Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-10

that he never warns up 70 any person
even of his own political party. lie
that story be denied emphatically RICH
here. While II IL true that, in his pub
lie capacities, he has always been ex
tremely dignifled and guarded, Il is a
is man OF warm and generous inn
pulses, and always true to his friends
He has been accused of being rich
That is also true; and he has accumu
lated his own fortune. He was ad.
mitted to the bar when 81 years old,
and Immediately began political ca
reer. He was one of the leaders of the
young men in the old wing party of
Ohio, and presided over the first re-
publican convention held in that state
in 1855. He then went to congress, and
was the republican caucus candidate
for speaker in 1S59-60, when Nathaniel
p. Banks was elected as compromise
candidate. He was elected to the sem
nte in 1861, and has been member of
that august body ever since, with the
exception of the four years of the Hayes
administration, when he was secretary
Of the treasury. 1t is generally con-
coded that he Is one of the greatest
fnanciers of this age, and that his adj
minlstration of the treasury was
marked by distinguished ability and
fidelity to the great trust reposed in
him at time when our national credit
was threatened. He is very tall man,
very slender and of commanding pres
ence. His public utterances have al
ways been patriotic and his counsels
have always been solicited by his col
leagues. He was three times a candi-
date for the presidency, and recently
published book giving his views con-
corning public men who were connect
ed with his aspirations and disappoint-
ments.
Roger q. Mills, of Texas, is misun-
derstood man. He is democrat, and
one of the forceful, aggressive kind.
Such men are bound to excite criticism
and fault-fnding from the opposition.
Personally, l do not like Senator Mills,
because of one little circumstance. In |
he summer of 1888, when Samuel j.
Randall, OF Pennsylvania, lifelong
democrat, asked unanimous consent |
or is minutes, time to complete his |
tariff speech, Senator Mills
ushed down the aisle of the house of /
representatives. shouting II object"
hereby shutting off the great Randall. /
t was unl1ind. It was unfair. 1t was /
nwise. sat in the press gallery, wit
essed the scene, and took a dislike to
enator Mills which will always last
tut ! have been SO long dealing with
ublic men and measures as writer
nd critic that 1t is not difficult to set
side personal prejudice and tell the
ruth. Senator Mills is an intensely
ervous man. He was born in Vir-
inia in 1929, and is now &c years of
ge. He is by nature an athlete physi-
ally, and his intellectual force is phe-
ominal. He is student. He is a
cholar. He is a hard worker and a
plendid orator. He is personally one
the most honest and honorable men
have ever known. No suspicion of
obbery ever was attached to him dur
lg his long public career. His tariff
i'll was a model from a democratic
and, if he had not been
onfederate soldier. it would have
rought him into prominence as fac
or in democratic presidential nominat-
ng conventions. 1t was free trade
Measure, based upon the declarations
# democratic platforms. AS chair
ian of the committee ON ways and
means he was the leader of his party ON
he floor of the house of representa-
ives and carried his bill through with
/ practically unanimous democratic
ote. He was alert, active and earnest.
70 man ever struggled harder to at
ain party victory. He was success
ul. His bill did not become law, but
hat was not his fault. He did his part,
md did it magnifcently. No party