Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-02

Something Interesting About the Ancestry Of
the Present Party Leaders.

Chicago News
This is a great year for Clergy ymen ;
sons, Notwithstanding the old theory
that they and deacOns' daughters
never turn out well. Grover Cleveland,
democratic candidate for the pre,l-
dency, is the son OF u presbyterian
clergyman. Allen Il. Thurman, ditto |
for the vice presidency. is the son OF a
/ met hOdist clergyman. Benjamin mar
ri~on, republican candidate Tor the
| presidency. is the sOn-in-law Of n pres
pvterian clergyman. Levi =. Morton.
| ditto for the vice-presidency is the son
OF "A congreyat ional clergyman. Calvin
:. Bri.e. chairman Of the democratic
ex.rutive committee. in charge Of the
Q ,muaign, is the son Of Il presbyterian
clergyman. Matthew Stanley Quay,
chairman of the Republican national
lcommi,tec, is also the son Of Il presby-
terian clergyman. which, with the fact
that Gen. Harrison il AN elder Of the
presbyterian church himself. ought to
.et out the Caivinistic vote at the
coming election.
And the tat hers Of these men. ss.On-
omical ~ well as gOdly. saved enough
out of their small salaries to send the
bows to school and college. Mort on
: is the only one in the list who did not
have the advantage Of ~ collegiate
education, although, he was born and
reared in the village Of Hanover. where
Dartm college IL. Brse and Har-
risOn graduated at the same institu-
ton, Miami university, at Oxford.
Ohio. and I believe hey were there at
the same time. ii not classmates. Prof.
Swing can tell you all about them. Tor
= he was their Instructor, and viii re-
member Brice as u wild, reckless, red
headed boy, apt at both books and
mischief, while Harrison was se'iatt
! youth. steady in his ,lenieanOr, exact
Z in his lessons, and apt to be argument
IS ative when he got ~ chance. Quay :
. father lived in the little village OF Dllls
4 birgh. Pa, and never got more than
- $500 year as salary IN his life Brre''
!, fat her was IA pioneer in Ono, ms
siOnary on the western reserve, ana
never got more than $500 year
e Cleveland's father lived under similar
q circlimst aices, and yet these men saved
p enough to give their SONS good star
Is i'm the world, and recent events demon
n strate the quality Of their mental am
le moral equipment. Brice spent NOR
IN money in entert rtaining the OHIO del.-,i'
:, ton at the st. Louis convention thai
!. his entire education cost, more thai
," his fat her received for n quarter Of
~ century i'm the service Of he great Mas
~ ter. lie will give tO the demOerati !
of campaign fund more money than hl
IL fat her ever saw dut ing he ire rours'
er OF his life. These men are as proud q
re their ancestry as they are Oftlreir Ow
- achievements. They like to tell {
N. their boyhOOd days.
80 senator Quay has "a pew in the Ne
!" :" York Avenue Presbyterian churcl
w. where Dr. Bartlett, fOrmely Of Chicago
~ breaches, and is n regular attendan
ID, MIR. Brice is IL pillar Of the Fifth Av'
nl,e Presbyterian church in New IOI
over which the veilerab bic DIR. John lila
presidles. and lives nearly OppOsit
IT. lie has a son of who he is very prOu'
esi and the boy is situated rather diiis'
er. entity than his father was when of
ms Smiir age. Two years ago he grau
nv ted III Exeter academy prepared toe
a. Ter college. but his tat her thought
40 young and sent him aroul
mi the worlu II, r,,:,i,e nae al :, t"'or. IT
'" Young man has only recently return
E' with li. mind iuil of ideas and know
'>' edge tha, will ie Of great ValuetO In
ar and will enter i'rincei ON next tall.
are Mr.. Bricr is II new hand in pOlIti'
an but he will be u power from this TN
md on. Any man who can a.cum,Ili
SlO.WWWW or Sl5.WW.WW. as
has done. and n rnaeed great intert'
as hr has ma rgt,t t""m. may
trusted to go ,G 20 i 200. ."
:, paign and to l .iu. b.. .n'-l rio
:" s,icl, blood is -.-s.. tI-uH.. .n i''
mas party. II VIZ .Ih ii # r
ugh the president i,.l .... t.....tf a's.'.
IRA that Mr.. Bril-. 1 .et '