The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
.GLIMPSES
OF MANLEY
Tributes to the Maine POliti-
clans Personality.
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A FAITHFUL CHURCHG0ER
Auburn (Me.) Man Tells How the Re-
publican Leader Used to Send
His Servants to Church
in His Carriage.
A FAITHFUL CHURCHG0ER

An Auburn (Me) man was recently
asked the following question by re-
porter of the Lewiston (Me) journal
concerning the late Joseph Homan
Manley, the well known Maine Repub-
llcan leader:
let me see-I believe you knew the
late Joseph Manley quite Intimately
Yes, l knew the late Mr.. Manley
very well when | used to live Ia Au-
gusta. and can say in truthfulness
that better or ADLER man never met
ITO put it in plain English, SO every
one can understand it, he had a way Of
helping fellow when be was down.
He didn't want any security, and the
less noise made about it the better, &C
cording to his way OF thinking.
"Let me tell you just one little incl
dent that shows the kind Of heart the
man had as well as anything / ever
knew about him.
"He was always faithful church
goer and a stanch supporter Of his
church Every Sunday morning II was
his wont to drive with his family to
Sunday morning services. The cook
and second girl Of the household were
devout Roman Catholics, and when ii
came time for them to go to their
church you would always see the
coachman and his carriage at the door
waiting to take them to church. Many's
the time that have seen the coachman
hurfying home under orders from Mr.
Manley to take the girls to church
AS long as he kept carriage | don't
believe be ever forgot them.
amid all bis cares and responsible
ties Mr. Manley did not forget his boy
hood days. lie was great baseball
enthusiast, and often have / seen him
sit down with the boys and discourse
earnestly and learnedly Of the points Of
the game. When the subject Of the
New York team was introduced he al
ways waxed eloquent The New York
was his fayorite team.
Lion Chandbourne's barber shop al
ways had call from him once day
when he was In town. Lon was a deep
dyed Democrat
often have dropped into Ions and
found Mr.. Manley sitting back in the
chair and arguing it out with Lon I'M
derneath the imperturbable mask Of
lather. Sometimes they became very
argumentatlve, but always pleasant,
and Mr.. Afanley would raise his head
from the chair rest to especially EN-
phasize a point At such moments Mr.,
Manley seemed to have no more
thought Of the razor that was hanging
over his head than if IL had been a
straw, but in the whitest heat Of the
pros and cons always noticed that
Lon never once cut him. He knew
every curve Of his face as you and
know the curves Of Main street In
Lewiston, and you could tell that he
loved him, even If he was Republic
an, Just by the way be stroked his face.
'0f course everybody knows that
Mr.. Manley was a great organizer In
the field OF politics. AT the same time
he was what they term nowadays In
current political parlance masterful
mixer Years ago. when he was chair
man Of the Republican state commit
tee, you might ask him how John
Smith Of Caribou or silas Jones Of
Jacks Crossing was doing, and he
would tell you to nicely. He could
tell you just where they lived, how tC
get there and how they voted If need
be. any man, whether Republican
Democrat Oh something worse, that be
ever met he could call BY name and
recognized at sight, with a cogdia
how are you and warm clasp of til,
hand or touch on the shoulder"
II suppose lie got this trait from thu
late James q. BlaineT was the renarl
I OF the reporter
Well. he got it from Mr.. Blaine o.
Mr.. Blaine got it from him. dom
know which but I am rather inclined