Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1884 — “No Daddyism.” [ARTICLE]

“No Daddyism.”

In that West, to which Horace Greeley advised young men to go when they applied to him for counsel, there is little respect for a manje ancestors. Those self-reliant Westerners, each one of whom has been the architect of his own fortune, thoroughly believe in the proverb, “Every tub must stand upon its own bottom. ” Some years ago, a young man went from Boston to Chicago, where he sought a situation as clerk. Meeting with an elderly Bostonian, who was passing through the city and knew him well, he sought his aid. The gentleman went in person to a Chicago merchant and highly recommended the young man. “He belongs,” said he, “to one of the oldest of Boston families; his blood is the bluest.” “My dear sir,” interrupted the merchant, “that cock won’t fight in this city; there’s no daddyism in Chicago. ” It was in a wittier strain that President Lincoln replied to a German who, during the war, applied to him for an officer’s commission. The President was so pleased by the foreigner’s address and intelligence, that he promised him a lieutenant’s commission in a cavalry regiment. The applicant was profuse in his expressions of gratitude, and informed the President that he had conferred a favor upon a member of one of the oldest of the noble families of Germany. “Oh, never mind that,” said old Abe, with a characteristic smile. “You’ll not find that to be an obstacle to your promotion if you behave yourself.”— Youth’s Companion.