The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . uniformly sustained by the Court of times he has taken a deep interest in local, state,and national politics, and his course in that field hasbeen steadfastly honest and
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . uniformly sustained by the Court of times he has taken a deep interest in local, state,and national politics, and his course in that field hasbeen steadfastly honest and consistent. In nationalmatters a stanch republican, in local matters he isan independent. He took an influential part in thecampaign for reform in Philadelphia in 1877, andstumped the state of Pennsylvania the followingyear for the republican party in favor of honestmoney. As an opponent of ring rule his ability andpower as a public speaker were brought into requisi-tion in all the campaigns of the committee of onehundred, an organization whose object was to bringabout a reform in the municipal government ofPhiladelphia. He has also spoken in the interest ofreform in New York and other cities. In 1880, inChicago, he delivered a strong and impressive speechagainst the third presidential term, before a largemeeting held in that city during the session of therepublican national convention of that year. He has. uniformly declined office. He declined the nomina-tion of Register of wills of Philadelphia, and also-declined the appointment of Recorder of the city,tendered him by Gov. Pattison in 1883. Jlr. Carsonhas lectured frequently on the causes which led tothe adoption of the constitution of the United Statesand kindred subjects, and has delivered numerousorations and addresses on notable occasions. Theyinclude a response to the toast, The Junior Bar,at a banquet given to Benjamin H. Brewster,as attorney-general of the United States (1882);Eulogy on Gen. A. A. Humphreys (1884);
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