The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-19
Wen often Misiuinderstood.

Some weeks ago a friend asked Mr.. Car
Isle If he were going TO Kentucky to
make a speech in the campaign, writes
the Washington correspondent of the Lou
isville Courier-Journal. He answered that
he would if he could get off, and continu-
ed: "A man can't practice law and poll
tics, too. My time is not my own. l must
make living" and then, with a smile on
that sedate countenance and a twinkle in
his blue eye. he continued: You see, 1
have got through with that ten millions l
made out OF the bond sales and 1 must
hustle"
No doubt that a great many good peo-
pie believe the bond sales were corrupt
transac lions. 1t Will be recalled that 1t
was charged, and thousands of people be-
heYed IL, that Gems. Buel and Bragg Oc-
cupled the same bed the night before that
most remarkable battle of Perryville, and
that 1t was agreed by Buell. that Bragg
should whip him. There are hundreds and
thousands OF men who believe that Gen.
Mcclellan sought defeat before Richmond,
Ihree-sCore-an d-ten years ago every dem
ocrat was hereto and traitor who did
not believe that Henry Clay sold himself
TO John Quincy Adams. / can remember
When southern men were suspected if they
We're not ready to swear that Abraham
Lincoln was part negro. Thousands of
such cases might be cited. Balzac admon-
ishes US when we go into the slandering
business 10 lay II on thick, for some of
Every man desires the approval of his
fellows, and II takes very superior man,
indeed, to sever the associations of a
life time and follow his convictions if they
lead him out of the party camp. Some
men can not understand such a man,
ana some men will not understand such
man. History viii understand him,
though, and it is only such a man that
can appeal to history. Mr.. Harley Queen
AIMS minister, did not seem to be af-
teeted by SANDER. He never cared what
the pubic sand of him, or thought of him.
on the other hand, there was Voltaire
who flew into rage when confronted with
the mlldest criticism. Noltaire was much
the greater man of the two; but Harley
was much the happier. Mr.. Carlisle is not
domination; but he received the one with
OUT elauion and the other with dignity.
w nat could be more admirabl than the
following closing words of the last politi-
cal speech he delivered?
Gentlemen, l shall forbear to say any
thlng on this occasion concerning the re-
cent democratic administration of national
affairs except to assure its friends and its
enemies alike, that from the President
down to the humblest official who CO.
opera Ted with him in the exercise of eXecu-
tive authority, every member of that ad-
acts to the seVerest scrutiny and to wait
patiently for the verdict of impartial his
tory. When the passion and prejudice, the
personal animosites and the personal
grievances of these disordered times have
passed away, and the public mind Is pre-
pared to consider administrative meas
ures and domestic and foreign policies on
their real merits, the last admnistratio ton
of Grover Cleveland will need no cham
pion to vindicate its wisdom and patrio-
usm before just and generous people"
No corrupt man is capable of such Ian
Guage as that