The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-17
u,ailp argus.
Tuesday Evenin q, November IT, 1907,
THE LATE AMOS KENDALL

r,.u,. .ho mama of Amos Kendall is "a
miliar TO every Que who knows auy'H'"s,
o;,ha, from recollection or reading, OF
Aor;oon rolitic.. he has held office but AI
,Ie probably less than any other man ""o
has n the same extent put upon puOhc NJ
far. the lm press ofhisown character lie was
horn in Dunstable, Mass in 1882 aud WAS
therefore as old as the constitution unleF
which he died By his own una'ded eAeF'
tons. he acquired thorough educatlon'
graduating at the head Of his class IN DA''
mouth College in 1911. la lSli, he located
in Lexington n.y., and engaged IN the prae
tice Of law, While there he made consider
able reputation as en- editor also, ana 'ook
an active interest in politics. In Io-9 fFesI'
dent Jackson appointed him fourth Auditor
ef the Treasury. He was made POSTWAR
tor General in 1880 and continued in that
position ill the close of Van BnrenS term
He was always distinguished for his strong
individuality and force of character, and
many Of General Jackson's political oPp''
nents credited Kendall with much OF the De-
termination and fearlessness when cn"f"'
terlsed his administration
Mr.. Kendall has resided in Washington
for about forty years past, where he 10 Sa'a
~ have accumulated about halt million Oh
dollars, much Of which is invested in Chiea
20 property. His liberahty and beneVo
lence have always been proporuoned 10 Ms
n,incelv fortune. It we'll known to those who
have had a personal knowledge OF him, thai
his health has always been fraii, though hi
mental vigor has at no time of lie cease
to distinguish him. This was unlmpaired eVe
in his last illness, which was brought on b
trip during the summer among the Ad
rondacks.
lin Miss Martineau's "Retrospect OF We
tern Travel written in 1891 while u
Kendall vas Postmaster General there IS u
following sketch OF him:
| was fortunate enough once to catch
glimpse oil the InNlslDIc y u4oS hV"""'b 20
of the most remarkable men in Americt
He IS supposed to be the moving spring 0
the whole administration the ihinke
manner and doer but it is all IN the dark
Documents are issued Of ~ excellenc
which prevents their being attributed
persons who take the responsibility OF then
a,,o.nordarcn ia kent up ali over VA
'.a,,,ry for which no ono seems to be O.
s,,',ratla. work is done, of goblin eXten
o,J ,rI,h oohljn spced, which makes mt
iaat ahopt them with a superstitious VOL
dar.and The inv;sible Amos Kendall ht
tho credi, of it all. President jackson
lettars to his cabinet are said to be kei
GaII.. ,ha rerort On Sunday mails il IA
-r.hr,.d 70 Kendall, the letters sent fro
W..h,ny,on To aupear in remote count
n..,.s,aar, whence they are collected HI
r,,ll,sbsd in the GigDc rs demonstrations
rnhEr orinion. are pronouuc to be VIZ
-, Inv Kendall Every mysterious pai
,,ra,b IN onn,sition pewspapers relates
Eo.doIl. and il !. some relief to the tin
that b1s having now the Office of Postmas
Ganeral affords opportunity for open
,aoLs unon this twilight parsonage, who
nro-od nv the faults in the post.otlice &
',inistration. mot 10 be able to do quite
or,tbing we'll But he is undoubtedly
rraat genins, He uni,es with his great t
ant f,r s;ance "A splendid audacity.
II is clear that he could not do the We