Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-01
DEATH OF JOHN C. CARLISLE.

John G. Carlisle, who had been il
at the Hotel Wolcott, New York, sine
Tuesday last, died at II O'Clock las
night.
With him at the bedside were hi
daughter-in-law, Mrs. William G
Carlisle, and his two granddaughter
Mrs. Frederick l.. Allen and Mrs
Louis Sherman Pitkin, the latter o
New Haven. His illness was dag
nosed as acute indigestion.
John Griffin Carlisle was born il
what is now Kenton, but was at the
time Of his birth Campbell county
Kentucky, September 5, 1885. His
father was Lilbon II. Carlisle, small
farmer. The original Carlisle came
from somewhere near Culpeper Va.
In 1858, when John G. Carlisle was
but % year sold he was admitted to the
bar. His very first speech in his first
case was signal success.
He lacked a few months OF the 25
years of age requisite to admission to
the Legislature when he was elected,
but by the time the Legislature con-
vened he had passed the turning mark
and was duly sworn in.
This was the thrilling epoch of the
outbreak Of the war and Kentucky in
particular was in blaze. In no state
was the internal dissension so bitter as
there. Family was divided against
family, brother enlisted to fight against
brother and father to fight against son.
There was a strong secession party
and this Senator Carlisle vigorously OPP
posed.
Il did not believe, in the first place, 4"
he said, that the states had the
right to secede, and in the second
place, | did not believe they had the
strength to make secession success
full. ="
Mr.. Carlisle's congressional career
began with the Forty fifth Congress
and he served his party and his country
well through the next seven Congresses.
and was exalted to the speakership in the
Forty-eighth in 1888, where he served
for three successive terms.
1t was rs champion OF what he
considered the interests of the people
that Mr.. Carlisle speedily became con
spicuous in Congress. As a member
of the committee of ways and means
he began agitating the question of
tariff reform. To that issue he devoted
all his attention and bought to bear all
the influence of his position.
The Forty-eighth Congress was over
whelmingly democratic and the tariff
reform wing of the party demanded
Carlisle's election to the speakership,
and after sharp struggle he defeated
Mr. Randall in the caucus. Colonel
Morrison brought in a tariff bill, but
Randall had following enough to de-
stroy it, and was virile enough to get
all the protection he wanted injected
into lhe national platform at Chicago
in. 1884. The democrats triumphed at
the succeeding election; Cleveland was
president and the Forty-ninth Congress
was democratic. Carlisle was again
chosen speaker and Randall killed an
other Morrison bill.
Tariff reformers were in a rage and
demanded that Randall be disciplined;
and there were those who said that if
Carlsie's hand was not heavy enough
for the business he must step down and
give place to a speaker who would de-
pose Randall from the Craftsmanship of
Carlisle recalled the
episodes in the careers Of Douglas and
Sumner and refused to be influenced
by public clamor, but he was adroit
enough to cripple Randall without Of
Tending him. There was a distribution
Of some Of the appropriation bills, and
it was to that fact that was due the pas
sage Of the Mills bill in the House of
Representatives.
In 1890 he was sent to the United |
States Senate by the people Of his state,
the death OF Senator James
Beck. He resigned his seat in 1898 to |
accept the secretaryship ct the treasury |
n President Cleveland's Cabinet. His |
mastery Of craftsmanship and state
raft was strkingly displayed in coping
with the financial problems that arose
Turing that administration. He was
IN unyielding and consistent enemy Of |
he free silver" propaganda, allying
himself with the gold standard demo-
rats" i'm the campaign OF 1896.