Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-07

Vice President Wilson'S announce
ment. ON the eve Of his departure for
Europe, that he was candidate for the
next Presidency, recalls to mind the
mapy futile attempts of Vice Presidents
10 win and wear the nations highest
donors. Every Vice President has re-
eardea bis office as stepping-ssone to
the Presidency. and yet only three VICE
Presidents have been made Presidents
by election. These three were John
Adams, Thomas jefferson ard Martin
Van Buren-all statesmen OF the hrst
class. Aaron Burr was chosen Vice
President upon Jefferson's accession to
the Presidency, and George Clinton OF
New York for Jefferson's second and
Madison's first term. Eldridse Gerry
Of Massachusetts, was elected Vice Pres
ident for Madison's second term. Upon
Monroe's accession to the Presidency,
Daniel D. Tompkins of New York be-
came Vice President, and was reelected
with him. both serving two terms. from
1877 to 1926. What do the people of
the present day remember Of either Ed
ridge Gerry or Daniel D. Tompkins:
Simply this and nothing more: The
term Gerry mandering" owes its origin
10 Eldridge Gerry. who. while Governor
of Massachusetts,, cut up the Congress
ional districts of that State so al to fur
ther the ends of his own political party
John Quincy Adams and John c. Cal
houn were inaugurated as President and
Vice President in 1925, and Mr.. Calhoun
was reelected Vice President upon the
accession of General jackson to tho
Presidency in 1929. Mr.. Calhoun's
notification doctrines spoiled his fur
,hsr national political preferment. and
on Jacksons reelection Martin Van
Buren, was chosen Vice President. In
1886 Mr.. Van Buren, Was chosen Presi-
dent over William Henry Harrison. who
was elected to the Presidency in 1S40
over Mr.. Van Buren,. So Mr.. Van Bu-
rem was the last Vice President who
was subsequently chosen Vice President.
But every Vice President has had Presi-
Dental aspirations Aaron Burr became
so ambitious that he was tried for trea-
SOP, and John c. Breckenridge commit
ted actual treason after failure to
receive an election to the Presidency.
SCHUYLER Colfax was elected to the Vice
Presidency upon the ticket with General
Grant in 1868, and then spent some
years of his term in writing letters de-
claring that he would not accept a re-
election to that office. If these letters
meant anything at all, they were dec
Jarat;on that Mr.. Colfa1 was a candidate
10 succeed Grant in 1872, for after find
ing that the people were determined to
reflect Grant, Mr.. Colfax suddenly re-
appeared in the field again as candi-
date FOR the Vice Presidency. Now Mr..
Vice President Wilson, who beat Colfax
for the Vice Presidential nomination in
1872, appears as candidate for the
Presidency rext year. Thus. all our
Vice Presidents have regarded the Vice
Presidency as stepping-ston to the
Presidency, while the people-and
statesmen of the first class-have for
thirty years regarded i. as political
grave. 1t is not unlikely that Mr.. VIII
sons aspirations will meet with disap-
pointmsnt, for he possesses none OF the
pre-eminently great qualities which have
distinguished his three predecessors who
have stepped from the Vice to the Presi-
deney.
The recent doubling of the postage on