The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-07

John c. Wise editor of The Mankato,
tMnn.l Review is one CT yonr iron
clad Democrats. and yet see how gen
srous ana sympathetic lie becomes
when the country loses sl:c:i Il man a:
Secretary " inion,, though LIE l3ns
political opponent. .juet contrast lis
words with the dastar'.ly insult sent
oil. Ly the Democratic Copper Il: Il |
morning sheet of or own city, upon
the same subject Why the difference:
Mr W Use is gentleman, while the
other is any thin. but Il gentleman. as
l.e has proven himself OF more tiin
enc occasion We clip from TIE Review
- follows:
The announcement OF tie death of
$ .retary Wirdom which ':as received
ere at noon, Fr;d,y, was not onij
great surarisc hut the occasion Of UNI
versll sorrow, for possibly in 10 rar,
ii Minnesota did MI IS inGon have
more warm. earnest friends than III
Mankato ana Eluc Earth county.
Ills death at this rav.ictlsr time i
.rcat loss 70 the country. Mr.. W lndom
las managed our national finances with
ability and great oa;crvai ism, AMI
Under this policy the country IS @r&di;-
al, but surely attaining 4 condition
Of substantial prosperity.
Mr.. NindGm was elected a member
e -, Si,s.a that I.,fa
las been almost continuously in public
fe-as {. member Of congress, Unite
s.tates senator, and under two i:Eerent
administrations, secretary OF the
treasury. He was pure man III pul lsc
! fc, and IN ability stood ut the head OF
.,ir HarriSons cabinet. He had one
rare merit. which in Ecdren politics
may he esteemed fault, and that is 4
dis nclinl.io II AMI uaT.ilinga IS to
push his own cllims for position. Had
H. been more selfish and persistent the
disgrace to the state in lis defeat and
The election Of Slr. Saiin might have
been aycTted. But the history of that
event. while il deprived the state Of
his services and temporarily elevated
!. mountc- bank ana boodler, it did not
,ietract from Mr. WINDOWS fame bat
attached his friends more earnestly 10
him and opened the way to still higher
positions.
Another Of his distinguishing Char
ac.eristicS was his fidelity TO official
,lrti les. The fact that Mr.. " indom
was subject 10 heart trouhles WAS well
known to his friends for some time.
lie would occasionally stop in his l.:
hors at his desk. draw Up his chest to
straighten himself and in other ways
manifest the pain he Was suffering.
lie was urgently pressed to give less
time and labor to II. duties aad take
mi door recreation. bat he refused,
claiming that it WAS his duty 10 give
his time to his position TO the eNtcat
Of its demands The llborS We're very
arduous, and the position that killed
secretaries Fulyer and Manning. both
men Of robust health. was too much
for Mr.. Window, despite his fine ply
zeal development and prudent habits.
Since the tragic death Of Mr.. Lincoln
no event III this country las caused
more sincere and universal sorrow
ihan the death Of Mr.. Window The
esteem in which he was held bv the
people because OF his high personal ana
official character. his earnest devotion
IL the cXacting duties of the position,
and the peculiarly sad circumstances
Of his death. Ill appeal to the kindly
ssn1pathirs of the publ,c.
The universal regret expressed at his
death by all parties is the highest tri-
butte that can be paid To his name
aud the position he has held in Iublic
estinlation will not soon be filled by
any other member Of his party.