The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-13

cause the conspicuous fioppers were
never SO numerous before. A lightning
calculator in good running order has
oeeh needed since the Porto Rican de-
pate began in the house to keep tab on
statesmen and statesmen by brevet
VINO Hoped from Mckinley to Bryan
or from Bryan to Mckinley. IN no
case qua any n of them carry any
great multitude of voters with him.
which indicates that the American SOW
erelSn does q good deal of independent
thinking, wears no mans collar. pin
MS faith entirely to no leader, does as
ne pleases and chooses his own party
dniilatlons as fate Or fancy carries,
which on the whole, while not hatter-
ing to the leaders. is a healthy indica-
ton for the republic.
John Sherman.
After an unusually lone and success
full career in his latter days John Sher-
man became d pathetic figure. He NAV
not inaptly be denominated the Repuh-
Ican Lear. The old king lost his crown
through lngratitude. Sherman was
kept out of the presidency, for which
he painted ever as the hart panteth fer
the water brook. by in@ratituGe. We
weep over the SORROWS of Lear: it is
difficult to shed tears over the 1isan-
pointmentS Of Sherman. but nevorthc-
less he vas better equipped for tie
presidency than any Republican since
Lincoln. The trouble with him was his
GOODNESS. Republicans freely admitted
his fitness fer the chief magistracy Of
the republic. but they threw up their
hats FOR Blaine M bestowed their love
and their votes upon the mar from
Name III q burst of affection. elo-
quence and enthusiasm Bob Ingersoll
dubbed Blaine the Flulnel Knight
and wherever he led millions Of Repub-
Leans We're glad to follow. They ad-
mired Sherman in a chilly sort of way.
They needed him in their business and
were willing for him to have any office
short Of h presidency. but that they
bestowed on men much inferior to him
In brains and public service.
The greatest Republican that Ohio
ever produced. he was doomed to see
three other ChioanS seize the coveted
prize-Iayes. Garfield and Mckinley.
He always had the respect of Ohio Re
p~ublicans. but their hearts never. Per
haps in his long candidacy for the pres
idency there never was a day when he
could have secured 4 delegation ron
Ohio which was really for him. The
Buckeye delegation betrayed him in
favor of Garfield. Its lul1ewarm sup
port caused him to lose to Harrison.
He was set aside almost cOntemptuous-
ly for Mckinley. who was a SchOolboy
when he WAS Il national character.
AS q secretary Of the treasury he will
rank with Hamilton, Gallatin and
Chase. He belongs to the very small
group Of American statesmen who ney-
err became president. but who will nev-
err be forgotten. His fame Will rest UP
on his successful execution Of the re-
sumption act. Ills puritan evil part
in Surrcptitiously demonetizing silver
in 1873 will also keep him i'll human
memory. In the days to come he Will
be laudcd by some us 4 great states
man and an enlightened patriot. Hy
others he Will be denounced till the end
| Of time as the b%etrayer Of his country
dlu ltlc tlltIlIN y tlit I'll R1oIi
but his will never be Il name to con j re
with. Posterity will Judge him as did
his contemporaries. as 4 ma of large
| capacity for public affairs and of low
erin" ambitionS-cold. crafty. calcUlat-
lug. r%eSolutc. aVariciouS of money ana
| Of power IND wanting in the qualities
which Win the human heart. He was
| not Il popular faNorite III life; he Will
not he q popular fayOrite in history.
William J.. Wilson.
William l.. Wilson was the we'll be
loved -inlped tie best beloved-man in
the Fifty-third congress. If he had an
| enemy on the whole face Of the earth,
| have never heard Of it. | don't see
how he could ave. Brave as a lion.
he was gentle AS 4 Woman In h>
youth a gallant soldier of the Confed-
eracy. he never alluded to that bloody
and unhappy chapter in our annals
lie was a knight sans peur ct sans re-
proche. and he quit lighting at Apo
mattoX. Most cmDhatically he did not
belong to that large aggregation OF
men invisible in war and ~invincible in
peace.
With fame worldwide. he was as an
assuming as the piainoSt citizen of tie
remoteSt backwoods. With opportunl-
ties fer growing rich beyond the
dreams Of ayarice by prostituting bis
high position TO personal gain. he died
poor. .As an orator he had few equals.
His closing speech on the Wilson tarfif
bill WAS 4 marvel of eloqucnce and
aroused his Democratic associates &c
the highest pitch Of enthusiasm. One
Of the most dramatic scenes ever VIII
messed in the house was at its close
whom Harry st. George Tucker, the
youro Virginia Hotspur, and William
/ BRYAN. the great Nebraskan, placed
thc brilliant West Nirginian upon theIl
shouIders, much against his will. ano
carried him in triumph to the cloak
room amid the shouts Of members anC
the wild applause Of the galleries.
Considering the fact that q large por
tion Of his life was devoted to law anC
nolitics. MI. Wilson had a remarkable
career in tie scholastic world. he Ell
loved the unusual distinction Of lavlnc
heon y graduate from the University OF