New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16


It's insignia comparatively modest. and on great re-
sped Tor tho French REPUBLIC teaches rs high ,on-h,
Grafton for any Institution she chcr,hcs, but even
moderate patriotism demands that the fountain Di
/ honor 10 every American shall be his own COUNTRY
There f. Therefore rudcue,s I'm deciding thhl any
foreign decoration will be useful neither to the Nation
to IT. recipient: for We only cling TO our own
American fashion. The resolution "ught not I" i's.
How badly such men a. Edison and Langley ana
other scientists must feel when n contemplating their
modest little decorations given - them by foreign gov
crnmcnt- in recognition Of their eminent service 90 Tic
scientific world. they arc reminded That such b'u"'"
are only a tribute 10 the latent savascry Of human
nature And hy the way. what does judge" j.
| Logan Chapman mean when hc says that We have,
unfortunately prrcnt taste BOO certain classes II
our people who initiate foreign Manners Docs the
Judge refer 10 people VINO hcl'tte thcm,clvc, or
those who double b'rcl their names. English ia>h"nl
The blnc grass region Of Kcntuor the country ~ fas'
running horses and fast living men. cover, hu' small
part # that 10 the west and south Of Louisville
are lean acres rs the thousands to the cast Of the hue
cr,.s are IN, hin counties. \ social Gulf yawns be-
| tween the blue grass man and bis brother of the bad
| lands. Highland and Lpwlander wcrc never wider
apart in scotland The blue grass man tell, y"n con
| ndcnily that he is kentuchian II the OLD families
but he has .crio1. doubts o Tie Wonuia'nccr- being
! Kcniuc'ians ~ all lie seldom travels east Of Rich
monl and be advises Won not 60 venture further
! Durins the ls-f two year, ihc development Of the
mineral lin,i, ard the building az railway iag a.
Pnryile have opened the eyes 81 the duh'on, to the
vast seemingly ine,hnushlo wealth. Of coal ana iron
/ n the mouutur.. and civilization h'- f"rm'Ai"i ih"
connfrv buf the back COMMITTEES Of .iN year. 49," eon.
uted what the nouu'aincer- thcn-eivcs apti' termed
q master tough na'iorr- II da, district composed
Of score ~ such counties. combined Oy legislative "i,
dom wth the one beautiful blue ei'-. county 90 Clark
that the late william Preston Iaulie. pr-.nt'i in the
! XllXth and In Cougfc. c,.
The ir-t time Nr. Taulicc tool. the hastings f,r
courrc., hc seemed typical monntaIae'r. -iec "- ="
hi, personal habits. l'n- welded neither to "h-A'j
nor tobacco. u" Was over .IA feet high, alert. "s'
Lronzcd and strong The cheo. ard Jaws houe- .c.m't
ready t. through the 'icaniy .hiVcd brown .Ain
but there othcrwl-e the appearance Of perfect
health. The arms Ions thO-c ~ Peter
Jackson. and the feet cuormous even FOR q man ~
hl, bone IT.. looked his age about thiriy.t"o. DE
wore an I'D nttlus black dD--hIu coat of forgotten
fashion. and bis irou-cr-. la-slns 80 b.. pon'rfn
knee. and thereby being deprived 81 portion OF their
intended length. allowed the l'r. e." the 'oHhido boots
! TO q play Il prominent part 200 h. usse up.
\ friend Of the dead nin Who iIril,ic, iAr above
description al.o add
lie had bat recently been nominated and had c1
pcoted T. meet h- opp,n'at 20 place called Beatty
VILE for the first OF .oric. az joint di-ou,-io-. joint
discussions being greatly ia favor viii, the moun
! tanccr The meeting 40 tine court house VA, delayed
until lato IN The pleasant afternoon waiting for the
opponent who did come. bat finally. after looking
np and down the roads. Mr. Tauli.c lowed tlai hc
wasn't coming. and mounted tle judge platform 40
the crazy httlc court room. lle ."~d va, o motley
! but a good naturcd one, ca. .e" the new man.
who was almost inter stranger go that pat Of the
district and with all th" mDuniauccr', peculiar love
Of listening 10 talk OF an, kind largely due - the
! fact that onl, few read. Their -hicwd. wcat
beaten face, lighted up wonderfully al everything they
deemed Of value 30 the pccch. The beauty and power
/ OF the speaker voice wouM have charmed my
audience aiicrward heard lin sing Al prayer meet
inss and was sim more taken with H. but from the
/ first noticed the feasibility and strength That We
hardly expect even DO old public .pcahcr..
H. aftcrward Discovered iu 'ongrc-, what his poll
tics were bat II hc was more Democrat than
Republican. at That time he failed TO show H.
lie and Dbl, audience were alike In being in favor
Of National ad 10 public school,, unlimited river and
! harhOr appropriations, which might lcn'hi them hN
making the upper kentucky f'cr m'isablc. ana
wholesale pension legislation. If there was anything
else available in the way appropriations they were
perfectly wiling pledge their support Ia legislation
70 secure it, When he speaker alluded 10 the Fish
Commission and the seed. Department At Washington,
the older men who now heard OF the, beneficial In
-iutons for the first time nodded tleir heads grave
IS as men li-tcnng 10 a prophet.
Colonel hixicr, who Tinted state, Marshal at
Louisville and who was Mr. ralbcc'- opponent In h,
nr. campaign was I'm favor of al these measures, 80
the voter had only the simple task 81 selecting his
champion with regard 10 the man, the measures being
| identical.
"Mr Taulbec man ~ abnormal curiosity.
immense self confidence. quick to gain knowledge and
tenacious 10 retain il. lie compared himself. IN
talking 10 me- to Lord }caconshcd. whose End Lyndon
| he had Just read. His life had been narrow and
| uncvcntful, and singularv pure. considering the
| people among whom he lived. in aidirnking
| race he was one Of the few temperate men. scandal
had not touched him. lie noted Of
unusually peaccablc nature. This 10 be cN-
pccted since had studied for the ministry ,tili
there are plenty Of fighting parsons in Kentucky.
OF theology. LET II be said in all charity 10 the
dead he knew liitlc and his knowledge O law let
rs draw the mantle Of iorgivcncs-. What is knowl-
! edge in the mountains Of the south is dense igno
| rance In the NOrih.
"The scandal that Mr.. Taulhcc was involved in
| while In Congress of nature 10 surprise his
| constituents. The fact that he became a bully and
bounded Kincaid until he met his death Is siill
! Of a surprise. lie belonged In the category of
| swaggercrs or fighters before coming 10 Congress.
After leaving Congress he retained the confidence Of
| the now wealthy landowner, OF his district, and had
identified himself with the development Of that
| try a. agent for IL. mineral lands
Representatives Compton. Of Maryland. and Brccli-
| inrldgc Of Kentucky. while lunching together not
long ago in the House restaurant. INDUCED in an
amusing discussion Of Marylnd affairs. Mr.. l,rccn-
| ridge remarked that day while his way TO
Baltimore to dine with tho Merchants and Manu-
facturers' ABSORPTION: he observed when Laurel
reached that nearly everybody on the train cot of