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    Betrayal: The Election of 1800
    Betrayal: The Election of 1800
    Betrayal: The Election of 1800
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    Betrayal: The Election of 1800

    By Bert Brun

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    Thomas Jefferson, our third president, represents small government and the interests of what he calls the common man. John Adams, along with Alexander Hamilton, are allied with those who wish a more far-reaching, larger federal government, and to see powerful interests in charge of the young nation. The contest waged in 1800 is the first one in which distinct parties vie for the presidential prize. It becomes increasingly bitter, with Hamilton undercutting his own nominee, before Jefferson is declared the winner. Thereafter, the Republicans will dominate American politics for the next 24 years and the nation’s course forward will be firmly established.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBert Brun
    Release dateJul 9, 2012
    ISBN9781476390482
    Betrayal: The Election of 1800
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    Bert Brun

    Retired oceanographer. Also worked as a high school teacher, rubber plantation inspector in Sumatra, and fisheries administrator in New Zealand. Bachelor and master degrees in science from New York state universities. First got the writing bug while in college and have published eight books in last 10 years plus three plays produced. Lived in eight states, most recently in Alabama, with wife Ann, four dogs and seven cats.

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      Betrayal - Bert Brun

      Betrayal, the Election of 1800

      A play by Bert Brun

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      Copyright © 2011 by Bert Brun

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      BETRAYAL. THE ELECTION OF 1800.

      Act One, scene one. January 1800.

      President John Adams and his vice president Thomas Jefferson, at the still unfinished White House, in Washington, DC.

      Adams. I daresay neither of us will be sorry to throw off this yoke we now share, Thomas.

      Jefferson. I must admit the last four years have been tedious.

      Adams. For me, serving eight years under Old Muttonhead was an eternity, while Washington reveled in his glorious top role. The vice president’s office is the most insignificant invention that ever the mind contrived. And as for his suppliant Congress, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress.

      Jefferson. The general was so used to universal admiration that there could be but one center of attraction.

      Adams. I disagree. While Hamilton was treasurer, Washington allowed him much display, which Hamilton made the most of, naturally. My contributions were completely overlooked, it seemed to me

      Jefferson. Alexander knew how to flatter Washington. And, to give the devil his due, under his economic direction, the nation prospered.

      Adams. I'm surprised you admit that. You Republicans squealed like stuck pigs over the National Bank.

      Jefferson. Aside from creating ever more debt, eventually it has catered only to the wealthy. Hamilton's New York friends have turned that city into a gaming table.

      Adams. What I cannot fathom is how Hamilton and I, both of humble birth, have turned out so differently. He delights in hobnobbing with the elite, ironic indeed for the bastard brat of a Scottish peddler.

      Jefferson. Different in many ways, John, but do you not confess to liking a bit of pomp and ceremony yourself, just as Hamilton does?

      Adams. Nothing of the sort! You should see me tossing hay onto a wagon at my farm in Peacefield, sweating with the field hands. You would never do that. You must take back your insinuation.

      Jefferson. There, now, Mr. President. I meant only to tease you. In happier times we could tease each other joyfully, without rancor.

      Adams. You've changed since then, Thomas. It's the French. They seduced you, and even more so, Franklin, in Paris. Then when the nature of their bloodbath of a revolution became clear, you turned upon the king and queen and supported the likes of Robespierre and his frenzied Jacobins.

      Jefferson.

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