Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-28

and ISSUES Of hls party Nlth Qn<Iftax
accuracy he had spitom.1xd great
fszrl .: isls pabsis career ia isis work
sfwrpts ltAfs la Congress. and adoest
~ and ,serpetassed Ais fame ty Tue
literary s2.ne Of hss narrative.
Il have heard csnefRl sherman.
enose ja1gment IN such matters wAs
acknowledge, say that hialne's tcok
wse = gfe4t u0fk and thai he cons,1
cred sls iuc4c txpTesssons and comprs-
hef.rtc ana &C. urste ssAteostat< gave
Il rank asto Asc4uley's history. Ia i
cnc ot our Dlo.t sainsble Ahserlcan
i-ooxs Bislpe eAr Anserican thor
oughly au1 lnssr aialy, ne ios~d our
rouotfy ane II 3askitanons His death
Mil ~ CRAFTY ianisu.sd aud the wbose
nallon ulii do ss.r n4enofs Aonof. lis
critics .lil slos BE- "a ihsr sonntry."
nucrstsfs lik ns-s.Nf. Blame wss =
wonderlEi niau and wonderfully gift
ID. lie sas one ot tsr grsstssi states
nlrn A0u Ioils1cal leaders the country
ftss pfonueea, aed lsie mn.t oonsysu-
eus leader % h.s tlgse. IA. was the do.
oi h4r pa ~, Tie most loved man in IL
lie had, inofs tisnn any otisef poisilcAi
leader ia sl5e country. III, m0st enlau
slsssle following and the beet and mort
loyal friends. lie inspired his party
sssofe TIA roughly than afs other mas
IL u. For NEARLY twenty years he did
more than uuS other leader 10 snape
.is policy. his contrv. over men. his
power t. draw them 10 him aud COM
laand their uns~ltssb support. was t's-
sono that ol any other party leader Ia
TIE history of tie country. Ills loss
viii be wi4elf Ieit and nourned. but
his ille vii te eonunueo inspiration
10 nls party"
"Ar. Blame. though thoroughly cd
ucated, .uli ~ culture aud accomplish
mcnts. never 2srsaed his learning.
lie Was versatile OF resources and more
widely Informed than any man or
statesman of he time la = certain
sense he was modest. seldom speaking
OF himself. ms position. or command
ing influence IN ms party and IN the
county. lie was broad. literal and
just. always generous 10 AZ opponent:
tender. gentle and aifectionstc towards
his friends.
"He rought the prs sdeney in &c,
alter that seemingly abandoning all
hope OF ever securing that high place.
In 'si he did not seek the nomination.
and IN lsss stesd astly refused 10 allow
his name 10 60 before the convention.
OF late years he Mas not only the cen
trail figure IN American politics, but a.
all the special gatherings, and wher-
ever be went. In and out Of Office ne
attracted more attention and excited
more enthusiasm than any other citi-
zen of the republic. Wherever he
went pevple always eagerly turned 10
look at hlm or stopped 10 see him AS
he passtd by. Ills claims to greatness
will rect upon he literary work and
his sststesnianshIp. Either would place
him IN the front rank of tile greatest
men OF the republic.
"His Twenty Years IN Congress
will stand ss an enduring monumen;
and always mark him truly great. The
strain put upon him aud the effort
made when writing bis great work,
think. had much 10 do in breaking
down his health. The production Of
such 6 work IN 90 short a time. 60 lus,
and discriminating, SO far 10 contemp-
oraries. and TO sli. so thoroughly su-
thentic and reliable, stands IN TIE nis.
tory of Literature as unparalleled.
Without dirtlncti n of party, he death
viii be .Eourned as a great loss 10 the
country. Truly a great man has
passed away, a great light gone Out
Postmaster General Nanamakcr
sald: Eleven yesrs ago made the ac-
quaintance of Blaine. when, at bis IN
vltatlon, | went to his house with hrs III
tinate personal friend, for consultation
about accepting pubic Office. The friend
! ship then begun. rIpened IN the 1854
campaign, and since 1887 hAs been
more or less intimate. His kindness
and enthusiasm that 80 greatly at.
tracted everyone. was often mani
tested IN special degree to fsnnsyl.
vanisns, among whom he wss born.
He. liked to talk Of people Of rhilsdel.
phia who lived At the time he Wa.
| teacher aud editor there. | shall not
soon forget the last hour spent with
him. when ho talked freely about hi.
feelinga snd his plans. about n week
before he went up STAIRS FOR The .asl
time.
"Pensyivsn:a may well be proud oi
| her brilliant sou, eleserer than iienr,
Clay aud ss eiequent ss Daniel Web
ster. As an all-founG statesman hu
! name wall always b. cherished with ih'
F, ten greatest Americans"
| Secretary kusk ssid: I'll fret mf'
Mr.. Blaine Ia 1858. being taen bank
bank comptroller in WISCONSIN. Il
which state he came TO MAKE tsnr
speeches lie Was then ON. of the mos
torcible speakers m the rfpublscar
party on th,s important question. Th'
acquaintance then formsi has conin
u.d unsnierru ptediy ssnc, being weldet
bv our closer personal aud political ~
latsons during the forty -sscond. forty
| third and foTtv-fourth congresses ans
| ia which se were both memocrs of tll
honse Of Representatives. he bsIBl
speaker during ilsc lirstfxo congresses
position for which l wara.ly sup
ported nun.
IL have no hesitation in saying thsi
| ln many fsfpecss. Nr. Blaine ootranss,
any of ~. contemporaries. ani non
has welded greater Influence II
shAp.nc ise fertnnes e TIE fkpul,llcsI
/ parry. one Of tbe Qualltits ! bsv
al~sys est-rned fas frosl Z ghiy II
James g. Hsssne wss ~ sturdy. an
/ swsssInk Aaasricanssn. lie ~li aiwsy
be oee Of tie conspicnous fgofes II
the ro.teal history 81 bfs country.
"Atiie serving him IA Tres den
iIsrfi.osi's calumet, our relations yer
OF tue most cordial aud irlendls char
scteF. Fer sopse time | noted. vi
aeep regret, that physically be wss no
ss vigorous ne IA former y<srs. ~
death. whflc rot unexpected. -Hi t~
crest ssosk - the people 81 the vbol
.stsen. irfespecilve oi Their politics
seai.ments.
Tnr death ef Nf. Biains occs-ione'
great regret among the members Of -
ipiomstte cufps AZ the capitol. " q
ilsa afiy al ~ whom ftlstsoas yer
quite intimate.
l'4fon fsvA. the Italian rniaists