Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
JOHN G. CARLISLE DEAD
Was Former Cleveland Cabinet Officer
and Served in Senate and as Speaker
Of House-Famous As An Orator.

New York. Aug John G. Carlisle,
former secretary of the treasury in
CleveIand's cabinet, who had been crit
ically i'll for the last two days, died at
his apartments in New York at 10: so
O'Clock Saturday night of heart disease,
accompanied by oedema of the lungs.
An Intestinal complaint of long
standing. which wore down his vital
ity, lay behind the technical fact OF
heart failure. He was attacked last
spring by the same trouble. complicat-
ed by an ailment Of the kidneys. and
for a time was near death. But his
remarkable vitality triumphed then. as
it seemed it might even in the illness
which ended Saturday night.
Struggle Up From Poverty.
Mr.. Carlisle's career, while not of the
kind that will make his name figure
prominently in American history, has a
peculiar interest for those who are
fond of pointing out the great oppor-
tunities open to American youth. His
life may be divided into four periods,
all of which, except the last, are not
without a certain amount Of lively ac-
ton and even of dramatic intensity.
Thirty-one years Of struggling up
w "a " a6aihSS SOifDhA dSiNS hIIo ~ liinSo
absolute poverty, eight years OF vigor-
Gus climbing during which he could see
success ahead, eighteen years OF ma
tional prominence and of some consid-
erable celebrity, II not outright fame.
and then twelve years of retirement
to private life and the practice Of law.
which was the original ambition Of his
boyhood-such IL the skeleton OF the
record Of his work
His father was farmer of Kenton
county, Kentucky. and there the future
statesman was born. Sept 5, 1888. The
family was large and all OF It WAS re-
quired to do the work Of the farmer.
Thomas included Eaf4y and late. in
all seasons Of the year, Carlisle, the
farm boy, labored uncomp1ainingly.
With his heart set on getting an edu-
cation. he found that his father had
not the means to crafty the sons
Wish. and this fadt. parhaps. only
strengthened the boys desire.
His boyhood's fondest wish was to
get an education and become lawyer.
He had as yet no dreams Of the legis
laturc, to say nothing of congress. the
lspeakership. and later Of the senate
acd the cabinet Of the president II
Carlisle realized all this, it was to be
attributed to that boyish ambition to
become q lawyer
EeIected Seven Times.
In 1877 Carlisle was elected to con-
gress. and was reelected six times
From the moment he entered the
house his force and value as a leader
were recognized by his party. At his
debut he was made a member of the
committee on ways and means. and his
speeches on the revenue became the
talk of the country. In 1883 he was
chosen speaker OF the house. being
preferred to no less a man than Samuel
J. Randall
For six years he was in the chair OF
the house, and. altho he knew a re-
publican when he saw one it was never
charged against him that he discrim-
mated in his rulings against his pollt-
ical opponents. He eventually became
an authority on parliamentary law,
and was often consulted in that line
by members OF both parties.
His election to the United States
senate in 1890 was not regarded by
anybody as an advancement as he was
already one OF the foremost men in
washington. From 1893 till 1897
Carlisle was secretary OF the treasury.
which he vacated with the outgoing
OF the democrats.
He was Of rarely gentle disposition,
OF a discriminating mind. and compe-
tent Judges have said that no Ameri-
can in jublic life spoke more force
full fluent or elegant English.
The funeral Of the late John G. Car
Isle will be held in Washington We'd
nesday afternoon. The body will be
taken to washington Tuesday Burial
will probably be at Covington, KY.