The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-23
Leland Stanford.

The death of Senator STANFORD has
shocked the country. 1t was not alto
gether unexpected by his intimate friends
and those who have been aware of his
condition for months past. But to the
majority of the people he was known
only as prominent figure in fl 1aucial,
railroad and political affairs. and his
bodily health and stamina were compare
lively unthought of. His demise startles
society because his name is familiar to
all.
Particulars of the birth and career OF
this remarkable man have already been
published in the HERALD. From these it
appears that he was one of the great
human forces of this wonderful century.
Born in the east he was development of
the west. He made California his hcme
that he might avail himself of its enlarged
opportunities, and he achieved greater
things than he anticipated.
His success was much more than fortu-
nate. Although what some people cal!
luck attended his ventures, there is
abundant evidence of his foresight, cour-
age, prudence and sagacity. His was no
narrow mind. In whatever he undertook
he showed breadth OF character and large
ness of intellect. AS a railroad president,
a builder of big structures, breeder OF
fine horses, political manager, legis-
lative worker and public spirited citi-
zen, his movements were on a broad scale
and his ideas were expansive and aspiring.
| OF late years particularly he was tender
in his feelings and benevolent in his
actions. Sympathetic to misfortune he
performed more deeds of charity than are
publicly known. His muniicent gifts to
California for educational purposes will
be remembered while the state shall
stand, and no matter what was the pro-
noting cause of his requests. the purpose
he had in view was grand and his desire
was for the promotion of the public well
fare.
The death of his beloved son upon
whom his ambitions conferred and his
hopes for the future were built, shook
his soul with an unexpected force from
which he never fully recovered. That
great sorrow may have been providential.
The fond love of the father caused him to
endow the splendid university that bears
the name of the son. Ard it no doubt
softened his heart and made him more
susceptible to the needs and sorrows of
others, and turned the current of his vast
wealth in many worthy directions.
Senator STANFORD. from the time Of the
building of the Overland railroad, has al
ways been a fast friend to Utah. His pol
itics cut no figure in that, except that he
was ever ready to do all that lay in his
power to aid this territory in and out of
Congress, but that was regardless of the
effects of his help upon either political
party. His advice, his sympathy, his in
huence and his practical help were freely
given, and Utah should ever hold Senator
LELAND STANFORD in honorable remem-
brance.
The faults in his character were SO lew
that they fade from view in the bright
ness of his useful life. 1t is the custom
to decry the Millionaire and speak in de-
precation of The railroad magnate. But
the memory of LELAND STANFORD will be
pleasant and his name will be respected,
not only in golden California with whose
development he is identified, utthrough-
out the land which gave him birth and
which has been benefited greatly through
his life and labors.