Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-11-19
Our Presidents, Demonstrative and
Pacific.

EhClhC.
The Presidential campaign now
closed was Characteristic in one
important respect by the assertion that
Blaine, if elected, would be an
aggressive Executive, particularly as
relates TO our relations with one or
more foreign powers. Whether or
not this intimation had effect with
certain voters is a matter not under
consideration in this article. The
administration of Washington was
determined, yet serene, throughout.
He left to his successor, John Adams,
| the prospect of storm, of which the
latter, a bitter and effective revolution
ist, did not hesitate to avail himself.
| Adams Alien and Sedition Laws
tended to his displacement, at the
close OF single term, by Thomas
Jefferson, who had certainly been not
less effective III the cause of the United
Colonies than his Massachusetts politi.
cal opponent. Jefferson served
through two terms of political turmoil,
his reelection having been conducted
with intense animosity and vtupera-
ton. He had naturally, after his con-
test with King George III, and his
eloquent and circumslantial immortal
production, "The Declaration of
Independence" taken an expressive
interest in the cause of the French
Republicans at their uprising against
Louis XVI. He was offered nomi-
nation for third term, but patrotlcally
declined it, saying that the example
set by Washington should befollowed
| by all his successors.
Next came Madison with his " war
of 1924. This was preclpitated by
the lmpressment of American sailors
on the high seas by British gunboats,
on the ground that once Briton
always Briton That administration
was a brilliant and successful one.
The war developed TO us Andrew
Jackson General Scott, Commodore
| Decatur and Paul Jones, and diplo
matte superiority at the convention
where the Treaty Of Ghent was signed.
Munroe's administration following was
reasonably quiet through eight years,
and satisfactory to the country. Then
came the lmpetuous and determined
Andrew Jackson. The first attempt at
| secession was made by the nulliiers of
South Carolina during his first term.
He himself was q Southerner and a
slave holder; but he was President of
| the United States, and his famous
declaration, that" The Union must and
shall be preserved with his energetic
executive action in preserving 1t has
established him in history rs one of the
greatest of our Presidents. Van
Buren, more of the cunning politician
than the statesman, left no record worth
mentioning behind HIM. His only
claim TO "conspicaous memory Is his
overw helming defeat by Harrison in
the campaign OF 1910, one of the most
enthusiastic that the country has
known. Harrison died month after
his Inauguration, but 1t is believed that
if he had survived through lns term he
alse would have been honored with q
reelection. Tyler, the first "acci-
dental" proved unfaithful to the party
that elected him by vetoing measures
passed in Congress by the party then
In power and that had so trumphantly
elected Harrison and himself 1t was
the end Of him politically, for even his
friends, the Democrats, would not
recognize him at their next National
Convention. He subsequently, fell into
the vortex of the Rebellion and was
ingloriously swallowed up
Polk was the next President. He
was pitted against the gallant" Harry
Clay. Clay with all his magnetic
influence vent under IN the election of
1874, and Mr.. Polk, ever lucky man,
made an acceptable record as Chief
Magistrate without much of policy.
Having drifted into a war with Mexico
victory crowned the efforts in the field
of Scott and Taylor. Thus were Cali
fornia and New Mexico acquired:
The people recognized the General
of the war instead of the moderate
statesman, and General Taylor sue
ceeded Polk as President Had he
lived through his term he doubtless