The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01

i amy n young m L u9Ru tn hR hnt I'm
still n good hand at voting" he remarked 10
those who had gathered about him.
Capt. King has voted for every Presidential
candidate who has appealed TO his political
views since the time OF Monroe. Hitherto he
has always been a Democrat, and Mr.. BRYAN ia
the first candidate nominated by a Democratic
convention whose views ha cannot endorse.
Capt. King Is firm In the belief that free silver
means ruin for this country.
'Show me a country where there's FREQ sill
YER and I'll show you poverty and distress"
is his reply when any one Attempts 70 get him
into an argument on the financial question.
Capt. King is a kindly old man, and nothing
aeIEh's MN more waen the days are soft and
balmy than TO sit IN his pretty little garden
beneath the spreading branches OF a shads tree,
a h,s dog n, a NJ, very "a, intelligent sns IN =, Newfoundland, is
paniou. When the weather prevents outdoor
Yields an axe with as much vigor as Mr.. Glad
stone. and makea ,he china av in all dirac,inns
oc,as,o,arx ha 49, Ia -. .as -.
occasionally ne casts aside the axe and taxing
up an old-fashioned saw. begins work with the
emery e. a man OF forty
saving and cutting wood Is good OK er-
else; it vii! mako you live to a good old age
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visitor who found him In the Woodshed hard at
1 OIh
sincs cold xs,,b.- 40, IN h. I'M. oon,.,,.5
INC 90 "e"I.'t . tn ~ u"'
himselt with short walks. II was during ono
OF these walks that he was induced to talk at
length on politics.
" see that you wsara Mckinley button.
Mr.. King said TaE Sun reporter.
Yves. indsear said .he Can,ajp with n
Is uee sHu AT captain win d
saw Mck,nley.s picture for the first time I
saio That ne Il lus' as Roou a man as ADO
Lincoln was. l liked MS race; 1t Is good
face, 80 1 made up my mind. after studying
.no . 'erS o'"'ei'' 70 % ior nm l
don't like the Chicago platform a bit; 1 can't
WHAT do you think OF Bryan, Cap,ain:,
tell you. boy. that free silver would ruin this
country:" :.
Well, he will II I'm alive, You can bet on
II. that Mckinley will beat them all. / know
what I'm talking about: We are going to win
without any troub e. hoped to turn out in
the sounL-noney parade In Troy. but 1 can't
stand the walking,
Capt. king 10 in very good health. de hasn't
touched nything Intoxicating FOR more than
drinks. He lives In a two-story house on
First avenue, south OF Twelfth street, The
house overlooks one OF the most magnificent
reaches OF the upper Hudson. Cohoss, which
Is a short distance away. was at tie lime OF
the Captains, birth. May o, 1891, a dense f.r-
o'A VtltNu bLC "a mo n hAldi Llt
One can sec Cohoes from the Captains bedroom
window. PEBBLES Island. where the Captain
The front and lower part OF the King homo
Is $50 years old. Ills unmarried daughter,
Miss Jane King. is his housekeeper. ske keeps
her father fully Informed on all political
events. The Capatin bought his present
home about eighty years ago. Since then no
has uSIde numerous changes and additions TO
the dwelling.
When talking Of old times the Captains
mild bue eyes beam with the fire OF youth,
and a rudy glow creops into his checks.
When ] see a drum / think OF the good old
days OF the past" he says. Il was a drummer
boy in the war OF 1917, and o pretty good sized
boy at that, for fou- years later | was one OF
the first hereabouts to vote for James Mon
roe. Those were lively day9. amt seen
any like them since. They used 70 recruit the
soldiers near Hoimes's Tavern In Lansing
burRh, and take them to the rendezvous In
Greenbush. Alb. those were great days"
One remarkable thing about the CAPTAIN Is
that he has his second crop OF hair. About
forty-hve years ago he became bald. Ton
years later. TO the astonishment Of his friends
and himself. a second growth OF hair made its
appearance. Despite his years. the Captain Is
exceedingly careful In his attire, Above all
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