The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20
: By Emerson Hough :
Author of THE Mississippi Bubble"

Few could resist the pcruasivencss
, of Mr.; Calhoun's speech, certainly rot
Won RittenboCrr, who thus found offered
him precisely what he would have de-
sired. | was pleased 10 sce him so nap
ply sillaled S" coon. Presently VIC de-
spatched him down 10 my hotel, whore
home. In his eIntion over rho prospect
he now saw before hi;a the old man
fairly hnbblcd. Germany seemed iarthcSt
from his mind After his departure. Cal
houn again turned IL me.
Il want YOU 10 remain. Nicholas" said
he. because / have an appointment with
a gentleman who win soon he preacnt."
Rather q late hour. sir, Ncntured
Waud?"
u have no time for hobbies" he OK
claimed. half retulan,ly 'What must
meet tonight Is Mr Polk. II is impor-
tIut."
Perhaps halr an hour later. Mr.. CAL
houn's old negro man uSh"rcd III trns
| awaited guest. and wc three found our
selves alone In ono OF thoge midnight
Conclaycs which wenh on In Washington
even then as thcT do today. Mr.. Polk
WIS serious as usual: his lndccisive fea-
turos wcaring the mask Of solemniLy,
which with so many passcs as wisdom.
'I have come. Mr.. Calhoun" said he
when the, latter had assured him that
TO talk oyer this Texas situation.
| How do you stand I'm case war should
be declared against Mexico That ought
20 be a popular measure The Teams
| have captured the popular Imagination.
| The Alamo Tankl~s in our nations mem
ory. What would you say 10 n stiff de-
mand there. with q strong show oil mill
! ,sry force behind IT."
J IL should say nothing as tn a strong
showing in any case. ! should only say
| that If war came legitimatcy--no 9TH
crwise-I should back 1t with all my
might: feel tho same in regard to war
with England? What chance would
we have with SO powerful a nation as
There is a god Of battles" said John
Tho chin Of James Is Poll, of Ten
neSsec sank down into his stock. fIis
! spoke, tentatively, as was always bis
way until lie got The drift OF things.
We'll now, perhaps iq thc, case of
| England that Is good politics. he be
gan. 1T is vcry possible tiat the people
hate England as much they do MoSl-
CO.. 10 you not think so?'
~ think they fear hcr more
''But was only thinking of The pop
| ular imagination"
You are always thinking Of the pop
| uiar. Imagination. Jim, You have been
nessec. All that outcry about the Whole
OF oregon is ili-timcd today"
somn Ril!y.fGpI1r -four Forty or ,,, right that
''TrIppingly on the tongue, ycsn said
! John Calhoun. But how would II sound
| TO the tune of cannon fire. How would
| It look written in the smoke Of mus
! ketry?'
eft might not come TO that" said Polk
! shifting In his seat II was thinking oi
! il only as Il rallyinS cry for the cam
! paiGn. Dash mel beg pardon hc
| looked around TO sec If there were any
| MethodlstS presenI-"but I believe
| could 80 into the convention with thai
war cry behind me and sweep the boards
| OF all oppositiou!"
| "And afterwards"
But England may back down" ar.
| Eucd MIR. Polk, - strong showing ir
The southwest and northwest might dc
wonders for U.S.
But what would be behind that
strong showing. Mr. Polk?" demanded
John Calhoun. 1--WE would win the
combat with Mexico. OF course. il that
inIquitouS measure should tako the form
of war. But not Oregon--wc might as
well or better fight in Africa than Ore
eon. IL is not Yet time In Gods name,
| Jim Polk, he careful OF what YOU dol
Cease this cry Of taking all OF Oregon.
one war. but two. Wait. Only walt
and we will own all this continent to
the askatchewan--or even further
north"
well" said the other. have you not
said there is a God of Battles"
THE Lord God OF Hosts, yes" hall
screamed old John Calhoun; yes. th'
God OF Battles for nations, for. princi
ples-but not for parties. For the prin
ciple OF Democracy, Jim Polk. yes, yes
but for the Democratic party, or tin