Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-29

highly remain to US without spot or blem-
ish. A change In the ruling head of the
Government has taken place, without
ripple or culver, without convulson or
violence in any part of the great machine
ry of the Government. There Is enough
virtue and patriotism in the American
people to meet every vicissitude.
To the youth and young men of the
land what "A noble model does his life
present Graded in poverty, nurtured in
adversely, with nothing bright around him
but the bright sunlight and the blue y,
his life was struggle from It's very incep-
tion. No helping hand of wealth, no line
of noted ancestors TO point him upward,
he nurtured, unaided the germ of great
ness within his own breast. Every condi-
ton of his early life seemed 10 bo un.
promising. What mother could think of
her boy gathering the rudiments of his
life education, on the tow.path, among
tho rough, reckless men that follow the
business of boating, without IA shudder
Such place could only have been selected
through the direst necessity. How much
more fortunate are most Of the boys of our
favored land Yet, struggling through
this gloom with an ambition 10 become
educated, and good, and great, no scArs
were left upon the jewel he bore. A stu.
dent, graduate, Il professor, and he had
cast of the difficult surroundings OF his ear
ly life, and had accomplished at least half
the journey TO the u eiulness that followed.
There Is no good, brave boy in the land
that cannot follow him thus far. lie was
the architect of his own destiny After
all, the artificial aids of wealth and family
are impotent Aristocracy is powerless
TO make great men, even though it may
bolster up and make respectable weak
ones ! Like the great oak, that stands
alone on the mountain, he had buffeted
every wind that blows. The conflict had
made him stronger-his great arms were
stretched out farther. flo was a Hercules
co npA ed with the sickly oak-his broth
er, in the thickly grown forest-bolstered
up on every side and protected from every
rude blsst. lie had learned the lessons Of
life more thoroughly than il were possible
10 learn them in any other way. There Is
no aristocrat bat the dristocrdt ~ nature.
The man with better heart, clearer
head, more energy Of action, greater tena-
city Of purpose, than ourselves, Is the only
superior We will acknowledge. lie is the
Aristocrat Of nature.
How truthful and significant are his
own words on this point; From the
genius Of our Government, the pathway
TO honorable distinction lies open TO all.
No post of honor 20 high but the poorest
boy may hope 10 reach 1t. 1t l. the pride
Of every American, that many cherished
names, at whose mention our hearts beat
with a quicker bound, were worn by the
sons Of poverty, who conquered obscurity,
and became fixed stars in our frmi nent-"
There Is something heroic, manly, al
most sublime, about the career Of Garfield.
With no power TO nerve his arm but his
own faith In Just Providence, tho con-
viciion that springs from sense Of right
aud justice, he toiled up the steep ascent.
There was no one to stand by aud demand
for him the place he deserycd-not even
was the All-powerful machinery Of politics
in his favor, for he Represented the liberal
sentiment Of his party. Yet, through the
native power Of bis own genius, he com
pclled recognition Of his merits. ~
superior was he as a scholar and n states
man, and So thoroughly had he identified
himself with the highest hopes Of the ma.
iion, that the great mass Of the American
people naturally turned 30 him "a q becom-
ing leader. This day completes hs MEASURE
of his iifcl He has passed from tho cradle
TO the grave Admiring nations join In
doing honor TO his memory, and in adding
iaurels To- his fame. The Great Ruler Of
na,ions--ihat cares for sparrow ~ we'll
~ for a Presidential His own mysterious
way, has wrought his destiny for him. His
mission Is complcied-his work is done.
Each vase In its iurn, must be shaiter-
ed. Only the spirit OF man Ia immortal.
A. lssi all human ties must be broken.
All human friends must part. But thou,
oh our murdered President, IL thy dis-
embodied spirit should yet linger in the
nearness of space, aud should not have
gone out into the darkness and endlessness
of the great eternal future--thAt domain
from which no human ioot-sicp hA ever
vet returned TO reveal It's mysteries or It's
wonders--palse. Oh ! wait but a moment
10 accept the tribute, the homage Of Ma.
tons sympathy and tears, the love Of
heari-broken wife, and then fare the we'll,
farewell
J. L. SPaug!er, Esq, followed Mr.
Yocum in the following words
In the presence Of this profound public
sorrow the entire nation mourns ss IL the
President had been the personal friend Of
tho fifty millions who constitute the Re-
public. This ia cminent'y significant. For
Il elbows that the Chief Magisiracy of the
nation is securely founded In the affection
aEs patriotism OF great people. In the
midst Of this universal gloom. nothing is
so grand and beautiful as this wonderful
exhibition Of popular sympathy and love
for the peoples Ruler, coming - it does
from all sections, factions and parties, and
will greatly tend to hasten the glorious
time In our national career so devoutly
anticipated BY the President himself
"when our brave people, one in heart, one
in their aspirations for freedom and peace,
shall see that the darkness through which
we have travelled was but q part Of that
stern but benefcent discipline by which
the great Dispenser Of Events has been
leading US on TO higher and nobler ma
iional life"
What was there In the career Of James
A. Garfield that has so profoundly touched
tho popular heart9
Was it the pluck and tireless energy
with which he met and overcame the diff
tt a HI r IL