The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-12-25
Political Events of the Past En-
cages Barlow Mans Attention.
EXPECTS GOOD THINGS OF ROOSEVELT
William Says Now s a PropltIous
Time For a Political Reforma-
tion and cementlng of Ma
tlonal Friendship.

akin to that other one, vac Victls,
woe unto the conquered. In 1881, when
General Jackson was sweeping the
field and removing from federal office
everything whig who had been ap-
pointed, William L. Marcy, who was in
the United States senate, defended
him in a great speech and promulga.
ted that maxim, ITO the vlctors belong
the spoils." Marcy was very bril-.
liant statesman, but very bitter par.
tisan. He was governor of New York
three terms, Judge Of the supreme
court, secretary Of war under Polk,
secretary of state under Pierce, and
he used this maxim Just as far as he
was allowed to. He detested the whig
party and defined an old line whig to
be "a conceited gentleman who took a
drink when he pleased and never voted
the democratic ticket" This reminds
me of an old man met in Arkansas,
who said to me, "Mr, Arp, I'm gwine
onto so years old-me and my old
oman have lived together flfty-nine
years and lined the same Baptist
church the year we was married and
every year since then have voted the
democratic ticket" His politics was
a good part Of his religion. remem.
Der when the alienation between the
wings and democrats was quite as bit.
ter for many years as 1t has been be.
tween republicans and democrats at
the south-social equality even in
small towns was strained by politics
This alienation got into the churches
and colleges, There was no outward
breach Of good manners, but 1t was
manifested in various ways that the
wings felt they were better than the
democrats, for they were generally
wealthy and educated and owned
slaves, Out of 1875 students in our
state university in 1S45, 1870 Of them
were sons Of wings l am still a DEM
ocrat, and my father was before me,
but l have always respected the grand
old whig party Of the south, and la.
mented Its disruption. still remem.
oer' with pride and admiration the
names Of Toombs, Stephens, Ben Hill,
Jenkins, Or. Miller, Crawford, Berrlen,
the HulIs and Hollis and Underwoods
and Doughertys, for knew them all
personally and heard them on the
stump and in the forum, But the dis
ruption had come both In church
and state. The wings could not any
longer stand the company they were
in-northern wings became republl,
cans and affillated with abolitionlsts
in their political platforms. They pre-
cipitated the civil war, and from that
was born plumber and corruption |
do not mean to say that all democrats
are patriotic and honest-nor that all
republicans are unprincipled and dis
honest, When our unsophisticated
preacher, Ed Arson, said to Judge I'm
derwood that he could not believe
Tweed was guilty of stealing all that
money in New York city, for Tweed
was democrat, the Judge smiled and
said; my dear sir, you are too limo
cent and unsuspecting to live in this
wicked world. am twice as old as
you are and my observation has been
that it is within the range Of posi-.
bility for a democrat to steal" But
what | do say Is that the democratic
party has more conscience and is Less
sreedy than the republicans. Shortly
after the war Dutchman in Chatta.
nooga killed his fat shote and hung Il
up In the back yard to cool during the
night next morning he was Mortified
to find that one half Of the hog was
gone. He ran around wild and was
very much excited and declared that
some mean old stinl1in' democrat had
carried Off one-half Of his beautiful
shote. What makes you think he was
demoorat?" neighbor asked. "vy
OF course he vas dlmocrat-of course
he vas--for a republican would hat
stole de whole hog"
That's 1t exactly. They want It all
But now is the time for great reform.
alton. Martin Luther brought one In
the church and l believe that Roose.
welt will bring one to the management
OF our national affairs. He knows of
the corruption and has determined to
purge i. He win appoint good men
to ONCE, regardless Of their political
principles. He will not be governed
by that maxim Of Marcy's. He is an
ardent believer in civil service re.
form. General Grant had the law pass.
ed In 1872 to step the public plumber.
but he couldn't enforce 1t and 1t be-
came dead letter, In 1876 and 1880
both parties pretended to favor its re-
vival and they nut IL as n miami n