The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-22

In hi6 last sickness oetore ne ieIt tpis city. His sufferings were intense but under the tender and affectionate care of his noble and beloved wife, whose great love had crowned his life with domestic happiness and peace he ne. pore. ore lures and pain that racked his body
 "suoh. MT. Speaker. is but feeble ssspiendid man--my good friend. His home city of Montgomery, Ala, where he was known well In all tne walks of life. honored' and loved nm in life. and of the world, could have paid more beautiful. pathetic and sincere tributes of respect and love to the dead than those noble people in thct ' sitifu, and worthy fellow citizen and distin- gQished Congressman, Colonel A.. A. Wi,iIy; ,s .iIy,;a And' Mir Speaker he deserved
 Remarks of NIT. Taylor.
 The, remarks of Representative c. W. Taylor. in eulogy of Colonel Wiley was devoted largely to a review of his remarkable career
 Colonel Wiley was a broad minded American, full of patriotism for the old flag. for the Union and the United States. In his brave heart there lived love for the flag as ever beat in all
 After the Spanish American War. Colonel Wiley was elected to Congress in 1900 and remained in office till his death. He was renominated for the Sixty-first Congress without per sonal canvass and while he was lying upon the couch of his last illness. II was a splendid tribute of splendid people to a splendid man and citizen. It was the tribute of a great state to a beloved and honored son, saying un- mistakably, well done, good and faith- full servant
 "Colonel Wiley was recognized as an orator of ability outside of his profess sion. He made numerous addresses upon a wide range of subjects and in different states. Among these special honors paid him was the invitatiom to 9 Jubilee at Tampa, Florida. where ne acquitted himself In such a way as to receive thanks in a personal letter
 q knew Colonel Wiley for many years and knew him well. He was my | friend always and I loved him for his loyalty and his royal generosity; INC No man I ever met went further Tn the implicitly relied upon to do a friend part than Ariosto Wiley. He @ had ideals of friendship of his own. lofty as the towering pines of his loved cipie and lifted him above the clouds and into the bright sunshine where he lived up to the highest conception l of that rare virtue. He was a friend Q tie to and to count on Witn maa aoSo, my lot to see him often in last illness. l never saw a braver, truer man Tn pam | and sickness Hacked with torture which at sometimes overcame the power of human nature to endure In | silence when the paroxysm passed, h1s bedside was as his home was always a rare delight and pleasant place TOT friends to meet and be happy. He was bright, cheerful, full of anecdotes, ar, fectionate and appreciative to the last and accomplishing.
 His people at home buried him witf all the honors of a distinguished clti' zen and with what makes honors greater and sacred-with tears from | a thousand eyes and signs rom thousand hearts, the perfect testimony l of love and friendship
 | 'sThere have been few men In Ala. bama who won and kept and deserved the honor and affection given by tht people (especially the people of Mont gomery) to Ariosto A. Wiley, lawyer lesis,a'tora aa ta'sna patriot soldier statesman
 MT CIayton's Tribute.
 Mir. Clayton said:
 "Mr Speaker: The Honorable Arios to national politics at the beginning Q the first session of the Fifty -sevent Congress on the first Monday in De cember. 1901. He brought with him long and successful experience in tn public affairs of his State. and his sub sequent highly creditable conduct ful ly justified the wisdom of his constit sentative until the end of his earthl career. which occurred on June IT. 190'
 Our deceased friend was born No vember 6. 1S4S. at Clayton in the Coun ty of Barbour, in the State of Alabama When one year of age he moved wit his parents to Troy, in Pike County. Il that State. and there the son was rear ed to manhood. He received classic Emory and Henry College. Virginia. a old and renowned institution in June 1871. Soon thereafter he read law was admitted to to the bar: and locate @ of his State. and there he began tn practice of law in 1872. Early in hl professional career he became the part the Chief Justice of the Supreme Couy | of Alabama. This partnership laste eighteen years. and until it was termin ated by the death of Judge, Rice;
 of our friend. whose untimely depart ure we now lament. enabled him in al most the beginning of his work as ant matters and litigation celebrated l, the court annals of his State. He wa several times member of the Legis 1 ldture or Ala pama-naVinB SerVB both in the House of Representative and in the Senate-and he was at al times while there a conspicuously in dustrious, able and influential servan and he left his impress upon many O the laws of his native and beloved Com monwealth.
 "The love of our friend Wiley for tn law was hardly stronger than his lov for the military, for he was possesses of the martial spirit and admired tn glory of the field as intensely as tn renown of the forum. He was at on time Judge Advocate General In tn State military establishment. and af forwards served as its Inspector Gensr al and then twice as It's Chief of Ord nance. When the war between th United States and Spain had been he gun. President Mckinley, recognizint the valuable military experience an superior qualifications of Colonel Wiley accordingly. appointed him Lieutenan Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Unite, States Volunteer Infantry. one of tn so-called immune e-from- vel llow-feye regiments. organized under special ac of Congress on June IT. 1898. he wen | with his command to Santiago de Cuba his regiment arriving there just afte the battle of San Juan Hill. He ha been there only short while wheI General Lawton. of the United State Army. the commander of that depart ment. appreciating his extensive mill