Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-26
He loved our Nation Lake VII: ).

Indeed, in many respects, his character was
unique. He was not only great from his po-
sition, but great in soul, and we want 10 give
him our tribute of praise; for praise is a
strengthener TO virtue and the opportunity
to show it Is gain to the soul. Though virtue
is always lovely, when We see il in high
places il gains an additional lustre. 1t is by
careful study of the motives and actions OF
distinguished men that the lover of his
country is to guide his course in relation to
the future. On Shakespeare or on Goethe an
ordinary man may gaze with awe and won
der, without being raised any nearer the stu
pendous genius which he admires. But when
we see the moral heroes of our race, the brave
upright, just, and true, starting from the
lowly walks of life, moving among US and
attaining eminenee, the attraction is greater.
1t is almost impossible to think of them with
out gaining some strength, encouragement.
and elevation. To remember any such ex-
amples that have crossed our path bright
ened lis darkness and cheered its dull ness is
to keep before us the ideal of human nature.
and leads US to embody in our lives the ex-
allied principles we admire in other lives.
President Garfield was man after the
heart of the people, whose pulse beat in uni
son with the nations pulse. He was one of
the men who represent the highest type of
American character. His hands were not toe
dainty to hold the plough, nor was he asham-
ed to have them hardened by toll. BY his
indomitable energy and unwearied persever-
ance he raised himself from common canal
hoy to the highest office in the gift of the
nation. He made himself, and by controlling
This opportunities made more of himself than
most men nave uohe, Against MS resoiute
"ii' uiiiieui'ies proAe iihe se'-Wa'eS On
roch' liaee, nolor' P""er' souS"' iiiin-hol
ne 'heni' Ing puoiio souu was "'e oH,y o"Ject :
ne "ei'"ei "i''.u az fo'i',C", "se'"''e"et "oi
pecuhiary e"oiuiiieht. mike many others'
ne thaue no use vi inc chahces MS once as a
legislator AFFORDED To enrich himseit. ana
3would prooaoiy nave retired from the fresi-
dehcy as poor man as wheh lie look the oa'h
., oiiice' a "oo'e .oi''">, 'niS u '"e seherai
charae'ei Vi ieeiSia'oiS. ne "ouiu not re-
Soil u any eiooHeu Poiies III oiucf u gam
power So no STAIN furnishes the brightness OF
his fame. " alklng IN his integrity, fearing
Uod Out no man lace, upriSht, the soul Oh
honor, his heart throbblng with the purest
patriotism, now grand he was There was
mgn-.oneu nc running through all ne
saiu anu al nc oiu' winch III forever remain
as MS giea'es' monument TIC as nc'e! TURN
gu asiue ny CONSIDERATIONS vi eAPe''iency'
oul steereu HIS course ny tie eternal primer
pies vi tru'l anu JUSTICE
we uo hot propose 10 oher any 'eruict as
10 INC eNeeu'iNe aoiii'ies Vi Iresiueh' var
neio- History, when Judges men lneNoraDiy
ny success OF iaiiure' Is sure 10 uelect the
causes Oh ei.her, anu we 40 not assume 10
anticipate us Judgment IN lae'' we I'VE 700
near MN u JuuSe nun WIN perfect iu'partiai-
'y. Dut we nold that II Is risht 10 Judge MN
not ohiy py what lie did' Out also py what ne
wished ana eudeavored 10 DO. Measured by
AIT
Xgiorious, ana MS future was iuli oi nope ana
promise nislcTy, III summing up MS me-
VIII reihe,'loer tiat DIT 'he cr,''cai parry
Juhc'ure Tue initiative was iorceu U" Iresi-
ueht gar heiu' anu nc i',oues'iy accePteu HIS
iea.iui responsibility. WIN Tue consistently
anu courage that are 'ne oirthriSh' vi re-
puoiicah hhasis.fa.e, ne mas never So lar as
we know, shrunk from bearing the full weight
ko1 IL whenever an obnoxious act must pe
dohe OF an obnoxious man ueiehuea- Nho"-
ing that the inquiry OF rulers Is .he suoVeT,
SION ., government, he enue".oreu W cai,
.iou"u nm me" vi ,onu' anu in'e ''n'
amer ic"hs na'e " 'hanN nm ~! ms enot'
" inausui".e reioiins' anu " Ani,''''is n"'ioi
toge'ner INTO sucii ha''oha' io'e Us pas'
years nave never seen
III MS ORDINARY ne III ms Puoic ut'eL-
ances' IN MS poiltlcai work, ne carried win
nun cr.s'a, purify ana splln ol si"cerly
Nnicl .e"ueu W ieno'e ereis t''in. Vi sus ,,
piGloh iioiii MS i'o'!,es pu' ne was equai
70 nis posi.io"' anu '"ous. ne uiu "o' w ",;,
sA,."oioin"iy u,ins' "h"' Is oe''ei' nc Wv, Wv!
oruiials ,'li"es III an eA'iaoiuii"iy way. Vi
onueliui po"eis Vi "Ppii.a''on anu un' . " -.
nIlsny, M,'a nenoly :n"t ny. iGsa ~
,'oiu oh MAJ ~ nH' o".: 500, ''ie'ao;
nc 49,, snip ,'''u g.. aoe,o1 ,,,;n',s :
ne ~, ~, W III
passioHa'e 'o, ,, VI nioe' ne sou,i na,
sai' WIN al ~, p,u l."'i" ~, al" i,
Ahu no'''i"S i'u'''''" Is 'o'e'S" " my s'"P"
H. he homo ,ho-o obor,c,.r h,s, rovools
~. IN, rs MN, 49, =, ',''rais 900, j., 800
M "aS pu'e IL d ,rn, ..;t,f,i -. ~
I h,,ah an" ,n'';n Ta,hor tsr'saa;na a.
"u S.,. nn,,a ,o.,,',, .,
an euuea'o'' anu AZ d" ,;..I ""p ~ ~.
n'''a'ioa as nv" ~. - -, I'
.ue uiisn I'ohps - ~. Am Inn, W IT.,
ui'i''ieu anu s''o nv, -: 80 e .;ns
- hu has hoa,, h,,t ono cr;n,o I;Le ,h;s on,
'iieie mas nc, pe.n ~, pu. vi. IN. NJ -
WE pray 'na' .nele may ,ho o,oo,;o, " ho na5
II III 'ie eAe''ene" :. VI %, ~ n -, "a
oeen assass,na "ou." , uo' ~a,';,ai '.;,,
so sreat sl,och. pu. ~ :ne a. o"p.a, ei's
enee tI S"u u"I S -. =, tai,n,s hill,
MS nienu.i ~ oe en- =, a,ar,,na Ia,
'nis maui .ns T n;i "a, s IT., ,h', dao,
uap,,' !, anu pu, ,rha,ov:r were ,bi