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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

P. Morton, next to Lincoln, the greatest man on the northern side. After the war Morton determined to be and was the first man in Indiana. Gresham was his fol- lower and Fairbanks was Greshams fol- lower Two men refused to bow to Nor ton-Ben Harrison and George W.sJulian. The old lion was strong enough to keep Harrison down, and he drove Julian back to the democratic party, whence Mor- ton himself came. Defeated for the nom inatlon for President in 1876, Morton was the man who put R. B. Hayes in the White House. Then he died and was succeeded in Indiana by the democratic party under Hendricks Voorhees. and Mcdonald.
 The republicans were divided between Harrison and Gresham, the latter a dem- ocrat except in name, and destined to be a democrat in name also and head of a democratic cabinet. Fairbanks was a Gresham man, and went to Chicago in 1888 to help Gresham to get the nomina- ton against the democratic candidate whose cabinet he was to enter less than five years later. Walter Evans of Ken lucky, and of the immortal 306, was also a Gresham man at Chicago in 1888 and 1t was by the merest whim of chance that Harrison defeated his old rival for the nomination. Chauncey Depew had some thing to do with it, Tom Platt had more to do With IL, and James d. Blame hdu much to do with it; and we may be sure of this, that if MT. Blaine had dreamed that Ben Harrison was half the man he was, Walter Q. Gresham and not Benjamin Harrison would have been in- augurated President March 4 1889. Har- dson served one term in the Senate; but he entered that body the very day Blaine left it. and it was not until after MT. Blaine entered his cabinet in 1889 that he 1ionnuaraI hut of dnp< -1pOOa6 dis1- faced little man was the ablest states man of all living republicanss Blaine had nominated Garfield because he could dom- mate him. Thrice he refused to nominate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
"REMINISCENCES OF COY ZEBELON B. VANCE

afterwards joined the Presbyterian church. Still. even during his widest days. he had the profoundest respect for religion, was fond of preachers, be- lleved the Bible, abominated infidelty. and held quite tenaciously to the Calvin istie system of theology.
 His brother, Robert. was an excellent Methodist, known and read of all men as an earnest and consistent member of that excellent body of Christians. The Governor used jocularly to say: T don't know how it is, but my brother Bob be- lieVes in falling from grace, and never falls; while l don't believe In falling from grace. and am falling all the time
 A "Calvinist' ought not to have been puzzled with so simple a problem The Governor was falling not from grace" but for the-laek of it. for at that period of his life he did not pretend to be even trying to live, as he well knew a Chris tian should live.
 One day, when I was on my rounds of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

A PURITAN. Methodist, and an
 "A abo1tionist, this man Is of the 4 very aristocracy of the .republi- can party. His family in America Is sprung from one of Cromwelrs Ironsides, who smote the "maglignants" hip and thigh on many stricken field, and was never so happy as when shedding hu- man blood for the glory of God and the triumph of His elect. In America the Puritans established what they called religious liberty" but 1t was a theo- cracy that robbed Indians, hanged Quak- CTS, and banished Baptists Mir. Henry Cabot Lodge has made the wonderful dis covery that horse racing and cock fight ing in the colonial south was evidence of total depravity and miserable unthrift, while witch-burning in colonial New Eng land was only a manifestation of the depe-seated religious principles and infiex- ible morality of the Puritans.
 The father of Charles Warren Fair banks moved to Ohio from New England and continued the battle of life in the then frontier. He carried the New Eng land conscience and the New England morality with him, which was this: If the law does not fit your conscience and conform to your morality, why break the law, which MT. Fairbanks accordingly proceeded to do. by making his house a station of the "underground railroad" ]" Notification was local question, des- perately wicked at the south, enraptur- ously virtuous at the north-that is to say, the solemn obligation of a compact is binding on the reprobate, but a thing uhat the elect may put aside with im- punity and with divine appreciation.
 NThe elder Fairbanks believed in the rat.,ngs of William IIoYd Garrison and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

Meeting an elderly negro on the road. he fell Into conversation with him, and soon found out that the negro was profess ing Christian Now, old man." said the Governor, '1 want you to tell me whether you think am one of the elect" Dun no, Marss Vance," was the negro's re- ply. "I never did know no man to be elected sir, what warn't a candidate,
 As a stump speaker I am not sure that I have ever heard Gov. Vanees superior, and I have heard Shelton L. Leake, Henry A. Wise, John Randolph Tucker and Be-ds T. Wigfall. As a story teller he was admirable, but he was very far from being a mere retailer of anecdotes. Tn a commencement address. at Wake Forest college, he showed himself a mas ter in the discussion of the great fun damental principles of government If my memory is not at fault 1t contained not a single anecdote. It was a wise, sober. statesmanlike address, and greatly im- pressed me with its power of thought
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| light he could see her standing in the crib, He put out his hand to take her and she elung to it. Papa, laimi" she pleaded
 Edith" he said hoarsely. you have been naughty. Papa told you to go 10 sleep and mama told you to go to sleep When we tell you to go to sleep you must go to sleep Now, this is the last time I'll tell you. Will you lie down and go to sleep?"
 Papa, laimw she said impatiently.
 He compressed his lips, and, lifting her. laid her in the bed, face downward and held her there. She struggled and yelled
 Be quiet!" he said. be quiet, or papa will spank youl'
 She uttered one long drawn wall of "Iaiml"
 He sighed deeply, and raised his right hand Let us please go back to the other room.
 Three Rawsons sat there with drawn faces, their hands pressed over their ears. There came, even through those coverings, the sound of a dozen short, sharp claps and a series of quick cries and then silence, broken only by the great sobs of the little girl fn the next room-sobs that rent their way out, shak- Ing the little body until the crib rat tied. They greaw weaker and weaker and further apart, and MT. Rawson stole quietly out of the bedroom, wfping his face with his handkerchief
 T think she will be good now" said grandpa gently.
 The baby. shocked and surprised, iav on the pillow thinking as much as a baby could think. Something cruel and unlocked for had happened to her. Her parents had turned cruel She had no ono to love up to in the nursery. She had been hurt. Papa. dear had hurt her be- cause she cried for '1aim.'
 T hope she will" replied Mrs. Rawson in reply to Grandpa. and at that mo mont from the bedroom. came Deedees voice
 ''Papar it pleaded.
 Mfr Rawson jumped from his chair. Evi- dently that child needed
 Papa hssr pleaded Deedee softly.
 They all kissed her. They hugged her untfl she gasped for breath. ana she smiled at them all and forgave them all. even while the sobs came occasfonal1v to shatter her smile.
 Isn't she dear. dear bahy7" cried Mrs. Rawson. Poor little thingr
 When they had loved her enough to cormteract all the salutary effects of th. spank, Mrs. Rawson drove them out
 Come, dear" she said to Deedee. "sav your prayers. Mama forgot"
 Deedee joyousiy pressed against her mothers knee
 ''Now l." prompted Mrs Rawson.
 Mower" repeated Deedee
 Lay me-" said Mrs. Rawson.
 ''Iaim." echoed Deedee. with satisfac- tion and wondered why all her family suddenly shouted '1aimr' and laughed and crowded around her again and kissed and kissed her.
 Poor babyl' said Mrs Rawson. ..ro he spanked for wanting to say her pr. ers"
 By Georger' said Uncie Edward. about your martyrsf She beats the bunoh.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
BY J. C. H1DEN, D. D.

of one of the most magnetic" men that ever lived, and 1t gives us the source and basis of no small part of his great ness.
 When Vance was at the highest point of his political career, some friend asked him: Why don't you play Mahone's role and put the state in your pocket?.' Whereupon the Governor replied. .Yoa remind me Of the man In Texas. who had committed homicide. Some one said to him You will have to run away, now that you have killed that man., and the reply was, fWhar am I goin' to run to? Amt I already in Texas. !. North Carolina had done every thing she could do to honor her "favorite son If 1t had been in her power, there Is little doubt that she would have put him Into the White House; for, since the death of Calhoun, probably no statesman has got such a hold upon any state in this union as 'Zeb." Vance had upon the Old North State"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

pastoral visiting a good sister asked me: Have you read this mornings Star?' l answered in the negative. Well, she continued, there is a man in that paper that has got exactly your notions about the Jews" l had preached two sermons on the history and character of the He brews, and had insisted that Christian people could not afford to maltreat them.
 Upon looking into the Star, I found a full report of Governor Vanee's lecture on "The Scattered Nation" It was copied from the Baltimore Sun, and it set forth with very remarkable exactness the views which my sermons had maintained, tn ugh the Governor had never heard my sermons. nor had I heard his lecture. We had simply happened to fall into the same line of thinking, without the least con cert between us.
 Knowing that the Governor lseenly rel ished a joke. l wrote him the facts detailed above, and added substantially the following remonstrance; Now, see
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

how you have broken mo up. I can not preach either of those sermons again: for the folks will say am, stealing Zeb Vanee's thunder Besides, what business has A nolitieian to know all about Abra- ham, and the law. and the covenants? Those matters are theological. and be- long 10 my domain-not to yours. l wish those stupid legislators at Raleigh would elect you to the United States Senate. an then 1t Is to be hoped that you would stay In Washington and attend to your business, instead of running about the country. and spelling my sermons"
 His reply was bright and characteristic: Dear MT. Hlden: Don't trouble your self about my movements, don't do bit like the preachers. 1t is all talk"
 The Governors mack of adapting him. selr to all sorts and conditions of peo- pie was one of his most striking char acteristics, and was, indeed, the source of no small part of his power. The fol- lowing anecdote Illustrates this point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

N URING my pastorate of nearly
 seven years in Wilmington, N. 4% C., I had the good fortune to be- come well acquainted with Governor Vance knew him as a stump speak CT. as a platform lecturer and as my hos ptable host in his own home in Char lotte In the course of a protracted meet ing, in which I assisted the Rev MT Boone, pastor of the Baptist church in Charlotte, l was introduced to the Gov ernor, who attended the meeting, and eourteously Invited the pastor and my self to sup with him. We both accepted his invitation, and spent delightful evening with his family.
 This was in the days of the first Mrs. Vance, who was a strict Presbyterian, and member of the church of which the able and scholarly Dr. Miller was then pastor. The Governor was not at that period protesting Christian. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

Sherman because he could not master him. He expected that Harrison would be wax in his hands Harrison saw to 1t that if one of them was to be a man Of wax, 1t would be the secretary of state and not the President. Platt thought he would be secretary of the treasury.
 In 1899 Cleveland beat Harrison out Of sight, and all because of the legislative debaucheries of the Fifty-hrst Congress that enacted a robber tariff and con- demned the treasury to the silver basis. For that the people sentenced the re- publican party to banishment of at least a generation; but the democratic party turned pop. in 1893, deserted their leader, and then the republican party was relieved of the ostracism, and the democratic party sent to punishment, where it is yet tramping round, and at this reading there Is no road back home open.
 In 1896 came Fairbanks opportunity. He was gold bug. He did not learn 1t from Morton; possibly he got it from that sterling old democrat, Joe Mcdonald. John Serman made the silver law that bore his name, because he was afraid to intrust Harrison's veto to kill free coinage bill; but in 1896 Ben Harrison made a gold-bug speech that ranked With Carlisle's Schurz's, Lindsay's and Cock rans Fairbanks made no such speech, but he spoke but once, possibly twice. To make a proper estimate of the splendid intellectual capacities of Harrison one must read his campaign speech of 1898,
 Indiana went republican and Fairbanks got Dan Vorhees' job in the Senate. No two men were less alike than these two -one a man of magnetism and the other a man of detail; one a husbandman, the other a prodigal: one democrat, tho other a republican. In the Senate, Fair banks was a party man. A favorite of the administration, it made him the most powerful individual in Indiana. He made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

TT was twilight, and the shades were
 drawn in the room where Deedees 4 cot stood like a white, iron-barred cage. Every sign told that Deedee was going to sleep. The most pronounced in dication was Deedee herself, who stood in her crib, rampant. regardant and wide awake. Like the death of an alligator, the going to sleep of Deedee was long and strenuous affair.
 Mrs. Rawson stood looking at her daughter with reproachful eyes. It was a family tradition that Deedee must go to sleep quietly, quickly and without any nonsense. Every evening when Mrs. Raw son put the little white figure in the crib she had renewed hopes that the tradition would prove verity; every evening Dee dee shattered that tradition to little bits. The go-to-sleep hour was her glorious hour of rebellion. For weeks she had trampled under her pink feet the bed- 5going rules, triumphantly regardless of Flaw and order, and approaching nearer and nearer each day, the stern and hor- rid form of the Spanki
 It had been decided in family conclave that Deedee was old enough to be pun ished by the laying on of hands. It was decided at a time when Deedee was not in the room, and every one had been very stern about 1t. People could be stern about Deedee when she was not there. When she appeared, they had to stop be- ing stern and kiss her.
 Deedee was 22 months old. end 9S per cent pure sweetness Envious neighbor mothers said her short, curly hair was tow-colored, which was not true. Every one admitted that her eyes were like round bits of blue sky. It was clear that she had inherited the sweetness from her mother: equally clear that the per cent of unadulterated stubbornness came from her father. He said so himself. But he did not believe it.
 Deedee was beginning to be person. She could say what she wanted, and sometimes people could understand her. It was quite time, every one agreed, that. her education should begin. If she was to grow up into a noble, sincere woman hood she must be properly started. Only the night before the day of the spank Mrs. Rawson had begun her religious education. Standing at her mothers knee flor Deedee would not kneel to God or man-she had repeated:
 Nowee-laim- -downee- -seep,
 pray the Lord my soul to keep"
 As a first attempt, it was grand suc- cess, except that she did not, as she had stated, Hay me down to sleep. On the contrary. she stood upright in her crib for an hour, calling for "Mamie," the meaning of which was that she wished to he rocked and to have Mary Had Little Lamb" sung to her.
 3The day of the spank had opened in- auspiciously When Deedee awoke, at 5 o'clock in the morning, the rain was falling in torrents, which presaged day Asdoors and to begin with she stood in
 crib and called for "laim."
 IS. Rawson awakened slowly to con- Gusness that Deedee was slowly but rH -rly repeating that word. and she Il n bed and thought. 'Laim" was
 ord, of unknown meaning, but.
 was, Deedee wanted it. She
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

the brutalities of Benjamin r. Wade and violated the law of the land every time opportunity offered He held to the high CT law" as does your anarchist of the present day. Understand me, l have no intention to islander or abuse the aboli- tionists of the middle of the last century. I merely describe them for what they were-men who held that the constitution of the United States was "a league with death and a covenant with hell" That was John Browns faith. Is not Brown a saint in our political calendar? Garrison, Phillips, Sumner, Giddings Wade, Beech CT, Stevens, Chandler, Wade Gerrit Smith, and the whole bilin' of them believed that conscience was above all law, and they advised the notification of any law that came foul of conscience. No doubt they were honest. Certainly they were fanatic.
 Charles Warren Fairbanks was born in 1852 and reared a Methodist and an abol- itionist. His father taught him to work, made a mechanic of him, instilled Into his character the lessons of self-reliance and self-denial. The boy managed to get an excellent education and studied law. He was industrious and had no bad habits By no means genius, he out stripped many genius in the race af life. What Tom Marshall would have been with Fairbanks conscience, Fairbanks diligence, and Fairbanks habits, we can scarce imagine except we know that he could have accomplished anything he set his mind to. Fairbanks was no such ora tor as Julian, no such lawyer as liar rison, no such statesman as Morton; but his success was as certain as that of any one of them. He made a fortune at the bar, became a candidate for office, served eight years in the United States Senate, and is now Vice President of the United States.
 He is a candidate for President and may attain to that exalted station. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
BY SAVOYARD.

aker, Cannon Shaw. Knox, Hale, Elkins, Scott. and others, including the Hon. Elthu Root The opposition in the repub- lican party may center on him. He is strong at the south among the "outs' Of that section. He will have Indiana, and if the cards are played as skillfully as Mark Hanna used to play them, he will get Pennsylvania on the final ballot, if the Taft cohorts leave the Pennsylvania ring a chance.
 Martin Van Buren, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams were the only Vice Pres idents whom the people promoted to the Presidency. The constitution made Tyler Fillmore, Johnson and Arthur Presidents, as It did Roosevelt who was given an- other term. Calhoun expected to reach, the Presidency by the route Van Buren took, but circumstances defeated his ann bitlon. There is little doubt that Breckin- ridge would have reached the Presidency if the north had accepted the Kansas Nebraska bill and the Dred Scott decision. But for many years the Vice Presidency has been discredited a place of poli- teal vantage. It has even been put up to auction for campaign funds by both par ties Politically, it is a ribbon that one may wear in his coat. George M. Dallas cast the vote that made the Robert J. Walker tariff of 1916, and that Is about the only act of political virllity of which the office has ever been accused that know of.
 They tried to screw Levi P. Morton up to the point of playing Tom Reed when the Lodge bill to make it illegal for the south to vote the democratic ticket In Presidential and congressional elections was republican paramount but Morton declined, offering to let John J. Ingals do 1t; but when they heard from Isham c Hnrria thpV aboudo0ad tha notion
 For times of political tranquility and business serenity the Hon. Charles War ren Fairbanks would make a model Pres ident
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He is a candidate for President and may attain to that exalted station. The American people do not draft their Pres
 idents from the ranks of the brilliant and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

Indiana produced the greatest of the war governors, of the northern side-Oliver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

NThe elder Fairbanks believed in the ravngs of William Lloyd Garrison and
Mohave County miner., 1907-10-26

The Copper King mine, owned by the New England and Clifton Copper company, has ceased operations and things in that end of the camp have quieted down considerably. By the closing of the Copper King mine a large number of men have been thrown out of employment, as well as a number of ore wagons being put out of commission. A large amount or ore has been filed up in North Clifton and will be smelted at the shannon In the near future. The close down is ln' definite and unless the price of copper reaches high level, the chances are that this property will remain Idle Should smelling plant be erected oy the New England company, no doubt the Copper King will be worked again Other claims owned by the New Eng land company are being operated.- Copper Era.
Mohave County miner., 1907-10-26
Mine Warning Notice.
To Whom it May Concern:

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the silver queen mining and millsite claims designated by the Surveyor General as lots No. l2l9 and l2l9 B; the EvaI gelist Lake mining claim, designated py the Surveyor General as lot No l2io; the Arnold lode mining claim designated 6y the Surveyor General as lot No. 40; the General Lee lode mining claim, designated by the Sur yeyor General as lot No. 39; the HuDDaro Lode Consolidated mining claim, designated by the Surveyor General as lot Mo- H. and the Prince, Dire Necessity, Cricket, Tough Nut, Whlte Cross and Live Yankee mining claims, sltuateo in Cedar Valley mining district, Mohave Coun- ty, Arizona Territory. are being worked unoer contract agreement, and that neither the said mines or mining claims or buildings, mllls' machinery implements, fixtures or improve ments made or to be made therein or thereon or any property of the Cedar Valley Mining Company, or the undersigned owners thereol will be liable or responsible for any labor, ma
 uerial or debt contracted or injuries sustained by any employer or employee in working oi
 improving said properties; and that no em
 ployer or employee is the agent Of the owner for any purpose, and that all operatives en
 gage in such servlce at their own FISK, ane that no debt or claim or debt is valid agalns said mine or mining claims or property, or tht ! owners thereof. - CEDAR VALLEY MINING COMPANY, I. M. GEORGE, Agt., | Kingman, A. T Kiagman, Arizona. December 8, 1906.
 First insertion Dec g, 1906
Mohave County miner., 1907-10-26
Run Tunnel Through Hill.

H. c. Smith, general manager of the Fl Tiro mine in the Silver Bell dis trict is on business trip to this city, This mine is one of the big properties of the Silver Bell district, and is be- ing developed on an extensive scale with excellent showings.
 It is located within quarter of a mile of the town of Silver Bell. Tun- nels are now being run through one of the hills owned by the company to give direct outlet to one of the office switchbacks on the Silver Bell rail- road where it climbs the hill from the mesa. Without these tunnels it would be necessary to make a long and ex' pensive haul to reach the railroad The 100 ton concentrator which the company has erected will probably be opened on November b. The develop ment work of the company is pro gressing and it will be but a short time until ore shipments can be made Tucson Citizen.