The Washington herald., 1907-09-08

ture and a Democratic member Of Con-
gress from New York City
It was modesty personifed. 1t might
have said much more and SO increased
Democratic confidence in him as a candi-
date. But ChanIer just wouldn't have it,
and. moreover, he admonished his two
lusty brothers. Bob and Bill, who knew
even more than he about the political
same. not to tOot the Chanler horn SO
loud Us TO make a spectacle of the family.
He always was and always will be an
transformations citizen. but that does not
mean that he will stand meekly by and
permit an indignity or an injustice to be
perpetrated either upon his neighbOr or
upon himself. On several occasions, when
it has been attempted he has promptly
taken the center OF the stage utterly re-
gardless Of consequences.
Ancestors Revolutionary Fighters.
The lieutenant governor comes from
fighting Revolutionary stock all the same,
even if it was not heralded to the world
by the campaign biographer. His mother
was Margaret Astor Ward Chanler.
daughter of Sam Ward. of the Rhode
Island Wards of Revolutionary fame,
a forbear, Col Ward, having served
his country and Gen. Washington as a
member of the latter's staff The wife OF
Sam Ward was Emily Astor. the favor
tie granddaughter of John Jacob AstOr.
the founder of the house in America, and
the Oldest daughter of William B. Astor,
John Jacobs son. business partner, con-
fdant, and heir.
Her mother was a daughter Of Gen.
John Armstrong, who, as a student quit
Princeton 10 become an aid-de-camp to
Gen. Mercer with the rank of major. and
later was promoted to be general At the
close of the Revolutionary war he
achieved much distinction also in civil
life. He became secretary Of state and
attorney general Of Pennsylvania, and
then a member Of Congress. Marrying the
sister Of Chancellor Livingston. of New
York, he moved to that State and was
elected United States Senator, resigning
after four years service TO accept the
position of Minister TO France and Spain,
offered him by President Jefferson. Suisse
quently President Madison made him his
Secretary Of War.
This Gen. Armstrong was the son of
another Revolutionary general, also John
Armstrong. who was born in the North
OF Ireland in 1725, and coming to the col
onies while young, cut great figure as
Irish Indian fighter" distinguishing him
self at Kittanning and other points in
Pennsylvania. The Continental Congress
made him brigadier general but he
shortly after resigned to take the same
rank IN the Pennsylvania militia, which
he commanded at Brandywine and Ger
mantown, and thereafter was made a
major general This pre-eminently useful
Irishman died fun of honors and was
buried at Carlisle, Pa
a bunch OF laurels like this adorn the
brow Of very few members Of those So
cieties which are dedicated to the glori-
fcation of the deeds Of their Revolution
airy dads, and yet the lieutenant governor
wears it so incOnspicuously that nobody
ever sees it. One may gather these facts
byN digging in books, but never from
CHAMBER
You have an honorable ancestry Of
which you may Well be proud" remarked
a casual acquaintance to him. hoping for
some interesting details of family history
I believe they were good American cit
liens, who knew the law and obeyed it."
he replied, turning on his heel.
The ChaHlers had their summer homs
at Newport, and there Lewis Stuy-
yesant was born on September "a, 1869.
He was graduated from Columbia's law
school when about nineteen and was
sent abroad for a course in interna-
tional law and Jurisprudence at Cam
bridge. Its chief society, the Cam
bridge University Union, was famous
for its forensic exhibitions, and into
these the young American plunged with
the greatest zeal His enthusiasm and
his attainments were such as to at
tract the admiration OF his fellow
students, and they elected him presi-
dent, an honor which had never before
been bestowed upon an American.
The Tories and the Liberals were
embroiled in a hot political struggle.
Sir George Newnes was the candidate
Of the latter for Cambridgeshire, and
into the fight went young Chanler for
the ''one man, one vote" principle ad-
yocated by the Liberals.
A Campaigner for English Liberals.
If" he declared to his English audi
ences. you are to found a state on the
principle of property. on the principle
that those who have the most property
shall have the most votes, you take
not manhood but money as your stand
ard, and in that event, when in great
crises appeal is made to patriotism, you
viii find that the appeal is to soddened
ears and will be made in vain. There
is broader and higher principle which
we in America borrowed from your
fathers, and which !, as an American.
here Tesubmit 10 their sons. It is the
principle that every man is as well
able to take his part In the govern
ment Of the state as every other man.
whether he has wealth or power. so
long as he possesses that genuine feel
ing for the welfare of his country
without which no man can be a true
citizen.
Possessed of that sentiment. the cit
izen IS qualified for the highest position
In Parliament or in the community.
and his rights are none the less be-
cause some one happens to be more
blessed with this worlds goods than he.
You are told that those who have the