Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
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at Undertook nor to the rich Virginia
planters who were the neighbors OF
John Tyler nor to the New York state
friends of Willard Fillmore nor TO
any OF those who We're living when
Adams and Jefferson died that the vice
presidency Of the United States was
an office not to be coveted by the av-
eraSe American citizen
Hannibal Hamlin was a man Of force
and dignity who was overshadowed
by the genius who sat in the presi-
Dental chair. but who left a profound
impression OF hts own capability His
successor. Andrew johnson, must al
ways be remembered as a man who
within few years passed from a
work bench to a seat in congress and
eventually succeeded to the chair OF
Lincoln. Under tho circumstances no
man could have filed It without crlti-
cism, and the impeachment proceed
ings brought against the one time
Tennessee tailor disclosed tho fact that
he was a man of nerve and abundant
resources. In the campaign of 1880
the candidate for vice president, Ches-
ter A. Arthur was attacked more
bitterly than any other man who ever
tried to obtain the Office. Those who
were responsible for the storm of Will
fication were brought to confusion by
the admirable dignity with which he
succeeded 10 the administration OF the
government. performed his official du-
ties and handed over tho place to his
SUCCESSOR.
A Modern Example.
Tyler, Fillmore. johnson and Arthur
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terms, but Mr.. Roosevelt has had the
unique experience Of being re elected.
His career should be sufficient to
characterize the vico presidency as an
Office OF great possibilities, stepping
stone 10 the highest honor TO which
the American citizen Is eligible. Let
those who are disposed to underestimate
the Importance of the Office remember
that when George M. Dallas hsld II
one OF the most important chapters
in our tariff history hinged on his ac-
ton. that in 1856 Abraham Lincoln
had fair chance of being nominated
for vice president and would have ae
cepted without hesitation and that
such great men as Francis r. Blair,
John A. Logan, Thomas A. Hendricks
and Allen @. Thurman have been can
lawyer whom the British government
could not buy. the wonderful Virginian
who penned the Declaration OF .Indo
pendence, Van Buren,. Tyler. Fillmore,
Johnson, Arthur and Roosevelt are the
lucky eight OF our twenty-six vice
presidents who have como TO the top.
That proportion should make second
place worth while.
James schoolcraft Sherman. the Re
publican nominee for Vice president,
has never been quoted as "presidentlai
timber" Until short time before tho
convention his name had not even been
suggested as a vice presidential posi-
bility a brief survey of Mr.. Sher-
mans record makes IL clear that his
party has pot been caught mapping
Member OF congress from the Twenty
third New York district from 1887 10
1891. from the Twenty fifth district
from 1893 TO laea and fran the Tween
ty-seyenth district from 1903 to the
present time, his experience as a Leg
islator puts him on a par with mos
of the statesmen who were insiste1'
In their refusal OF the nomination be-
fore II was offered TO them.
ALBERT u. PARKS