Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-12
MEN OF MARX.
Notable People 30 be Wet with ia New
York streets.

York streets.
II is singular how men who have held
high places in life fall by the roadside. |
saw Gen. Tom Brady today at the Astor
House. \ friend Of his tells me that he
has been poor ever since tic star route
trials in which he was prom 1ncnt figure.
lie has been at the downtown hotel where
| saw him ever smcc last July hanging
on 10y the cyclids, waiting for something
to turn up IL has been u marvel 10
many of his friends how ne has lived. Yet,
IN this metropolis, IL is easier fer man 10
get enough 10 eat and drink tian in any
other place | ever knew. Tor nearly
year Brady has stayed NJ this hotel, and
got loaded with rum in "a geIteel way
every day until people have begun 10
wonder whether or no NE has entirely lost
his grip on business life lis friends tell
me that hc is upon his feet again and has
just sold his interest IA Il railway fran
chise running from Iauesv lie 10 the Ohio
river The same people WHO arc interested
in him, say HAT Ec is ucw e iug TO leave
New \ FORK and go down Ia Westmorcland
county, Va, where be has a 5Oo-acrc farm
stretched along the cGst c1eIst
Coming up from downtown today on
the elevated railroad 1 saw cX-Secrctary
PTaow. lie is growing JiGcr and better
looking Like all men GO think much
be does rot pay great 'ttcnuon 10 his
dress, and his clothes are not new or OF
,hc freshest pattern. Hut BristoW j, o
natural lawyer aud, ike Gl, men Of orici-
uality, il commanding men who have
money and less brains han himself He
is the attorney OF & y Cammack, tie
great speCuator, and other men 90 high
financial standing. There are Few men
like Bris,oW &c lis 50 fuN of forceful.
ness that ii takesA man of distinction 10
reach hi, ear and arouse his Lest pulse.
lie is fond OF money, auG 1t is said OF him
that "a friend cam do linn 10 ni-acr service
than % tell him where he can save a
dollar Yet. with all Rr.stoW's talents and
his leading position as an ati orucy here
almost every one looks upon him with
suspicion. bic can ucVfT ggt rid Of the
prejudice that he did lot lo tho fair thing
while secretary OF tlc treasury Ia Grants
cabinet was talking with Wayne Nc
NCagh the other ucht oi this phase of
BlistoWs life. lie sail The world il
unjust. Public opinion is TOO often
formed ouj -iGc OF the fact II is not tr0e
that BustOW was uuiaiJful 90 Grant and
used his position as secretary OF tic
treasury 10 boom his candidacy for the
prcsi lcucy lie dealt in good iuth With
his chief aud every day kept Mm advised
of thc ste,. De vas taking iu The prose.
cution of tha wIi-kcy lue Yct FL viii
%, impossible to make large mas. Of t.c
American people believe thI- fact. The
American hutcs am migrate and on uu-
faithful friend wors. than any ether
ueoDle i'm tie world The re,,.uapais
nlaCar,.ed Bri-tow as holding POSITION nm
Grants political household while hr was
secretly undermining ms chief Though
this +. untrue. vet large share of the
public believe it. and Hr.s.ow win be
Obliged 10 suffer i'm The mist of mi.repre.
seutatiou the same as many other men
Lnve had Ia do before him. II is not right.
but public opinion is loaded with capricc.u
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