Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-01


in the worlds history. He has wrought
for himself high place in the annals of
the time in which he lived, and his name
will rank IN history with the most famous
of his eountrymcn. The peer of the earth 5
greatest men, he distinguished and brought
I lame 10 our state ana II IS eninen'lY NJ,
''nS '''"' we ~ us representatives Shou''
"''' our "'','pe 'ri'u'' on 'oi' occasion rs
/ u heasIt ,"h'" o' nv N"St "c'' OF Sfat
ltude wuich we owe !" ms memory Tor his
SFa,''' ny WORK
Ti'"h,i' ! "'H' P'"iouin pressure
IA SVeu,'',nE '''Y '''o!o''o''S anu III tohGo'f
/ '"e WIN the eloquent speakers VINO nave
P'.,'c't'u ny
Mr. Spi'iahe OF Lewiston
N'. 'igSN'f H'i.i ''ent'eh''h-i cannot
nope 10 aui AWNING 20 lh' tributes OF love
"''' I''''''" '''"' nave ,"'n eHo"'n upon
,Ht "'"St'o"H "'a"' hnt "re'h y most
''''HE ',,' l'''i''r s''"' "s' Sn"ul' "H"r
ny Sh'"it snare I'll appreciation Tor nm
M"o"' "h'ie hNihg "inired' ana whose
','sr''' pien'ofE Shaii ever respect ana
, ~, in' "eatn OF James '"'lrSp'
'',t'' WIS '"' uhekpcf'cl ana y't u was
S"'''ei. Nol o''ly from tue states OF ilis
union not only from the people IF this
""''ne,', '"t even iro''l across me ''"iS-
'fois Htah.c ana inc derP racine from
n"''" :" S'ui"' rom me "fi,n' 70 me oecl-
"''', from an 'iNili%eh iahdS nave ram@
worms o. S{"Pa',y ana messages ct CON
folenc' |" ms Sah1rhed VIE ana Borrowing
ne wa gathered hkc the beautiful Hover
'"i admiration anu study winnie 1t was shed
my "r"u''' us sweetest fragrance Ills iahors
AM Struggles ar" over. Ills ncods, nets,
"prks an" "oris no ana ever VIII survive.
ne I"'"tc historians mus, analyze and
Jndge MN Win the busiest Judgment that
u't"o' an" acoufat" lnteliects
eau command itIA career,
a. jo"rhniiSt' n diplomat and 4 statesman
i"th'S gaIaAy OF glory OF splendor and
"t power That demands our greatest admira-
""', am unstinte" praise
Neitiier birth nor wealth male easy his
carry career, but Ike Hercules he cut his
way ahids' ms enemies, overcahc by his
ui'o'nlta'1t VIII ait obstacles, aud BY his
g Mus intellect and labor made himself
M, IL, !" ~ respected
ihe so"h'itat judgment, courage I'M
eN''npico ana Htaiitir7 and forces I'M
tlu"ied formed Il career unmatched i'll the
"iN"'E OF t"' years
''pi'E WIN 'he speeches OF our Horton
scan Evans ana orr pemosthauc Prentiss
""o carried fahc ana honor to Il distant
STATE 'he "ords OF Jas. q. Blame will be a
N"hIee vi reifes'Hueht ana study to all gem
et"t.ons.
The names of Washington, Jefferson and
Hamilton, of Adams, Monroe and jaw. of
Madison, Morris and Livingstone, form the
bright cluster of our early history. A few
Years later we find ms the mn,in,s stars II,
Jackson and Harrison, both warriors ami
both statesmen, And do not Clay. Calhoun
AMI Webster form the grandest trio Of clio
qut nee, oratorg and power that any Stat
any age, any people or any nation ever
honnrrd, or ever will honor? In the pcrio1
Of rebellion and Reconstruction we revo,c
the honored names Of Lincoln and of Grant
of sherman and Of sheridan Of Mel eIIan
and of Seward But the career of lame
g. Blaine is, for its brilIiancv and BOW,
20 '!azzlng that all others in this generation
pale into insignifcancc when comnarc IL
madc with bis
y scholar dcep and logical , J.ho,.r
ever ready and in coniha, ike a s.n,pmed
KIN ght,' fearless and unconauorahlo
orator with few superiors and possess;rg
Of .uch power that the e,rna,c,
tue Instance the greater WAS the iptcusit,.
pf TIE attraction, with a n,cmorv ,n,-,.,i
on " retrrtiye, all these auntiiie. m.1,.
him necessarily q loader among the f,n'
ons men that we love to honor and In ,i,i,,,
- ours.
lie was not a warrior but a st,,e.,,,.,
lie fought men with his intellect and ,,at
With tie sword, thoBgi, well knew I,e H., |
tse Of the scimetcr OF ridicule. of iran,
AM Of deadly sarcasm.
Fortified With irresistible logic. nro,cc,od |
Nth The shield Of indomitabla courae., ani
armed with tie battle-axe of parlian,at,a,,
Law. he never knew defeat. '''
The literary works that ne r,d ,dar,,,t |
lcailt has stopped and vn H. |
'hc lnss r.. The last four rc.,s ar
Nj hiaincs life were crowded v,,h ,ha
7owers of sorrow aud of sadness And s.-
he lay upon his bel of ns;,
ln heard the breakers d..h.r,,
IN the ,hores of CHA, ury.,,,r;,,,.7
,ea that never vet has borne on any mo"o
EE. image Of a homewarf sail@ and ~ go
,nd snon therr uare horne ~ H. t, 80 VT
sars the sounds Of immortaljt, ha cn,,,5
lear the voices 81 his loved ONES Ill KIT,
1Hes. his sons aud hi. daughter n irg lin
% coaie 10 them and i've wt.i tn,,, - ~"
.:era'i mansions Of pcrfce, bliss and q,
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