Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-21
NUMBER 81.
by telling him frankly the whole story.
Or what seems 10 Ia such. and then say.

by telling him frankly the whole story.
o. what seems TO la such. and then say.
ing;
This IL. of course, for your own ear
only. have the utmost confidence that
you would not lay anything in your pa
pr that would personally embarrass
me.
This assurance is always accompanied
by warm hand clasp and the pleasant.
ct ~ smiles. II Il needless to say that
sometimes this plan. which IL not On.
tircly peculiar 10 Mr. Smith. has fail.
1 ed 81 work.
At his home In Newark Senator Smith
lives In excellent style lIo has made q
gooi deal of money cut ~ contracts ~
Que Kind aud another. and his ari.to-
cratic cut stone r-idenoe faces the mot
fashionable square In the city. Prom
his windows the eye may wander ro-t.
fully over the yelycty grccn ~ we'll
kept little park. which l. shaded with
giant trees that have b"en growing
since an early date In the history of the
city. which 1. very old one.
Inside the hous. socms to have ben
arranged with especial reference to the
fact that its owner l. a man ~ position
and influence la the political life Of his
city and state. To the righ, of the main
entrance there l. little anteroom.
where callers who aru expected and who
will shortly L. sen by the senator are
seated by the doft handel woman sery.
ant who admits them. To the left l. q
largo room reserved for those who ar.
not - welcome and who may expect
once they are shown into this apartment
90 b. kept until all those Ia the smaller
room have bccn disposod o. When IL Il
undCr.tood In Newark that the senator
l. homo from Washington. both the~o
rooms and oftontimos the 35 foot din.
ing room no the rear - the house aro
filed with callers all day long During
the first part - the day the senator usu.
ally sends from his study on the second
floor to those who are waiting On the
ground no1r. and their conferences with
him are held above stairs Later in the
day. when the crowd has increased and
the senator has lscomo somewhat tired.
no L. apt o. de-oend % the ground fiOor.
A s,ory Ab.ut senator Call.
Some gentlemen who were sitting In
the lobby ~ one of the lcst known ho-
tells the other night fell into rcminis-
crnt mOO,l. and the stories told inclnd.
ell this about senator Call 81 Florida;
II was In 1879. The returning board
was considering the question a award.
ing the electoral vote ~ the state. One
of the members % the board was Sam.
uel H. Macklin. The day after the de-.
cision was made In favor of the R.pub-
lican presidential candidate Maoklin
asked friend Of his named Morris 10
~ driving with him Macklin seemed
strangely excited. and Morris agreed 10
~ providing he should b. allowed to
handle the rein. This was agreed to
and ~ the two drove along they got
into an animated discussion ~ the az.
ton II the board. While this was at its
height they passed the residence ~
wilkinson call. A little farther on
they were passed by Call. who hal
started out In buggy. Macslin imme.
diatoly stoppsi his defense % his action
~ momb.r - the hoard and declared
o. Morri. A. Call passed them:
II mean to kill that man. II there
Is a man In the world ] hate, he l. the
One."
For moment Morris thought moth.
ing ~ his companions words, bat sud-
denly Macklin turned. drew hi. pistol
hastily from his hip picket. pointed the
WEAPON at Calls carriage and nrcd.
Fortunately Morris rcgained bi. pre-.
ence ~ mind. IIo ssiIed the reins tight.
er with one hand, while with the other
be- struck the hand Containing Macklin's
pistol. aud talked 10 the horse, which
was frightened by the repor, ~ the pis.
tol. in such . way that Call. who was
not hurt, should think that Macklin
hail .hOt at something along the rad.
side. Call evidently understood IL ~
for he merely turned his head and drove
ON, and II was fully IS years before hs
knew that Macklin had ever tried 10
kill him. The latter has now l. en dead
for some time
Remembering M.rtos.
The talk which comes from New
York state concerning the probable nom.
inaiion a ex.vicc President Morton for
governor there recalls to many here that
gcntlcman's quiet personality.
A. every one knows. tbs tice prosi.
dents l. practically an oiilto ~ exceed.
ingly little weight. aud II he have any
infiucncc at all IL must b. by virtue OF
his personal force and not because q
any official power. Ye, NO official Ia
Washington l. ever more besought flr
fayors by place seekers than the maa
who holds the second poet ~ the GU.
eminent Mr.. Morton was no eNocpti'l
to this rule, and while he knew that :
thu lido ~ senator from one ~ q
minor states or u congressman frul
one of the most sparsely populated di
lricts his power was practically nO,l.'
ing h. used tO give patient and COURT.
,us attention to every one who wrote 10
aim or camo to seo him. More thai
hat. IL was his custom Ia do all D.
,ould la the departments for his friend.
lie nuvcr prs-s'l his claims unpleasant.
ly, he never seemed to feel that he hal
any claims. but b. would 20 froul de.
partmont 10 department a. II his entiru
'uturc depended upon IL with the appll.
ation Of any one whom he knew 90 b.
i,sorying and explain the situation, al
Ways adding when he hal finished, IL
10 not ak for an appointment, but II
here j. anything | am .urs this man
would h. satisfactory" In this way
Mr. Morton probably secured more ap-
,oiutments than any other vice pro-i.
ieis, Oi recent years.
l. ID. MARSHALL.
| Curtoos.
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