Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-12

man. orator, 5Ghtesman, lawyer, dlSt1I
guished citizen OF the republic, in the zenit
Of his fame and power, has reached hi
journeys end, and we are now met here il
the city OF his birth TO pay our tribute t,
his worth and work. He earned and helt
the proud position in the public thought
He stood for independence. for courage
and above all for absolute integrity, ano
his name was known and honored by MANY
millions OF his fellow-meD. In the presenct
of death, good man judges as he would be
iudged, who know that men are only
fragments and that the greatest walk is in
shadow and that faults and failures. mingle
with the lives of all.
IN THE GRAVE SHOULD BE BURIED
prejudices and passions born of conflict.
Chariety should hold the scales in which
are weigh d the deeds OF mems pecuIarities,
traits born OF locality and surroundings.
These are but the dust OF the race. these
are but incidents, the drapery, the clothes
the fashions that have nothing to do with
the m except to hide his character.
They are clouds that cling to the moun-
tains; time gives Us cl arer visions, that
which was merely local fades away. The
words OF envy are forgotten and all
there il OF sterling worth remains. He no
was called II partisan is called patriot.
Fortunate il that nation great enough to
know the great. How poor this world
would be without IFS graves. without the
memories OF it's mighty dead, voiceless
lyet speak they forever Intelligence, in-
liegry and courage are the great
PILLARS THAT SUPPORT THE STATE.
Above all, the citizeus OF a free nation
should honor a brave and independent
mailman of stainless integrity of will
and intellectual force. Such men are the
ALIASES on whose mighty shoulders rest
the great fabric OF the republic. Flatter-
ers, cringers. crawers, tImeservers, are dan
gerous citizens OF democracy. They who |
gain applause and power by pandering to |
the mistakes, prejudices and passions OF
/ the multitudes are enemies of labor. Most
people are slaves of habit, the followers
OF custom, believers in the wisdom OF the |
past, and were it not for the brave and |
splendid souls the dusk of antique time |
would lie unswept, and mountainous error
lie too highly heaped for truth to over
come. Custom is prison, locked and barred
by those who long ago were dust, the keys
I Of which are in the keeping of the dead
Nothing is grander than when strong, in
trepid man breaks the chains,
y LEVELS THE WALLS
and breasts many headed mob, like some
/ great cliff, that mucks innumerable billows.l
The politicians that hasten to agree with
I the majority, insists that their preiudices
I is patriotism, their ignorance wisdom, not
that he loves them, but because he loves
himself The Statesman the real reformer |
points out the mistakes OF the mul y ude,
attacks the prejudices OF his country men.
augns at their fDIlies denounces their ,
NfrIeltieE, culigbtens and enlarges their
minds and conscience, not because be
loves himself, bnt because he loves ard
serves right ard wishes to make his coun
try great and free He who refuses to
sto Ip who cannot be bribed by the promise .
OF success or fear of failure; who walks the b
highway OF the right and d
IN THE DISASTER. STANDS Greet h
is only the victor. When only real history t
shall be written by the truthful, the wise; b
those who bore the burden of defeat, who v
earn and kept their sef-respect, who E
would not bow to man or men, for place or j.
power. will wear upon their brows laurel !
mingled with the oak. Roscoe Conkling ),
was a man Uf superb courage. Henot only :
acted without fear, but he had that forti- o
tude Of soul that bears the consequences of ?
course pursued without complaint. He 4
was charg with being proud, The charge :,
was true He was proud His knees were y
as indexible as the ''unwedgale and gnarled i,
OAK, but he was not vain.
VANITY Is THE VINE
that turns the willow that bends with every
breeze. Pride is the oak that defies the m
storm. One is weakness. The other is t.
strength. This imperious man entered pub h
lin ltfaT "a
the time when the country needed men of n,
pride, OF principle and courage. The insti- :,
tuition OF slavery had poisoned all springs =
oipower before this ambition fell upon it's pi
knees. Politicians, JUDI ees, clergymen and u
merchant princes bowed low and humOIy re
with their heads. Slavery was the bond p'
and pledge OF peace OF union and OF national 1i
GREATNESS. The temple OF American liberty 81
was shattered. The auction block. was the a.
coruer stone. 1t is hard to conceive OF the 81
utter Generalization of political blindness
and immortality, OF political dishonesty, OF
cruelty and degradation OF the people who
supplemented the Incompatible Declara-
uon OF Independence y
WITH THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
Mr.. Ingersol then painted a graphic con-
dltlon of the country in the dark days OF !,
slavery and the debased condition OF ~
American citizens at that time. He showed - :,
how Roscoe Conkling, when the conflict | "
came, took the constitution for his shield in
ana the ballot for his sword, and battled m
lor freedom from first to finish. He W
GeVer mortg8ged or sold himself" said pl
iiagersoli nor did he rest himself until bi
Gne end had come" he continued. He
aid bis work well aRd bravely. He spoke
ns thoughts; sensitive to the last degree, he
Aeeny felt the blows and stabs OF envious
and the obscure, the small blow OF the weak ca
est but the greatest could not drive him
aom convictions field. He would not stop at
20 ask or give explanation. He left his
E words and deeds to justify themselves. He
Ieu @ IN light estimation a friend, who heard
"iUh hall believing ear the
ISLANDER OF THE FOE.
ne walked a highway OF his own and kept q,
company OF his seIi-respect. He would not W
'urn aside to avoid foe, to greet or gain 9 Q,
Flend. In his nature there vas no com- 9l
promise. To him there were but two
paths, the right and the wrong. He was
n.tdllgned, =. misrepresented and misunder-
II."ou but he would not answer. He
@ nue" that character spoke louder than sc
"uy words He was as silent then I'll
M ss ne is now and his silence better n,
OI Ohau any form of speech refuted every 90
rye he was an American proud oil his
CTVInatry, OVn that was and always will be proud &C
~ otL nln. He did not find perfections in 81
ner ianus. He did not grow small and u
pnnrunken nnr withered and apologetic in the p'
bbaesenGe bae OF those upon whom greatness had o.
oV'al en thrust by chance. He could not be Di
itt,aTed irta ed by dukes or lords or t1attered
"'o subservience by the
PATRoNIzING SMILES OF KINGS.
~ Ine midst OF conventionalists, he had
,'eNng OF suffocation. He believed in the Y
~, ;s"i'y of man, in the sovereignty OF the
r,s'N9n and the matchless greatness OF this
ipno'ic' irpan He was OF classic mould, a figure p
gran ne antique world. He had a pose Of
intonI iaT statues, the pride and bearing OF the
msn m"'ctual Creek OF the conquering Ro-
in hi, ann i he stood in the free air, as though G
drad ". Sel's there flowed the blood OF hum
hee,tnalugs, and as he lived he died. Proudly