Evening journal., 1896-08-18
Nothing But PoIitIca.

Il Is difficult what TO say will become
Of this country by November II the pres
ent interest In politics continues. The
newspapers seem to contain nothing else,
and, strange to say, that Is about all
any body cares TO read or hear about. So
far, the political excitement is of very
good nature, personalities have not en-
tered into 1t and knock down fights are
still uncommon, even In the most remote
portions of the country. But the polit-
icAl csldron Is yet In q seething condition; I;
It has not yet really begun to boil, and
those who watch 1t feel amused and In
no wise bad tempered. A change. how
sver, Is anticipated, and IL is unwlse to
suppose that good nature will continue
throughout the contest. a
There Is a reason for this as the cAndi-
dates themselves have neither been
very remarkable in their previous lives
and possess no peculiar traits OF
character to enthuee their adherents or
draw the abuse from their politIcal op
ponenis Personally, they are good men,
whose virtues are more apparent In the
home circle than anywhere else. They
do not possess any vicious habits. They
abstain from liquor and despise tobacco,
81 far IS known, they do not even indulge
In ordinary 'cuss" words Consequently.
they neither excite their friends nor
political enemies to any violsncs OF &C.
tIon.
Thav ma, he hattav nan thar aor,a -
our former Presidents, but they have not
the magnetism Of such men as andrew
Jscksop, who swore "by the eternal II
Calhoun and South Carolina did not give
up nulli6catIon he would hang the
former higher than HamAan. Naturally
Jackson smOt ei Democratic clay pipe.
1t was his rule to smoke q pipe three
times and then throw It away. In those
days the hght for ofiSs was perhaps
more bitter than ever In our political
history and the power Of the President
was far greater to repay bis faithful fol.
lowers with Federal appointments than
1t ever has been since.
Even In "Old Hickory 3" time there
were ten times as many applicants for
office as there we're Offices 10 fill, and
although the oft-quoted maxim that
ITO the vlctors belong the spoIls" was
the political religion Of those days,
many schemes had to be resorted to by
the faithful to obtain the favor Of the
chief magistrate and others high In
authority. Olo victor" who wanted
to get a modest post office, having
learned something of the Presidents
private life. called on him aud said he
had an especial favor to ask. This wss
not very good beginning. and the hero
Of New Orleans rather grr fly asked him
what It WAS. l want one Of your
pipes" said the willy politician. The
President, relieved at the request, pulled
out Of his drawer a brand new clay pipe
and smillngly handed 1t to his caller
"Oh. this won't do" said the office
seeker, want to give the pipe to my
dear old father, and none will do that
has not been smoked by your excel
sncy"
Jackson, who was quics at everything
quick In peace and terrible In WARRIOR
got all caution and taking the pipe he
WAS smoking from his lips handed 1t &c
his friend with the request that be
should give 1t to his father with tn,
compliments OF the President of the
United States This Is for your father
young man" he said, land new. BOY
who thinks 80 much of his old dadd,
surely deserves something for himself
What can do for yOni, It is unneces-
ssry to continus the story, the sequel o.
which was that Jackson. with his bols
hand and iron pen, signed the commission
making his shrewd caller postmaster o
the town In which he resided.