The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-24

very great loss to the country. 1 re.
garded him as very able Judge hold
ing the scales OF justice very equally
not only between suitors before ri,
court. out between sections of the
! Union"
Senator Cockrell said: II held him
in the very highest esteem as al
honorable, pure aud able jurist."
| Senator Blackburn said: Il enter
tanned for hlm the kindliest personal
sentiments. | should very much re
! greet to think any man in the countrT
could give utlerance to eny other feel
| lngs or Seutimen than those of pro-
found regret and sorrow at his death
for think every man liked him, Just in
proportion to the intimacy of his
acquaintance with him"
Senator Eel err said: He acqlitte d
himself Of his high responsibilities in q
way which eat tied HIM to the respect
and cGnlueuCe of all classes of people.
II death IS national loss"
Senator Sa yer saiu: He was q
m IS excellent man, and his loss is a
national ca amity."
Senator S ACTOR said: He was a
mao Of Derf CT in egrlty and great
ability. His los Will be 1t by the en-
tire country, aud it Will be difficult to
ill his place
Senator Hiscock said: HE was a
jurlst, careful aud painstaking His
prlva e life was unblemlshed, and his
8 Oh qualities very charming. His ap-
pointment was surprise to the
country, but his services have album
dainty justified the selection"
S1ua.or Edmunds. chairman of the
judi larry Commute e, and warm per
'nuat TREND If the la Unlef Justice,
said: "Ay first acquaintance with Mr..
WaIre Was when he was namt d as one
Of the Gene|t arOUra OrS, aoout the
year 1871 or 1872. he came on to Wash
lug;Du As a pracuclng lawyer Of NJ
national reputat on, but of fair Sta e
reputauOD: a mau OF solid strength,
solid, though not ornamental law
donor and rect'tude OF character, that
every body ackuew edged In the CO lrse
of the proceedings of the Geneva tri-
ouual D. had his first opportunity to
show MS great capacity for affairs and
his understanding OF the prime PEE
of international questions From
tidenU Grants acquaintance with
hlm' on that occasion he came to have
FOR him the highest respect and gard,
aud so H. was Natural, after his unfOrtu-
nate forts 20 fad suitable Chi JUS
tics, f"r the President to think If Waite.
The President suggested his NAM t.
several s majors, ard all, Sc far as |
know, OF whom friendly inquiry was
made, Immediately AMI gladly fell III
wi b the suggestion, though Ii nigh
nave seemed TO many of the lawyers
and pub ic men of The United States q
somewhat haz trdou1 experiment to
select man fora tt at great flee who
was 81 Little known TO the bar of the
country. Soon alter h S app ,intment,
ne L1o< his seat a. Guisf Justice. |
rare y a ii ed that court from year
to year, eye + ssnc~, auu have had per
maps as good opp0rtunijy as any lawyer
or senator could have, see his public
bearing and conduct, ana to kroT h
good deal of his relations with hi as O.
clates as we'll as with the bar. | cau
say. with entire candor, that | DO not
think there ever was an !nsI ance, in
any time or country, wuere the rela-
tons OF the presiding magistrate with
the bar or with his associates were more
dignifed and harmonious and at the
same time perfectly friendly and cor
dial. HIS opinions. | think. on the
orUa" questions of fundamen al law
and OF III. Application OF principles To
The affairs of men. will stand we'll with
those OF the most eminent of judges
III his personal and private life. lac was
one Of the most genile, cordial and
men | ever met, and his
Kindness OF heart was so great thas, in
the midst of affairs and society here,
where ne must have known so many
OF evil and improperly, | DO
not remember ever to have heard him
make a censorious or unkind remark 10
any person in the world, or to mention
a circumstance or employ witticism
at the expense of another. There Is n
word or criticism toat can be said
against him, and there is every
that maze up just and uprieht Judge,
IN honorable, kindly and Christian citi-
ten -
Among the members Of the House
expressions OF regret Wsre general |
There was d dist ciInation to say any,
thing upon the subject OF successor |
70 the late Chief Justice, aud the only |
o. opinion touching upIn |
mo matter came from few southern |
members, woo suggested that 81 eaBer
Carlisle is emiuently fitted for the pos
ion on the supreme berch and hat it |
would not be unacceptable to him.
Judge Kelly said: Il have known
Chief Justice Waite from the dav when
be first came 10 ID city to ill the hon
,rable position which he occupied, and
lad 0eeu on terms Of familiar friendship
yiJh him. He was an unassuming
,reRt man. HIS temper | never saw
uffl=d oy any circumstance DO matter
.ow annoying lie was a man whose
earning and judgment I have never
Of being at fault"
Shortly after tha adj0urnment of the
House, to-day, tie Ohio Gelega ION
leld meeting in the room of The
1mmlttes on banking and currency.
. take appropriate action the death
# Chief Justjce Waite. There were
is1 present at the meeting Hon. s.
Cox, OF New YORK. and Judge Jones,
t Delaware, an old friend of The Chef
ustice, DO b Of whom made addresses
n the sad event which had brought
hem together. Il commit tee to pre-
are suitable resolutions c3mmemora-
i've Of the Chief Justice was appointed.
Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, said that
a 1~aotIy Tpprattad tho dpath 0f Huisf