The morning call., 1893-02-05

speeches for him. He seems TO grasp public
questions iututively aud when he does read
he reads very rapidly. 1t is the same in his
law as in politics. He can take up the
papers i'm a case and master 1t before other
lawyers have gotten half through the testi-
mony. He seems 10 read up and down tbe
page instead Of across IL and he lntuitlVely
catches at the important points. lie brushes
the details aside and knows the law by
knowing what it ought TO be. Andrew
Stevenson, with whom he studied law, said,
before he was admitted 10 the bar, that
Carlisle was the greatest natural lawyer he
had ever seen. In getting up his cases to-
day he tells Logan Carlisle what the law Is
and sends him 10 the library 10 get the su-
thorities upon it. Logan says that he is
rarely wrong.
Senator Carlisle has the same clearness in
expression as he has in thinking. There is
no lawyer in the country who can state
case better than he can. and early IN his
professional career John c. Breckinridge
said hat if Carlisle got a chance 10 state
his ease he would always win It, he writes
but few Of his speeches. He sometimes
makes a few notes during the preparation
of one, but when he talks he throws his
notes aside and speaks practically extern
p0rane9usly. He writes but few private
letters and does not like long letters lie
believes that letters should be as brief as
possible and one of his private secretaries
said 10 me yesterday: Senator CarllSle's
mind operates so clearly that have known
him TO dictate fifty letters at time and
never change word III, however, had
put IN a different word or had made the
slightest error he wOud notice 1t at
glance. He dlSiked 10 read long letters,
and such letters were often east INTO the
waste-hasket, unless the writer's were wei!
known 10 him. He writes but few letters
himself, and some Of his letters he would
4 a.. a., =
Senator Carisle's CORRESPONDENCE Is al
present carried on almost altogether through
his son.
Lagan Carlisle who has a mind remark
ably Ike his father, and who has been con-
ntCted with his father SO long IN his work
that he knows just how lis father would
think and act upon most subjects. answers
much of his mail without referring II 10
him. Logan Carlisle Is a young man OF, /
judge, about 80 odd years OF age, and he IS
very able assistant of his father. / have
no authority for the statement, buI 1t IS
very fir TO presume that he VIII be hls
fathers private secretary when John u.
Carlisle keS his place at the head OF the
Treasury Department.
Senator CaTlisle's power of not letting de-
tails bother him and OF intuitiyely grasping
the nut of thing VIII make nm strong IN
the Treasury Department. He viii not let
the petty matters OF its working oyerpOWer
Government Vi. q clear head and strong
brain. lie will master the Treasury De-
partment quickly and VIII not BE- sNamped
as were Secretary F0lGer and Dan Man
Mug. He has in the past mastered every
situation in which be has been placed and
an old private secretary OF his said 20 me
last night that Senator Carlisle told him
that the first thing be did when be was
placed in a new situation was TO study it
and master tile rules by which he was t. be
governed 10 order that he might know just
what these rules ought to be and the reason
for their being so. In this way the abs ;ruSe
rules Of the House soon became 4 b { TO
him. he knew the reason Of their origin
and he administered them impartially.
Once be was criticized for not favoTing his
rty in his rulings, aud he replied;
He serves his party best who serves his
country best"
The speakership duties were not the
cause of his partial breakdown while he
was at the head # the House. The real
work # the speakership was play TO him.
The trouble came from his kindness Of
heart 10 being willing 10 discuss and advise
concerning every individual bill or motion
that was brought TO him. lie did so much
of this that be became oYerwOrked through
il. He is a very Elud man. and his prIVate
secra airy. Mr.. helOe, who was connected
with M. Carlisle Tor some years, said 10 me
last night:
never knew UlIp 10 even SPEAK unkl00N
10 any Of his Suborduates or 10 any member
Of the House Whenever he could not
Teeogniz- a memI er he would explain to
him just what the situation was and why
be couid not d. what he wanted. He was
so kind 10 every body that he wouid rather
be imposed upon himself than TO impose
upon others. To my personal knowledge
he has on two or three occasions made as
much effort to get poor man or woman a
little place in The Government printing
office rs he has TO get a personal friend a
position as foreign Minister"
Senator Carlisle Is not rich man. He
has never cared for the making Of money.
BE IS not a money investor or a money
Spectator. a friend oil his said to NE last
night that Carlisle seemed 10 care more for
d cent than dollar. Said he:
Il have played poker with him at his
house at seen ante. and al the close OF the
game be would be just as rigid in ex-
acting that tie accounts be settled TO
the last penny as Though he was d ba k
cashier. But after the game was over any
one could come n and get almost for the
asking whatever money be had in his
pocket"
This is the truth. Carlisle will part with
his last cent to help friend. He has been