Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-05-16
the auspices Of the Senate and ASS ,Mbly.
Col. Ingersoll spoke as follows:

Col. Ingersoll spoke as follows:
Roscoe Conklng. great mar. an orator, a
statespran. lawyer, a stingulshed citizen Of
the Republic in tn. zenith of his fame and
power has reached his journeys end and we
are met. here in the city OF his birth. to pay
our tribute to his worth and work. earned
and held q prLu position in the public
thoughts. He stood for independence, for cour
age, and above oil for absolute integrity. aad
name was known and honored by many
millions Of his fellow men.
The literature of many lands is rich with the
tributes that gratitude. admiration, and love
have paid to the great and honored dead. These
tributes disclose the character OF nations, the
ideals Of the human race. In them We find the
estimates of greatness-the deeds and lives
that challenged praise and thrilled the hearts
ofmen.
In the presence Of death the good man judges
as he would be judged. He knows that men
are only fragments. that the greatest wax in
with the lives Of all. In the grave should he
buried tine pre- eiudices and passions Torn OF con-
fict Charity should hold the scales in which
are weighed the deeds Of men. Pcculiarities,
traits born of locality and surroundings, these
are Dut the dust OF tho race. Thes are acci-
dents, drapery. Clothes, fashions. that have
character They are the clouds that cling to
mountains. Time gives US clearer vision. That
which was merely lccal fades. away. The
words Of envy are forgotten, and all there is Of
partisan IL o patriot. The revolutionist and the
outlaw are the founders of nations. and he who
was regarded as a schsming,. selfish o.itcian
becomes statesman philosopher, whoee
words and deeds shed light.
Fortunate is that nation great enough to know
the great When q great man dies. one who
been faithful TO every trust, aud has uttered
his highest, noblest thought, one " who has stood
proudly by the right in spite Of ;eer and taunt
neither stopped by foe nor swer,ei by friend
in honoring him, in speaking words of praise
and love above his Dust we pay tiibute to
ourselves. How poor this world would be with
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mighty dead. Only the voiceless speak for
ever.
Intelligence. integrity and courage are tie
great pillars that, support the state. Above
all, the citizens OF q fire.. nation should honor
the brave and independent man the man Of
stainless integrity Of will and intellectual
force. Such men are the Atlascs on whose
mighty shoulders rest the great fabric OF the
Republic Flat.erers. cringers, crawlers, time
servers are the dangerous citizens OF a DEM
ocracy. They who gain applause and power by
pandering TO misiakes. the prejudices and
passions Of the multitude arc the enemies Of
liberty. When the intelligent submit to the
Republic reaches the edge of chaos. Mediocrity,
touched with ambition, fi"tters the Eass and
caluminates the great. while tho true patriot.
who will do neither, is often sacrificed
In government OF the people leader should
be teacher: he should carry the torch Of
truth Most ,eople ire the slaves OF habit,
followers of custom. believers in the wisdom of
the past and were it not for brave ar d splendi I
souls @the dust of antique tins would lie un.
swept and mountainous error lie too hig ily
heaped for truth to oyerpeer." Custom 10 a
prison locked and barred by those who long
ago were dust, the Keys Of which are in the
keeping OF the dead. Nothing is grander than
levels the walls, and breasts the many hei ded
mob like somo great cliff that meets the in
Vulnerable billows Of the sea-
The politician hastens 10 agree with this ma
jority, insists that their pr iudice Is patriot
ism, that their ignorance is wisdom not that
no loves them but because he loves himself
The ssatesman. T. the be- real .t:t r:tormer points ont
prejudices of his c0untrymen. laughs at their
follies, denounces their crueltise. enightens
and enlarges their minds. and educate, the
con sc ience; not because he loves himself, but
because he loves and serves the right and
wisues to mako his count great and free.
With him defeat 10 but q spar to further effort.
He who refuses TO stoop WHO cannot be bi ibed
by the promise Of success or the fear of failure.
who walks the highway OF thu right, AMI in
disaster stands erect, Is the only vic or. Meth
ing 10 more despicaLle than to reach fame by
crawling, position by crnging.
= When real history shall e written by the
truthful and the wise these men. these kne eiers
~ the shrines q chanc, and fra d. thea
braxen IDOLS worshped once as gods, will be
the very food Of scoTn. while those who bore
the burden OF defeat, who earned and kept
or ipen for place on power, will wear upon their
brs3sts the laurel mingled with the oak.
Roscoe Conkling was man II superb cour-
had that iortiture Of soai that bears the conse.
quences Of the course parsued without &C IN.
plaint He vas charged with being proud. The
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gnasled oak, but ho was not vain. Vanity rests
ON the opinion of others-pride on our own
The sourt Of vanity Is from with ,ut-of pride
from with n. Vanity 10 q yane that turns d
willow that bends with every breeze; pride
10 the oak that drnes the storm. One is cloud
the other rock, Ons il weakness, tie othei
This imperieus man entered pub ic life in ths
dawn OF the RI formation, at the time whom tht
country needed mon Of pride. Of Principle ano
courage. The stir OF slavery had pois
oned al the springs Of power. Eefore this crime
ambition fell upun its knees politicians, judges
clevgymen, and merehan. princes bowed Low
and humbly with their Kate Ia their hands. Thu
real friend Of man was denounced AZ tho enem,
OF his country, the real enemy OF the human
race was CO led = htatesman and . patriot
hlsvery Was bond and pledge Of peace. o
union, Of national greatness. The temple o.
American lbcrty was inished- the auctie n
block was the corner-st ne.
II ID hard 70 conceive OF tho utter demoralixa
tioD Of the political blindness ani immortality
Of ths. patriotic dishonesty, OF the cruelty and
degradation Of people who supplemented ths
with the fugitive slsys law. Think Of ths hon
| ored stateeynen Of that ign0ble t.ine, who wal
lowed In this mire. AMI who. decorated with
| fei.ow-Inon. The noble, the really patriotic
| were ths vietins of lnobs, and tbs shameless
! were clad Ia the robes OF ONCE. but let vi
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