The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15

complications. The result OF the conjurine
may have interest to others. Along in the
last half Of the fifties such Illinoisans az
Abraham Lincoln, E. B. Washburne, Rich
burt and my own father, had custom OF
frequently coming together at the old IRE
mont house, Dearborn street. Chicago. for
political consultation. My father had an
odd habit of taking me with him to these
meetings; seating me in a huge arm chair;
presence. while thy political wisdom and
cigar smoke of these affairs regularly forced
me into a half sea-sick, sodden Sleep On
one occasion, Think it was in the summer Of
| 1868. when had attained the advanced age
OF 10 years, was in the usual comatose
IN Mr.. Lincoln's arms. He held one of my
hands with his left hand, and, while dis
cussing certain plans which were about
concluded, with his right hand was strok-
ing my head in gentle, fatherly way.
Startled at engrossing 80 much attention
confusion at being found asleep, ]
made effort to escape, my father
meanwhile Offering ample irrelevant
excuses. for my. somnolent condi-
ton. Mr.. Lincoln held me closely, and at
once Quoted me with his simple, tender
Words Among his reassuring expressions
were these: Don't be ashamed to sleep
greatest men. Why, now, we've got a boy
down home about your age. That boy Of
mine just sleeps all the time. We call him
Sleepy Bob, to fun HIM little. Hut /
often tell him, Bob, sleep all YOU like. II
you'll sleep hard enough, YOU 70 bound to be
president Of the United States some day! Who
knows, Bob?" ] stopped my story to the
french cabinet officer right there where
Lincoln stopped his kindly prattle to me;
but have Thought Of what he SAID mill
ION times HinNQ. and T told thu O,,rs<~,,c
Frenchman that it was possible, az the west
must hereafter set the pace in these
things, and would doubtless insist on CON
trolling nominating conventions, that there
could be many. less available republican
tickets named than Robert T. Lincoln. Of
illinois, for first place, and Chauncey nj.
Depew. OF New York, for second. Then az
to the possible democratic nominees. /
told him | thought there was Just
one man in that party in the west,
mi aasoe;. from any previous doubt
would, It any democrat could, secure a
large and sympathetic following from
among the veteran war orRaniza tons; and
who was as nearly as possible tho one man
the democratio party could regard as an in
master General William +. Villas, OF Wis
consin. With MIN 9 wise political manage
ment would mate Governor Hill, OF New
York. While the friends of Mr.. Cleve-
lane land would never permit either
Governor no HiI At 96a b ELECTION tS
ticket at this time, they would be easily rec
onciled to giving Governor Hill second
place; and with such ticket tremendous
western and eastern enthusiasm, effecting
united democracy" in reality, would re-
suit; while the south. as usual, could be re-
is but quick conjecture, impelled by for
eiRn curiosity in high place, making
obligatory the best answer possible from an
American. But it will do no harm to put
these conjectural tickets into ''small oaps' .
ana let people look at, and think about,
them little: 800
PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS FOR 1892
REPUBLICAN,.
For President,
ROBERT TODD LINCOLN, of Illinois.
For Vice President,
cHAUNcEY MITCHELL DEPEw of New York.
DEMOCRATIC.
For President,
WILLIAM FREMONT Villas. Of Wisconsin.
For Vice President,
DAVID BENNETT HILL. Of New York
~.
There is probably no word more effusiye
y or irradicably fixed in the vocabulary of
AA4CA1O0A bAduk Uudn tu6t OU0 now 3XClu- /
slvely and universally signifying mysteri-
ous, dubious, yet powerful and all-sufficient
influence with, or over, political combina-
tions or dispensers of political patronage.
Its use ia quite common and compre-
hensive in all active business, and not un-
affairs. l refer to the word "pull." One
has pull Mt the white house; another
has a "puli'' in municipal affairs; a clever
clergyman has pulp at local or general
with presbyteries. in church or
missionary boards, indeed with his bishop
Or archbishop; and the schoolboy of 10
strives for q pulp with his teacher or
among the juvenile crowds whose affairs +
comprise the most important considerations
# his daily life. The word has been edito-
tally deplored, assailed and numerically
'courged and pursued, but always comes
'ententious work and uses with hardy
.nuckles and sturdy legs. Like one Of
hose grim and hardy waits of the street,
hat, homeless, parentless, without ances-
~, pushes himself, from the very aggres-
I'VE power OF his usefulness into position
laturalized American, and important
enough in its hard-isted place to deserve
Intention to it's ancestry. Various philolo-
.ists have already written essays giving
pulp an American origin. By the purest
lccident OF research upon another subject
N-S~O .cASS~ pAAAo w 0O AANOAIcCts TOE lis |
Immediate parentage we must charge it's
,bloquy, or credit its merits, to the Irish.
While recently in Ireland, engaged in an in
estlgation of certain of its resources. I | a.
anne upon an old work entitled, "A Statis-
ical Survey of Roscommon," printed at '
dublin in 1882. Among the quaint and in q
eresting recitals of local nature to be 9
o found in this Survey is an account of !,
he rise and fall of the Angina Coal and : :
ron company, in 1924, known as the dub
re year, of English and Irish speculation; q
nd particularly of the remarkable nanipu-
itions among London nobility and capital
.ts II nearly successful effort on the part
+ an Irish engineer, architect and builder
nth the significant name of Flattery, to :.
oat Roscommon bog aud hole IN the
round upon London investors for BE. O0O.- =
%; Flattery's share of which booty was 10 Z
Q $1O0, 900, Although it was uphill work, y
nd evidently became 80 Qlaring a fraud b
lat parliament investigated and put qui- il
sus upon the scheme. the radiant enthasi- z
sm of Mr.. Flattery found frequent vent by A
tier, to his Rosoommon friends In one az y
,ese, dated London. Nov, 30. 1924, (Ap- 4
endix p. r. il found our American s.puli'' x
! all its robust force of application and in A
siveness. Mr.. Flattery writes: II have 1
OF signed anything for them yet. tho / q
ave humbuRed them out Of k250, and cot y
leM to send of the work of the engine. y
hich amounts 70 El,00o. ! have nov