Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01
WILLIAM pORSHEIMER.
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Nor WAS this exquisite bonhomie an In
dlc4tion OF loose principles or trimming
indif rerce. Well grounded in the his
tory II parties, 40 exhaustive student OF
the COL itutiOn In its widest divinsaons,
william Dorsheimer had no equal among
the punuc men If G's time es = consi.u-
tioBaI iuiist. NJ MUD in modern states
manship. win the exception OF Charles
Summers, WAS nr, ader, suhtler OF
more readily fXd upon pEob-
lens IS hey arose. He never
made mist Ike 10 the IeAting or solution
Of political qIestiJns. Il proof Of this
his conduc. of the S ar pOists to his uni
form ssgacity in the treatment of the
problems tns have arisen since he be-
came the editor of this journal. There
are many men and msny leaders VINO
would call themselves Democrats, but
their Democracy IS thin, pale
and, shsdnwy beside the
nobll impu Sc that moved
this great man every waking hour OF his
Loble life. Es was Democrat, IS Saul
OF Tarsus WAS sClrlstiAn, because he
had studied the science If the reasons OF
things, and he knew taas where the gen
zine principles Of that faith did not pre-
vail the millions wsre downtrodden and
the poor msde poorer. We dwell upon
7 this distinctive trait of our dead friens
aud master, because that, after all,
Is the highest type Of the glory thar
comes TO The citizen. To be this, to live
up to this. day by day, hour by hour. raise
his voice and employ MS pen in further
ance of II, often alieDsted the powerful,
gave the iukewsrm pTetCXt for iuditsr-
ence and the self seekers Csuse for de-
sertion. But he be ieved in II with all the
Rrdor II devotee, prUclaimt d IL with all
the sincerity OF On Hposder and hved up
to 1t with all the C ms: AncT, courage and
abnegstion of the martyr.
Ia mis- younger days, wnen the bloom OF
first appreciation WAS upon him, he lei
his noble mind expand into the bloom
and liver h. !..srd b st. He wrote and
wrote viva ilp4rabte grace mono
grsphs upau Bar AID j. e arson, which
gave aim lbs sat rsJk vi the most tln-
isned sly .iats AID Ihougniful esssyists OF
his time.
ADemocrat in every fiber, he was in
Consequence q patriot Though unified
by physique for the nard life OF the SOL
6ieT, NJ lmpulslveIY dew to the army In
the early a.ys OF the war, serving with
distinction on the sts & of his friend,
General Fremont Somelhing of whs,
these exciting var days were are recorded
IN skel ca ne wrate when his campaign
was UveI-a Testimony at once 10 MS
l,v, Of hi leader aud his devnt,on to the
CONSTITUTION of the fathers. He was the
Achilles OF The Tlden epoch He sug
g-st5d, devised anu upheld the rsdica
Efforts Of MS friend 81 chief in the C, u
ssde of reform whlca hegen the nations
rehabilitation Of tie Democracy. II wa:
William Dorsptimer'e clear thought, IN
yielding integrity and mastery address
VIII Gu enabled Tilden TO pe nominated a
s.. Louis.
We often resd of single speeches tina
change mems purposes with an iIcreou
lous scorn; but nIy one OF the thousanC
VITO saw WIllism Do.sheimer arise OF
the rostrum st 81. LOUIS, after the f-rvid
! moving, impetuous stpllstrles OF Voor-
hets and Jonn X lily bad sunk into the
minds Ct uncertain delegates, will under
stand the meaning Of tals doubtful phase
he was the Palsdin of the Tilden fight. Hti
heart, his SOU; all the forces OF grea
nature, Q generous heart, perfectly
trained intellect, q heroic resolution,
sublime indifference 20 men, procedure
or chances fired him. A third Of the as
semolsge was dogmstic,lly determined L
commit the Democratic party to dlshones
ty, timeserviug-;heft. Hall the COZ ven
ton stood irresolute. William DORIS
heiner knew IT,; ne knew TildeD; hs
knew the gospel OF honesty; he knew 10
every aoer If his big body the traditions
Of Jefersopien Democracy, and he spoke
with the tongue Of angels, not men
and when tue glorious echoes OF his SUI
perb voice DIT d away there were not ,
score in the huudreds Gnat voted against
hard money and the ro0oer tariff.
One name in English history has been
made immortal by SINGLE speech; i
William DORIS leimer's scholarship, COL
victions. ample experience and brost
cstholicity had never achieved more thai
this he would deserve high plsce in TIN
4 Pantheon devoted 10 those rare souls WHIT
lived and wrought fJr their fellow men.
But his years were honors, though from
no Stepping stones II desd self. He wa.
never ioie His thought, bis speech, hi
1esesraa were constant. Que term II
60, acquainted nis party with hi
A il leadership, his perenntu
m comradesh,p, mis- large sur
snsDip. But tne love o
sAnrsified sentiment Of lot