The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-02

while be was Presiden. of the TTnitad
States, and large amount of this went tn
cohclllaue dlscontented voters Jefferson
was always laying political wires. and he
was oy no means scrupulous in his means
OF accomplishing his ends Even while he
was IN Washlngton's cabinet he kept a man
IN Tue department under him whose
cnleI uuIy was to write political articles
against Washington. These articles were
published in the anti administration naner
ana Jefferson would mark them and send
tnem TO Washington. Few people appre
clate how Washington was slandered dnr-
Ing his administration The naners tben
catied MIN the step-father of his country
and the American Cesar They accused
nlln OF wanting to become a king and in
1875 the New York Journal had an article
on washington as thief THIS was writ
ten oy the clerk of the House of Repra-
sentatlves and 1t accused Washington of
naVlng over-drawn his salary $50. IT.
was John Randolph, nf Roanoke, who pro
posed the toast at a dinner GEORGE
washington, may he be damned
ana one of the leading writers OF
the day even accus cd Washington of having
committed murder during the time that he
was IN Braddock's expedition 1t was II this
time that that noted scene occurred in Wash
lhgGon's private office which Jefferson re-
cords IN his annals, in which he got into a.
towering rage and said said ''he had never
repented but once of having slipped the
moment OF resigning his Office. and that
was every moment SINCE and. he went on
by u, ne had rather be in his grave than
IN MS present situation. He Would rather
be On his farm than the emneror of the
world, and yet they were charging him
with wanting to be a kingn Even Con
gress went back on him during his last davs
ana would not pass complimentary reSo-
lutlons to him, and when he finally Jeff the
executive chair the opposition papers were
full Of rejoicing.
THE TWO ADAMsEs.
The Adams family was made up of horn
politicians. Old John Adams was a fussv
little fellow as fat as butter and as vain as
a peacock He was very angry when he
found that he had to leave the White house
and ne went away bag and baggage the
night before Jefferson's Inauguration saw
ing that ne would not stay to see his
enemies exalted. He was very Jealous of
Washington and one day when one of his
friends in speaking of some occurrence
that had lately happened referred to
George Washington and John Adams as
having taken part in it, he interrupted the
speaker and said: "Sir, you should not
say George Washington and John Adams
but you should say John Adams and George
w dohlnSOU Ls lUr JUN AQdQS mace George
washington" 1t was the same with John
Quincy Adams. He started out as politi-
clan before he was out of school and at the
age OF fifteen was drawing government
salary as secretary of our legation at ST.
Petersburg. He fed off the public pap dur
ing the whole of his life and the salaries
which he received from Uncle Sam
amounted to about half million dollars.
his election was brought about, it is said,
by political bargain which he made with
Henry Clay and after he left the White
house ne again entered politics and came
back to Congress.
JACKSON AND VAN buren,.
During the days of Jackson and Van
buren, the government had no use for any
man who was not Democrat. Jackson
was one OF the most violent partisans who
ever sat in the White house, and be schemed
Tor the success of his party during the
Wnoie OF his two administrations. He
ineiped Van Buren, to become his successor
because he considered him a first-class
democrat, and 1t was during his admins |
Iration that the famous doctrine was
brought forth which is embodied in the
catch words ito the victors belong the |
spoils."
OTHER POLITICAL PRESIDENTS
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