The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-12-03
% confidence and repose his most

s timid followers, and organized
S them into "a conquering host
: His was the mild persuasive
e force that won through his calm
e demeanor and his profound sin
e cerity.
The expressions Of regret at hi
death by the leading men of al
s parties in the nation, aud thei
r testimony as to his ability as
public man, and his purify as
: public official, is the best evi-
: dence of his true greatness.
John Sherman says: HE wa
one of the most prominent anC
ablest men of his party in Anne
RIGA" Mr. Hendricks was il
most respects more nearly like
+ our own distinguished Ohio son
Allen g. Thurman, than any 9th
er public man of the present day
I l first met Mr.. Hendricks ir
September, 1873. at GAINESVILLE
where he addressed a monster
; mass meeting, with VIM. Allen
who was then a candidate fol
Governor. 1t was then I got the
impression of his eminent abil-
ity, his ehildlike simplicity and
purity of character.
| Near the home where Hen
bricks was born lived a gentleman
named George Crooks, who had
known the Hendricks family
we'll. He had carried the future
statesman on his back over John
athan's creek scores of times. had
trotted him on his knee, and IN a
thousand ways had sought to
amuse his boyish fancies. He
became very much attached 10
his youthful friend, and often
spoke to me of his former &C
quaintance., In after years when
he had risen to distinction, and
as the Governor of his State and
prospective candidate for the
Presidency, he was to address the
people of his native county
George Crooks, then a mau of
nearly 80 years OF age, (who was
at that time an intimate friend
of mine, resolved to see and hear
the boyish companion of half a
century before. l accompanied
him to GAINESVILLE, and was pres
ent at the meeting of these friends
Of 50 years ago. 1t was one of the
pleasantest greetings l ever wit
messed f; full Of genuine feeling
and reverence by the Governor
for his aged friend, full of pride
and admiration by that friend
for the distinguished statesman.
1t was then l formed an admira-
ton for Thos. A. Hendricks, that
subsequent years, with alltheir
changes, have failed to efface. y
The simplicity of his manners.
the purity of his thoughts. the
chaste character of his language,
impressed me with his true man.
hood, and revealed to me the
secret of much of his success in
lite. We went to hear his speech;
and the dignified manner of his
discussion, the thoroughness with
which he handled his subject, all
impressed me with his strength
as a statesman. From that time |
my choice for the Presidency,
next to our own Allen G. Thur
man, was Thomas A. Hendricks.
He was one of the few public
men of his day, in this age of a
licenti0us press whose integrity
as a public servant, and whose
purity of private character had
never been assailed. Let states
men and politicians discuss his
public acts, and analyze their
weight and fineness, in death he
stands revealed to the world as
the man of purity of heart, of no.
BILE christian sentiments, an H.
lustrious example of true Ameri-
can manhood.
Like, Lincoln, Garfield and
Grant. he was born and reared in
a humble home, and amid the
comforts of life. Like
them, by horesty. industry and
the strictest moral integrity, he
rose to distinction and honor
Like them he died comparatively
poor. in pecuniary wealth, but
rich in the confidence and esteem
Of his fellow-man. He belonged
to the higher type of American
citizenship, and has left an hon
orable name as 4 rich heritage to
his countrymen, and as the high
est tribute to the justice and be-
nificence of republican institu
lions. His life and character
show that the way is open to the
American boy. to win
for himself an honorable position
in his country's history. His life
teaches the lesson that merit
wins, That no matter how lowly
born, how unfavorable the early
opportunities, that honesty, So
briefly, industry and intelligence
the capital upon which
The nobly aspiring American boy
IAN best plant the foundations of
success in life. an honorable
lame, and distinguished fame
among his fellow citizens.
At the close of Mr.. Burgess
'emarks. Mr.. Lowry, Chairman
If the Committee on Resolutions,
presented the following, which :
vas unanimously adopted
Your committee selected to ,,
lraft suitable resolutions on the {
Leath of Hon. Thomas A. Hend-
icks, beg leave to submit the
ollowing resolutions: