Evening star., 1934-07-22

his father. He was educated in a
manner, and from his account in a
cruel manner.
For a time he was charity student
at school. where he was kicked and
cuffed about by everybody. His
brother was later his tutor. and he
says that part Of the daily exercise
was a thrashing administered with a
big stick He learned his first Latin
under his father. During his lessons,
which we're held while his father was
shaving, he had to sit by his side and
bend his head near so that his hair
might be pulled in case be made a
mistake.
The result of Anthony Trollopes S
educational troubles was that he
learned nothing. His knowledge was
all acquired after he left school. AS a
young man he was a clerk in the
postal department in England at a
salary Of $3.50 a year. In London
this sum was not nearly enough to
live upon. Trollops had few friends
and fewer amuSements. His first
book was a failure and his second
was not only not read. but never
heard of. OF his third only 140 copies
were sold, his publishers losing $500
on the venture. They advised him
to give up novel writing and the
novelist says he himself would have
bet 20 to / against his ultimate sue
cess.
Still he felt that he had one slender
chance, so with wonderful persever-
ance he kept on trying. Strangely
enough, the same publisher brought
out his next novel, gave Trollope 500
for it, but again the book was a fail
ure. ANY ordinary man would then
have stopped. But did Trollope? BY
no means! The next year he wrote a
play, which also failed, and then, in
1855, he published another novel.
This was entitled THE Warden" and
at last success was achieved. Not a
big success, perhaps, but still a sue
cess. In two years-he was getting
half profitS-he received $100, repre-
senting the earnings of his 10 years
Of literary work. After this his ad-
vance was rapid, he had no further
trouble and he got good round prices
for everything he wrote.
Anthony Trollope wrote a certain
number Of pages every day. rain or
shine, on sea or on shore. He spent
3 hours of each "a with a pen in his
hand, and he made him elf furnish a
certain number Of words within that
time. He thought man could control
his brain as well as his muscle, and
that he should make it work his will
whether the flesh rebelled against it
or not. He even brought himself so
that he could furnish a certain num-
ber of pages each hour, and he sat
with his watch before him as he
wrote.
Ten pages of novel day, or $50
words every Is minutes, he allotted
as his task, and this task he per-
formed. 1 doubt whether in the his
tory of English literature you will find
a man who worked so well and so
steadily as he did. Perhaps his way
is the right way after all. Perhaps it
is silly to say man can write at cne
time and not at another. If he has
the brains TO produce, he should have
them under such control that they
will serve him at will. Trollope did
his writing early in the morning. He
rose at $50, had cup Of coffee and
did all his literary work before break
fast.
If Senator Pendleton should be de-
feated in the coming election it will
be more on account of his civil service
movement than on any other. Had
he been a mere time-server and a
mere party-Serving politician he must
have seen this. The whole organiza-
ton of his party is antagonistic to
the idea of civil service. Have you
ever looked into the records of the
early Presidents on this question. In
every case the Democratic party has
supported the idea that ito the victor
belong the Spoils." Look at the rec
ord! Washington was a civil service
man, and he made only eight dismis-
sails during his term of eight years
John Adams was the first President
to appoint relative to Office, but he
also was imbued with civil-service
ideas and his dismissals were only TO-
Then comes Jefferson, whom the
Democrats claim as the grandfather
of their party. Jackson, suppose
they would call its father.
How many removals did jefferson
make? The record puts it at AZ. But
even Jefferson acknowledged the pro-
pr1ety of civil service, and he had a
civil service examination of sorts.
Next came Madison, less Of Demo-
crat and more of a reformer. In
eight years he made only five remov-
ais. Monroe made nine removals in
eight years and John Quincy Adams,
the last of the patriots, made only
tze during his entire term.
Andrew Jackson succeeded Adams.
He held his forces together and
gained his election by promising to
make a clean sweep of the Offices.
When he was elected the of1ce-seek-
ers came here in swarms and many
of them were accommodated. The
election promise was kept and TOO re-
movak made. There was no pretense
now of asking for cause. 1t was cause
enough that the incumbent had not
voted for Jackson. During his whole
term of eight years the spoils rule was
openly carried out, and Van Buren
coming after riyeted the system upon
the country. Since the days of Jack
son the spoils system has been the
controlling idea Of the Democrats
party, so that it is no wonder they are
disguised with Senator Pendleton,
who has done all he could TO strike
the death blow to the system.
Pendleton is. in fact too much of
a statesman for his party. In every
reform for years past ne has been in
the front rank, and no more high
r1fYded honest neuoocrzt has Aver eat