Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-15
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The death Of b. Grstz BnoEn turns
the thoaaht of the people once more 10
q time that 10 fast bleeding ~iie the
urdistins uished past-to page IN cor
eountry'. history which has besn t1ru-
ed down forever. A NAE Of profound
eonxiesiors and great fores o! character
Broxn Was by temperament fitted u
take an active part IN the great ansi
slavery movement into vhsen rs threv
himself vita all the zfdor 81 bis nature
So long as that movement Vas hvipR
Rotiye force, 80 long as u va'
uppernoet IN the minds OF ih'
pso.le, 90 long a. idsniineatior
With il meant progress, Brown
retained bis place a. leader of tbs
people. Az b. sveni the force of ni'
ns,nre is thss movement, bosevsr. be
like 20 many Of bis fsllo- laooFers, vas
unable to adapt himself to the new con
di,ions when the reform for which Dc
Iabored was an accomplished fact
There Vas time when the movement
for freedom ceased to be an onward
movement, when the conflict with the
slave power ceased 10 be q struggle and
became q rsminiscenee- Thea came
the supreme tes. of greatness for the
ansi-slayery leaders. Success had
crowned their lifelong battle. Would
they now be able TO adapt themselves 70
new conditions, retain their places In
the thoughts of the people, and lead In
other contests 10 other victories
Could ihsy adapt themselves 10 the
spirit of the aQeI Could they lay aside
the habits of thought fixed by life
time OF agitation and firmly grasp the
new questions Of pablo duty and public
policy which each day brought into ex-
istsnse7
Many Of them ceased their efforts
with the success Of the movement, be
oams Identified In the public mind with
the work that had been accomplished,
and we're no longer leaders Of the PEG
pie. They we're eptombed in history
while they were yet alive. Intsllectu-
ally of the past, the world forgot that
they were physically Of the present.
The world went stridine by them-the
great mass Of humanity. white and
black together, iinging TO the air
new banners blszoned with neS
aevices and bearing new notices,
while they, poor, tired leaders,
whe had led the hosts Of freedom
on TO victory, were content TO sink
down by the roadside, pilloE their heads
on the laarels they had won. and sse
the vast human army go Swinging by.
Others, more bold or more able in their
grssp Of affairs. attempted TO stride
along with the throng. kept their places
In the ranks for a time, then faltered,
fell back, and sank to the ground, rs
their weaker brothers had done before.
Still others, at once the smallest and the
strongest class. took their places In the
ranks, moved along with the throng,
grasped new questions, engaged in new
controversies. aud retained their places
az popular leaders until death checked
their careers. Greeley and Sumner ane
Wade we're of these strong men.
u. Grstz Brown belonged TO the sec
ond class. For time, during the wal
AID after 1t, he endeAvored to keep NJ
with the times, TO adapt himself to tbs
changed conditions Of national life
For a time he seemed still TO be lead
or, ssemod 10 deal with new question
and solve new problems. People dlC
no. know that his leadership was only |
memory. that he was leading them b!
o powerful effort, and shat they wer'
following from force of habit. Bat on
DAY he fell out Of she ranks, fell back
and vas no longer loader amsnR men
He tsok hts place Ia the past with Julial
and Garrison aud all the anti SLAYER,
leaders who were never anything else
Thirteen years ago he fell oat Of tb
ranks. and not for day since that tim
has he been regarded a. in any respec
sieader of thought or moving fore
In politics. He was "a CON plctsly dea
as a living man could he.
Brown, however. will probably be n
membered longer in connection wit
The last ses Of his public career sha
With any OF his earlier efforts an
achievements. People viii recall hi
name In connection with the Presider
tial campaign Of 1872, long after the
have ceased TO knew IL in any oths
connection. lie IL the last TO die Of Oh
prominent candidates Of that can
paign. Poor Greeley died before th
pisifully few electoral votes which b
had won we're cast for him. Wilson 70
lowed him before the term for who
he he'd been elected TO the Vice Pres
dency expired. Grant followed te
years. after, and new Brown eoes-tA
last Of the four men whose names I
1870 To-