may havo conoraled
a sort of a rudimentary business Instinct
nnd possibly ho was making It profitable,
but It Is hardly likely.
A liiimi' of IlPiirln.
I remember ono tlmo whero ho was drum-
ming up somo friends to pmy nearis wnn
htm. Finally ho mado up his party nnd thoy
wont to a club. Tho usual stnkes wcro 3
cents a heart. Even G cents a heart Is suf
ficient to mako this gnmo Interesting. Tho
counters wero being distributed when Crano
suddenly said:
"Let's play for centens."
This was startling. Centens wero $5 gold
pieces. With such stakca It would bo possi
ble to loao $05 on n hand, nnd very easy to
eot rid of a few hundred dollars at a sit
ting. Not a member of tho party had uny
right to bo playing for such stnkes, but for
somo reason thoy did. Thoy Just fell Into a
helplcsj cort of way,
And no one would have thought that Crano
was not usei! to playing friendly games of
hearts for gold centens. It wns to bo seen,
however, that ho was taking keen noto of
tho nervo of tho others. Courago was al
ways In his mind. Ho was looking for It In
big and llttlo wnys.
Tho only man who lost much was his
friend, tho bartender and cx-flllbuster. He
was tho ono who could least ntford It. That
pleased Crano Immeurely. A book could bs
written about tho camaraderie of theso two,
Thoy had been In nil sorts of tight places to
gothcr. Tho "Bartender" knew tho Cuban
coast by night and day. Ho had been tho
pilot on tho Thrco Friends, aud later on the
Don Hermanos tho Two Brothers. Ho was
no bartender, but Crane called him that be
cause be onco got htm a position In a cafe
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and then had him discharged becauso he was
lato In tho morning In getting to work.
Wo bad breakfast together tho morning I
left Havana.
"Not because I particularly cared for tho
breakfast," ho explained, "but to mako sure
that you give thoso shirts to my friend."
Ho wan looking out for a chap who needed
shirts, nnd ho ingeniously explained that I
could cot somo moro in Now York.
"Now, tho bartender hero will help you
got out of town," ho said, after tho shirts
h.nn naloKtnrl Ir. Ilia Kit isf.lCt loll. "tOV
thero nro a great many things to do with
your passports, health certificates and Ood
knows what. You might get uppish with your
high-sounding letters. Ho will keep you
poor and you'll get off cheap."
And vlth his happy, sunny little smile h
was gone nowhere.
VETERAN REPUBLICANS SPEAK
Severn. Who Atidlxtrd at tin- IJIrth of
(he l'lirty Still I.UIiik In
Thin Vicinity.
SOUTH OMAHA, Juno C 'Io tho Kdltor
of Tho Heo: On Monday lust I saw an artl
cla from Mr. James 'Mitchell of Valley, this
county, who, It appears, was present at
tho firet national republican convention that
assembled In Philadelphia Juno 18, 1S50. I
was eiulto agreeably surprised to learn of
ono other citizen of Nebraska besides myself
who, at tho Inception of tha grand old party,
helped to form tho vanguard and occupied
n scat In that memorable and famous body
of liberal-minded patriotic .Anuirlcan citi
zens that started tho ball rolling for tho
emancipation and enfranchisement of all
mankind In America. Whllo I was not an
accredited delegate to tho convontlon, I sat
bcsldo my friend, William Lano, who was,
and acted as proxy during tho wholo ses
sion. I was reared by my father In tho
old democratic school, hut nt maturity
broke- away from Its anti-American, pro
slavery, irco trado proclivities, casting my
maiden voto for William V). Kolley (or "Pig
Iron Kolley") as ho wns familiarly termed
In and out of congress, on account of his
persistent efforts in behalf of tho iron In
dustries of Pennsylvania. Judgo Kolley
served his constituents In congross con
tinuously for thirty-two years. My first
vote Is ono of tho proudest recollections of
my life1. My first presidential voto wns
given to John C. Fremont of Now York and
William L. Dayton of Now Jorsey.
It was a strnngo political colncldonco that
whllo my father was attending as a dole
gato tho national democratic convention at
Cincinnati that placed in nomination tho
nrch-traltor, Jlmmlo lluchanan, I was In
dustriously engaged In forming tho pioneer
republican club of the Twenty-fourth ward
of Philadelphia.
i.'nr fnrtv vears. with the exception of
two terms, tho great party of patriotism,
protection, nonesi niunuy, iruKn mm c.
pnnslon has hold tho reins of our govorn
ment and guided the ship of stato success
fully through nil calamities, perils and
emergencies. That grand rnpresontatlvo
Amorican, Mark Hanna, has cordially In
vited all tho old veterans who attendol
that llrst convention to be present nnd
occupy a scat on tho platform nt tho coming
nntlonnl convention, to bo held In tho City
of Drothorly Lovo on tho 10th of this month.
How many will respond to this call? Alas,
but fow. Tlu-y havo nearly nil passed over,
nnd thoso remaining will soon follow, but
what n happy relief and satisfaction to
know that tho intelligent youth of our
country are lmbtiod with tho samo political
faith as their ancestors and that the af
fairs of tho nation and our republican In
stitutions will alwnys romaln eaio In tholr
hands. I). ANDHltSON.
ALEXANDRIA, S. D., Juno 6. To tho
Kdltor of Tho Bee: On tho third page of
Tho Boo of May I Is a letter from Jarars
Mitchell, In -which ho asserts that tho re
publican party received Its name In 1850.
Somo tlmo last winter n former citizen of
Ulppon, Wis., asserted In a !otter to the
Weekly Wisconsin that a wa "the" man
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that selected tho namo for tho party at
Itlppon, Wis., In tho fall of 1851. That as
sertion brought tho editor of an Oconomowoo
(Wis.) paper, .Mr. Hurlburt, Into tho arena,
who claimed tho honor for himself of nam
ing tho republican party. In rocent years
many others havo nlso claimed tho honor of
organizing and naming tho party at differ
ent times and placcfi. Those assertions can
not all bo correct; In point of fact none of
them aro correct, for nono of them named
tho party. Tho principles of tho party ns
well as Its name ns a national organization
emanated frcm John P. Fremont during
tho lato fall of 1S33. Thoro wero a num
bor of local organizations during tho winter
of 1854, nmong young men, along tho valley
of tho Hudson rlvor. one nt Troy, of whhh
I was a mombor. Thcro wan a preliminary
national convention held In a grovo of timber
near tho Sulphur Bprlngs at Saratoga in
Juno, 1851, whero tho party wns organized
and glvon ita name. There was a special
train of twenty-thrco cars, In two sections,
which went from Troy. I wns there. Tho
party along tho Hudson valley wns made up
from tho factions of whlgs, silver graya,
federalists, prohibitionists nnd one ahalltlon
1st. I was tho latter. In October, 1S51, thcro
was a parade organized to march through i
tho principal streets of Troy with banners
and torchlights. Wo woro hooted nt and I
called "black republican nigger stealers."
I nevor knew a democrat to Join tho re
publican party until after tho surrender of
Korts Moultrie and Sumter. Thero was
somo contention In tho convention of 185ft ,
over tho namo as John C. Kromont had !
suggested It, but nono hotter could bo found
and It wan left tho samo a3 It had been for
. 1 1.- . . 1 1. .. I
iwu jL'uin hum r i i-muui nan kivi-ii uii uuur
(nation In honor of bis genius for originat
ing a set of principles thnt would harmonize
oil tho divergent factions abovo named and
bring them togethor In harmony In one
common party. Ono of tho orlglnnl prin
ciples has been removed and n split has
resulted. B. V. HUHDICK.
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