St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-13

trials, only to confirm their strength and
their wisdom. "Residingi in section of
the Union where his party for many
years was in hopeless minority, he
never wavered in his faith or active sup
port of active Democracy. In the Ian
guage of another l can say of him
he had a triple courage which i'm
parted to him immense strength.
His physical bravery knew no fear. His
moral herOiSm was sublime. But above
these was the courage Of his intellect.
Some men have brave souls in cOwardly
bodies. The cheek of others is never
blanched by physical danger. But few
rise to the highest form of courage.
Barnum never committed treason
against his intellect. He thought for
himself and spoke what he thought.
Friendship could not deter him. Enc
mics could not make him afraid" Sem
ator German then spoke of the defeat
of his party in 1880. and its victory four
years later. MIR. Barnum, he said,
DID HIS FULL DUTY
ON both occasions. though the results
were widely different. In the campaign
of 1888 MIR. Barnum determined to re-
sign his Office as chairman, OH account
of i'll health, but was persuaded to re-
main by his friends. Before the work
was over, those of his nearest friends
who saw how poorly he was urged him
to discontinue his labors before
the contest closed. He refused.
saying that he was convinced
that the vote of Connecticut was
necessary to his party's success, and
that, if defeat were met there, 1t would
break his heart. ''Oh, brave and un-
selfish SOUL" concluded the speaker,
chow thou hast been misunderstood,
~, nd I'D nd of mn cv,oic
DETAINED and wronged. But, as Mac
aulay says: Men eminent in learn
ing, in craftsmanship. in war, are not
fully appreciated by their contempora-
ries-but pOsterity does not fail to aware
them full JUSTICE Col. Brice also
spoke to the resolutions. He said:
Il ask the privilege of paying my trib-
ute to the memory of Mr.. Barnum.
Although my association with him and
knowledge of him was, of course, less
than that of most other members of the
committee, yet the fierce heat of pres
idential campaign soon ripened what
was formal acquaintance into last
ing friendship. He was strong
can trait of an exceedingly proud
and sensitive nature; so con-
scious Of his own rectitude as to refuse
to consider, discuss or explain any at
tacks made on him, especially those
originating in political contest. In
this he was sometimes
UNJUST TO HIMSELF;
but he trusted to time and the gradual
working out of the truth from those
who knew it, and what he lost at dis
tance he gained near by. The effect
on his associates was remarkable.
They gradually knew he was will
ing to do all the work, asking
none of the glory or nOtoriety, and ex-
fectly ready to repeat this process with
out limit. Only such quality could
have kept him here for twelve years
through several campaigns of varying
fortune, with the unanimous voice of
this committee, which at the same time
agreed on no other subject. But my
wish is to pu on record here my knowl-
edge of his virtues, his abil-
ity, his power to endure, his in
flexible honesty in political as in every
other relation; his power to see things
as they are in this world. and all their
relations, and at one glance. instead of,
like most men, only seeing portion,
and that too late. His services to this
and Country, continuing as they
election and resulting in his un-
timely death, were invaluable.
Weakened, as he was by disease,
he remained in sole charge of all mat
ters relating to Connecticut. and he is
entitled to all the credit, so far as this
committee is concerned, of the glorious
result in that state. These meetings in
remembrance of friends, dead and gone,
have been going on since the beginning
of time, and yet are fire. sh and full of
interest. 1t is part of the order Of
nature. To be well spoken of at
the funeral rites, to have earned
and to then receive the heart
felt praises outpOuring from touched
hearts of the rest of those left behind,
affects deeply the color of our minds.
And William H. Barnum's funeral in
the little village among the Berkshire
hills the church, the neighbOrs from
near and far, the solemnity, the re-
spect, the universal recognition of the
worth, the true man, the work done, the
standard held, the keen intelli-
gence, the light of that COM
munity gone and its Importance
diminished, because he was dead. The
underlying tenderness of heart of all
around told the story better than it
could be put in words. He was my
friend; he is gone. Peace with him."
Remarks were also made by Henry D.
McHenry, OF Kentucky; Congressman
Senator Canda and Senator John s.
Barbour, of Virginia. The other busi-
ness of the meeting was the acceptance
of Carlos French as COnnecticut'S rep
resentative, and d. NJ. Haskell for
South Carolina