Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-05
srvpy,xQ POLITICIANS.

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The hate Senator poisa Psnrose of
rUnnAyivHnla Was a graduate of AAr-
ward University, s'ass Of 1881, with
high ho,,ers. standing second in his
class. the leader being his brother. DR..
Charles n. Psaroes. lilo WAS ons OF
ave selected by the faculty out OF \
slass of mos~ than two hundred. TO
deliver orations at the commencement |
exercises, and his subject w>s: Mar
un Van Buren, ~ u Politician"
Here VIZ have = plain intimation of
the TREND Of the Penrose inclination
at this early age, ut the threshold OF
manhood. and an explanation OF why
he 10 sasiy and naturally selected
pel,tics a. his vocation
But Roiss psnross had the inspira-
ton of many distinguished men OF our
country who yielded. ~ he did. to
the seductive influences OF politics and
made politics their sh!sf vocation in
life. Among them hsve been men who
rose, by their employment Of poliu-
cal methods, coupled with statesman
ship and ability In most instances.
to hish Official station. Indeed. among
them have been Presidents OF the
United States.
George Washington, our first Presi-
. dent was not = politician In any sense
, VI the word He WAS elected and re-
elected 70 the Presidency by the
T. people, without opposition. and with
f. out rsfsrcnce to the course OF poll
I. dee, which In thoss early days OF the
Z ooantry's history was not clearly de-
fnsd. but political parties formed
/. during his two Administrations. and
: be notsd their trend and feared their
influence. He especially and en-
phAtically warked the people against
what no considered the danger OF par
tisan inf,usncs In public affairs.
/. John Adams went into ONCE. as the
.lsnAr Of the Federalist party. After
one tsrm only be was defeated by
Thomas Jefferson. the father and
: LOADER OF the Republican, afterwards
Democratic party Madison and Mon
rc>, who followed him. were members
a the same party, and during their
administrations the old Federalist
party went to q quiet and peaceful
osAth wnsn. In 1870, President Mon
roe was reelected with only one Elec-
.tnF~l vote asainst him. and that cast
by Z member Of the Republican party.
-Four years later this Republican
party was torn by fActionai contests
into four separate, organizations. with
Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Adams
william N. Crawford and Henry Clay
A. the candidates for President. Jack
son led In popular and Electoral votes
but had not sufficient OF the latter &c
effect Q choice. and At the decision by
the HOUSE Of Representatives a coali-
t,on Of the forces Of Clay and Adams
resulted In the election of the latter.
Jackson then became the leadel
of the Democratic party. and wa,
sisctsd President In 1928 and re-e'ectet
:. IN Iss2. He was politician pa- ex.
csilsoce. and also a stern partisan ir
nearly all respects. He reduced poll
$ tics 70 = nne Art, and his administra.
tson waA distinguished by i1 "Kitche1
!. Cabinet" composed OF several OF hi
coehdsntial party fr4snds and advis
ssu. with whom he conferred on nj
partassn mattars during his decided.
partisan administrations. although
tAsy were not unmixsd with lesis
laden OF much pubic bcnefit. includ
ins the sxtinxuAhment Of the nations
debt and tho division OF largo trca
sury surplus among tho States.
10 potont = politician wna Jac!<so
that he was able TO dictate the noml
nation o( his close personal friend an
:ps,,tlc.l .t.oc,.,o. Martin Va
Bursn. ~ the candidate OF the Demo
cratic party for the succession. An
Van Buren Was elected.
Martin Van Buren,, an abI~ and M
oomplishsd man. also was pxrtisa
In politics and \ very shrswd polit
cal manipulstor. But he was dsfsate
for re-slection in ls&o. dsfsated In n
attempt for another nomination
ls<<. hy thc trick OF other psrtiss
leaders IN forcing tho two-th.rds ru
ON Democrats National Convention
AID nssss again gssainsd Aotu