The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (May 1913)

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (May 1913) - Vol. LXXXVI. New Series: Vol. LXIV. May to October, 1913

This e-text is based on The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, from May 1913. Even though this edition includes an Index for the complete volume (MayOctober 1913), page links have been created for the May issue only. THE time is coming, if it has not already arrived, when among fair-minded and intelligent Americans there will not be two opinions touching the Hayes-Tilden contest for the Presidency in 187677that both by the popular vote and a fair count of the electoral vote Tilden was elected and Hayes was defeatedbut the whole truth underlying the determinate incidents which led to the rejection of Tilden and the seating of Hayes will never be known. All history is a lie, observed Sir Robert Walpole, the corruptionist, mindful of what was likely to be written about himself, and, What is history, asked Napoleon, the conqueror, but a fable agreed upon? In the first administration of Mr. Cleveland, there were present at a dinner-table in Washington, the President being of the party, two leading Democrats and two leading Republicans who had sustained confidential relations to the principals and played important parts in the drama of the Disputed Succession. These latter had been long upon terms of personal intimacy. The occasion was informal and joyous, the good-fellowship of the heartiest. Inevitably the conversation drifted to the Electoral Commission, which had counted Tilden out and Hayes in, and of which each of the four had some story to tell. Beginning in banter, with interchanges of badinage, it presently fell into reminiscence, deepening as the interest of the listeners rose to what under different conditions might have been described as unguarded gaiety, if not imprudent garrulity. The little audience[Pg 4] was rapt. Finally, Mr. Cleveland raised both hands and exclaimed, What would the people of this country think if the roof could be lifted from this house and they could hear these men! And then one of the four, a gentleman noted for his wealth both of money and humor, replied, But the roof is not going to be lifted from this house, and if any one repeats what I have said I will denounce him as a liar. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 53286
Author: Various
Release Date: Oct 16, 2016
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Language: English