The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29
MIR. HARRISON,S CAREER.

MIR. HARRISON,s CAREER.
Incidents HI the LIFE OF the sturdy Man
who Fought His Own Way.
| Carter Henry Harrison was born near Lex
| ington. Fayette county. KY. on Feb. 10. 1925.
| His father and also his great-grandfather
| bore his full name Tho latter was prom
| inent man in Virginia. and was brother OF
| Benjamin. q signer OF the Declaration OF indie
| pendence and father OF President William
| Henry Harrison Carter Harrison traced his
| family history back to Cromwells Iieut.-G Gen.
| Harrison. who led Charles 1. to the block.
His grandfather was q cousin Of Thomas
| Jefferson. and he himself was . cousin Of John
| C. breckenridge His father died when he was
| months old. leaving him. an only child. to
| the care Of his mother. q daughter Of Col. Will
| liam Russell Of the United States army whose
! fighting freed Illinois from Indian pillage.
Mr.. Harrison's first home was in Q log house
| and his first cradle q now sugar trough. To
| his training HIS mother devoted herself till he
attained his majority. She instilled those les
| sons whose influence marked his whole life
| He acted with the smancipationists OF Ken
| lucky in 1S49. His preparatory education he
received under the instruction OF DR.. Mar
shall father to tho late Chief Justica
He entered the sophomore class Of Yale
| College. from which he graduated In 1845.
| and immediately entered upon his legal stpd-
| les. Owing to his mothar's lonely life on the
| farm,he came to live with her instead OF enter
| ing at once upon tho practice Of law. In 1851
he went abroad. extending his travels as far
| east as Egypt Syria, and Asiatio Turkey. In
1855 lie married Miss Sophy Preston. OF q
well-known Southern family, and while trav-
| cling through tho Northwest in search Of q
homo spent ten days in Chicago. and became
| SO thoroughly satisfied as to its future that he
| invested all Of his means in real estate. ex-
| pecting to earn his living at law. The allure
ments OF the real estate business, however.
| prevented his giving close attention to the
law. and he used his professional knowledge
| principally in matters pertaining to his office
| affairs
| In all matters OF trust his motto was to for
get entirely his own interests in that OF his
client. In all of his real estate speculatlons he
exercised the utmost care. He purchased only
what he could pay for by rigid economy. and
| he met his engagements promptly.
| HIS POLITICAL CAREER.
Mr. Harrison was at one time WhiR. but
| believing that Republican rule would lead to
civil war. cast his ballot for Douglas In $780,
and up to the time OF his death was closely
identified with the Democratic party. He
took no active part in politics until 1870. In
1871 he was elected a member of the First
| Board of Cook County Commissioners. and
| held the office till December. 1874. In 1872
| he was a candidate for Congress from the
Second Congress district OF Illinois on the
Liberal Republican ticket. and was defeated.
| but in 1874 he was elected to Congress by the
opposition party
As member of the Forty-fourth Congress
Mr.. Harrison. believing that there was de-
sire on the part OF the people to limit the term
| ~ bo D.o g. l,a on lion
| for an amendment to the Constitution limiting
the term to six years with ineligibiiity for an
other term. and making the retiring President
| Senator for lifo. without, however. having
| the right to vote as Senator. Such a clause in
| the Constitution. he argued. would raise the
| President above partisanship and make him
nestor OF tho Senate. The measure was de-
| feated.
| Mr.. Harrison also offered an amendment to
| the election law providing that the vote for
| Congressman should be by separate ballot,
SO that every candidate might stand strictly
on his own merits and not rely upon the
strength Of party ticket. This, too. was de-
| feated. Being stalwart believer in patriot
| ism. he warmly supported an appropriation
| for carrying the act OF the Forty second Con-
| gress for the Centennial Celebration at Phila-
| delpha.
| lie also labored earnestly to remove all III
| feeling growing out OF the war OF the rebellion.
and earnestly advocated the General Amnesty
| act. believing that, could such an act DO
| passed In the centennial year. it would cause
| Americans to feel especially proud of his
| country.
| Believing intercourse with foreign people
| and a knowledge OF foreign languages the
most valuable part Of his education, he sent
| his family consisting OF his wife. two sons
and one daughter abroad In 1873 Fir. iiarri
| son spent the summers of 1874 and 1879
travelling in Europe with his family.
| Mr. Harrison was five feet ten inches tall
| heavily and stoutly built powerful, and quick
| in movement. erect and dignaed In bearing
Personally he was a man OF uprightness, whose
honesty was never impeachcd During his
| term Of Office as Commissioner he was tho
| first to discover II steal or Job when
brought IN for action. and invaria-
| bly, opposed il. lie always was noted
| as friend of the poor. and during his dealing
| in real estate never refused time TO an unfor-
| tunate debtor. Although his sales to poor
peOple were large. no never foreclosed mort
gage on any one except w. consent of the
mortgage. he gave much time TO self cul-
| ture and had mind trained to quick percop-
ton and deep thinking.
| As a speaker he was energetic and earnest.
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