Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-24
NUMBER II.

AMI hy the statutes ~ several rtafts NJ
champrty. The next thcory was that
the political rivals Of the defendant In
Kentucky had put up the money. and
some went - far NJ to name ths man
who had started tho fund with expccta.
ton u being Colonel Dr.ckinridge's sue
os-sor. but in disproof ~ this 10 was
stated that the entire amount had bsen
given by wealthy lady In the interest
~ justice alone The Sccial Purity
league of New York and other like 90.
CARNATIONS were In turn accused, but
tho friends ~ Colonel Brcckinridge have
settled down to the belief that "a loo
Of YANKEES put mp the money "a break
down and disgrace q soutbcrner. and
this conclusion j. in such hsrinony with
southern thought that " will probably
b. accepted n final unless tho actual
truth H. revealed
sketch of rhn Thompson.
Another interesting character l. Colo
mel Phil Thompson. who made sp-s,ch
Tor the defendant which the journalists
speak u n ''sophom0rical splurgo "
II must h. admitted that the colonel for.
got that oratory IL subject 90 climatic
laws the same as any other product Il
the human mind. AsT.sch which would
thrill Indiana AMI -, kentucky on nre
would b. laughed at In Boston. and one
~ those measured New England AL
drcss.-s. like that which senator Dpige
recently delivered on the tariff. for In.
s,anor, would freze n southwestern au-
dioncs-that L., II any II them staid
to hear IL through. which IL quite un.
likely. Colonel Thompson j. 80 years
old, a native ~ llarrOlsburg. Ky. the
son ~ very eminent man ~ the same
name and the scion - family eminent
for threc generations but the victim Of
some terrible misfOrtmos and involved
In such bloody tragedies n to recall o.
the thoughtful mind those Greek myths
~ the fa,cd house ~ Atpru- and the
furies. who pursued all tho-s inhcritinR
the dreadful guilt % the banquet Of
Thyotc-. When Colonel Thompson en-
terd congress, be- was put at the tail
end ~ the committee 81 arrange for the
census of 1850, but soon made himself
the leading member.
Hon. X X Cox. chairman ~ the com.
mittec. paid him ~ high a compliment
A. ever Wa received 10y a new member.
declaring that h. had by FAR the great.
ct natural aptitude for arranging hg.
ur,s ~ any man In either houfe. 1T
was only necessary" said Mr. Cox, "to
lay b.forr him tho main points of what
was needed and the difficulties In the
case. and the next day he APPEARED with
a plan at once ~ simple and effective
that IL was quickly accepted by the cum.
mitto.." H. was then counted very
young member. Tut Mr. Cox relied on
him a. the working man - the commit.
tee. and the plan for taking the tenth
c.nsus was almost entirely his work OF
Judge Andrrw Coyle Bradley, who pre-
sided in the casc II j. only nocessary to
say that h. was born In this city In
1874 His father. Charlie, was also born
herr. and his grandfather. Abraham,
came here from Philadelphia with the
government, being assistant postmaster
general. which place he held till An.
drew jackson became president AMI
turn~l him out. Judge Bradley was One
of President llarrison's hrst appointoss
I'm Marrh. 1889.
Iamoa. Men 20 ~. Isr
Circulating among the resident law
ycrs who talk about this case, am sur.
prised at the number of men onoe IA.
nous in various parts Of the country
who have abandoned politics and 1T.
tied down 10 very quiet life here ~
ofiioe lawycrs Here for Instance, Il
William Pitt Kellogg. who did - mHch
a. make history In Louisiana in the 20
y,ars following the war and has had q
remarkably diversified career all
through lie was iorn in Vermont. grew
up In Illinois. went to Nebraska n chief
Justice ~ the territory and thence into
the army and then 10 New Orleans and
il now % years old. In prime physical
condition and worth a cool million.
Here. ton. l. the sometime famous j.
Hale Sypher
Thcrr arr nearly or quite 900 nomi.
nal lawyers listed herr, but the great
majority ~ them are patent lawyers,
claim agents Or quiet lobbyists, while
very many simply hold the title ~ law
Yer n "a guntlemanly addition Ia their
social status. but live on their property.
| Ring Dawn th. Curtain.
The curtain has l.cn rung down upon
the legal drama, and the Washington
public l. discussing the position u tho
star actor. II l. agreed on all sides that
the lawyers have done brilliantly except
that IL j. thought a. have b@n great
mistake In the defense to allow the case
to come to trial at all. A. Brockinridgc
has no property on which tho Judgment
could have t-en r,aliZed. IL would. many
congrrssmcn think. have bcen better 10
let the cas- 80 ~ default AZ any rate.
ho could not have done worse than he
has. His friends. however. insist that
his ca-c, morally and politically. Is not
nearly so bal n II SEEMS His one sin
confessed. they lay. all the rat u the
allegations against him will h. di-be.
lieyed ty his people The rcaction will
some, and he may L. happy yet. The
future ~ the lallegcdll fair plaintiff Il
matter ~ endless conjecture and many
pnSitiye statements, ranging frum a con-
tract "a ~ on the operatic stage at $500
pr week down through all gradcs Il
starring and lecturing to a life position
with the Social Purity league As mis-
sionary In the reclamation u fallen wo'
men. one thing. at any rate. il absolute
ly ccrtain-if her future prove A. luridly
picturesque as her past has boen. hei
biography will L. lulu" ="
| j. II. BEADLK
III. sole Hsgret.