Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-01


is would a case be stated but his repl
+; was ready, and so accurate was HI
h judgment and inluitive his percepiio
10 that ho rarely erred, Work thus b.
IN came easy TO him and problems tha
perplexed others were as playthings I
% his trained powers. Hethus transacte,
4. an almost incredible amount of busi
4. ness with perfect ease, and when wor
If out he had the rare faculty of drop
l. ping asleep instantly and snatohinI
d the needed rest with the minimum los
n Of time. His enjoyment OF social ant
}. home pleasures was wonderfully keen
d and alter leaving the Office or return
/, ing from long journey he would b,
d among the foremost to take part il
Q pleasant recreation. This, no doubt
tempted him to draw still more heavily
, on his wonderful physique and to at
q tempt fresh labors when true wisdom
would have enjoined perfect rest.
Q But human strength has limits. Men
cannot work night and day, even
} though made OF steel, and after nearly
r thirty years OF unrcmitting toll the
J strong man gave way and death has
now given hun an eternal rest. Few
die over whom such honest tears will
be shed as will moisten his grave, and
fewer sull leave such grand record
to those who remain behind him. Not
only will he be remembered for great
, achievements as railway CHIEF, but
when these have been forgotten the
memory OF his uniaiing benevolence,
generous friendship and keen sympa-
thy will be fresh and green above the
laurels that time may have faded.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
Vast as have been Colonel Scolts
labors in conceivlng, prosecuting and
periecting the grandest railway sys.
TEN Of the continent, against powerful
rivals which had greatly the start Of
him in the race, his pre-eminent quail.
ties were not limited 10 railroads and
speculation. Commodore Vanderbilt
is remembered as one who built up a
colossal fortune by n railway comblna-
ton that was the greatest of its time,
but he was unielt outside OF the circles
which create nothing and profit only
by the creation of Others lie died
unregretted, and the Vanderbilt OF to.
day and his great railway associate,
Jay Gould, will pass away from their
millions without heartfelt sorrow TO
IN Ike their memories sacred. But Col.
Scott was one Of the most magnetic Of
men, and he possessed u circle Of de-
voted friends, bound TO him by the
most sincere personal affection, in
every SECTION Of the country. lie was
respected by his great associates be-
cause be was the more than peer of
the greatest, but he was beloved by
the multitude that had free access to
him oven in the midst OF the most ex.
acting duties. He loved to promote
everything that made men better and
happier He ever sought the sunny
side OF lie, even when the gravest
tribulations confronted him, and il was
one Of his chief pleasures to diffuse
happiness among all about him. He
was boundless IN his benevolence and |
as ostentatious in his generous deeds |
as he was liberal in tempering the
misiOrtunes and sorrows Of others.
Until his great powers broke, when
they could no longer bend under the
severe strain put upon them, he could
dismiss his cares when labors ceased,
and be was then the life of the circle
of friendship. He was gentle as the
child in bis intercourse with his friends,
and hc was one of the few men to be
found who are too great for mean re.
sentiments. Desperate as have been
many OF his struggles with grasping
rivals and with the narrow preiudices
which protested against what they
now point to with unmixed pride, his
lifs is unmarked by vindictiveness.
Even when his foes were helpless, bis
magnanmity either proffered the Off
ces OF friendship or the charity of for.
geifulness, The unwritten chapters
of his aid in the promotion Of pubic
men, Of his heroic protection of them
when iieTcely assalled, and of their in
gratitude when ambition crossed the
path OF personal integrity, would star.
tic the worll. His broad manhood
respected and strengthened the man
hood Of all associated with him and
none more freely iorgave when men
were laithless. Ever since he became
possessed Of competence no day pass
ed without witnessing his beneiactions
and often TO the humblest and feeblest
of his fellow.men; and much as is
known of his greater muni6cenco to
prominent institutions Of the country,
the world knows little of the extent of
his assistance 10 the struggling. lie
did good because he loved to do good,
and there will be hundreds of sorrow.
ing hearts to-day, lamenting tho mex.
orable summons that has called him
from the living, Of which the world
will have 70 knowledge. They will
mourn in tho same privacy that his
generous deeds ever sought, and bis
memory will bo green in humble homes
when the world of fashion, of specua.
tion ard Of pretension shall have for.
gotten that Thomas A. Scott lived.
A LEADER OF LEADERS.
Colonel Scott was empbatically q /
leader Of leaders among men. He as. I
ntrnd IN M G.r,n ao tho o,u, r,nr a.. "a D.,
party or faction, and he sought no dis. {
Iinction as the moulder OF public orin. {
ion or the director of others. His wise /
were oilel sought by the /
highest Of the land, and freely and un. !
1stentatiously given, Although once I
seriously canvassed as q Presidential {
at Cincinnati in 1879, when I
.be chaotic Liberal Republicans met S
10 declare their independence, he was q
lnadvised and Indifferent about the I
contest With his uncommon powers {
)f conception and execution, he would ,
Davo guided an administration with q
skill or welded armies q
With matchless strategy and courage, c
)ut his ambition was in his chosen n
,alling and he never marred his great a
less by the aspirations which seek 8
eliish advancement. His services to v
he country during the war can now 3
lever be justly measured by the his. b
orian of that gigantic conflict, and it u
will never be told how much Of the
anne Of others is due to his counseIs S
md aid. He was swift and heroic In n
u his efforts to sustain the Republic p
Iuring the war, and when peace came &
10 was not only among tho first but u
.lso among the most persistent and O
generous in seeking 10 aid the desola. o
cd South to retrieve her broken for. G.