The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
SENATOR

SENATOR BEvERIDGE.
through the high school of the town in
which he lived by entering the fall and
winter terms late and quitting early
each year and by working nights and
mornings.
Edward Anderson, a friend Of Bev-
eridge's, who now lives in North Da-
kota, loaned him $50, and on this he
entered De Paw University. He be-
came the steward Of a college club, and
in this way passed through his first
year, at the end of which he began
by merit to win for himself the series
OF prizes in scholarship. philosophy,
science and oratory, which, by the end
OF his college course, amounted to
enough to pay two years Of his ex-
penses. He entered college late in
the term each year and quit early. CIV
ing every moment of his vacation to
unremitting work. AS a result of this
the young mans health gave way, and
at the end of his college course he was
quite Ill. To recover his health he
went to the plains Of western Kansas
and eastern Colorado, and for some
time lived with the cowboys, who be-
came. in all the ranches, his fast
friends.
Finally, feeling that his health was
sufficiently restored, he went to In
d%ianapolis and was given the privilege
Of studying law in the Office Of Joseph
E. Mcdonald.
During the first year Of his study of
law young Beveridge had so little
money that he lived on two meals a
day much Of the time. At the end OF
the first year the firm of Mcdonald G.
Butler offered him their managing
clerkship. with all the duties of the
third partner on his shoulders. He
declined to accept on the ground that
he had not studied law long enough.
Senator Mcdonald replied that II they
could stand 1t he should be able to.
Beveridge's first case before a jury was
In the United States Court, with Gen
eral Harrison and his Arm on the
other side. The case lasted many days,
during which the day set for Mr.. Bev-
eridge's wedding to Miss Katherine
Langsdale of Greencastle arrived, and
Judge Woods adjourned court.
Beveridge went to Greencastle, was
married. returned that night to In
%dianapolis. and next morning was
again in court to attend to his case.
His first argument before a tribunal
OF justice was in the Supreme Court
OF Indiana, upon a question involving
the constitutionality of a statute.
During the time that Mr.. Beveridge
remained with the firm OF Mcdonald &
Butler he had exclusive charge Of
many of the important cases Of that
firm, and was consulted by Senator
Mcdonald In every case Of importance,
After his experience with Mcdonald
& Butler. Mr.. Beveridge began the
practice of law himself. In his pro-
fession he has been successful, having
been engaged In cases OF the greatest
importance, such as the one involving
the power Of the legislature and gov
ernor to appoint the oil and mine in
spectors, and the state statistician, In
Governor Hovey's time, which case at
tracted the attention OF the bar
throughout the country; the famous
state railway tax case, In which he
made the argument in the Supreme
Court; he wrote the brief filed In the
Supreme Court OF the United States In
the Pennsylvania cases, involving the
question OF taxing railroad property in
Indiana to the value OF $50, 900, 900, and
in the life insurance tax case he made
an argument which was widely repro
duced throughout the country.