New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17
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| nearly ready to say that that brandy was about
the best liquor I ever partook Of -.
the best whiskey OF any of the Presidents. nave
read the statement that he had IN MS cellar
at Wheatland enormous quantities OF the pest
rye whiskey in the world when he died II was
said and the story told with the precision
and ctrcumstantiality that gave 1t the impress
of truth that whiskey-that is, good Whiskey
and such whiskey as he drank-had no other
intoxicating effect James Buchanan tnan a
gentle exhilaration and that he could drink q
gallon of 1t day without perceptioLe erect on
his physique the slightest disorder or MS
mind.
There was a story that John Tyler. when
President wanted to find out what the Demo-
cratic party doing in the field OF politics.
and with that end In view selected two seasoned
Virginia topers to interview Buchanan, then
Senator in Congress, get Inn drunk. and induce
him to talk. The parties met at the Astor House
in New York, and shortly after midnight Tylers
ernissaries were both under the table and old
Buck In full possession Of all his faculties and
President Tyler's political secrets trotted on TO
bed.
There Is a story of the cellar Of another Penn
sylvania statesman Simon Cameron. 1t is said
there were several barrels Of cherry bounce"
in there that had the effect to cause any mem
Der of the Pennsylvania legislature who drank
of It to vote for anything General Cameron told
him to vote for. General Sheridan told a story
Of Bismarck, and one could see that the little
general felt that the treatment accorded him
by the mighty chancellor was injurious. 1t was
late on the day Of Sedan. Bismarck and Sheri-
dan had witnessed the battle and the victory,
ard both put spurs to flank and dashed for Bis
marcks quarters. Herbert Bismarck was there
and his father asked for something to drink
There just one bottle OF brandy on the
place. little more than a fifth Of gallon. This
uncorked and the chancellor put 1t 20 his
mouth and drank and drank and drank. and
when he had finished there was not a drop re-
manning for his guest. But what did Bismarck
ever see that he coveted that he did not mo-
nopolizeH
When Stephen A. Douglas appeared at Nash
VILE in 1860 he drank two full goblets of fine
whiskey just before he began his magnificent
speech: "Fellow-citizens, sixteen years ago to-
day I was in Nashville, them as now, battling
for the success OF the national Democracy and
contendinR for the correct construction of the
national Constitution. Then advocated the
election to the Presidency an illustrtous OF
Tenn essee and on that same day received the
plaudt and the benedictton OF the sage of the
Hermitage"
Some forty years ago. perhaps less. learned
clergyman OF Scotland was chosen the head Of
one of the leading colleges of the United States.
The day of his inauguration was exceedingly
warm and the reverend gentleman walked to
the chapel where large and select audience
awaited his appearance. Wiping the perspira-
ton from his brow, the learned doctor explained:
1.-THE weather is very hot, and the whuskey''-
here a look of disgust broad as his pronun-
citation came over his rugged features-"and the
whuskey, II was very mean" Perhaps the good
old man had been given some Peoria
abomination and had sailed into 1t he had
been accustomed 10 imbibe his native Scotch
Though this president OF a great Presbyterian
college would have his "whuskey," he made his
college the equal in standing OF any other in
America and the youth into whom Dr. Mao
Leash could not implant some character wa-
hopeless