The Lake County times., 1912-04-25

the great Henry Clay wrote to a friend,
then ambassador to Mexico: He is
man of sterling qualities. respected.
honored and loved by all. I hold him
a personal friend and as such / intro
duce him to you"
Bred and raised close to nature.
young Carlisle carved out his own ca
reer rising through the various depart
ments OF Journalism into a railway ex-
perience of brilliancy from which he
stepped out into the activity of COM
mercia1 and manufacturing life.
Col. Carlisle was married in 1891 to
the only daughter OF the late Hon.
Clem Studebaker. founder of the house
of Studebaker's at South Bend, and
since that date has been prominently
and vigorously identified with the prog
ress and life of Indiana. in civic. state
and national lines.
Champion of Modern Progress.
He was vice president of the National
Association of Manufacturers and had
that organization its way would doubt
less have become the first head of the
department of commerce under Roose-
velt- He was a member of the Car
riage Builders National association,
vice president for Indiana of the
Scotch Irish Society of America, an Of
Chicago. He served four years as .
member of Governor Mounts staff as
lieutenant-colonei and was command
ing colonel under Governor w. T. Dur
bin, who said that Col Carlisle had
won recognition throughout the state
as one of the most active. enterprising
and successful business men of Indi-
ana. He is a 32nd degree Mason and a
Shriner, member of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science
of Philadelphia, the American Insti-
tute of Civics of New York. the Chi
cago Athletic association and Twen-
tieth Century of Chicago, the Sphinx
club OF New York, composed only of
national advertisers, the Northern In
diana Historical society, the Columbia
club OF Indianapolis. and the Indiana
club of South Bend. He has been
| president of many Indiana political
clubs. and an ardent champion of mod
ern political progress along sane lines,
divorced from the dangers that threat
en- the welfare of all the people all the
time
Friend of Late Mckinley.
| 1t is given to few men to possess the
personal friendship of so many men in
all walks of life as has fallen to the
lot of Col. Carlisle. He numbers among
his friends some of the nations great
| est men, The nations martyred Nc
Kinley praised him. Col. Roosevelt
counts him as friend. Former Vice
| President Fairbanks calls him one of
1.-THE most able and forceful men of the
state, while Senator Beveridge says of
him: Courteous and kindly to ALL
| loyal in friendship. active in good
causes he is fearless in the champion
ship of what he believes is right
Thomas A Edison, the Wizard of Men
10 Park said: Carlisle is typical
| American. sanguine, pushing and
bright, a man of the woody west where
everybody hustles and business is only
limited by nervous prostration." The
late General Lew Wallace said: The
history of his life is instructive to the
Younger generation The late Mark
Hanna esteemed Col. Carlisle highly.
and to read the messages of friendship
that have come to him from ministers,
bishops, manufacturers, editors and
leaders in thought and action one can
only marvel at the versatility and
imany-sidedness of his friendship.
Labors to Serve People.
He believes in efficiency of admin
istration that is honest, that labors con-
scientiously to serve the people under
the law, conserving energy, eliminat-
ing waste and without religious, per-
sonal. social or business selfishnes.
The farmer and the business man will
be vastly interested in what Col Car
isle has studied deeply, and thorough
ly accepts as part of economic neces-
sity in facing the latter day problems
; of expensive living. These are reci-
, procity, conservatism, associated chari-
tifc agriculture, conservation and the
broadening of country life.
}, He holds that high license and prop
: er regulation are more effective meth
} DDS in dealing with the liquor traffic
, than drastic laws, for If an evil is to be
) eventually and permanently corrected
| the majority of the people must agree.
publicity being. in his estimation. a
vital factor for reform. Col. Carlisle
believes in the people having direct pri-
,maries and elections. His tributes to
! the influence of womanhood and the
5 unset fsh love of woman has won him
unstinted praise.
La Broad minded Man.
In the uniformity of law and its efn-
: cheney, in federal government super
t vision and when necessary, federal
Q regulation over all Interstate affairs,
\ ana In the aDSOlute VI
f capital and labor, inculcating the spir-
el 1t and principles of copartnership and
S co-operation are views of Mr.. Carlisle 5
n that stamp him broad minded In the
j extreme.
No one who has ever visited the inn
mense Studebaker plant at South Bend.
| a hive of irradiating industry that
reaches across the world. can but see
lhow proud the South Bend man is of the
: theory that every man and woman
b should have fair. square and honorabie
d opportunity for success He feels that
n success Is due to efficiency. copartner-
e ship and publicity, these developing q
D solution that will serve as the index
o for the fair and equitable distribution
e of profit and other great problems yet
s | to be solved.
4 fore sale. He said he believed it would