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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
The Vice Presidency
Side Limits on Holders Of the Second Greatest Elective ESecu
tive Office In the WOrd-Vhy Has 1t Been SCOTned
by Statesmen?-Siuns That Indicate Higher
Respect For the Post.
g oooso Sooocoo2oGoOo0GG

terms.
Twcnty-onc men have been elected
president There have been tweuly-
Eve presidents Vie presidential
climbers account for the difference
Tweuty-slx men have held the oIice
az vi-c president IL is worth while Ia
name tucm-Jum Adams. Thomas Jef-
fersnu. Aaron Barr. Gcu-gr Clinton,
Ellrltrr Gerry. Daniel -. Tompkins
John e. Calhoun. Martin Van Buren,.
Richard " johnson. John Tyler
George VI. Dallas Willard Fillmore
William T. King. John e. Ereckin-
ridge, Uanniha! !Iam.iH. Andrew John
son. Schuyler CytfaE. lI,ary Wilson.
William \ Wheeler. Chester \. Ar
thur. Thomas g. Heudri.ks. Levi T.
Morton. Af'al i Stevenson. Carrot
\. Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles W. Fairbanks.
Ia the list We aGa not a few Illus.
tripus names. John Adams. jefferson.
Van Eurrl ard Roosevelt were elected
to the presidency Five out Of the
twcn'y-siy, or Practically ore-dfth. be
came president hy the death Of the
chief executive SO It appears that
even ON Ingalls, fgretlous ground OF
waiting Tor The pres dent TO die. our
vice pre- .dcuis have pretty fair
show for the top notch. lu fact. there
are several unn now alive who would
hayc been presidents had they not re-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
Always on the loo.

Vice President Fairbanks Is another
statesman who likes the office. He has
helped TO dignity it. Ii is said that no
vice president ever adhered so closely
to the working privileges of the posi-
ton as Mr.. Fairbanks has done. He is
always Charley on the job. He pre-
sides over the senate TO the ultimate
minute and with great dignity and
grace.
There are signs that the vice preSi-
dency Is going TO see better days. High
browed spurnerS still there be, men too
high and mighty in their own estima.
ton TO care for the office. Yet one can
not escape seeing Indications thut the
great political parties are coming To
their senses in this matter and are i'll
cl!Led 10 name for vice president men
of presidential caliber IN every partic
ular. The Democratic party of late
years has been the worst offender In
respect 10 the vice presidential nomi
nation In 1896 Arthur Sewall Of
Maine. unknown outside his own state.
was nominated with Bryan IN 1904
Henry Gassaway Davis of West Vir
GINA, long out Of public life and OF
venerable age. was tiCketcd with Par
ker Each of these eStiMahle gentle
men hurt the ticket. Each was named
because he was supposed to possess q
BARI with a loose spig0t. but 1t so
happened in each case that the spigot
was hammered in and cIiuched on the
inside OF the barrel Not ENJOYING the
favor of the big corporations. the De
mocracy could not hope for such large
campaign contributions as these con
Germs gave to the Republican party
Money is necessary in campaign if
the other fellow has plenty of it, This
year the cash problem seems to he
about on an even basis for both sides
since public sentiment has rclp.ated
the corporation contribution to the
muck heap-snce also the corporations
do not love the Republican party so
feryertly as Of Old
Availability. OF course is factor In
the nomination of vice presidential
candidates. For instance, Congressman
been nominated by the Republicans
this year because they believe that he
will help TO carry the Empire State.
PoSsibly-who knows:-the Democrats
may nominate Governor johnson for
second place on their ticket. because it
is apparent that he can carry Minneso-
Ia, which otherwise surely would be
Republican
But leaving the current campaign
aside. the American vice presidency
may be said TO be looking up. The con
stitution provides the vice president as
successor to the president should that
officer die or be removed before the
End of the term to which he is elected.
Undoubtedly the constitution makers
Intended that no man of less than pres
idential caliber should be made vice
president. None of us should run and
hide when nomination TO the vice
presidency Is offered. for there is but
one higher elective honor on earth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
JAMES S. SHERMAN.

mittees, he has managed a campaign
as chairman of the Republican con
gresSional committee, yet if YOU live
outside of New York state did YOU
ever hear Of james S. Sherman?
The nominee for vice president might
have been today the best known man
in America but for a cute political
trick played by Boss Platt ana other
political tricksters at the Republican
national convention in 1900 Mr.. Sher-
man was prominent candidate for
the vice presidential nomination on the
ticket with Mckinley that year. The
nomination probably lay between him
and Jonathan p. Deliver of Iowa.
Governor Roosevelt Of New York could
have had the nomination for the ask
ing, but he didn't ask for it because be
didn't want it. But Senator platt. who
didn't like Roosevelt, wanted to shove
the governor out of New York state
politics by making him vice president.
Curiously enough, Plat liked sherman.
though he prevented the latter from Sc.
curing the nomination. Roosevelt sim
ply had to pluck the plum when it was
dangled in his teeth. so Sherman miss.
ed his chance to succeed Mckinley as
president. Really, the things that don't
happen in politics are almost as inter.
eSting as the things that do,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
''Sunny Jim % Sherman
Character Study of the republican Vice Presidential Can
didate--Hearty Handshakar With a Spreading Smile.
Warhorse In Legislative Service With Vet
eran Branded All Over Him.

g-e-s lie his rent LiS elevation ever
s...-c. saFc le- u.a term. when a bcluo-
cratic land lie luapeI hlm There
aye Uu, h,It dozen m,u i1 cpugFgss
with longer scryl,, records. CuasrCss-
man sherman Is q wGrro~sc 90 lH-is-
I.t.yc s..Fa.r. yI.I Nv.,.sI bran SEED
$40 over li-. Iei'n. w u.trs whore
opinions ere wogl saIp.Lia. have Gt-
,,a-oi that hr IS The best pagIiawgn-
tartan I'D a. her branch oc congress. lie
has pres. Pol oyer the house times
without uuutc.
During the Reed sue1Errship Shar-
man was next 10 tie throne. lie WIS
% close personal and Ir~,iasu fiiynd Of
Spcakcr Reel. Whom ;Ec ear" found
ir necessary ar convenient a. surrender
Tie gavpl for "a time be usually called
Sherman to he chair Undoubtedly
such experience is calculated To qualify
a man for the vice presidency, the
chief duty Of which is 20 sit above the
senate aud look patient while the rea|
meml crs ate making sounds Ike words
on tie floor The parliamentary Laws
which govern tae house. though, are
quite different from the easy going
senatorial rules The senate is ruled
by courtesy, the velvet gavtl; the
house 10y autocracv. the mailed list
Congressman Champ Clark # Mis-
souri,, who, don't forget, is a Democrat,
once took occasion to emit = .rcasti.
roar amen, the real rulers of the house.
lie called them the big five AMI he
called the big five by their names. AS
he named each man he commented
upon that mans status In the qa.n ct
These five men. said Mr.. Clark, Id
the fate of the house absolutely in
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
ana WIS elected but President IlarrL
son refused to die in office.
Chances Webster Missed.

Farther back in our history there
Has an illustrious statesman, the god
Ike Daniel Webster, who missed two
sure shots for the presidency simply
because he held the same sneering no
ton of the vice presidency that some
Of orr hfaiutin statesmen hold today.
Thurlow Weed tried to induce Web
ster To take the vice presidential nom.
mation on the Tippecanoe ticket in
lS39. but the doughty Daniel indig.
hantly spurned the invitation John
Tyler was nominated and elected
Exactly mouth after inauguration
President Harrison died and Tyler
stepped up Webster, who could have
been president but for his scorn Of
the second place. became Tylers score
tary Of state.
Tyler was the first vice president to
succeed 10 the presidency. and it is
curious to note that the situation caus
ed embarrassment because many poli-
ticianS of the time We're not dead sure
that Tyler was n full ledgcd president
Even Webster king of constitutional
lawyers that he was. held the opinion
that Tyler was not president and
sought to have him sign official napers
merely as acting president" Then It
was that John Tyler arose upon the
high heels of his dignity and declared
that he was president of the United
States. Daniel had 10 acQuiesce or get
out of the cabinet He acquiesccd
Ever since that episode, which seems
amusing in the retrospect, nobody has
disputed that death made chief exec
utive is actually and absolutely presi
cent Of the United States.
Webster missed his second chance to
become president when he refused
again to accept the vice presidential
nomination in 1913. Weed again urged
him to run, ana he could have had the
place had lie desired it, Zachary Tay
Tor was elected president. Willard Fill
more vice president President TAYLOR
died July 8, 1850 after only sixteen
months in the great office. Webster
died oct p, 1892. Suppose he had ac.
cepted the vice presidential candidacy
ard succeeded Taylor: Granting that
his death would have taken place when
II dld. the nation would have been con.
ironted with the problem of Il vacant
presidency, with no vice president to
step up
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
The Remedy That Does.

Dr. Kings New Discovery is the
remedy that does the healing others
premise but fail to perform, says Mrs
L. X. Piersou, of Auburn Centre, Pa. alt
is curing Ire of throat and lung trouble
Of long standing that other treatment
relieved only temporarily. New Discov-
cry is doing Inc so much good that
&c confident its. continued use for a
eaSonahle leugth of time will restore
M to perfect health" This renowned
cough and cold remedy aud throat and
Hug healer is sold at J. w. Thurston' s
lrug store. 53c. and Sl.0O. Trial bot
tie free
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
1t Can't Be Beat.

tn" hest Of all teachers is experience
c. NJ. Harden, Of Silver City, North
Carolina, says, 81 find Electric Bitters
does all that's claimedfor it. For stom.
ach, Liver aud Kidney troubles it can't
be beat. have tried it aud find it .
most excellent medicine" MIR Harden
is right; its the best of all medicines
also for Weakness, lame back, and all
run down conditions Hest too for chiils
and malaria Sold under guarantee al
J. W. Thurston's drug store zoe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
Educating the Enqlish.

The English do not know what to
think until they are coached laborious-
~ and insistenty for years in the
proper and becoming opinion For ten
years past with an unprecedented per
uhacity and destination | have been
dlAning into the public head that | am
an extraordinarily witty brilliant and
clever man. That is now part of the
public opinion of England. and no pow.
er in heaven or earth will ever change
1t. | may dodder aud dote, NAV pot
boil and platitudinize. may become
the butt and chopping block of all the
bright original spirits of the rising
generation, but my reputation shall not
su,Ser. 1t is built mp fast and solid. like
Sh1kespeare's, on an impregnabe ba
sis of dogmatic reiteration. Bernard
Shaw.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10

Ing his home In Alabama IN April
iSj3. but q few weeks after becoming
vice president
Vice President Clinton died In Wash
mgton IN lSI2 after serving nearly
e sht years as thu secOud officer Ia the
government IN May u this year hi
remains were disInieIrei and rehuried
a Kingston. y. Y. his Old home. Here
AZ least was one vice president highly
hOnored ninety-six years after death,
for Clinton's remains lay Ia state Ia
the city hail. New York. and there WAS
an imposing military funeral hut stay
Clinton was governor Of Npw York Tor
twenty one years. That fact was par
amount In the memorial exercises. his
vice presidential experience being men
ti5nal only Incidentally.
New York j. the mother Of vice presi
dents. The state has supplied -Hine ~
the twenty-siX. Five Of these have
been governors Of New York. Three Of
the vice presidents from New York
succeeded to the presidency under the
tSStitutional provision Fillmore. Ar
thur and Roosevelt Two - them
were elected president. Van Buren, aud
Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt was one Of the
scOrning candidates who had 10 he
driven into the vice presidency with
stuffed club He didn't want II AT all
II Is the belief Of political observers
that had Vice President Hobart lived
be- would have been reuominated with
Mckinley in 1860 and thus would have
succeeded TO the presidency. Mr. Ho
hart really wanted the vice presidency
lie was proud of the Office and did
much TO rescue IL from the condition
of innocuous deSuetude into which the
scorn OF statesmen had plunged it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
rv RnnrRIutInNE.

TNEGY four years one n the big
E, political parties ugmiua'ss Tor
vice president ot tile United
States man who Is uar g'uer-
ally known. Nith the exception OF
Theodore Roosevelt who hGd spme-
thing IF 4 war reputation, 10 vice
presidential nominee since Thomas A..
Hendricks. f1r the Democrats and
John y. Logan. for the Republicans, i0
1881. has enjoyed national r-u.r
prior &" his being made the tsil o' iAy
presidential campai-u E..a Consr-
gurnuy the public g. entitled 10 ask
"Who's who:' on the tail end. This
demand for Information i& the which
ana why OF the present sketch Of
James Schoa'crart Sherman, nominated
on the Taft ticket.
Yet the Republican vice presidential
candidate is hv NJ means an unknown
man. Mr. sherman is widely known
among national politicians, though IN
til his name WAS sent broadcast
throughout the world from the Chicago
convention it was not household
word. This is n mighty big country.
A man may enjoy a wide acquaintance
with the leading politicians and states
men. he may lie highly esteemed by
them. he may possess signal abilities
as an oficeholjer and yet be practical
ly unheard of in the homes Of the great
common people. That seems 10 lie
Jim Sherman's status. For nearly
twenty years Mr. sherman has been 4
very active and aggressive member Of
congress- once he was a close Compel
itor for the speakerShip. He has held
the craftsmanship Of important com
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
A Countsrmanded Prayer.

A devout clergyman had just mar
ried a couple and, as was his CUSTOM
offered a ferveut prayer, invoking 'n'
divine blessing upon them. As they
seemed to be worthy folk and not over
burdened with this worlds goods l'
besought the Lord to prosper the llau
and greatly to increase his business
laying much stress on this point.
In filling out the blanks it becaDs
necessary to ask the man his business :,
and, to the minister's horror be SAD
keep a saloon 49,
In telling the story to bis wife aI'er
ward the clergyman said that a. ~
wrote down the occupation he WINS,
pered. Lord. you needn't answer '4''
prayer. Ladies Home Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
A Chinese Advertisement.

at the shop Tar-sliUg is very good
ink, fine, fine! Ancient shop. great,
grandfather. grandfather, father and
self make this ink Fine and hard
Very hard. Picked with care. selected
with attention. | sell very good ink.
Prime cost is heavy This ink is
heavy; so is gold The eye Of the
dragon glitters and Gazzlcs: so does
the ink. No one makes ink like it,
Others who make Ink make it for the
sake of accommodating base coin. and
cheat, while | make it only for q name.
Plenty Of mandarins know my ink
my family never cheatcd--they have
always borne 4 good name. | make
ink for the son of heaven and all
mandnrins in the empire As the roar
Of the tiger extends to every place, so
does the fame Of the dragons Jewel
the ink Of Tae-shing"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
a Market For Your Hides, 10"
low And Bones.

Almost everybody knows 'na' w.
place 20 send Beef Hides, Horse li'O'',
"alfSkins, Sheep Pelts, TalIo" ana ''0',
is to C. s. Page, Hyde Park Ner'"g ~,
who pays highest prices RENTS wv ,,,1.
following the arrival of goods al n.y. u
Park: pays the freight on sh'P'''''% -.
200 pounds or more, and keeps his GU,
toners at all times posted as to 'n'''
values, .-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
Tho Aptness Was Too Much

4 minister, man OF grea. TlSo. "u'
vehemence, while preaching one o. .'r
day bent forward and shouted o"' w. w.
great force the words of bis taSt !,
righteous shall stand, bu: the T.'A''
shall fall" -,
just as these words ESCAPES! from w
lips the pulpit broke from its ia5''1'a,,
and he fel! out and rolled over on y.
floor before his congregation fI'N'-'
himself up, he said: ,,,+
s"Rrethren, | am not hurt, ana ! eOD
mind the fall, but ! do hate 'Ns WV
nection."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10

AM aaA. WIS m aH...H"A 81 - Ha'-HHA- rah'sAH
where o. gave Tiiel and ihe rest u the
tlst. let a lur reputation Tor Eeuiailiy-
Bells LuRJ In His HcIor.
Not long rEa there was soIl' sporadic
Uls il New Nrgs. state a'1uut running
NJ. sherman fsr governor il the event
~ Governor Tlrsles not being n can
diiale. also 1lsT. was talk % sentin.
%, T.lsau O. the svIute % slcuegj
Thomas e. IlaT Hut Mr.. sherman
AMI his friends Ga the Chicago CnuNeu-
ton ,uuyirlgl % steal march un
Dane Runner hy really nominating the
sui Jet of ali these tentative L,nors.
Tu-a. uf course. was D .-h!y pleased.
She poured unj "a p,ut.up it!ca al EN-
tagsiasm. Na. II Tom NhHt'u- wiring
home from ,I.rago to his secretary.
Ring tae It..sr' Ard Tire itl.s we've
rang. u Is ut every day that or nest
DOR nrisl'ur gels nominated for Nice
prc~'iy4r
In fact. even New Hartford reieIcel
ana got exceeding ylad WHeu The
news came from Chicago New Her.
FORD g. the site # tie eau iuc factory
II is c1uuc. Ted with Jiieu by trolley
SANFORD Shprual. brother OF the nom
irpp. lives oct there. iie received "a
telegram about neon 10 the effect IN L
jim was nominated Preside Jpur-
Of the village fired a cam u. VIII It's
on all the factories wyr, blown. incl fd-
ing the canning factory. bells w,rr
lUuc AMI tin cans rlt.lyd. "Th" don
ous,ra,iln lasted nearly half an hour. &c
cuueiHcly states the currespuT dent from
New Hartford That's as long rs the
demonstration f1r Mr.. Taft AT Chicagp.
In congress Mr. Sherman is q RI
w.rEcr. Re has bad ,rrat dad o
important committee experience Al
present h" is chairman Of the commit
tee on Indian Affairs. He Is a Gecn
student uf the Iudhn problem a,d /
accounted an authority on the ucblr
rel man, Some time ago a rev con-
gresham showed surprising familiar
iiy with Indian affairs sherman ioe-
uldrly protested TO Speaker Cannon
that he should keep that young man
down
"Whv sot" asked Uncle Joe.
Hes trying to COP my lauycl5 rs an
expert on Indians" rcpIicu the Utieau.
"Euh"' CIRCULATED Uncle Jnc "Nei.
Their Of Won fellows would know a live
indian from n ri-or si"n
Tho nominees Wifi, Is a woman Of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
No Escape.

NO Escape.
y citizen Of Seattle who had looked
upon the wine when he was no longer
sure what color 1t was in the course of
his journey home encountered a tree
protected by an iron tree guard. Grasp
ing the bars, he cautiously felt his way
around it twice.
curse IT. he moaned. sinking to the
ground In despair. Locked in!"-Ev
cry body's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
MRS. JAMES S SHERMAN

their hands. He mentioned Speaker
Cannon Serene L. Payne, John bal,
2ell and Tawney of Minnesota. Then
when half the members had their ears
pointed for the fifth name Mr.. Clark
said as he walked cut of tie hail:
The last one is Jim Sherman, ana
he is the slickcst of the bunch
Thereafter for a time Mr. sherman
was called "SIick Jim" This charac-
teri2ation by Clark was taken to mean
that the Utica member was a Slick ar
ticle in complimentary sense-a CON
gresham who knew what was what
in the business Of running congress in
the interests of his own party.
Likes to Ea Jinmed.
But there is another nickname for
the nominee which sounds better. In
Utica, and in congress as well, they
call him sunny jim" That signi e;
a sunny disposition. 1t IS an interest
tn% fact that both the Republican can
tldateS are men with the hearty hand
shake and the spreading smile. De
suite his judicial dignity, the secretary
Of war does not object to being called
Bill by his intimates. Mr.. Sherman,
1t Is said, likes to be Jimmed even
more than Mr.. Taft likes to be Billed.
You may recall that when Taft and
sherman met in Cincinnati day or
so after their nomination the party Of
the first part said to the party Of the
second part of the ticket:
"Iello, Jim old boy. Bully for you!"
Kings do lot greet each other thus
ut any rate not in public. It is IL fine
thing for republican institutions that
two men who expect to become the
highest officers in the government are
human enough to talk like ordinary
mon.
Taft and Sherman each took a col
lcge diploma in 1873. Sherman found
his sheepskin at Hamilton college. near
his home Taft's bears the Yale water
mark. Five years ago Hamilton made
Mr.. sherman an LII. d. Sherman is a
lawyer and has been one ever since
1851 when re began praCticing in his
home city. Though serving ten terms
In congress, he has not wholly given up
his practice. Truly a man of affairs is
this Republican nominee. lie is presi.
dent Of the Utica Trust and Deposit
company vice president of a regular
banking institution. president of a can.
Ming company and a director in tin
can factory. lie is also the head of the
Utica ice concern
Two or three times heretofore Sher.
man has tried to get out of the con
gross business. but his constituents
wouldn't LET him. President Mckinley
offered him the Office Of general ap.
praiser of the port of New York in
1879, and he was about to accept when
uticans met in mass meeting and pro
tested so vigorously that he decided to
remain in congress. 1t was not that
they loved the port of New York less,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
Moral DARING,

The greater part Of the courage that
is needed in the world is not of n heroic
Kind. Courage may he displayed in
everyday life as well rs on historic
helds OF action. The common need IL
FOR courage to be honest courage to re-
slst temptation, courage to speak the
truth, courage to be what we really
are ana not to pretend to be what we
are not, courage to live honestly with.
IN our means and not dishonesty upon
the means of others.-O. s. Mardcn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-07-10
UtIGanS Proud of Him.

MT Sherman lives in Utica, n. 7. He
was born there nearly tifty-three years
ago. lie is couple Of years older than
his running mate and some seventy-tiye
pounds lighter, though himself a heavy
weight physically. He touches the 225
pound notch. His home has been in
Utica from his birth. just as Mr.. Taft's
nome has been in Cincinnati ever since
he was born, OF course Mr.. Taft has
sojourned in the Philippines and at
Washington on official business ana
Mr.. Sherman's temporary abode has
been Washington during congress SEES
slons for ten terms. But he is jim
Sherman of Utica, and all Uticans are
proud of the fact
Originally the nominee was Demo-
crat. but he got over it early. 1t is re-
lated that his sagacious sire raked the
young man over the Goals when he
changed his politics. An elder brother
Vi jim mad been elected mayor of Utica
ANA he was elected as a Democrat.
jim; don't forget that" said Pater
Sherman.
The younger son laughed softly and
TOOK OH MS coat, metaphoricalIy. He
went to work and at twenty found
himself elected mayor of Utica.
And | was elected as Republican,
dad; don't forget that" said Mayor
Jim.
Then "1adS cr,iloJ eoe4t..