The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-13
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enterprise never Jagged. and the appeal
of every humane person In the State 10
the Legislature to relieve the terrible
conditions at tho penitentlary found In
him q strong and untlring champion. 4 tf
GENTLEST OF NATURES.
In private life DR.. lie Cato was one OF
the gentlest Of natures. He was kind
hearted and generous, unable to resist
an appeal from the needy and those in
distress. He helped those around him,
and trler frisnd did not 1--we among
men.
His fitness brought to light some as
poets OF human character worthy OF
highest praise and conscientious emula-
ton. One was his noble fight against the
lnroads of disease. Death received from
his strong will several compelling blows.
He never gave up fight Calmly and
fearlessly he mot every Issue in life, and
when death stood at the door he opposed
It with all his strength as he would have
done any other thing against his nature.
Several times no seemed about to recover
after an attack, when his friends felt
that his end was Mt hand. He was
stricken with paralysis early last fall,
and for some time his life hung IN the
balance. But he grew better under tho
loving nursing Of his wife, and Insisted
on coming to Richmond to be In his seat
In the Senate as the faithful representa-
since first they had honored him.
THE CALL OF DUTY.
Oyster legislation was likely. his peo-
ple's rights were jeopardized and no
would not stay away at any nersoanl
risk. I1e used his pen and tho press to
help him protect their interests when ne
could not leave his room In tho hotel
while he thus busted himself his wife
sat BY him, ever watchful OF him. She
hns been with him every moment during
his long illness. When he was able TO
come to the Senate she sat by his side.
when he could not leave his bed, she was
WITH him always, tenderly anticipating
and supplying all his wants
Entered the Senate.
DR.. LIE Cato entered the Senate at the
session Of 1S93-'94 having been chosen to
succeed Hon, J. VIZ G. Blackstone, elect
cd to tho judiciary.
During his first term he impressed his
colleagues with his ability and with his
mastery Of tho perplexing oyster prob
lem. Upon his reelection IN 1891 Lieu
tenant-Goyernor Echols. his former col
league in the Senate. placed him at the
head OF the Committee Of Fish and Game,
and It was while in this position that nc
perfected and secured the passage Of his
bin creating the Board of Fisheries. lie
has rendered other and valuable services
| TO the State and has proven himself
prudent counsellor on every occasion.
It Is worthy of note that In the same
session that tho General Assembly pass
| ed the bill to submit to the people the
question of calling a convention to revise
and amend the Constitution Dr. LIE Cate
introduced In the Senate, and that body
passed an election law which had It beer
passed by the House would have accom-
| plished nearly as much rs did tho suf-
frage plan of the new Constitution, anf
would have almost obylated the nocessits
of requirement of the prepayment of the
poll-tax as a prerequite to suffrage.
LIKE PRESENT MEASURE, e,
There were other features which made
| the plan almost like that adopted by thu
convention after months Of travail AM
debate. That it did not pass is attrlbut
able solely to the fact that both bodies
had passed the bill for a convention ba
fore the lie Cato bill was reached by til,
1 House. In 1901 DR., lie Cato was a can
didate for Iieutelant-Governor. but wal
delicate
DIR. Ie Cato. was, however, re-electct
| TO the Senate for the third time and hat
served less than year when his healtl
Dr.. LeCato was born in Accomac coun
Inv. and WAS sixty one years old. Flo wa
4 educated at Carlyle College, in Pnnnsyl
i yana, and graduated In medicine from
the University Of Maryland, at Baltimore
! in 1864, lie located 1n New York IN 1859
~ FRAT city until his health failed him
Ne developed heart trouble, and his ply
/ stefan advised him to give UP active WORK
! as lie did not have a year to live. ina
was thirty years ago, -
DR.. 5LeCato then travelled sonleWha ex