The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03

His Death 1t Wysndott Last sstur
day Night.

OUe VI tue eOsWs psuWsOeOS WeO 81 hou
sas. Col. Stephen A. Coht. died 1t his HON,
in wyasdot. on Saturday night. tn,
real csu.e Of his death vas sun stroke
though he rrccivd the shock three seek,
ago. Nslxrisl fever and internal trouble.
co@bined to haslea bis death.
He hes been prominent in the politics O
The State for many yean. having been "a
the supreme bench. in the L~gislsiure and
Congress. He Wss Q css.did.te for Gov.
ernor once or twice. He was . public
'pirised man and barring his politics wss
liked By all, even bis oppooenis. The
writer. from psrsossl acquaintance With
him, knew him 70 be conscientious ees-
tIeman and henefactor, end With his death.
K.nsx. Io.es valuable citizen.
For more than twemiy years he has been
Identified with WyaadUiie. haa Grown With
it's growth and prapered in i,s prssp ruty,
vhil- in the dark and evil days. during the
famine and 6nt year of var. he had faith
aud hope in the future, and never foe . mo
ment thought al leaving mis- adopted home.
whittier he had coae . young and uniried
man, u carve for hia,arlf name .nd tsm~
which he has w"n. PUor and unknown, he
room comm anded the respect Of the people
by his talents, energy and the upright chsr.
scier formed in the airict New nglamd
school where he Vas burn. they showed
their APprrci.liUu If him BY eleriimx him
succesive To al the public ficea within
their gift, from Mayor u State S..masor He
Mao Represented the 6ec0nd District far one
term in Congress. where he worked uncess.
ingly fur the god al the State. He intro
ducrd and managed the bill % compel tine
Union Psci6c RsiIrUsd n pro rate With the
X. r, and his re~,rd shows he Waa siways
"n the side of the people ~ against power.
Always an unc"mpromi.,ng Republican in
vOliisca, he wsa not bitter, snh had the -.
teen al all pariies alike. while ~ . lawyer
he vas AIMING the Heading adrnca,es ri
Kansas. A . husband aud father his liz.
w.a exemplary, and ~ friend true aud
- steel, while ''ihai hest p.r,i"n ..f
= mana life his IItile namseless xcis Of kind
ncss and of love-" endear him 10 sll.
Hin strnneeal traits cf character were un-
firing energy and 6x~dneaa al pur;ns~,
which, while they made him successful m
business. in loliiica and his profession, to,
.nn wore out the sturdy form that held |
Them. He w.s kind and svmpathe,ic to all, !
but particularly tn young men in the pro-
saion; always ready e. aid them with .d. !
vice. cs'uns-l or money, and taking On in |
ere<t in their welfare. which smoothed the |
'fien rugged path to legal honors, aud |
bound them 70 him With 6rmesi tie~.
He wss always. in public lie and o. |. ,
private citizen, friend to Ksnass City, .
levout believer in the great brnd Of the !
Missouri river hecoming the Commercial
~nier of the New Wesi, 10 assist in accom-. /
'lishing which Ma his chief ambition and
i'm. IL was his suggestion at the barge
Inc meeting isss winter that resulted in IN .
for the improvement of he ,
liver, and he worked uni,rinely for this
,Oint.
He waa taken from Ms in the very bloom
md prime of his manhood. oh. n he Vac
rowing faster than ever hefore, and nv
easnn If his experience, acquaintance and
influence capable. Of moe service 10 the
'nhlic shan at any rresi"u. time. The
usv brain, the eloquent liEa. the warm
uman heart that weni 10 make the man
&c knew and loved, s'e still and dead.
eaving q place in the id sirs of K.nas-.
nd particularly wya".ioi.e. which will
ing he vacant. lie gill be aadly missed
n all the relations of lie, but most bitterly
nd longest n that 6reside where hiss srrat-
Il comfort was. and whers he ruled With
s.y No gentle xad kindly that he wss fel,
mt ~ . guide. He has entered into the
~ of which he knew ~ little in his active.
seful life. f"r though 'His FaitI perhap. in
,me nice tenants might he wrons. his III.
~ right" A bright example f"r youth t.
nulate. and though not rounded io . p-r-
ct clo'e in yea~, complete and finished in
aelf.