The colored American., 1903-05-02
than did Mr.. Settle during his resi-
dence in Mississippi

than did Mr.. Settle during his resi-
dence in Mississippi.
In a few months after beginning
practice he was nominated as District
Attorney and would unquestionably
have been elected had not the policy
of the Federal government just at that
time destroyed the edifice of republi-
can control in the state and produced
the well-knOwn revolution of 1876
Mr.. Settle, however, easily retained
the confidence of the people and in
that same year he was elected both as
a delegate to the National Republican
Convention and as a Presidential cleo
tor for the state at large. He was
again Presidential elector on the Gar
field ticket in 1880, and in 1884 he was
elected to the legislature of Missis-
sippi on an independents ticket. This
was a signal tribute to his personal
worth, as no such cause as party 10y
atty or party regularity could be
pleaded for his victory
At the close of his legislative term
Mr.. Settle found a larger field for pro-
feSsiOnal success in Memphis, Tenn,
and he accordingly moved to that city
in 1885 and promptly took up again
the practice of law.
For two years he served as Assist
ant Attorney General, charged with
all state prosecutions in the courts of
Shelby county. Tenn, and he added
materially to the brilliancy of his 1e-
gal reputation and to the appreciation
of his sterling character by the impr-
tiality and vigor of his work in this
office.
Beginning with 1892, Mr.. Settle has
been a delegate to every National con-
Vention of the party and he is now
rounding out his twelfth year of serv-
ice as member of the State Execu-
tive Committee of Tennessee.
During his entire career Mr.. Settle
has never sought political office. In
every instance he has. been urged to
serve by the influential men of the
community, and when he has consent
ed it has always been with reluctance,
so welded has he been to the profes-
sion which he has made his life work
and only when he believed some race
interest could be conserved by accept
ance
Mr.. Settle has high ideals. He
knows the law is a jealous mistress,
and the eminence he has attained and
the large and lucrative practice which
he enjoys have been made possible
| only by the SevereSt application, a con.
slant study of legislative enactments
and judicial decisions, and higher and
best of all by the subordination of all
| to the highest principles of personal
| integrity and to the practice of un
| swerving morality.
| These are the dominant notes in his
| career and the race may justly pre-
pare a niche for him in that Pantheon
wherein are cherished the names and
| fame of those who have achieved the
| best results amid the most untoward
| surroundings.
| Then, too, Mr.. Settle is an eloquent
answer himself to Mrs. John A Lo
gan'S query why colored men of educa
| tiOn and refinement are content to &c
| down to the South and suffer the hu
miliations and limitations of their en-
VirOnments there. With him it is the
race first and personal aggrandize
| ment afterward.
Mr.. Settle is popular in Memphis
| with all classes of her citizens and the
years to come are full of promise o1
| greater achievement for the man anC
of continued helpfulness for his race
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