Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12
CAREER OF
HORACE BO|ES.
He May Land In the
White House.
IOWA'S FAVORITE SON.
Perhaps He Will Unite the DEM
ocratic Hosts.

Early Struggles Of Self Made Msn-Why
He Took Up tho Lsw-Frugality Of the
Farmer Lawyer Twice Married and
Twioe Bereft-His Phenomenal Political
Career-Personality. Methods and Man.
ner Of tho Iowa Statesman.
The position Of Hon. Horace Boies Of
Iowa is unique in politics Even If he
fails to make the slightest personal ef-
fort, he is bound to figure prominently
as presidential possibility. The situa-
ton presses him to the front.
A large majority Of the Democrats OF
the west are for the free coinage Of sill
yer. So is Horace Boies Naturally they
will seek to nominate for the presidency
that man among them who is strongest
In his personal backing" and at the
sane time most unf1inching in his ad-
herence to the free silver idea To fulfill
these conditions the finger Of prescience
seems to point inevitably toward the Be-
lection of the Iowa man.
To be sure, there are others, and
among them Bryan Of Nebraska and
Bland Of Missouri, each popular in his
own state and entitled to due recogni-
tion at the hands Of the silver men, but
it goes without saying that the follow
ing of Boies is many times larger than
both the others could muster jointly.
Indeed, it is admitted by the warm
est friends Of other aspirants for presi-
Dental honors, that, since his official
Endorsement at the recent convention Of
Iowa Democrats and the general ap-
proval Of that action that has come from
Democrats all over the west, the strength
Of the silver faction of the Democratic
national convention at Chicago will
measure the chances Of Ex-Governor
Boies for the presidential nomination.
In view Of this contingency people
generally are beginning to cast about
for further knowledge Of the man who
may be destined to wear high national
honors. 1t is not to be inferred that the
American people are in entire ignorance
of his career. The sound of his political
achievements has reverberated far, but
accurate date respecting his personality
and his life are wanting. To supply this
information is the purpose Of this article
Horace Boies was born SO years ago
in little country village near Buffalo
His parents were both American born,
but his father was of remote French de-
scent. The elder Boies was private In
the war Of 1919. At the close Of the
war he married and took up his abode
on what was then the frontier in west
ern New York. Here he brought up his
children. There were three boys and
three girls in the family:
Young Horace attended school in the
winter and worked on the farm in sum-
mer. When l6 years Of age he conclud-
ed he would better 90 west. His father
secured him passage on a lake boat to
Racine, Wis, where he landed with 70
cents. He worked in that neighborhood
for farmers for some months, when he
was called home by his mothers sick
ness After short stay he again went
west and worked a season or two on the
farm of his brother, who had settled in
Illinois. Returning to New York, he
again went to school He had long
thought of studying law, and his ambi-
ton had been encouraged by school
mate at Aurora, Adelia King, who aft
erward became his wife.
| Did Chores and Studied Law.
When he concluded to take the all
important step, young Boies had only
IS. Troubled about his lack Of funds,
he explained his position to a lawyer Of
Springville, N. Y, whose office he en-
tered. The lawyer sympathized with
the young man and offered to give him
his board if he would do the chores
about the house. The chores consisted
chiefly Of taking care Of two cows and
horse.
There is reason to, believe that the
struggling young law student found
comfort in the presence Of the school.
mate Of Aurora who had spurred his