The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-01-13
DR.. Howard Henderson on
John @, Carlisle.

soon III nltL sell lOf KS duties. nav
ing a prodigious talent for rapidly
acquiring information and suiting
himself to new conditions. His
powers of receptivity and assimila-
lion exceed those of any oneI have
ever known. Truth enters his
mind like light a crystal. His in
tuiiional faculty is equal to his
reasoning powers.
He sees through all DISCUSSES,
can unite or cut any parliamentary
knot, and has courteous way that
enables him to administer obliquely
The severest rebuke. While as gen
tie in manner as Sir Philip Sydney,
he has that 81 artan firmness that
"would not fiatter Neptune for his
trident, nor Jove for his power to
thunder | would say, that Sec
rotary Of State would be his place,
but ne has performed the financial
feat that ought TO pedestal him as
one OF the greatest financiars in the
country he was elected to the
United States Senate without the
expenditure Of dollar. While be
has been in public office almost
ever since he secured his majority,
he has amassed no fortune His
ear IL deaf TO the rattle OF the oribe,
and mis- hand is as stainless as the
snow on the celestial mountains.
His public honor is as '.chaste as
the icicle that's curdled by the frost
from rurest snow and hangs on Di-
ana's temple"
Generous as the sun. he gives
away gold without 'ostentatioD, and
his liberality has compelled him to
practice law to supplement his sal
AIRY. This necessity has put him in
/ positions that nave subjected him
to local criticism and censure, but
no one ever deemed him capable of
being officially bought by private
and municipal purses. He was
Northumberland when | was a
I pastor in Frankfort. and Chap
| lain Of the State Senate. He at
tended upon my ministry and ever
treated me with courtesy when |
mounted the Speakers stand to
offer PRAYER On one occasion |
bad exchanged pulpits with Rev.
Robert a Holland. then Of Coving-
ington, and / was invited to be Mr..
Carlisle's guest. Ii showed violent
IL and biOckaded til. train on
which was passenger Ishould
haze arrived at ! O'clock p. m but
did not reach the city until after
midnight. ] had 10 thought Of
finding my host in waiting. but,
when stepped upon The platform.
he was there with as hearty = vel
come as if it had been at the hour
of a May sunset. / entered his
carriage and when l reached his
home the table was spread with a
sumptuous repast, and servants
were in waiting on my slightest
wish.
Subsequently,, when State Super
intentendent Of Public Instruction,
| was again his guest. At the
breakfast table he glanced over the
morning paper, aud placing it in
his pocket, he excused himself. L
afterwards learned that the paper
contained an assault on me, which
lie did not desire me to see, ard
that he hal gone to the office,
sought the editor, whom lie hap,
pened to find at his desk.
He pronounced the statement as
false and demanded a 5etraction.
saying, as the fact was mentioned
that | was his guest, he felt called
upon to resent the undeserved at
tack, as BY reason Of my vocation /
was poweriess 10 do. The correc-
ton vas made. These incidents
chow the generous character of the
man and his fidelity to friends.
He is Cicoronean speaker. His
words are vascular; cut them and /
they would bleed. He is free from
rant, cant, slang and abuse-a
modal man on the hastings. He is
fair to his opponents, and never
misstaSes, or oyerstaies fact. As
a Chairman ne is just, and no one
eyer accused him OF ruling in par
!isan interest No constituent or
client can De 50 humble as 10 re
efive from him a slight, and no
diplomat can 10 so great as 10 ex-
tort from him sycophant attention.
He will grace the Cabinet and hon
OF the country. But when such
Pnblieist has q Senator's opportun-
tiles 1t see.s sacrifice for him 10
abandon the:cErule chair Tor seat 4
IN a Cabinent II he accepts the
call his fAme will be cosmopolitan
HOWARD HEXDERsoN.