Daily Republican., 1888-05-11
q. Memory OF Usnkii.x.

Ingersoll delivered an Grafton in mem
ory Of Roscos OonklinR at the Academy
Of Music To- -nikht. Thirty ave hundred
people allied the house, apd one fourth
81 many moie beseiged the barred
doors, while many olim bed to the roof
and peeped through the skylights.
Mr.. Ipgersoll said: Roscoe Oonh.
ling, great man, an orator, q states
man, o lawyer. . distinguished citizen
Of the republic, in the zanith Of his
fame and power. has reached his jour.
|ney's erd, aud we are met here in the
Iolty Of his birth 10 pay our tribute to
his worth and work. He earned and
held n pload poeiton in the public
thought. He stood for indops n depoe,
Tor to1rage. and above sll for sbsolut4
Integrity, and his anne was kno Tn aud
honored by many millions OF his fellow.
men. In the grave th)uld bs buried
the rreiudioes and passions born OF
conflict. Charity should hold the scales
In which ale weighed the deeds OF
men. Peouliarlties, trAits born Of 10.
|oali,y aud gurroundiuge-these are but
the dust OF the rsoe-these are acci
deuts, trspery, clothes, fasLi3ns that
have nothing TO do with the man ex-
|cep. to hide his character.
bAo thO Nibu1u tuHb Oiluk W
IN uutains. Time g,ves us clearer
vision. That which was merely local
fades away. The words OF envy are
forgotten, and oil there is Of sterIinR
worth rem aims. He who Was called o
pArtlsan 10 . patriot. The revol ution,st
aud the outlaw are the founders of ra-
tions, and he who was regarded as
scheuiing, eelfsh politician becomes q
.stateamau, a philosopher, whose words
and deeds shsd light. FOrtuS a.e lie that
nation great enough 10 know the great
When a great man dits-0ue who has
1obly tough. the battle of life, who
has been faithful to every trust aud has
uttered his higheat, mobiles. thought
one WAC hos stood proudly by the 7 Ia ht
IN epits OF jeer and taupt, neither
stopped by foe nor swervei By friend-
In honorlns him, in speakines words of
praise and love above his dust, we pay 0
/ tribute to ourselves.
How po)r this wo,ld would be with
out It's graves, without the mamories OF
i,s mighty dead. Olly the voioeleRs
speak forever. Intelligence, integrity
and courage are the great pillars that
support tue State Above all, the oiti.
zsDs Of free nation should honor the
brave and Independent man-ths man
of stainless integrity, OF will and intel.
leotual force. Such men are the Aliases
on whosc mighty shoulders resta the
great fabric Of the republic.
Fistterers, oriBgefs, era wlers, time
servers HIe the dangerous citizens of q
democracy. They who gain applause
and power by panderiug to the mis-.
takes, the prejudioes and passions OF
the multitude arc the enemies OF libsrty.
When ths Intelligent submit to the
ciSm1r Of the many anarchy begins,
and the republic reaches the edge OF
chaos. MeoiocIity, touched with am.
billion, fttters the base aud calum q iates
the great, while the true patriot, who
will do Deither, is of.en sacrificed.
Roscoe Oonkling was a man OF superb
courage Hs not only acted without
foar, but he bad that fortitude OF sonl
that bears the consequences OF the
course pursued without complaint. &c
was charged with beiug proud. The
charge was true-be wos proud. His
kpeee were aa lGiexibe NJ the "un.
weEeablo and gnariGd Cak," but he was
not vain. Vanity resti on tho opinion
lof Othora-prlde, on oar o~n. Tie
source Of vanity 10 from withous--of
pride from within, VeOity IL a vaue
tuAl AuAEet y "lllOW III At U6uUFg Win
overy brotze-pride is the oak that de-
dss the storm. One is oloud-tbe other
rock One IL Wsakpess other
s.soEsth.
Roscoe OOnhling was nm AbSuluttly ly
,Aonsat man, Honesty 's the oak syopn.
Shteh oil other virtues c.i1R, without
ttat they fall and, Ryovellng, die in
weeda and dust. He believed thu.
ration should d!TclarSe its oblI-
gations, He knew that q Promise
roud not be made eftca .ougb, or en-
plate enough, 10 take the pls.Je OF pay
uent. BE felt that tha promise 0, tue
GOV, Fn;Ge1t was TIA pTomlse OF every
citizen --tbs O ia ma ooiga. was
feHonal dau,, SnG laat no possible
combination OF words and pictu,ea
GU t take the place OF cola. He uttered
tha EglendiG 'rutl .hat "thC highor ob
ugstions among nsp nte not srt down
In writing, signed Fnd lenled, but re.
side Ia honor" He know that rrpudi.
s5ion Tas the sacrifice of houoT-ihe
de .tl CT the national soul lie kew
that without oharaetar, without lnteR
Iity, there Is no weslth, and thai below
poverty, below bankiu Jtoy, Is the ray.
lsss abyss OF TspudiaLion. de was 10
OOpgress during the years Of vast ex'
kpondtlure-a leader tried and trGeted.
he hsd the tastea Of a prince, tie for
tuas of 3 peasant, sud yet he never
ISwelgel. No corporation was great
e. op2h or rich enough ~ purchase him.
1 n vote c0nld not be bought "for MI
tbs aun Bsee or the close ealth Hombs
or tie profound seLs lide." His hand
was never touched by R0y bribs. and
on HE soul there nsver was sordto
stain. Poverty wSs bis priceless crown
A hove his marvellous intellectual gifts
above all place he ever reached
above the ermin he refuaed-rises his
tEteaTity like some great mountain
peab-and there 1t BtRuds, firm rs the
earth bensAth, pure ae the stare aOovs.
He wSs sn American, proud OF his
oountry, tsat WAS and ever will ee
Ip:odd OF him. He did not Ind p.rfeo
uon only In other lands, he did moi
lRrow tmau and Bhrunken, withered
and apologetic, In the prst enoe OF thost {
upon Whom greatness had been ibrusl
by chance. He could not be overaw Cd
by dukes or lords, nor fia;tered into
v'r' ebrAteless subServienoy by the
patIon!zing smiles of kings, 10 the
mlost of conveptiorAlities he had the
fenllaR OF euflocAtion He believed il
he royalty of man, IN the sovereigntty
;o' the citizen, and In the mstchlest
igrsatness Of this republic.
He was of the classic mold haurt
from tha antique world. He had the
lpose Of the greaI sta ues-tbe pride and
bearing Of the intel ectual G, eek, OF the
oonq oer'ng Roman, nnd he etood in the
wide, free DIR as thoush within hit
Iv>tne there flowed the blood Of hun
drsd kings
And rs he lived he d,cd. Proudly hi
leplesed the darknesr-or the dnwL-