Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-03-03

ing just enough life insurance to pay
up the. debts they have contracted in
helping other people who thought what
fools they were. Oh, no. 1t is seldom
that the world ever stops to think |
about their uprightucss. For reasons
best known to themselves and their
families, such men never become we'll
enough known nor wealthy enough TO
shine befo re the eyes Of mankind.
No Mr.. Mayne, of White Buffalo
county, was none of that kind; not he.
You often hear of man whose
word is as good as other mems bonds
Do you know why, as rule, his word
is esteemed so highly? Did you ever
stop to think that probably he finds it
more convenient or profitable to keep
his word? And, also, in financial mat
ters, it may be noted that he is usually
man who has sufficient of this worlds
goods to be able to do where,
probably, the other poor chap would
have to hustle to get some one to go on
his note in order to keep up reputa-
ton for veracity.
But started, to tell W. hat know of
the gentleman from White Buffalo.
AS has been said, Hon. Mr. Maync
was intensely scrupulous. His first
care, it may be remarked, was prac-
tical following out of the venerable
adage that says charity begins at
home. And then-but that comprc
hends good deal. When man begins
dispensing charity to himself and his
family, it is more than likely that he
will continue to fight 1t out on that
line il it takes lifetime and few
years of eternity. Mr.. Mayne had been
looking after Mr.. Mayne and his inter
esting family for number of years,
with gratifying results.
Mr.. Mayne was a leader in move
ments calculated to prove profitable to
his town and county land. incidental
w, OF course, to Hon. Theodore
Mayne). He was the owner of-well,
time and space prevents the publica-
ton of list of more than a few of his
possessions, but among them may be
mentioned the leading bank, the lead
ing store, the leading newspaper and
the leading hand in politics in his
county. Some persons have had the
temerity to assert that the last named
possession had come to him as the
fruit of the others, and were even
bold enough to suggest that the mort
gage record of the register Of deeds
would show why Mr.. Mayne was $50
popular" among the farmers in White
Buffalo county; but these were his po-
litical opponents, and, withal, persons
of no consequence. 1t was inspiring to
see the calm, contained way in which
Hon. Mr.. Wayne ignored these persons,
their opinions and insinuatons. 1t is
always beautiful to see how a high
minded, honorable manudoes that sort
of thing.
Mr.. Mayue had repeatedly had po-
litical honors thrust upon him, only to
wave them modestly aside. II they
happened, in this process, to be thrust
upon the shoulders of some close friend
of Mr.. Wayne, it was no fault of his.
But, at the last county convention
(which his opponents, having failed
TO capture the caucuses, failed to at,
tend, it had boon unanimously de
CluCu lIdN Outa HOuOIduls lcllOW-ClJl
zen" could, should and must sacrifice
himself for the good OF White Buff
ao county, as its representative
in the state senate, and com
ing in this way, as Mr.. Mayne himself
said, he could not refuse, even on ae
count of his private business, which
really demanded every minute of hi
time" Oh! it was noble of him TO thu,
sacrifice himself on the altar of duty
And so he went and faithfully looked
after the interests of White Buffalo
county and the state, going home, like
model family man, to spend every
other Sunday. In the senate he made
his mark at once, and maintained
throughout the session, leading pc
sition and the reputation of man o
ability, learning and acumen-and, b,
it added, gained the sobriquet of COX
Honesty" by reason of his unswerV
ing integrity and devotion TO whateve
he deemed his duty. As his name wa
among the first on roll-call, it is quit,
reasonable to suppose that many Of thu
younger senators-and, indeed, not