San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-15

men of high places in a monarchy, but
of Schleicher's, he had this to say: 81
have never witnessed the funeral Of
any public man, who on the way to
his grave was honored by such an
imposing cortege and at the same
time by such sincere sorrow."- Nc
Kenzie of Kentucky: "Mr. Schleicher
could not be withdrawn from any
arena on which he had moved with.
out his loss being severely felt"
Garfield OF Ohio, afterwards our
president, began his address, "Mr.
Speaker: stand with reference in
the presence of such q life and such Q
career as that of Gustave Schleich-
er's," and In speaking of the last
manuscript ever penned by Mr..
S?hleicher he says: II have read it
today with feeling of generation
aud admiration that few papers have
ever awakened in my heart"
Our own r. @. Mills paid this tri.
butte, "Sir Francis Bacon has said
that reading makes full man,
writing an exact man and think
ing profound man, and his
philosophy found ample verifi-
cation in Gustave Schleichler."
Texas other great son, ThOckmorton
adds, "No one is better enabled by
more than q quarter of q century of
Intimate personal and political &C
quaintance to bear testimony to the
moral and intellectual worth of my
deceased colleagues character than
myself and certainly no one more
thoroughly realizes than I do the
loss which my state and the country
at large has sustained in his death.
MIR. Harris of Massachusetts, Muller
and Eikhof of New York, Tucker OF
Virginia, Kelly Of Pennsylvania,
spoke in similar strains-and Mr..
Cabell Remarked: "The dead Archer,
who always loves shining mark,
too we'll aimed his shaft" besides
this he presented q resolution from
on railways and
canals that this death deprived
this committee "of q chairman whose
prominent abilities and high char
acter have been its PRIDE" Mr..
Swami, for the committee on foreign
affairs, presented q similar resolution
ito show their unfeigned regret and
sympathy to the country" Our state
senate and house resolved that he be
inferred at Austin, his family assent.
ing, in the "burial ground for the H.
lustrious dead, whom the people of
the State of Texas desire to hold in
honor for services rendered
to the people," In the senate of the
U. 8. our Mr.. Coke said "honor un-
stained and patriotism unsullied in
all that is left to US of our departed
friend; also, "his record is complete,
no blot or stain mars its high per fec
ton, bis fame is his country's." Mr..
Msxey said no less. In Mr.. Bay
ards address appears this: "What
q loss to our country, 1t is
that his powers and talents for admin
istration could not have been exemp-
lifted in the highest office of the gov
and Senator Matthews
spoke. HE was man among men,"
Such q man was Schleicher. Mr..
Luschlag Is less Of q statesman: he ID
we'll and favorsbly known to those |
following mercantile pursuits; he fills
the fullest measure of lofty man.
hood. Recently, with eleven others
u our most respected citizens, he |
marched to our county Jail and suf-
cred Incarceration, rather than sub |
nit to despotic order of court that |
hey thought had acted from spite |
md annoyance, not justice. He SUI.
cred for principle. Our German citi,
,ens ought to feel proud of the early |
settlers, and for their sake become a
of strength by unanimity |
rs other nations often do. s.