The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-23

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fully performed. To all that he said and
In all that he did there was nothing boast
full or vsinglorious. He moved steadily
and unobtrusively towards the marx, and
n every measure the honesty OF his pur-
poses were so manifest that his political
opponents were compelled &c yield their
| acquiescence.
The New York Herald in commenting
upon a telegram announcing Mr.. Kerr at
the point OF death says:
The decease OF Mr.. Kerr, which is expected
| from hour to hour, will be serious mis- or
tune to the D. moor a ic party and loss TO the
public life of The country. His nrm In eg1 lty ,
am able temper, modest manners and ire
proachable life have always commanded the
confidence of political friends and the resps ct
of pol teal opponents, and he will be sincerely
mOurned by ali who have been associated
in these degenerate times is a public
when new opportunities Of distinction ana
usefulness were opening before him, and hi
political party is deprived of the services OF
one of it's few members OF ripe and trained
capacity for public affairs. Mr.. Kerr was
more remarkab for clear head, sound
1er n po%eL 81 brsIapev
his talents being solid, not snowy, aud match
| ing his character, which was ste ady, faithful
| and manly. but not pulSlNe. he O1eS WIN
| the ,lm resignation of a Christisn, anxious
My for his family, wnom he leaves In nom
orable poverty
one of he legal safeguards for keeping the
Presidential office always nled, but
| this is perhaps OF little consequence, a.
| the contingency against VIII CHI the provi-
sion is made seems very remote. Ordinarily,
tour lives stand as a protection against an ex
vi president the presiding officer OF the Sen
ate and the speaker of the House The four
will be reduced to two by the deaths of Vice
President Wilson and Speaker Kerr, and an
accident to Mr. Ferry would leave the presi-
| dency SUSPENDED on the uncertain thread of a
single human life. There is 10 reason for ex-
porting danger, but still IL is always desirable
tn have at least three of the our offices always
filled as an insurance against the confusion
which would e ult from government with
out an executive mead.
Such tributes to the exalted character
of public servant in these degenerate
days have a value above all price,
and now, that the subject of these COM
mendstions lies cold 10 his shroud, will
bs accept d by the friends Of the deceased
as peculiarly most appropriate.
Mr.. Kerr, as we have inhmsted, has for
many months been an invalid. special
to the Chicago Times from Rock bridge
Sorirg contains the following:
He is reduced TO a degree of ema citation
which is sim ply fearful TO contemplate. His
limbs are lille more than skin am bone, ano
his face, neck and b east resemble those OF q
skeleton as nearly as may be. He suffers the
most ex crutiaIiDg pain almost constantly DIR.
Pope says this evening that Mr.. Kerr's disease
is phthisis intestinaIis, or consum ptio of the
bowels, successive and more alarming
Of Of Which Ss old cS4ono
tar h was merely a local feature. Just ow 1t
IL impossible t. say whether Mr Kelr is bet-
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few days, because the mode of treatment has
ben rad cally changed. DIR. Davis, of the
UDiver siiy OF Virginia, the physician who has
had thaTge of Mr.. Kerr, IS an allopath, VIII lie
DR.. Pope is homeopath, ana It will take
some days TO remove from the system the eff
fecIs of one system of m eoicipes and subject IT
to the influence of another. There is but one
thing CIR ain, which is that the change In Mr..
X IRIS condition is only matter of time. DIR.
| statement of the case, but at present he say S
| two weeks will be the farthest limit to which
Mr.. K-rr's will can extend his lie. He
is almost certain to die sooner, however,
change for the worse occur, he will not be
| able 10 continue the struggle The most re-
markable thing about the whole matter Is the
| won er al exhibition of Will power, the tri-
mph of mind over matter. With a phosiQue
utterly destroyed, his mind retains its pristine
vigor, and he he rs and taxes no Ice OF all that
/ Is said in his presence. Though most of
/ the time he appears to be In semi
unconscious state, he fully realizes his
be fiattered by friends whose sympathy over
ba ances Their sober judgment. This morning
your corresp ndent, on coming l. to Mr.. ke'r's
| room. remarked that he looked better. "No,
| he whispered, 81 am no better; al am worse. "
To his son, VINO has dispal ches from inc uiring
friends to answer almost hourly, he sas :, TELL
| them the truth"
Itwould be grateful task to enter more
iully into the life, character and public
services of the dead statesman, the
honorable citizen, the generous
neighbor, the man above reproacb.
But the hour at which we write forbids.
Indiana mourns the loss of another no.
Bile son, the country a public servant OF
| the highest character and OF untarnished
integrity. l.. In the great busy world,
amidst the rush and whirl OF business,
men stop TO speak words of kind
ness and of regret for the country q
loss, what must be the severity of the
blow in the home circle, where so many
virtues converged to make wife and chill
dren happy. We, In common with thous'
snds who knew the deceased in the quiet
walks of lie, can only offer our condo
lence-leaving for time the task of healing
the wounds that death hes made. A greaI
man has fallen at his post with his harness
on. He sleeps well. He will live in the
sffectionste memory of thousands. Nc
grapder monument can be secured.
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