Evening journal., 1907-09-11
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
TENTH ARTICLE.
By Washington Hastings

follow
In the event of Republican success; spirit deep.
though quiet unrest prevailed tarSed politics" to a
great extent-almost wholly And too. perhaps,
though they could vote and did count as they
do not now more the pity but they will do both before
long, or j miss my guess.
All took more or less part in helping form and dlreS
public opinion wholesome and alert public sentiment
prevailed IN the community was encour
aged by the prominent men Of that day who managed
political parties and partisan affairs; and all rich
anu pooi MlAe We're invited TO caucuses ana preliminary
deliberations OF both the party organizations
they had then come to exist the Democratic and the
hepupcan parties and the opinion and preference Of all
and also their prejudces, if they had them and
did have patiently heard equtaby considered
me plain people as Mr. Lincoln spoke Of them at
later period, heard gladly. The day had not then
come when milonaires supposed mlionares, pros
pecuVe mionaires and their tools and myrmidons and
they only considered of any account, TO have
any opinions rights which white bound
respect or oack man either for that matter, and
that time did not arrive until long years aforward
Brains counted in those days for great deal
money and for great deal more than they do to-day
Although have still many wealthy arc prom
inent in affairs for the public good alone
either coaxed or buiod into deviatng one inch from
the path OF duty, by anybody amy whatso
ever And is well for the Nation and the State that
is SO.
Carlyle told Emerson, when he visited him
our experiment of government would prove a failure
that Il would not endure; and that Emerson would
visit him again in a hundred years he would prove
Il TO him. He insisted that all men created free
and equal" and that they ht sef-govern-
ment and would not be for ages to come, il ever
In view Of some of the conditions in the body polite
and In the commercial and financial world to-day, IL
looks sometimes If Caryes dire prediction might
verihed as If our beloved Republic is following the
path OF Greece and Rome, or at least in that of the
more modern. though less oaamitous of the Dutch
Republic, TO end as they did. But do believe it.
The American people made OF different stuff from
that OF those two Ancient Republics, least and they
are beginning to realize and comprehend perls which
confront Slowly. perhaps but surely they are doing
THIS and under the safe and wise leadership which,
tunately, have the head of amairs-and
which hope will have for sometime to come-this
Nation VIII justify its existence and demonstrate the
world itself included, only right exist but its
preserve
existence for all time And this will be through
peaceful method Of the ballot box the compulsory
obedience Of the law by ALL by the swift and certain
punishment OF all rascals who violate the law high
calls we'll low rascals rascas as well as poor
rascals; even If of them have be put Jail
do It,
1t is high time the standing menace Of less than
one hundred men, almost absolutely controlling all the
busness-hnancal, commercial and manufacturing-of
this country ended; before very existence Of
the rest OF is entirely hands and subject to
their greed and their whm. il fast becoming We
would better take lesson the condition of the
French people under Louis XIV successors just
prior 10 the Revoluton-and so had graspers and
grabbers-hefore IL Is too late like calamity
and universal ruin overaSe We may talk about our
wonderful prosperity and the advance working peoples
wages as much as please; grant that the country
has been prosperous wages have advanced and
rejoice at it, but compare for a the advance
In the price Of what the poor eas-brought about
as believe by Combinations in restraint of Trade
with the earnings of those combinations their dvi-
oehasi ana look at that view of the picture for whel
am reminded that THE Dred Scott Decision" among
oher things was theme of frequent discussion in the
hfties and thought how dreadful that the Chief
Justice Of the Supreme should announce from the
bench such an infamous opinion as that "the black
had no rights which the white man was bound to re-
spect most people in that day. (and some in this)
believed that he did As matter Of fact and history
Judge Iawney said nothing OF the kind What he did
say was this; to this effect That. time Of the
adoption OF the Constitution the people Of this country
believed that That II the undisputed universal
opinion Of all men and being that judgment was in
corporaed and included in the Constitution. at the viii
ana wish or the people, that n this had been DONE
that instrument could been ratified and adopt
ed That he. Judge TaWney. did not put there,
EU I UIIff Z
n as he found IT, however much he might dissent
IL individual.
Something very different from judicial or even per-
sona opinion Of his own the subject I writing
from memory and do not attempt quote Judge Taw-
neys decision verbatim; but it print and anyone
can verify this who will take trouble to look up
may remark that this dogma remained in the Consti-
tuition until the Civil War, and the subsequent amend
ments TO the Constitution everything relation to
slavery out OF It,
John W. Forney' OF Pennsylvania, prominent and
unique among the public men OF that cay. Those who
remember him the said sober minded sef-contained
sage of later years when, staunch Republican he was
editor Of the Philadelphia Press will think Of him
as he appeared when he steadfas Democrat
and the close friend and factotum OF James Buchanan
lie was verabe Hotspuri and moments notice
could call spirits from the vastly deep!"-hough as
usual, they would not come" heard him once make
Democratic speech and this opinion Of him
m that respect though perhaps, would have ex-
pressed 1t just in this way at that time.
Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Forney separated afterwards
and each took different and widely divergent paths i'm
politics. and II sad bitter personal enemies
before MI Buchanans death. Such sad terminations
or close and dear friendships often occur In this
world and the subsequent animosity be more
intense because Of the former friendship.
simon Cameron another prominent Pennsylvanian
VINO was well known here He said quite veal
my and TO own the Pennsylvania Legislature when was
worth owning, and when Il let Buchanan and
fofney nave ~ He was Mr.. Lincons Secretary Of
War Tor a while but after the famous army Straw Hat
contracts and other things, he promoted CD
United States Minister TO Russia afterwards to po
litical oblivion. -
Daniel Dougherty-the .silver- tonp,iedr-,vas als,
much heard from In those days He was Just in his
iIime then and the Democratic party OF Pennsylvania
had Few abler OF more patriotic supporters heard him
aenser an address once which he began by saying
l@aies ana gentlemen, will not say that I am a
lawyer, but am member OF bari" Tho remark
IMPRESSED me- and wondered what the difference
Mas ~ rs very obvious now In places-partcu-
laIly around the criminal courts in New York
Morton McAichael, able and ardent Republican and
hsh tarn man; the Democrats didn't like him bit and
called him NMIke McAIorinnn- Rnniarnn IInrrin rlr1n.