Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-14
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.

of persons in considering what the
country needs in discovering what
the best sentiment of the people desire,
and in seeking what sort of a candi-
date would assure the people that the
parties are in favor of thoroughly re-
forming the public service, that next
to John f. Hartranft, Charles Francis
Adams was such man, and would do
we'll for one of the Centennial candi-
dates for the Presidency. But an arti-
Gle in the Enterprise of May 10th set
ties the question by the broad asser-
ton, "The people do not want him or
any man like him for President"
Now if that be tfue, that i" the people
do not want him or any man like him."
that ends the matter, for tits a we'll
known fact that the politicians-those
who run "the machine" - neither
want nor desire such man however
much they need such an element to
purify the body polite and lift the
party into the confidence of the people.
The Enterprise processes to speak for
the people and assures US that they
do not want such man for President.
1t gives us some traits of his character
which seem excellent, and because of
which we had now and then thought
that either he or some one like him
was the sort of a man the people were
looking for. But we are assured that
neither he nor any one like him is
wanted in this Centennial year-the
wished for new era in our politics and
our public life. 1t says he was born
with a great name." Fortunate man,
for he might never have achieved
greatness, nor had it thrust upon him,
and so never obtained it. But he was
not only born great, as were others,
that live to little purpose remembered
only by what others had done, he has
risen step by step achieving greatness
by deserving it, and has had greatness
thrust upon him, for, he never sought
it, by those that honored themselves
by honoring him. \ man that was
born great sixty-nine years ago, and
during all these years has so filled
every post assigned him, posts of
honor and trust that the ablest and
best men in all parties in his own
country as we'll as those in other ma
tons have justly praised him must
have grown great and not on birth de-
pended. But such a man the people
do not want "He had open
to him from the first every advantage
of culture" Fortunate man; for many
have not had such advantages, and
some that have profit little by them.
But Adams not only had but wisely
improved them till now he is blessed
with the "light and sweetness" Gull
ture ever gives. He has held con-
verse with the wisdom of the past till
he is a wiser and wider man, we'll
known as statesman of large, liberal
and progressive views, believing in
pure government and political reform,
and the need of a radical change from
tho low tone, the personal aims, and
partisan methods of administration |
now too prevalent. But such a man
the people do not want. He has
been given many important places of
honor and trust" Fortunate man,
for many have even sought and not
secured such places, but Adams had
them thrust upon him. Now every
one of these places, from the office OF
trustee in the village school to the |
post of an ambassador at the Court of
st. James, he filled with credit to him
self and with fidelity to every interest |
ton, either proposing measures or solv-
ing problems tending to the common
good. And yet such a man the peo-
pie do not want. :" He is cultured |
and pure man." Fortunate man, for |
some that are cultured are not pure,
and many that are pure are not cul-
tured. But this man is both cultured
and pure. We had supposed that a !
cultured and pure man with a high |
idea of what honor and duty require
would not only serve truth and right
but would be fit to guide our nation
and help to drive meanness and base
ness out of politics and out of life.
But such a man the people do not
want! After speaking so we'll of
Adams the Enterprise propounds
series of questions and supposes, which
we refer for solution to Aristotle's
Topica, VIII. Is, where the five ways
of begging the question are fully set
forth. 'Tis well to know the kind OF a
man the people do not want for Presi-
dent, and this knowledge the Enter
gives us. There is certain man that
was born great because he could not
help it achieved greatness because
he deserved it; had greatness thrust
upon him because others had conf
lence in him has been given places
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