Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-08

have been any opposition TO his renoml-
nation had he been fortunate enough 10
possess the faculty of charming men
through personal contact. He is no
table exception to the rule.
Garfield won the presidency with his
fine manners, his sympathetic quail
ity, which finally, at the height of
Storm ran through big national con
vention like wave of light and brought
peace. Garfield was much like wom-
an. He was all heart, and he could cry
at the slightest provocation.
Speaking of this reminds me of re-
markable incident. You wouldn't think
President Harrison sympathetic man,
would you? If you were to hear of his
shedding tears you would naturally be
incredulous. He is supposed to be one
of the coolest of men. He isn't. Only
he is so constituted it is on but rare oc-
casions he shows the depth and warmth
of his feelings,
Three weeks before the Minneapolis
convention Mr.. Clarkson called on the
president. Their interview ran through
!
and were about to part company point
ically. Harrison was going for himself,
Clarkson for Blaine. Both are wonder
full takers. When their feelings are
stirred their tongues are magic. On
this occasion they We're stirred. The
fire of eloquence melted them both, and
when they parted both were in tears. A
remarkable interview between polltl-
cians? Yes. But if did not absolutely
know the foregoing to be true account
of it, so far as it goes, lwould not write 1t.
Chester Arthur had magnificent man
ners, His manners, not his Importance,
made him the candidate for vice presl-
dent, and ultimately president. Little
Van Buren's manners made HIM presl-
dent, too, because they charmed the old
hon who had no manners himself, eX-
cept those which were bad-AndreW
Jackson-and jackson chose his own
successor. Old timers say the finest
hammered president we have had since
Van Buren, was Pierce. A few weeks
, ago was talking with General Stewart
, L. Woodford, the famous orator, on this
very subject. Having an admirable
| courtliness himself, General Woodtoro
g naturally admires it in Others, ana a.
| once spoke of Pierce.
Il shall never forget" he said, 'af
, interview which ! had with Franklin
n Pierce. 1t was in 1854, Christmas day
5 was then just of age, and my fathe'
q gave me permission to run over Il
L Washington for a holiday. OF course
5 visited the White House. The door
were opened and | walked in, and Their
g being no one to stop me wandered
g through the corridors and rooms, gaplni
3 about as boy will. Finally foun'
Il myself in large apartment, and OF
a looking up saw dinner party at table
n At the first glance | perceived ha
d stumbled into the presidents dinln
|. room, for at .he head of the table wa
!. President Pierce, and his guests wer
Ie evidently members of his cabinet
q other persons of great Importance.
"You can imagine my confusion an
Ia humiliation. Lout that | was to Il
N trude upon the privacy of the dinlr
m room of the president of the Unite
re States! was fairly dumfounded, pa
RS alyzed, by the predicament in whi'
10 ] found myself, but was just finding II
$, tongue to stammer ont some apolos
n when President Pierce rose from Il
Ia table, walked toward me with kin