The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-25

Beoausr of hIs actions and opinions Mr.
Hngligh came ID no hated ~ the men ne
ouposed, aud that hatred has made nm toe
tsre.t lnr more lars 20 shoot their vebSm
pt ibap has been the lot OF any man since
William Pi,t. time hiss virdicated hr
English IN his every puhlio ecl, anl hit
irsducers have nothing lrtt but thrlr
thread.hare lies about his reislmonY. Ana
now they are growing sehsu ed OF tho-e. n
lew weeRa ago, when the Organized charllo-
were under discussion, the Tact lenhed on.
,hrt Mr. Fng.isn o. the largest go tr'u'or
In the city, aud yct mp in th@t timH Ho uht
outside the officers of the as'cciui ION Enc"
sthshsd ever given one cant. Upon cv
cry public occasion his opera nUuso d.
thrown open without penly OF charge
To. day N is known 10 those Who nave
t,k.u the pains to enquire that Mr. English
has been moro liberia 10 his charlie, th'n
any man IA indianapolis, ana yet without
osteuts alton or notoriety. La eyenlns q
vor.hv widow told me tre following:
"Afier the panic ot 1873 / wa IN need Of
money. aud was forced TO mortgage nv
home. Ny attorney told mo that he cluld
not get the sun required from any lohh
association or Insurance company, and thft
Dr. Euglitn wBs tho only person rom
whom ~, could oblnln no large Gum on
the property ln my di,tress | nccepi'd
the money. hoping that better times would
TfIlfN@ IL Nv LilN tltft Nlt ~ ~ AtiA'Nog' Nhn
due. cannot tell you hOw | Starved and
worked To nav that interes., fearing that !
would lose my nome IL | failed. | made
nav fifst payment hut times grew harder,
aud when the last day came on the second
| had only half the required eum. MIR
Englsb's rgent told rae lhat he could not
accent the amount, but tdv.aed me to zee
his principal. You can never know tn
terror | felt when | went into his room.
He wac cold, but polte in his manners.
nusIly told him my whole story. and endrd
nv begging him 10 snare my home 10 my
! IN hrrlrss childran. He turned round and
| fnmbled ia HE desk for ~ least two min
utrs, which seenrd DAYS, and then turning
round, said
Dana IL, why didn't YOU come and tel
me this l0ag ggo2 ] didn't want you
house or your ohildren's bread. Take TIM
money and go homo and buy neceesnrie
| Tor -FOUR family, and / will tske care Of you
| interest We will nave good tim's Hgni;
10 Two or three yesvs, snc then you car
settle with me.
II wen homo aud thought my morteag,
ives Gus IL 1878 / did no: gay u uni
! 1880. Durinz ,ue campaign Of that year
whsn people were abusing Mr.. Engist
about his meanress 20 his debtors, | wrot'
n card giving al these facts and signed my
name TO il. | took the card TO Mr., Englisi
and told him | was going 10 print u.
an you are my friend you will do moth
I ing OF the kind no said. To print thai
would be- to expose mo to ridcule. Ny
private affairs do not belong 10 tho public
and IL am to be defeated because | have
collected debts justly due me. will talk
the defeat"
The people whom Mr.. English has aided
| have kssn rieat ut his request. Is may b.
called psouliArity, but he has the right :,
havs his own way about it. He has buti'
more houses than any man in this city
His opera house il the finest in the west
and his enterprise has always bsep sboat
of any other citizen IN Indianapolis. He II
out OF politics, asks no political favor, there
fore the truth can be told about him.
! fCinsinnati Enquirer.