The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10

at the hoOd-tlue OF his popularity, was
the candidate If the Wings. and Polk
the nominee of the Denl0C The
annexation of Texas. to which the De-
mocracy was committed. was the dom
luant issue of the hour. The Wing
platform was silent upon the subject
but subsequently Clay wrote his So
called Raleigh letter" in which he
announced his opposition TO annexa-
ton, then, alarmed by the dissatisfac-
ton of his friends ia the south. he
wrote again, this time the Alabama
letter. in which he temporized with the
burning question He could not have
contributed more effectively TO his own
undOing- His vacillating course failed
70 reinstate him in southern favor. and
II cost him much Of his northern sup
port.
Biruey'S popular vote Of g.. 900 was
sufficient TO turn New York and Mich
lgan from the Wings and to give Polk
"a majority Of sixty-fve in the electoral
college. Thus Birney'z candidacy. in
IS44 put an end 10 Clay's lifelong am
bIti0n 20 reach the presidency made
possible the entrance Of Texas into the
Ohlon as slave state. and vitality and
profoundly Influenced the entire subse-
quent history of the country. Birnev' 8
career after 1874 was an uneventfuI one
Toy in lS47 fall from a horse disabled
ann physically and compelled him to
hltaaTaW from all active participation
III politics. The home of his LAST davs
was in Perth Amboy. y. J. where he
nled IN ls5'. just four years before tho
beginning of the armed contest pra-
clpltated by the champions Of the svS-
TEN which he had combated for a gen
Grafton
me next third party to figure in ma
ucnal affairs also turned the scale in .
presidential election This was the
free Soil party. which founded in 1875
'ooA lof Its creed the Wilmot prOviso
ol 1910. and confined its efforts TO ~
e4uainS slavery from the territories
"A a dominant element in the new party.
however. was the New York barnbf7yr7
eFs. or anti-slavery Democrats -
Heiied Van Buren as their leader and
"ho were more anxious TO v,-real- re-
sE"se on the Democratic party for re-
using JheH IDOL the presidential nom
10 tio4 I'D iSai than they were to ba~
slavery from the territories w.,
ass. whose aspirations had deadIorL-cls
ne democratic national convention ~
lo1f ana gwen the nomination To poII,
- Llade tne Democratic candidate IN
80 the oafnDurnerS bent uDau his DE-
Lea.- secured control OF the Fro, 60
national convention abd DC.-,7-. -
an BuIen on pie form earlariocr e..
SOIL free speech and free me-, .,
?, us vancouver lost New York ~ a..
=, iuliaey and sealed the fate Of r-ecs
Aa1 ioI- me Wing candidate ,-...-f--l.s
majority of thirty-six votes in 49,,
eiectofat college. Van Buren - -
ioiied zsl-205 votes. a fourth or ,rbfI5,
"1Ie democratic, retired 10 becon,e 49,.
80 OF the village Of Kinderho-k vrbiIa
-, - co-ltlnGed in public life uudfs-
-. showing his real greatness fp
defeat. ne accepted
IN 1892 the presidential nori.,oo %
me. ne r rec Soil party which nov [sr1e,5
N the Free Democracy Was ~.
-.L Llaie OF New Hampshire one of 49,.
+" winning and admirable fe,7rs. -,
- H'Stofy or the auti-slaverz No.
80 Hale. began life as a Denrc,.,t
- ~ 1916 was chosen as rba -
-. or his district in co,g,,-.
~ e8hing with his party ON ~ an,
n eioii OF eNas. failed Of re-efs(tf(,,,
bfs '-f'os memorable canvass ~
- 9tate as a candidate for sor,,.--
ana al its Gle go wen The -. '-.s' o.
~ Tor brief interroo77ID, - 80 ~
~ sixteen years. 4 magnetic s,aaI-e,-
-. possessed voice sine,,Is,-I,,
e,-IIl5 -. TT oratory. and be had -
my euitiva7ed it 50 that was T,os~i,,,-
- -. ii-in' without seeming aerart =
7, 49, 30 mat ne could be heard hv in
- Snrongs with perfect disSi,l,-
cl,s--..i ms voice was mellow s,7
-rj,,,,as- ana so were his manners
49, LOT several years the onl,
- aIti-sl2very man in the sen
-. iael winch made him the frs-
taFset Tor abuse and assault
siae perfect command cf his temper.
CT" vas master OF the art Of max