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The Ann Arbor (Mich.) Argus In
noticing "Hon. Mini S. Coler" as pos
sibly the next democratic nominee for
president gives this astonishing bit of
biography: "Mr. Coler," says the
Argus, "was born in Illinois about four
years ago."
Kverybody is familiar with the leg
end that Minerva leaped full panoplied
and armed from the brain of Jove;
that Mercury crawled out of his cradle
when only six days old and, stea'ng
Apollo's cows, dragged them into a
cave by their tails that the tracks
might indicate an outward movement
and so deceive the god of the silver
bow. Then, too, when found in his
cradle, the youngster lied like a
trooper when Apollo accused him of the
theft; didn't know "what things cows
be." Most people have supposed the
legends were myths, but here at the
dawn of the t!0th century a four-year-old
is called to the university city to
lecture on "Good Government," said
four-year-old being also a possible
democratic nominee for president! We
may have to revise our belief in an
cient myths. What a campaign Is pos
sible with such a candidate! We can
easily imagine Lee Herdman wheeling
Ids candidate in a baby call through
our streets, introducing him to the
ever-faithful democrats of Lincoln with
an air of triumph, as though his elec
tion were already assured. Surely
Mercury and Minerva are not in it.
One thing, however, may stand In
the way of his election. This precocious
youngster, so he is reported, told the
young men of the Good Government
club that "too much stress has been
placed on honesty for public position,"
and this, too, while the military scan
dals and the Grand Itapids departure
from rectitude are still fresh In the
public thought. Hut nobody can tell
the capacity of this marvel of the 20th
century to make black white or the
worse to app&ir the better reason, and
it stands the republicans in hand to
fortify their position before that baby
cab starts on its tour around the
country.
The magnificent gift of $30,000,000
made by Mrs. Stanford to Leland Stan
ford university places that institution
far in advance of the eastern colleges
that have heretofore been considered
wealthy, and leaves even Chicago far
in the rear. It is stated that .Mrs.
Stanford's gif is three times as large
as any endowment ever before given
to an educational institution. If our
magnates go on provoking each other
to good works, the public will eventu
ally get the benefit of the immense
fortunes which have so seriously
troubled reformers of the populist type.
Andrew Carnegie is disposed to place
the modest sum of ten millions at the
command of university interests, and
is considering the founding of a na
tional university for investigation and
research at Washington. There will
soon be no excuse for us if we do not
become the most learned of peoples.
Hut there is one thing that this coun
try needs more than schools and more
than books and that is a helping hand
for those who have no chance to profit
by either. The man who will devote
his millions to the rescue of the chil
dren of the slums in our large cities
will not only prevent a large amount of
evil and misery, but will remove a
danger that seriously threatens the
foundations of our civilization. Pre
vent vice and crime by Industrial train
ing and the remaining problems of mu
nicipal government will be easily
solved.
Such a little matter as climate pre
sents no obstacle to the enterprise of
the twentieth century. The most beau
tiful roses In the world grow under
glass in Upper Canada and are ex
ported by the hundred thousand. The
choicest Havana tobacco will be raised
in Connecticut by covering the llclds
with a light frame-work over which is
stretched u thin cotton cloth. And
now in Arizona oranges are to be
raised by covering the llelds with a
similar framework on which willow
sprigs are spread to keep out the burn
ing sun and to prevent the baking of
the ground after irrigation. All these
experiments are successful, but they
all mean a lot of purely mechanical
work, and where are the workers to
come from? The world's inventions
seem to be in excess of the world's
ability to utilize them. We need hands
as well as brains, and plenty of them
The next political reform undertaken
might well be the restoration of the
house of representatives to the position
of a responsible body. The habit It
has gotten into of turning over Im
portant iuestions, almost without de
bate, to be disposed of by the senat,
shows that for some reason the house
has been deprived of its power, anl
that it is tired of playing at a farce.
It is hard to see how the pre-Keed con
ditions are to be restored, but restored
they must be if the house is ever agata
to be the arena in which such men as
lilaine, Gartield and other wise states
men and strong debaters had their
training and won their spurs. Nothing
is more dangerous to the public welfare
than a house which acts under no
sense of responsibility. When freedom
of speech and freedom of choice in vot
ing are prevented by tyrannical rules
or corrupt manipulation, it is time to
get back to first principles. Reform
needs to begin at the primaries and to
go all the way through to the house
of representatives till the will of the
people can once more make Itself felt
In the government.
A practical application of the Xrays
has been made by the Argentine re
public la detecting by Its use goods
subject to duty sent by letter. More
than Jl'O.lHM) worth of property was
thus discovered and couliscated at
Buenos Ayres in a single week. It
will soon be more costly to break the
law than to observe It.
TO VISIT AMERICA
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Another royal isltor Is shortly
to honor Amerka with a visit. He is
Prince Hector. Count of Turin, and
rumor has it that lie expects to
take an American bride home with
him when he returns. The count
is fourth in line of succession to
the throne of Italy. He Is very
good looking, exceedingly wealthy
and an athlete of no mean preten
tions. He will arrive here early In
February and will go llrst to Philadelphia.
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