The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-03

worth Of the late Gov. Williams. Is from
steady and consistent political onpo
u~ent--Judge Gresham. and was present
ed BY him a. Chairman Of a committe.
on resolutions. nj a meeting Of Indianap,
ola citizens. How grandly DO these en-,
logiums appear beside the slurs attempt,
ed 10 be cast on the Governor. by those
possessed Of souls too small TO appreciate
him. only = short two months ago. and
what a rebuke Judge Gresham admins
Vera to them when abiding to a long
unsullied public life:
I'VE meet Is citizens Of great state IA
make known orr sorrow for the death OF
Hon. James ID, Williams. whose life and
service 10 the stale AS It's chief magistrate
were simultaneously ended on lasf Satnr-
DAY. we also cone 10 record our esti-
mate OF his character and worth as man
ana as.a servant Of the people. Govern
%. iiiia'ns. ndelity 70 official duty was
never questioned. But he never forgot
that he belonged to the great bo,3v ~
citizens who pay the taxes. ana whose
highest duty and pride ii Il TO contribnte
20 The work OF developing and buildino
up the material prosperity and p~rornotinS
the intellectual advancement OF the peo-
pie. Whilea young man ne eyinced 4
taste for public affairs and an aptitude
Ior dealing with them. which are excent-
lonabie even among men whose tspecial
framing naturally ev0kes these qualities
discovering this his ~neighbors called him
tos puoilc station, aisd his services in the
s'ate legislature and in congress for 50
many years We're always marked by the
hlghest sense OF his responsibility Ia his
constituency and an undertaking fidelity
g tne pubic Interests. He never permit
teo the iormalities Of official station n
restrict the freedom of his intercourse
with the people, and while he was GOV
ernor the hnmb,est citizen Of the s,afa
could approach him at all times w;tbon,
embarrassment. 1t is WORTHY Of note
eno emphasis that Gov. Williams was 4
man OF singular purity Of character
Ills private and domestic virtues are Al
tested byall who enjoyed the intimacy
o. MS personal friendship. and HE offic;.,
integrity was never blurred bv ever M
'amputation of dishonesty. His concen.
tion Of official station was that n urax
pubic trust, to be administered with ,hc
SAM care, prudence and frugality which
. wise man would bestow uDon h;s ~; /.
vate affairs. 1t is to his honor that A.
time when the tendencies in official Sta /
ton were in the direction Of A lavish ana a
careless expenditure Of the public mon |
eys' ne used his influence in congress n
cneck those tendencies and to eynosa ,bo
existing abuses. Asgovernor he ev;ncad
the same wafchful care OF the public I'M n
terests: y though a warm partisan. nj &
alleged party necessity, 0 Considerations =
OF personal friendship, could swerve him :
rom what he believed 10 be the pafb ofle.
nuty. ~ has been said OF him that III II
. 100 liberal ia the use Of his PARDON e.
power. The records of his Office Az. Il,
c,ose me TACT that the last act Of III Il
'Ancial lie was The granting Of A resnita A
. man condemned 10 die. That he u,
'oo merciful with his erring fellowlD
uortals will not be remembered aoains, n
nm Dy the Merciful judge. IN whose ",
he now stands. Measured IL M
ne pest standard Gov. Williams uas ! d,
citizen, a faithful public s-ervant -
no . good man. His virtues were manv ~
md conspicuous. sand even his f;i;ar, -
eaned 10 virtues side.vv 70,
FRY -F,ar. -r--- livi
-- Aae couiu geta pair In
= runners and q horse had them out last
week enjoying the fine sleighinr. and
many were the races, snow-ballinr and
urnovers-the latter enjoyed more bv
ne laughing lookers-cn than By the -,
arties scrambling in the snow. Sheriff fey
'ox and pr. Wcrtz had their high met. int
'eo steeds out, and went around the COZ
raipd efrretc ~ foo teip