Show there is one thing in which both par I 1 ties bics in california have usually been weak and that is campaign literature this time the democrats will bo be unusually strong in ili this department ot of activity for the state committee have bavo put samuel E IN loffett in charge 0 of their literary bureau 11 offett is the son at 0 mark twains kwains sister and is a peculiar fellow ile giohas has for some years been tho the principal editorial writer rind and thou though 9 h ho he is yet in his twenties a and 1 looks like a boya ne er encountered i a man mail in a newspaper ollice who know knew hall half so 80 much lie reads and studies as uther mon men smoke and drink from habit and because ho he finds hn his keenest vices pleasure in intellectual activity ue ile has his unclad strong common sense and aad somo some 0 of lili lit humor though an encyclopedia in all sorts ol of knowledge ho he has lot cot i a traca ot of the tua pedant when a lad ad only halt half through his teens ho he mado made a tour of 0 europe europa a part of 0 it on root foot not tot for pleasure merely but to inform himself then he camo to california went through the state university ver sity and became a farmer in tire the san joaquin valley while joe good man ann and I 1 wore were publishing tho the sim san wo we received several communications signed by moffett his name was unknown to us but from the knowledge shown in his papers ind and their maturity of thought arid and stylo style we interred that they were written by a middle aged faked man of unusual education and experience fancy our surprise when ho be walked into tile tho office one day and introduced himself a timid rustic looking lad ad who hesitated in his speech and hitched about in his chair on learning the boys relationship to his old friend sam clemens mr air goodman adopted him at once that jw as nearly seven years ago and tho the moffett of today has no resemblance to tho the boy as wo we first saw him ile iio gave up ranching ranc hinR and went into journalism ills his salary is the highest paid to any edi editorial torla I 1 writer in san francisco lie ile earns a good deal of money besides by contributions to the eastern press and scientific periodicals perodi cals lie ile I 1 is abood classical scholar is familiar with most of the modern languages arid and has a book or tu two a in view when lie ho earns tho the leisure to write them ills his In interest in n current politics Is lively and its as hp ho writes with surprising quick quickness nesi uin the democrats ot at california will speedily have tor for distribution papers and pamphlets that will instruct their orators and editors and interest everybody who roads readi them is a man mail who will mike make a name for foi himself ile he hats bus great stores of knowledge a miraculous industry fixed principles and superior literary ability ris his famous uncle holds him in tile highest esteem and every one who knows him expects to sea him achieve tamo fame |