The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
George Fl. Pendleton,
OF OHIO, Civic SERVICE REFoRMEr.

The United States Cove rnment needs
a sttoDg Representative at Berlin,
diplomat Of winning MANNERS aud
pleasant address, aud tirni and saga
cious. We gain greatly by German
immigration We lose by the exclusion
fronNfhat country of American hog
products. The two subjects indicated
constitute a grievance respectively on
that aud this side of the Atlantic.
They. aud other inatters growing out
of them, need to be handled with wis.
dom hy the United States representa-
tive at Berlin. SO far a. is yet seen,
the appointment of Mr.. Pendleton To
that position - regarded as jndicious
| lie. II is one of the best of The for
ign missions, worth iu salary seven
'een thousand five hundred dollars a
year, and carrying with it the glory
and honor of Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipolentiary.
Mr.. Pendleton's Term of six wears in
the United states SENATE, terminated
with the FOrty-eighth Congress. He
was Chairman of IiIe Com ln Ittee hav-
ing Civil Service Reform in hand, and
rs such, introduced the bill providing
for it, which, as amended, became law
in 1882. His greatest distinction rs u
statesman was gained by his connec-
tion with reform in the matter of the
| tenure of inferior Federal Offices.
| Hn horn in, tn
district including Cincinnati, in the
year 1925. His father was member
of the House of Representatives Wash
/ ington, at the time. After receiving a
good education here, Mr.. Pendleton
studied in Germany. He returned
home after two years absence in Eu-
rope, in 1916, the same year in which
he took To wife, Alice key, daughter
of Francis :. Key, WHO composed the
Star Spangled banner" Miss Key
was niece of Roger b. fancy, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
| United States.
Mr.. Pendleton entered the profession
of the law, lie was member of the
| ohio SENATE iii Is,t aud lS6a. a peri.
OF of eiSh years as ii member of the
House "t Representatives in Washing
ton, ended with the Thirty eighth
| Congress. From that time until his
election to the United States Senate,
Mr.. Pendleton quietly pursued the
practice by which he has made q con
siderable amount OF wealth.
When the secession Of the Southern
States was threatened, Mr.. Pendleton
was in Curgrcss. He advocated cOer
ciun for the maintenance of the Union
after Tie policy of Cancellation had
failed III this oi,!s.:i. Lie u.me ap-
| p 'ured ~ iht. Dem orratii. candidate for
the Vie Presidency, iii IsG4 when
George & McCleIian wIs at the head
! of the ticket. In 1859 he ran for Gov
ernor of Ohio, but wa, defeated. He
was elected Presi lieut. of the Is .nIucky
Railroad Cempan ny in that ear.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. feadteteu dave three
children. One, a SOD, dies business
in New York City, as all attorney
the other two are daughters.
| The home of Mr.. PenIletnn is in
Cincinnati, whsre he is eminent for
hospitality. His bea4;ifui residence
III W ashiugt0u Was the =, enc of nIun4
brilliant receptions durrng his term in
the Senate. il is hardly necessary L..
describe Mr. Pendietoi pc snua! ,p
praraDcr, ss IT is suggested III Ihr
above excellent likeness. lie is taller
than TIA. medium height, stou: ANA
portIy. His dress j.. EXACTLY fl ted an.i
| evidences care in tie selection L.,
manners the new Minister To Berlin j.
refined 1" That drgree of uicety which
t"enty years agn, originated the pleas
amt lille, 4 Gentleman George" hy
; wti''h lie is still known.