The Washington critic., 1886-01-02
Mr.. CarliSle'S Amiable CharaCteris-
tics as Speaker Of the House.
SENATOR BECK's WEALTH.
Incidents of E1ectionecring in the
Western Rural Districts.
THE GRANT MONUMENT.

from DcOlldnu, Wnlle henry clay was
yet alive. He knew Clay quite well,
and delights in talking about him. He
practiced law at Lexington in partner
ship with John G. breckenridge, and
he was, before he entered politics, one
of the most noted and high. priced law
yers of the State. lie has practically
dropped the law since he came to
Washington. at least you will not see
him addressing the Supreme Court
while the Senate is in session rs some
of his brother Senators are wont to do
Scotchlilic, Beck saved money during
his practice, and after the manner of
his people he invested it. He bought
lands near Duluth which greatly in.
creased in value, and when he married
he took unto himself woman
rich in an old family name and
in property as well. Mrs. Beck
is the great grand-niece of General
Washington, and l think she is the
nearest living descendant of the Presi
dent Senator Beck's son George is the
only direct male descendant of Wash
ton now alive. A portion of the prop
erty which Mrs. Beck brought into the
family was some coal lands near Pitts.
burg, which, l am told, were surveyed
by Washington, and had been kept in
the Washington family up to this time.
Beck sold these some time ago for
100000 or $4,000, and he used this
money and his own earnings so wisely
that, leading Kentuckian tells me to-
night, he is millionaire. George
Beck, the only son of the Senator, is a
bright BOY yet under thirty, who has
made fortune in Wyoming Territory.
lie has ranch of over one thousand
acres, and l am told that his profits
this year will amount to about $40, 900.
On his ranch he has twelve miles of
ditching, and the main ditch is six feet
wide and four feet deep. He has two
hundred acres in wheat, and his mill
grinds the flour for the neighborhood.
| Senator Beck goes West nearly every
summer to visit his son. He Is very
| proud of him, and is probably satisfied
| to have him out of politics. One of
| Mr.. Beck's daughters married Mr..
Corcoran, relative of the millionaire.
She was quite belle here years ago,
but is dead now. His other daughter
is the wife of Major Goodloe of Ken
lucky. Senator Beck lives at Lexing.
ton. His house is plain, substantial
one, and on my asking one of his con-
stituents last night as to how he lived
there, the reply was: "He lives like q
fighting cock"
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Jules Guthridge says in his last
Washington letter to the Chicago
Ners: Mr.. Carlisle's amiability ant
forgiveness are quite in keeping will
his other distinguished characteristics
Mrs. Carlisle relates that on repeated
occasions during the sessions of thu
XLVI1Ith Congress, the Speaker woult
retire to his room to perform certain
duties that admitted of no delay
Hardly would this work begin before
one Member after another would dror
III to consult him about some measure
before the House, to ask his advice
about some speech the visitor intended
to deliver, or for one of number o
other reasons. Such people were {
great bore to Carlisle, who would some
times be delayed until midnight bcfor,
he would find an opportunity of attend
ing to his own affairs. But he wa
never heard to murmur, and his visi
tor departed in ignorance of tn,
fact probably that in order to finish
the work in hand the Speaker would bC
compelled tolabor until sunrise with
out either rest or sleep. A notable in
stance of Carlisle's forgiving disposi
ton is found in connection with the
assault made upon him last winter b,
John ID. White of Kentucky during
the discussion of the whisky bill
White made the charge openly in thu
course of his remarks that Carlisle
was tool of the whisky ring ant
owed his election to their efforts. The
charge was so absurd and far-fctchcC
that ii failed to produce even tho
semblancc of sensation. The mex
day Sam Miller of Pennsylvania, {
violent partisan Republican, prepared
aresolution of expulsion against White
which he intended to introduce in tn,
House. 1t was claimed at that tim,
that the Republicans, rs well as tho
Democrats, would vote for the resolu
ton, but Carlisle, who heard of il il
advance, begged Miller as a persona
favor not to introduce it. He said tht
fact that Miller was Republican mad,
his championship all the more crafty
ing TO him, but he did not desire tC
injure White, Notwithstanding hi
personal and incorporate remarks
Miller thereupon destroyed hi
resolution and the matter was speedil,
forgotten. Since his second election II
Speaker Mr.. Carlisle has steadily
grown in favor as a Presidential candi
date in 1888. He is said to have re
ceived assurances from Iowa and Mich
igan that the Democrats of those States
as well as many low tariff Republicans
will give him cordial support if Ii,
shall succeed in securing the nomina
ton. In the South no one is NOR,
popular than he, and it is believed b,
his friends that before the close of thl
present Congress he will be so favor
ably known in the New England ant
Middle States rs to secure for him from
those sections as large II following n
any Democrat who could be named il
that connection.
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Some curious features of electioneer
ing methods come to the surface here
says the Washington correspondent o
the Cincinnati Times. .Stdr A party o
politicians were sitting together tn
other evening when some of them be
gan TO chaff Mr., Ncecc about III
methods by which he carried his dis
tnct, which has a very large grange
vote, Neecc, according to the account
given by these gentlemen, doifcl hi
beaver, collar and store clothes, an,
dressing himself in farmer costume
with breeches in his boots and buck
board vehicle, made canvass whicl
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