Evening journal., 1905-03-06
CL|APSES OF MANLEY
Tributes to the Maine Politi-
clans Personality.
AIwAYsAFAITHFUL oHURoHeoER

Auburn cIe) Man Tells How the RE-
publican Leader Used TO Send His
Servants 20 Church In HIS Carriage.
How He Argued with n Barber.
His Way OF Helping Men when
They Were Down.
An Auburn (Afe) man was recently
asked the following question by a re-
porter OF the Lewiston (Nfe) Journal
concerning the late Joseph Homan
Maniey, the well known Maine Repub-
llcnn leader
let me see Il believe you knew the
late Joseph Manley quite intimatelyT"
'les. ! knew the late Mr.. Manley
very well when I used to live in Au-
gusta, and I can say in truthfulness
that better or abler man never met
ITO put It IN plain English, so every
one can understand it. he had a wny Of
helping a fellow when he was down
He didn't want any security, and the
less noise made about Il the better, ac-
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 l ever
knew about him
'1e was always a faithful church
goer and a stanch supporter Of his
church Every Sunday morning It 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 it
came time for them 10 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
hurrying home under orders from Mr..
Manley to take the girls to church.
AS long as he kept q carriage don't
believe he ever forgot them.
Amid all his cares and responsible
ties Mr. Manley did not forget his boy
hood days He was a 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 favorlte team.
Lion Chandbourne's barber shop al
ways had a call from him once a day
when he was in town. Lon was n deep
dyed Democrat
'Often have l dropped into Lens and
found Mr.. Manley sitting back In the
chair and arguing Il out with Lon un-
derneath the imperturbable mask OF
lather. Sometimes they became very
argumentative, but always pleasant.
and Mr.. Manley would raise his head
from the chair rest TO especially en-
phaslze a point. At such moments Mr..
Manley seemed to have no more
thought OF the razor that was hanging
over his head than II II 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 I
know the curves OF Main street In
Lewiston, and you could tell that he
loved him, even II he was a Republic
an. just by the way he stroked his face.
'Of 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 a '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 a nicely. He could
tell you just where they lived. how to
get there and how they voted II need
be. Any man, whether Republican,
Democrat or something worse, that he
ever met he could call by name and
recognized at sight. with n cordial
how are you and a warm clasp OF the
hand or touch on the shoulder"
Il suppose he got this trait from the
late James G. Blaine?" was the remark
OF the reporter.
''Well, he got It from Mr.. Blaine OF
Mr.. Blaine got It from him. don't
know which. but l am rather inclined
to think that Mr.. Blaine was the copy
ist in this one respect.
'0hAA AAfnNAAm NNAANH VI AANh NV
living IN the capital city who owe their
success 10 Joe Manley.
Il remember used to have occasion
10 do business with him-business en-
tlrely outside Of all political considera-
tions. When / presented the bill
would always ask him II he wanted an
itemized account.
"'Never mind the items he would
say. If the work suits me. the bill is
ali rightv
'If you ask me-" added our Auburn
man as he closed the conversation, II
would say that the late Mr. Manley
was not only the political affinity Of
the late James G. Blaine, but he was
his own brother by right OF greatness.
/ voted for Mr.. Blaine for president Of
the United States. and ] would have
done the same for Mr.. Manley IL he
had livedw