The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-06

once. lie SAT signing appointments
to Office till his last admins
trative hour waned. Then, on the
morning of Jefferson's Inauguration,
instead of remaining to receive and
honor his successor, he ordered his
horses at daylight, and left Washing
ton. He had been mercilessly tricked
and bitterly opposed, so that he had
lost what he so much desired, second
term. His administration had been
loyal, strong and successful; now he
felt that he was driven from office
disgraced. That was the word he
used. He was retiring full Of years,
but not full of honors. Men whom
he had turned out of Office as I'M
worthy had been used to damage him.
What was worse, Hamilton was pro-
Tossing to be his supporter. Adams
felt that he was dishonored and
Inundated. He lacked dignity and
reserve to conceal his feelings, and SO
he spitefully drove off and left Jeffer-
| son to take possession of Washing
ton as if he were conquering enemy.
Jefferson in temperament was pre-
cisely the opposite OF Adams. They
were equally ambitious, and equally
haters of tyranny. In theology they
agreed, but in nothing else. Adams
liked form, but Jefferson liked better
the theatrical display of simplicity.
He had his two terms in the presiden-
tial chair; but, if we are to believe
him, he always longed for the peace
and retirement of a farm. When it
came to third term, he positively
declined. He had had his fill.
Toward the close of his second term
ne wrote: Give weeks more will re-
lieve me from a drudgery to which !
am no longer equal" Those familiar
with our history need not be told
what Jefferson meant. 1t was time
of great events. The president had
not a moment of rest. He was cha
srined, mortified, tortured again
and again. He never spoke OF his
plantation without regret.
If any American of the present day
were to select which one of the earlier
administrations he would have pre-
ferred as his own, it would certainly
not be that of Madison. Yet am not
sure but Madison, if now alive
would select his own to be repeated
if by himself. His abilities
were of the solid, not brilliant. sort
He was sober, able, honest, but not
of an executive temperament. dc
was not man of prejudice or VIC
lence, but it was his lot to administer
in q season of bitter passion. New
England threatened secession. A
ridiculous war was fought, contrary
to Madison's best Judgment, and meI
cried for Joy when the folly was ended
by treaty of peace. Probably b
was not seriously disturbed by tn
vaccinations and Commissions OF hi
time.
Monroe's relation to the presidency
was peculiar In some respects it re
calls the administrator of Washing
ton. Although he made some enemies
he was reelected with but one elector
al vote against him; in "order thai
one may be elected as unanimousl.
as was Washington. Monroe was
man of averages and intensely Amer
can. His special place in history il
in connection with the Monroe doc
trine, which asserts our right to con
troll this continent as against the in
reference of any European power
Washington's doctrine was, let tn
United States on no account meddl
in European affairs. Monroe supple
mented this, and we will on no &C
count allow European states to med
die on this continent; 1--WE should COZ
slider any attempt on their part t.
extend their system to any portlo
of this hemisphere as dangerous t
our peace and safety"
An administration ofthis characte
was likely to breed little evil and i
will; and Mr.. Monroe probably ha
as pleasant an official term as an
president before or since. 1t wa
known as "the era of good feeling.
But now comes the presidential c.
| clone. Gen. Jackson was a Dor
military commander. He was nevt
ANYTHING else. He ruled the countr
on the same principles as he con
: handed an army. He brought
: more corruption than had ever bee
} devised before; and he made it o pal
, of his system. His cabinet office
|, were his generals. His, foreig
) ministers were next in rank, and ever
| postmaster was captain. He he
them in personal obedience, 4
! course such man had his hands fu
= :sMy friends" he said, II presun
? YOU think it mighty fine thing
{ live in this White house. / assn
t you however, that l find it q perfe
= | -
l II am dying" he said on anoth
: occasion. las fast as can; and tn
= all know it, but they keep swarmi!
/ around me in crowds seeking I
9 Office, intriguing for Office" III
was pr0clSely Wudo nuSho now
Q expected. "To the victors belo1
the spoils," aud the president had I
: come dispenser of the spoils. 1
9 hind jackson was the infamous b
t able Amos Kendall, the father
f politicalrings. With him were othe
Q of the same sort. Jackson, no dout
g on his election, had some notion
t civil service reform, but it lasted !
o his first burst of passion. Then +
g lowed a wholesale discharge OF
|, public office-holders. Every pla
Z was filled with retainers and par
q sans. The country was expandl
g commercially with immense rapidit
It AL sorts of new questions, inyolvi
q finance and internal policy as well
n notification, came up during jackson
It executive terms. He was harried,
y doubt, but it was mostly his Q,
FAULT. The attempt on his