Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-22

thirty pieces Of silver. Jackson was de-
feated horse. foot and dragoons--cut
up and clean broke down by this Goa
lition Of Blinl ana Black George. by
this combination, unheard Of until then.
Of the Puritan with the Blackleg." This
charge resulted in Clay's challenge for
a duel. Each fired one shot. escaped
unhurt. shook hands, and went back to
their respective places. with Clay's
honor satisfied. But "Blinl and Black
George" and Puritan and Backlog
went resounding through the country.
making votes for jackson.
Now jackson himself came along with
a letter giving the weight Of his author
ity to the story. He said q member OF
congress had come to him in Clay's
behalf. and asserted that Harry Of the
West" would come over to him n he
would promise to give him the secre-
taryship Of state. He declared that he
spurned the offer. and would 60 into
the presidential office untrammelled OF
not at all.
This. in turn. was followed by chal-
lenge from Clay to jackson to name the
congressman who had been the mes
an. afterward president. Buchanan de
MED in a letter that he had visited
jackson as the representative Of Clay
but that he had simply tried to get
"Old Hickory to play a little politics
to insure his selection. In addition to
this Clay produced letter from La
Fayette showing by the noted French
man that he had long before said that
If the election went to the house he
would support Adams over Jackson.
The Raliyins Cries.
that story and counterfeit It. Let the
people rule" and jackson and reform
were the rallying cries everywhere For
the first time In the history Of the ma :
ton the masses had real hand in the
political game. and they were playing
It with the zeal that characterizes the
child with new top. The Tammany
society, founded as an instrumentality
with which to combat the aristocratic
Society of the Cincinnati. took part ir
the fight. and by narrow chance
missed taking the road that led into the
Wing party rather than the Democratic
party. As far back as the first Madison
election the two tickets in Ohio were
known as Tammany and anti Tammany
the Tammany ticket supporting Madi-
son, and receiving two votes to one fol-
the anti Tammany organization.
II Adams was not the popular choice
in 1924 he had little chance to be &C
four years later. He did not know how
to play politics. and he was an absolute
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postmaster general to use the patronage
Of the postal system against him. and
WREN his advisers protested, he said hi
did not think It right to remove a mar
just because he preferred some other
candidate for the presidency. His diary
gives a glimpse Of how he felt. Wher
Richard Rush preferred the mission It
England to being his running mate or
the presidential ticket, he wrote: "a
can easily conjecture why It is--the
preference Of the harbor to the temp.
est" Again, when le was making ar
appointment which he knew would have
bad effect. he wrote: The effect will
be bad. probably violent and decisive
but why should I require men to sacri-
flee themselves for me-"
Adams Was Anti Jason.
Adams was anti Mason, and yet he
was pictured in anti Masonic commun.
tiles as Mason. In proof bogus
transcript Of lodge record showing his
initiation was offered in evidence and
widely printed. An inventory Of the
property Of the White House was taker
for congress, and In 1t was inadvertently
included a privately owned billiard
table valued at $50 and a set Of chess
men valued at 1923. This was seized
upon as proving the extravaganza Of
Adams, and that he had a gaming table
and gambling furniture provided al
government expense. Denial was made
but the lie would not be nailed" A
member of congress declared that
Adams had spent $4,000 on the Eas1
room, and although 1t was proved thai
the East room was then about as bare
of furniture as monks cell the story
still worked to the prejudice Of Mr.
Adams.
Before the canvass began Clay wen
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