The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-31
Eulogistic Resolutions on Window.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-At a meeting of tbe
board of trade and transportation com.
pany this afternoon, a series of highly eulo
glstlc resolutions were adopted referring tr
the deceased secretary of the treasury as
one of the most high minded and promi-
nent men the country has produced in the
last thirty years.
The resolutions review Secretary Win
dom's public career, and in closing saw
AS secretary OF the treasury under Presi-
| dent. Harrison, he labored courageouslv
and successfully to avert a widespread
panic IN season of financial trouble. He
oled IN speaking earnest and honest words
against the madness of the free coinage of
silver under existing conditions He fell
at the post of duty as truly as the soldier
falls on the battle-feld'
Previous to the adoption of the resolu-
ulons eX-Secretary of State Bayard. in a
brief speech, paid a glowing tribute to the
memory of the deceased. In the course of his
speech ne said: ''In an hour of great i'm
pcrtance to the country he rescued public
credit though the agencies that sustained
| IL were threatened. A strong feeling
against the banking system had been ex
pressed Congress had adjourned and
those In charge of the banking institutions
were uneasy Then this remarkable promo
sltion was made by the creditors of the
government to resclnd the inter
est on the debt due them. and
accept different terms for its liquidation.
Thls patient statesman and friend (Iio me
the honor to come to me as man of a
different political party to discuss the mo-
mentous question. We discussed if and
you all know how the national credit was
established, how it was done without cost
to the government, and no finer illustration
OF nnancierlng can be found than that of
William Window. 1t was the very highest
pinnacle for man to reach. Such was one
OF his services, not measurable by money
All heroes are not clad in uniform: neither
do they all fall in battle. William Win
dom's call came last night His life had
been lmperllied serving you and our land
We all join in grief for his loss, and honor
and respect for his memory"
f. u. Thurber, in seconding the resolu-
tions, eulogized Mr.. Window, who. he said
plotted the financial ship of state between
the Scylla of grangerism and the Charvbdis
of Wall street, and persisted at his post
the third secretary of the treasury in three
successive admin istrations to succumb tn
the eXactlng duties of the treasury depart
ment. us it not about time,'' said he.
that these duties were so divided and reg
nlated that further sacrifice of like nature
may be avoided!n
The president of the board of trade an
fO-N4SCNN
the funeral The New York Clearing
House association appointed a funeral
committee and adopted eulogizing resolu-
tions.
News of the death of Secretary Window
startled Wall street this morning. The
only appreciable financial effect, however,
was fall IN the price of silver bullion. the
London price declining from AZ pence to
465s, and New York declining ACCORDINGLY.
His death is looked upon by silver men
here as rendering the passage of any silver
bill this session unlikely. A majority of
the tnanciers were of the opinion that
Mr.. Wlndom's successor would unioubt-
edly be man who would carry out the
policy OF the dead secretary which. if was
believed, was in all respects in accord with
the ideas of the President There is much
discussion as to his probable successor,
but the only names so far mentioned are
those of Senators Allison and Spooner.