Telegram-herald., 1889-09-23

for.aer - brilliant HArxlet Lzak, -
sts Ives. and the latter D. popular Ms.
AeElr0y. Yet ootn Buchanan acd Az
thlr Nould have bsea strolgsr with ths
people had they nad wives.
The oas really unfortunate marriage
sn ths presideuEial llst was that q LIn-
cola. and hs proved srrpzg snslgh =
rLss superior ~ a. domestic l2fSliclrles.
Bogb G4Eh=ld 2a4 Hayes ossd mach -
their wives. Mrs.. G4riisla = Is aLa : .
@omaa u s-rong character. &nd her Ia
a1ence over hsE husband : thought by
sons = have been tie making of him.
PresidSng Harrison has repeatedly testi-
hed % the nesCimaols value 70 him of
his wifes counsel Aad cOmpaniOnship-
Ons u the foremost women 0f tbs Jay
wears among heE other trophies the maz-
.ng of one q lhe foremost men Of as
time. IL Is 40 reflection GA Gen. LoSan
" cay that bar for his aob4e and iute.lec-
suAl wife he could never have attained
the great fame which was his She not
only gave him love and comfort. tut
added her brains - his Was Ia al things
his equzl and IA many hls 90 lsgior. Gen.
Logan himseI Use1 10 say: Mary. ]
know why yOa are 80 easily satisfied
~ith al that 1 60 i0I made me- The
late Samuel : Cox owed nearly Gs much
~ his wife az Washington aid 10 tie
widow Custis She brought him much
Il the property which added 70 his com
fort and Gsefainess. and Ler care I'm
1oCbtedly prolonged lis life for q mum
Der OF years.
\ plain. OIL fashioned woman is Mrs
Thurman, OF Columbus. q. No woman
more uho5trusiye. more gentle. Yer
once heard the Oh Roman pay this trib-
ute q his Roman wife without her
would have been pretty saial potatoes
and few 10 the hill" Ex-Senato. Nc
Donald. Of Indiana, Is another public
man who his a wife that is to ham a
tower of strength. and ex-Spcakcr Car
isle Is still another Mrs. Carlisle is q
AL, intellectual Kentucky woman. 70
whom all the arts and graces OF society
come easily and with such perfect mas
terry that one thinks: - 'Tis pity her
energies have 70 10 expended III pretty
frlvoL,Ies." As 4 man she would take
high place in law, politics or war.
Like Mrs. Logan, she is woman " who
would lead had the nation adopted the
suffrage system OF which gifted Abigail
/ Adams was the first champion Mrs
I Adams wanted women to vote and hold
Office. and one can almost wish she had
had her way about it. From Abigail
+ herself down TO Mrs. Logan and Mrs.
7 Carlisle, every decade has produced
scores OF women whose inability to serve
| their country was the country's loss
| Herself debarred from the field Of poll
I tics. Mrs. Carhsle's ambition IS Of course
I centered in her husband. IL was bit
/ ter disappointment 70 her when the
chief justiceship went TO another. bat
she still entertains hopes that Mr.. Car
! Isle viii be president some day.
Secretary Noble has wife to be proud
! Of. Her share in the elevation of her
husband to his high place cannot, of
course. be accurately measured, but of
/ her good sense and modesty no doubt
exists On being asked recently for her
/ opinion as to wives helping husbands in
their career. she replied: Il have always
felt that a genuine man who had the
stuff in him to achieve great things
would do it, wife or no wife, though, of
course, wives do help their husbands i'm
mensely. / have never pretended to
/ make nv husband. | have simply de-
sired 10 keep up with him. | have
/ deemed it my duty 10 relieve him Of all
I domestic cares. l am just as much
/ chief in the house as Mr.. Noble is in
/ his office. He leaves everything to my
/ taste and judgment, and he has not
single care beyond furnishing the where
withal TO do it. He has nothing to do
/ but enjoy his home when he comes into
/ it."
Mrs. Morton, wife Of the vice presi-
dent. who is very likely 10 be the social
leader Of the administration, as Mrs.
Whitney was of the Cleveland regime,
Is 4 woman who has exerted marked in
huence upon her husbands career. As
for Mrs. Whitney, she il a genuine
American woman, full of ambition for
her husband and indefatigaole in her
efforts to advance him and make him
popular. She has brains. too. and knows
a good deal Of the game Of politics. Mrs
Whitney has much to make her happy,
and is q happy woman. but she viii
never be thoroughly happy till her hus-
band is in the White Honse.
Mrs. Whitney's mother was just such
woman. Her dover. tract of land in
the city Of Cleveland. O.. was the foun-
dation ~ her husbands now great for
tune. and that which gave him oppor-
tunlty 70 find rest from professional cares
in the political chase.
But it IL idle to attempt further illus
trations Of the principle Wherever one
turns in this city of successful public
men. one finds wives who are more than
vines clnging 70 tall oaks. wives who
have IN one way or another. through fate
OF purpose. intellectual force OF moral
Stamina. served TO bring out the best hat
IS in their husbands and make them the
famous personages they are.
WALTER WErIMAN