The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-23

makers Of our lags and treated them as
equals snd friends The cry Of seeial
equality. coined and uttered by the cru
eI and the hase. was the expression Of a
great and splendid truth He knew hat
no man czn be the eqsAl Of the man ne
rots=-fhst the intelligent and unjust are
nos lie superiors Of the ignorant and
honest-and he also felt. and proudly
ieli- that if he were not TOO great to reach
the hand Of help and recognition to the
slave, no other senator could righff1lly
refsse
We rise bv missing oihers-and be who
ssoops above the fallen stands erect
Nothing can be gran3er than 70 SOW
the seeds Of noble thoughts ami virtuous
deeds to lioerate the bodies and the
souls Of men; to earn the grateful holn-
age Of the race, and then, in liie's shzd-
owy hour. 10 know and feel that the his
torian Of Liberty viii he epsnpeiled to
write yoar name
fEEH OF EIsE GzEAEESE-
Roscoe Coukiing xxs an absolutely
honest man.
Honesty Is the oak around which all
other virtues cling. Without that they
fall and groyeling die in the weeds and
dust He believed that nation should
discharge it obligations He kEex that
a promise could not be made often
enough or erapilztic eneBsh 10 take the
place Of payment He felt that the
promise OF the government w@s the
promise Of every eitizen-th2t national
obligation Was personal debt. and that
10 possible combination Of werds and
pictures could take the place Of coin. He
uttered the splendid truth tina; the
higher obligations among men are not set
down in writing. signed and sealed. bat
reside in honor lie knew thar repula-
tiou Was the sacrifice Of honor-;he death
OF the national soul. He knew that
without character, without integrity,
there l. no sach wealth, ani that below
poverty, below bankruptcy, + thelrayless
aby>s Of rep1di4fisn. He upheld the "a
ereiness Of contrasts, OF plie.atei nation
al faith. and helped 70 save and keep
the honor Of bis native land This adds
another laurei g his brow.
the ideal represeniive, flifhfai
and incorr1ptible. He believed that his
constituents and his county were enfi-
tied to the frili, Of his experience, to his
beSt and highest thought No man ever
held the standard q responsibility high
er than he lie voted acezordin. 10 bis
judgment. his conscience. He made no
bsrzains-he neither bought nor sold.
To correct evils, abolish abuses and IN
reforms. he believed was not
only the duty, but the privilege of 3 leg
islator He neither sold nor Fnortgaged
himself He wzs in Congress during the
years Of expenditure. Of war ani waste
when the credit Of the nstion was loaned
10 iildiyiiRals-when claims were thick
a. leaves in June. when the amendment
Of statute, the change off = single word
meant millions and when empires we're
given 70 o0rporztions- He stood AZ the
summit of his power-peer of the great
et-a leader tried and trusted. lie bad
the tastes Of primes, the fortune Of 4
peasant. ard yet be never sEeryed- No
was great enough or rich
enough 10 psirehas- him HIS vote could
Nc; be bought for all the suu sees. or
the close earth wo1nbs. or the profound
seas hide His hand was never touched
by any bribe, and on his soul there new
er zas a Soraid stain PoTerfy xzs his
priceless crown
PYRAMID or rxTEGRTT.
Above his nlarvelloGs intellectual gifts
above all place be ever reached-above
the ernine he refased-rises his integrity
Ike some great mountain peak, and
there It stands. frra as the earth beneath
ana pare as the stars above
He was great lawyer. He understood
the framework, the anatomy. the foun-
d4sion Of law; was familiar with the
great streams and currents and tides Of
authority.
He knew the history Of leEislatioa-
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upon the fields Of war. He knew the
maxins-those crystaIlizaiions Of CON-
mon sense. those hand grenzdes Of ar
gumeut-
he was not q case lawyer-a decision
index or an echo-he Was original,
Thoughtful and profound he had good
breadth aud scope. ressarces. learning.
logic. and above all. sense Of justice.
He vas IeInstzking and conscientious
anxious 70 know the fae1s-prepariag
for every aiiack, ready Tor every defense.
He rested only when the end was reach
81. Daring the contest he neither sent
nor received = fias Of trace
He was true 10 his clieats.rnaking their
case ms Feeling responsibility, he list
tened patiently to details. and 10 his in
dustry there were only the limits OF
time and strength.
He vas a student Of the constitution.
He knew the boundaries Of State and
federal jurisdiction. and no man was
more familiar with those greIf decisions
that are the peaks Of promontories. the
headlands and The bescans Of the law
FILLED THE STAGE or LsFE
he Was an orztor-earnesf, logical, IN
tense and picturesque He laid the
foundation with care, with accuracy and
skill. and rose by 1cold gradations and
well balanced formr from the corner
stone Of the statement TO the tlon1ed con-
elasion. He filed the stage. He satis-
fed the eye-t he audience was his. He
had the indetinable thing called pres
ence- Tan, commanding. erect-ample
in speech, graceful in compliment. Titan
k in denuneiation, rich in illussration,
p'ssdigal Of comparison and metaphor
and his sentences, measured and rythn-
ical, fell ike music on the enrap:urei
throng.
He abhorred the Pharisee, and iazthed
all conscientious fraud He had pro-
ound aversion for those who insist on
putting on base motives back Of the
good deeds Of others He wore no mask.