The evening world. Newspaper, May 13, 1908, Page 14

6 Daily Magazine, Wednesday, May 15, 1908. The Story of The Presidents By Albert Payson Terhune World eet The Handicap, I By Maurice Ketten. | Published Daily Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 88 to & Park Row, New York. 7 JOSEPH PULITZER, Pres., 1 Kast 124 Sires J. ANGUS SHAW, See.-Tress., 01 Woet 112 a Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Class Ma!} Matter, Gubscripuon Rates to The vening World for the United States and Canada. » for 6. 2 a For England and the Continent and | Ail Countries in, the International Post: Union. lve. 26-ABRAHAM LINCO Parc lit.—< 0 N the night after his election to the Preside: if One Year .. One Month Lincoln threw himself down on a lounge fo e see himself in a nearby mir To his surprise he notleel the re- | fection of a second, paler face hanging above his own. He told his wife about it, explaining the “ghostly face” as a flaw in the mirror, But the “face” did not reappear when again he lay down. He toid a triend: | “My wife was worrled about it. She thought it was a ‘sign’ that I was to be elected to a second term of office, and that the pale s of one of the faces was an omen that I should not live through a second term." | This anecdote—propheey or perhaps mere optical Mlusion—is aitthentie. | Each can explain it to suit himself | Lincoln's election was a signal for the bursting of the storm that had@ been so long brewing. ‘The South knew the President-elect caampion | of anti-slavery; that the Republican party's foremost policy opposed slavee \holding. At once the slave States prepared to leave the Union. The feeling betweeh North and South was nearly a century old. Nor did it have its start in the question of slavery. Its original cause is doubtful. It had existed as far back as the dawn of Revolution, when there had been PPLICATION was made to the Board of Estimate for money for munici- pal asphalt and electric light plants. | Comptroller Metz said that to operate | a municipal plant would cost a great deal more than to make a contract with private parties. He concluded a forcible argument by saying: | “private companies can do everything. for Just one-half the money that it) costs the city to do it. A private con-| cern could run this office of mine for | half what it is costing now. The city can't do anything cheap.” The Comptroller's estimate ,of one-half is an understatemenj. ; Take the Hunt’s Point Park, for which the city Paid three times as much as a speculative lawyer bought it for. Take the Kissena Park, where the graft exceeded the value. Take the respective costs of a fire patrol company managed by the Board of Fire Underwriters and the hundreds of thousands of dollars of “fire house repairs.” Conapare the cost of the police force with the private watchman companies which citizens employ because the regular police do not prevent burglaries. Compare the cost of a perochial school with a public school, and com: pare their pupils’ knowledge of reading, writing and arithmetic. ? Whet would be thought of a title guarantee company, or an insur- ance company, or a collection agency, or a bank, all of which have corresponding functions to the Comptroller’s office, which would re- move an important $4,000 deputy because he thought McCarren should | no idea whatever of freeing the slaves. John Adams recognized the dislike and jealousy between the Southern and New England Siates, and tried to lessen it when, in 1775, he proposed the recognizing of 16,000 New England troops as the “Continental Army,” and, to offset this honor, suggested the | Virginian, Washington, as the army's leader. Again, after the Revolution, , Jeffereon wrote to Washington: orth and South wilt hang together if they have you to hang to,” Indicating that the two sections were not, even 4 then, very firmly attached to each other. Washingten War Clouds ‘7 Jimself was forced at least once to adjust quarrels be- | War Clouds “' tween Northern and Southern troops é Cae But all this early dislike had been Increased to ~~" furlous hatred by the slavery disputes. The North shad once held slaves. Finding the custom no longer profitable, Northerners had abandoned it; not from high moral principles. The South still made profit from slaves, on plantations and elsewhere, and resented the Northern de mand that the negroes be freed. When this demand seemed to be on the point of enforcement, in 1860-1861, the South, sooner than yield, seceded from the Union. It was secession, not merely slavery by itself, that Lin- coln resolved to crush. He held that the Union was sacred above all other things, and that no State or collection of States could desert {t at will. Much as he loathed slavery, he publicly declared: |... My paramount object is to save the Union, and not efther to save or destr’y slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would i do It. If I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do ft.” / State after State of the South seceded be:ween the time of Lincoln's ‘election and his inauguration. The national treasury was almost empty and Government finances were badly muddled. The army and navy were small and !n no condition for war. The South, unopposed by President Buchanan, seized most of the national arsenals and forts within its borders. | The seceding States, unchecked, formed a Confederacy, with Jefferson | Davis as {ts President. Many people at the North openly sympathized with j ; ' | the South. Many more could not see that w: was Inevitable® This was | the wretched state of affai vhen Lincoln was inaugurated. On his way to Washington he narrowly escaped falling victim to a plot to assassinate him. On April 12, 1861, the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter. Next day they captured it. Thus was the conflict begun. Lincoln had wisely refrained from attacking the Confederacy, but waited for the South to take the aggressive by firing on Old Glory. The North was at last awake and aflame with patriot. ism. Congress authorized Lincoln to ralse, if necessary, 500,000 volnteers, and Placed $5,000,000 at his disposal for war purposes. £ I i es Lincoln called for 75,000 troops, and at the same no longer be the Democratic boss of Brooklyn, and should appoint a) 1! The Nation’ time sakeal te Gontederates to lay down their arms, t : i | | Not 75,009, but more, hal 7 } Deputy Collector of Assessments and Arrears because of the appointe: CallitorAcme: | nt more, half \a million, volunteers i = areata cz, TUShed to obey hfs call. From all over the North quélifications at the future primaries of the Fourth Assembly district in | i Sora and West men struggled for a chance to bear arms f-r the Cnion. From everywhere gigantic sums of money poured into the ex- ; _ Brooklyn? : hausted National Treasury. Enthusiasm ran riot; an enthusiasm that was ii What stronger argument can there be against the practicability of cam (tp Re sorely tried. inseiny rea Ging that a to onthe pocketbook {3 |, .. 1 ie pire’ ae 7 | q art, ordere je Southern ports jockaded, thus shutt!: Socialism? Under Socialism the city government would try to do not SS se ss ane : ——— oft the Confederacy irom all torelen corinaraet nee 4 only everything it does now but a great many more things. It would ° onte eid . : | en set in an era of disaster to the Union. The South had long been earns E as i reparing for the civil war, N 5 undertake to operate all means of production. Every factory, down to Little Willie Jarr Speaks a Thrilling Piece for His Papa, jeneear ne ktory hetely pean the North ha not, The frst campaigns in | | the bake-shop making bread, would be controlled by the government. y G Q O locution and Jars Mrs Jarr. | Where the Confederates won brilliant victories. Almost everywhere the { The only way to make this control effective would be through| But Slips a Smail Cog in His Cen ar Ee et A eC A tag ore | committees. The Executive Committee of New York City now is the) Hee) EN) Ts OD cares ap Gu GEG AO in arty Uo Wem? And thousands of Foles: answered, “Lincoln!” : Nets Rulon Gain 5 wees lane 2 , res teat e President was blamed, abused, cursed, laughed at. People forgot Board of Estimate. Its members were elected by popular yote, most of | By Roy L, McCardell. vee for papa” suit his iother Sone potent a custahcud twat NeGhudltolusedincarinetan tice ota lsasadliccon teenie peor forage t I them receiving large majorities. | iy; 4Y a a ee ea Reelte tt ike you! “It sounds very cute, but it isn't right.” headway againet ail sorts of graft and !gnorance. They singled him out ae L t Inde. Stills. CANAL FCRG, , yy »| Bright es!” te RO aoc anos (eer aaatil . t mind your papa, say {t for mamma, Willie!" scapegoat for the North's setbacks. The very men he was trying to help 4 Under Socialism, what reason wo uld there be to expect that the W Seeger env incies ye asia ars CE TI leu ae aera ‘turned against him, His dark days had set in. i Majority of the voiers would elect wiser, more competent and more effi- met him at the door aeareat aire hie i “We are slave: muttered the boy. —— } . aioe ‘ot cross papa?” for Mr. r Mrs. Jarr, tesuly. “Always "YOu never said a truer word!” sniffed Mrs. J roe roe e rod a cient men than the members of the Fe pal He Esty COU YIN AVON a oreWa sl sla veel toy a@bratelioutl aeverk raing Mripisei al nambers orien tolertics/eayiimerebialned)luniuienisiiccnia= Hing y present Board of Estimate? Ui, vecrunnee what nk it! You don't do right show. | Willie: go on!" Clrealation Departmen: ! . NU TROTELLEACSSSSSaOS ik {tt You don't do right show: | Wile; A Fi ype ro ts There would be only two ways tor cus fenlidioter aes TAURI AL A Me dees Cootenine eeucGeures.! Wille rs piece,” aa! Mr. arr, affectini emi Bat #2 a + O a os te orig Si = reine a tacwine'ne wae! Reflections of a Bachelor Gir! : | of choosing the governing Socialis. not ‘horse'—Rises on his course and Ughts a race o erections of a acheior irl, ( tic committees — one by election whined Wille es Ciba Ss 4 and the other by lot. If by elec- put some tn the middle and the lost part’ said | Willie sturobled and then plunged boldly on: “Not By Helen Rowland, yl tion, how many factory pre »prietors Mrs. Jarr. "Be a good boy and recite it for papa. $4 dinner minutes, doesn't usness and dying what's {ts name’ "— no. Willie," sald Mr. Jarr, “this way, if I re- member rig! ADIES' man, nobody's man, ; No matter how much a man dislikes children before marriage, after marriage he always imagines that he is going to Improve on the human race. A girl's idea of a proposal of marringe Is 90 differecit from any she ever gets that even after she Is married she often wonders how it happened. have teen the most popular lady of her time, a clever huntress, like Diana, to get any at- tention nowaday! A wise jit wears his scalp benoath his waistcoat, and » wise girl keeps her mittens carefully hidden; only a savase or n fool flaunts the trophies of the love-chase nds, Romans, countrymen, £ came not-——'| 8Ik ahead!" would receive a majority of the votes of their employees? How long would a committee i ottice which ma / ployees work h At every ele. N ymen,’ began Willi t and looking « that’s Mark Anton: understood the Ad “Not such as swept along by the full tide of war, | The conjuetor leads to crimson glory and undying | fame 4 you in sien good num se It's the nice Mr. Jar 0 neck ough It bY In em- and faithfully? warm w shrewdly eet e the ignoble slaves | ‘ e the boy alone!" eai@ Mrs. Jarr. “You | Jarr. “Any- should be ashamed of yourself, making fun of him!" | id all confused and he's mixed ‘Now gimmie the nickel, maw!” said Wille. ‘‘T one Johnny Rangle is to say, don't know no more, and, anyway, teacher ain't going 7 have the brain to do to let me say It. She says I don't do it right and fet she's give {t to Johnny Rangle.”” _ Mr. ’ ee ally showing “There now!"' sald Mrs. Jarr tearfully, turning to ion candidates would promise shorter hours and less { work. The members of the committees could fix t ‘The girl was late,” sald Mrs own s ries and lard as the pro- their own hours. How many of them would work as prietor of a factory or store does now? Look at t Aan " fi fe Kaows tt -|Mr. Jarr. ‘See what you've done! You've crushed ‘ " i @ Way any group| Jar, te Be mnowarl BOER TO iy cealiien, Ponl in (reac Gano ETO pet of Love is not really blind, tt is only near-sighted; and ‘ ai .orer ke ar chat an L : y| all by en Aan sen i roa: u arnt: stro! enses, WA! i of city laborers smoke and chat and look at the scer now instead | *y,,. ray i the tron “IT come not here to talk you know too well the! that awful Mttle Johnny Rangle, takes the plece| marriage is the opiisiacy teeth fermi shee HA ey strane patr of len: vorking 4ich the yk P : farnnaeu rate Paras) fo i Musions and make defe , ‘ of working. Watch the ( Hall Park gardening, for instance, room, and Wille, y ear was fo a the of our he . away from him! to clare SD ie ee oie Pas odoaseees eo ceany ace eae cerntalerrilonyieisenats i In case the government did everything, and it cost ty as much as when he knew perfectly well that the moment they were mar- a Mr. Showemhow Makes a China Closet wt 2% BY F.G.LOng ii ee ee oY cae to mend eomene ‘A man loses his Illusions first, his teeth second and his follies last. thee | 7 . ICAN MAKE ONE IN |) IDON'T YOU THINK WE I TAK {I Go 17 OC , [RID Yeu HRT) Dip I BREAK! Every married man will sympathize with the man who has asked forvan j Letters wall CA uiFFY-173. A ONAL) Born CHINA) ENE! )| WHERE'S eZ YOuRSELF.?) (_ rer married Tamage on tre ground that, at the me, he wae NO oo OMe eople |e Be (Ce | i Peg ie oe er SER a teen Yo tve 9 al i AcE L) )) ) x y agrecable wife, congratulate yourself that you haven't got two, . ‘ ” ‘A good lie in time saves nine poor ones next morning, : Hl the Fa ae aiete io There's an old superstition that {t's bad luck to be married In May; why not "mastern a yout Includes the other eleven months? { asks whether he should | 4 The West r sing a ues 4 ing with w et “how weary, le) ten Butinor $ fat ana own home, the| 66 a) s clon an ni | The ‘‘Fudge’’ Idiotorial, min —— . We are asked every day why \ hal | ase or we have found It necessary to F i o aee=,| Why a establish a DEPENDENT ‘ e fi = - PARTY. We reply that It fs the 4 a! He FitoweT IZ || Say! finty 1) CToure Nor Suca A BAD KGWSAT I Musy HAVE FORGOT Dependent ONLY WAY we could get one, a toa Leo MENTE Tie 22) RAE CIS 2) SARRENIER ABER AS Stee : Party? [f Expertence nas taught us that : BEE ys whenever we want anything we me a) Sy the Planet Pub. co. J have to PAY FOR IT. Osca- meenlog yvoria i sionally we pay for it three cp ot hor mother lv four tlmes over, though once In a while we have to be Sued, The DEPENDE.T PARTY ts Closely Allted to the Home- 4 : to nas . ee Stake. If the latter ever gives out The Party will’ BUST. .A 4 Ge Simon wha es BUSTED Party ts of VERY LITTLE USE. i tberrind elant years and have ¢ equa Are The trouble with Polltics to-day !s that the other partles’ k aren. "Fv: Cour Yearm we at Sud alm on oth ouimoe in on hot have TOO MANY VOTES. This makes It hard for us to LOCATE for ow b 4 «then fave in to Consequently. tf the rank was fu with Re eM Sy ars nce Cote teres eee ee et OURSELVES in the BALLOT BO. * live withiwe “Since that time the i2-tnon vaive at the bottom wide N. B.—The Home-Stake is OUR Tenderloin, Come in-and , ee AWOpevere querreis a open, the tank would be empty in | — ‘tas