The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-22

Carolina; besides which he writes things for
the newspapers that cause the children to fall
off the fence.
The paper that Old Dams son Eli writes
for is called the Yazler Joc2cet, for the reason
that it was originally green and has become
more SO as it has grown older.
One Of the latest things that Eli Tucker put
In the YaAer Jacket reads this way, because it
is historical:
when Jefferson came into power he found Fed
eralist snugly tucked away in every Office, because
while Washington and Adams always selected men of
high character they made sure to pick those of their
own political faith When Jefferson took charge he
made party allegiance the basis of appointment and he
was everastingly right that He didn't stop
at selecting Jefersonians Republicans as they were
then called, to fill places, but he bounced every
Federalist in sight and put in of his He
went into the courts and fired Federal judges whose
tenure fixed by the Constitution at good behavior
He had Congress repeal the law that provided for Is
circuit judgeships, and in this way actually egsated
l6 judges out of office What is more remarkable is
that there clause in the repeating act which pro-
vided for suspension of the Supreme Court of the
United States for period of fourteen months that
the law he had had enacted to get rid of his Federast
judges could not be declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL have
never yet heard Democrat Jefferson for this
partisan measure Why? Because he had to do it to
carry his point. If President Taft wants to see the
South Repubcanized he will have to let up on eating
Democratic 'possum dinners and putting Democrats in
fat Offices and turn to his party people.
In my letter in next issue, Mr. Editor, going to
the South, and | am going to make few remarks for
benefit party. There are some mighty good
signs in the elements for Repubcanism I've got
plan to catch Democrats in droves In few months
now and the cunning will be out after suckers
Let's make use of our opportunities. Let let down
buckets
With best wishes, am yours to help get the Demo
Gratis right side up with ELI TUCKER
We allow a generous amount of space to
Old Dan fuckers wandering boy, because it
+I,oy oG
to know what curious wild animals some
times break into journalistic pastures.
You are wrong about Jefferson, Eli He
was not the father Of the "Spoils System"
That was Andrew jackson, don't you know.
Jefferson ust had to abolish those new federal
courts, because there wasn't any business for
SO many judges, and the creation of the new
districts and things was a trick of the Fed
eralists to undermine the State Courts and
Jefersonianism generally
He (Jeferson) bounced every Federalist
IN sight" You are too gay, Eli,-too entire
ly and recklessly gay. By very slow degrees,
during his eight years in the White House,
Mr.. Jefferson did ease out of office quite a
number of stubborn Feds who mulishly re-
fused to see the error of their way; but there
was no wholesale bouncing DONE
You are 'sure" thinking about Jackson,
Eli.
Says Eli, the gay and reckless
Give got plan to catch the Democrats in droves"
What is it, Eli? Out with it, quick. Tell
us what your plan is, to catch 'em and then
Whlrl IN and tell us what to do with em, after
we catch 'em.
For instance, when you have corralled the
entire herd, and discover that nearly one-half
OF the lot are utterly and bitterly unlike the
other half, what's your plan for harmonic