El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-27

"HE congressional campaign of
1898 still ranks as the most ex-
citing off" year political contest
recorded in the history of the repub-
lie. 1t resulted in a clear-cut victory
for the Federalist party at the polls,
but it also sounded the death knell of
that organization and forever ended
the dominant influence of foreign af
fairs in American politics. John Ad-
ans had been elected president because
the Federalists did not dare put for
ward their real leader, Hamilton. It
was Hamilton's purpose and desire to
control the Adams administration, but
he had reckoned without his host and
the president soon demonstrated to
the satisfaction of all parties that he
would be the head Of the administra-
ton in fact as well as in theory. He
alienated Hamilton at the beginning Of
his term there was an adverse Demo-
cratic majority in the house, and in the
senate the Democratic leader. Jeffer-
son, presided as vice president.
Country Was Democratic.
On the whole, the country was
Democratic, and Adams did not have
at first the confidence of the nation.
He was suspected. with some reason, of
too greatly admiring the institutions of
with many other conservative Ameri-
cans, had been shocked by the excuses
of the French revolutionists and was
the implacable foe of Jacobins. The
Democrats. on the other hand, had
sympathized with the French revolu-
tionfsts, wore tri-color cockades rel
fused TO say mister" and generally
sympathized with the extreme anti
aristocratic professions of the French
republicans. Not only were they in
tense republicans, but also they hated
England; they had not forgiven George
III, they remembered the horrors of
the revolution, they could not forget
that the English government had not
withdrawn the troops from the from
tier according to the treaty obligation,
and they could not forget that England
claimed the right to seize and search
American ships. Nor could they, either
as patriots or politicians, condone the
ratification of what they called the
Infamous Jay treaty with England. In
short the Democratic Republican party
was a French party and the ,Federalist
party was an English party.
France Makes Demands.
The French directory. enraged by the
Jay treaty, demanded that the United
States break with England. Two
expelled from Paris and then Mr.. Ad-
ans sent three special ENJOYS. Gerry,
Marshall and Pinckney. They were hu-
inflated by being forced to treat with
three anonymous persons known only
as Y, and 2. These three mysterious
diploma fists demanded from the Amer
lean ENJOYS a bride of twelve hun
dred thousand francs. In the mean
time French privateers were preying
upon American shipping. The pub1ica-
ton of this impudent demand of the
corrupt Tallyrand created an intense
sensation, a wave of anger sweeping
not one cent for tribute" became the
rallying cry of the Federalists in sup
port Of Adams determination not 10
yield to the French
From Vermont to Georgia, good Re-
publicans, who loved France and hated
England, rose in protest against the
insult offered by Tallyrand and pledged
themselves to support the president
in war against France, even to the
extent of fighting side by side with
the detested English. Those Republic
cans who remained true to their party
allegiance and who dared question the
wisdom of embarking upon 4 war with
France, were denounced SIS traitors AMI
as enemies of the republic.
Wave of Patriotism Sweeps Land.
A wave of patriotic fervor engulfed
the whole country. In every city funds
were started by public subscription TO
build war vessels. Great cities like
New YORK and philadelphia actually
built ships, while small towns like Pc
tersburg, Virginia, raised as much as
5000 for the new American navy.
Vessels were built in almost every port
on the Atlantic seaboard and in every
town the militia companies were drill
ed and preparations made for war. Miss
Eleanor Parke GUSTS. the step-daugh-