Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-17

how often the Lord gives the grea
work of the world into the hands of thu
orphan. If we take the lives of tia.
workers of mankind, we must be strucl
with the fact how often it is to the
hands of the fatherless that the heav
lest and most skillful work has beer
committed"
Hon. Samuel w. Peel, of Arkansas
Judge Houk, as he was called, was q
republican in politics, not because he
disliked democrats, but because he be
lieved in the principles of his party
His heart was as warm as it was big
He loved his friends; nothing was toe
good for them that was his. East Ten
nessee was loyal to the union in ouI
late civil war, while the balance of the
state cast her fortunes with the south
The feeling between those who served
IN the contendIng armies was bitter and
strong. When peace came the union
soldiery largely predomlnated. The ex,
confederate felt that he had no friend
except his comrades in defeat, ostrich
ed, DISTINGUISHED and outlawed. In.
deed these were dark days for them
Judge Houk, like the brave and noble
see to proclaim from the house top in
favor of equal rights for the ex-confed.
crate. He was the first man to take
him by the hand and say, 1--WE are
American citizens under the same flag
entitled to equal rights, legal and polit
zeal, before the law"
Hon. David b. Henderson, of Iowa
''TO sympathize with poverty, one must
have tasted of its stern realities. TIC
comprehend the needs of the toilers OF
the earth one must have been under the
whip of necessity and felt his every
muscle strained to secure the needed
things of life. The poet and novelist
must first taste of life's realities be
lOngingS of the human soul. Judge
HOuk had been much with such poets
and such novelists, and few men with
whom have conversed showed a larg
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had the training which comes from hon
est work, earnest action, deep thought
and real experience"
Hon. James w. Covert, of Newly DIRK
The life record of Leonidas G.. HOuR
has about it not only the element OF
romance, but, more than this, it has
about it all the distinctive elements OF
| the best and trueSt herOlsm:
! His words were bonds. his oaths were oracles
| His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate,
| His heart as far from fraud as heaven from
EARTH
The state of Tennessee has lost one
of her bravest, manifest sons, and the
| congress of the United States one OF
its most Jealous and most faithful
members. The jurIst, the soldier, anG
the statesmen at last finds rest anc
peace in an honered grave -
Hon. Charles A. Russell, of Connectl
cut: 1--WE mourn the departure of the
Hon. l.. G. Houk, the soldier, the jur.
list, the statesman, whose patriotism
and valor, experience and ability, prin
ciple and fidelity gave him the respect
and the reward of merit. We assuage
sorrow in the presence and fellowship
of the son, whose worth surely has the
example, the counsel, and the emula.
ton of a noble sire. So this service ap
peals to me, as perhaps it may to 9th
ers, as somewhat singular and duplex
IN its significance. l JOIN in the ex-
presslons of peace and honor to the
father, and, at the same time in ex,
pressions of coincidence and recognition
to the son. To me, as one of the young
est members of the Flftieth congress
the presence and prestige of the great
uniOnist from Tennessee, were inter
ing. His acquaintance was sought
his friendship cultivated. He seemed to
young New Highlander to represent
the sturdy frontiersman of loyalty. and
| to possess that rugged character
which, joining ability and persistent
effort, conquered obstacles and accom-.
plished good, wise, and large work for
the benefit of his country. And with
it all, the kind heart, the tender
feeling, the noble emotions of mankind
never became caloused or shriveled. y
Hon. Charles L. O'Ferrell: HE was
at all times open, frank and candid.
He was stranger to duplicity and
scorned in his very soul the ways of de-
ceit and Discrimination. He feared not
power and crlnged not at it's feet, and
despised the sycophant. He was brave,
courageous and chivalrous. He loved
his people and guarded with Jealous
care their interests. The rights of the
lOwliest constituents were as sacred in
his eyes as those of the Hottest. He
would battle as valiantly for the hum
BILE colleagues as for the princely lord of
broad acres"
Hon. Henry P. Cheatham, of North
Carolina: He always argued with
great force and clearness that the black
man of his country had rights as an
American citizen, and as such they
should be respected and protected; and,
for further example of his interest IN
the welfare of the coIOred people, he
thoroughly believed that the United
States government should reimburse
the depositors the SS,OO0,O00 which they
lost in the United States Freedman's
Savings Bank. For these liberal and
just views the colored people in his dis
trict and state and in the UnitedStates.
as far as they knew him, wish to pay
through me this tribute of respect to
his memory. They believe with me
that such nobIe-hearted men, such low
ers of right and justice to all classes
and conditions of men, can not miss
their reward in the great and sublime
hereafter"
Hon. a. J. Cummings, of New York.
Mr.. Houk was as natural product of
the mountains of East Tennessee, as
the ash, oak, and hickory that shade
their slopes. He had the solidity of the