New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-27
ATLANTA BoNoRryG MR.. GRADYS MEMORY
ELOQUENT EULoGIhs OF THE DEAD EDITOR AND
ORATOR PRONOUNCED BEFORE A CROWDED


HOUSE.
Atlanta. Ga. Dec o6.-Eloquent words from lifelong
friends delivered 70 mighty assemblage OF people
who loved him and admired him. the tribute
Atlanta paid to the memory of Henry W. Grady 10
day. The exercises were held in Dcgives opera
House. which was crowded from pit 10 dome. On the
stage sat 100 or more prominent men, among them
those who had acted as pallbearers and honorary e
cort Yesterday Mayor Glenn presided. lie was one
OF Mr. Grady's most intimate friends and attempted
TO say few words in opening the meeting, but
broke down. The house was beautifully decorated
with flowers and emblems of mourning Two large
pictures Of Mr. Grady were in place. one Oh each side
of the stage The exercises opened with prayer. The
Chi Phi resolutions then read The first speaker
Patrick Walsh, of Augusta, said, in part:
The most gifted and useful public man Of his day
has passed away, in the person OF Henry W; uIdaS
the country and plaudits from his c0untrylheh
by the magic of his winSome eloquence. l met nm
for the first time about twenty years ago, at meeting
of the Georgia Press Association in the city OF Au-
gusa Although he had not reached his majority, he
which was his first newspaper venture. He was then
striking and manly youth, and gave promise OF a
career of prominence and usefulness IN the hciu Vi
His reputation as journalist is identified with the
gS%R ana d %hReh he 81 such
The Constitution" stands as monument to TO-, his
was something phenomenal. There was no subject
within the range of the press that he did not discuss
with grace and facility that We're captvatng ana
with cleamess and vigor that were convincing. lis
imagination gowed with luminous thoughts, WnlGh
clothed In the dicton of polished rhetoric WIN,
ont dspara cement to the living the dead. he won
the first place in the ranks of Southern Journalists
lie has been stricken before his time. He died too
soon for his people and his country. But MS name
and his fame will be example and an inspiration
to practise and perpeuate the principles Of govern
His last speech was an mpassioned and eloquent
plea for peaceful solution of that great problem which
coored man. but to elevate him. to enable both races
to live in peace and to work out their m Hea,S
The south mourns the qntimely death A., Of
Georgias brilliant The North deeply sympathzes
with us IN the death Of mn The ea Of e
people and response comes back from all sections
Of reunited people and a restored Nation. Few men
have accomplished much for the unihcaton OF
public sentiment questions ofs grave Importance.
and there is no who has accomplished more for for
is dead, but his works will live after him.
Benjamin Ill., in the course of an eloquent tribute,
said:
AS contemplate this life through the years have
known him so WELL feel as one who has seen the
beauty an the owerS Of earth and into praise all tie
songsters of the air: and at MONDAY, when all the
strength it suddenly fades away. leaving the land
In darkness. Henry W. Grady was the great
sHS the so heat nI of the North
melting into patience confidence, justice; sympathy
and love- It's no exaggeratlon to say that he was
the great hope of the country.
julius L. Brown recalled Grady's famous adjourn
ing Of the Georgia Legislature with the announcement
of Cleveands election. and said:
lis said that history shows that there have been
but two men who have ever adjourned parliament
without a vOte-Oliver Cromwell and Henry Grady.
one was act of tyranny the other the expression
of the desire OF every member of the House.
Albert Cox, Judge Howard Van Epps, Walter b.
Ill., of Macon, and Professor II. C. White Of Athens,
all spoke cloquently. John Temple Graves of Rome.
was eloquence itself. Somebody called out, lie
took his seat Z" There is Henry Grady's successor