Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-28

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essiou Of profound and general sorrow.
The whole nation will unite IN mourning
~ loss Of statesmsn st,os" brilliant
career has coniribatcd 20 maierisllT to the
progress and greainss. of his country and
% the respect accorded il by foreign powers
II 10 no reflection upon any Of the great
men, living and dead, who have bSn
aeeocisesd With him in the conduct Of
pstioual affairs, TO say that he
has had. for more than q quarter Of q
csntnry. stronger bold upon the hearts Of
the American people than any other citizen
Of the Republic. No man, sinee the foun-
ds,ion Of our government, has has! so large
and so devoted personal follosiHg. He
vas born leader and one who po-sessed
In a pre-eminent degree. the rare faculty or
not oniy winning men to the causes be
ebsrnpioned, but to himself AZ we'll. The
brilliant successes he achieved in every
department Of the public service IN which
he vas called 10 act. were ~holly
The result Of his owp ability and
force Of character lie had no adventurous
aid in sealing the heights Of fame. lie
rose to them by the sheer force Of his own
merits, and held them against all corners.
The wide grasp and wonderful activity of
his mind his winning address his wonder.
fully rsten,ive memory his exceptional
faculty for absorbing digesting and clas-i-
fyipx fact. made him friend to be loved
AMI admired an opponent 10 he feared
10 see Mr.. Blaine 1t he best it was nee
ss.ary 10 meet linn in tho gracious AMI gene
erous hospitality of his own home
How many citizens Of Maine viii cherish
through life pleasant memories Of such
meetings with him a, the family bomestcad
on STATE street, An afectionate husband
and father a kind and stcslfsst friend a
wise roun.eilor, he lived IN home stmos-
phcre a. kindly and transformations ms it
was elevated and refined.
As he advanced into the vigor of his man
hood. and the maturity of his powers, he
speedily outgrew the limitations of his
environment, From the cditor-hip Of
this paper, which he conducted
with vigor and ability that att
tracted national attention. he entered up
on brilliant career ~ state legislator
His merits soon won him promotion 10 the
wider field Of national affairs. in which he
achieved, by his distinguished LAHORE, d
success tina, will endure as long Us the his
tory OF our country il read. Elsewhere IN
this issue we give Mt some length a review
Of the salient features Of his eminent career.
II 10 history Of acts record uneIualle'i
BY any other statesman whose name figures
In the annals of the Repubc.
Mr.. Blsine's true place in our country .
history viii b. seen to conspicuous uiyan-
,sse in ii. perspective when the passions
and prejpdces that attended his political
activities are at rest, and he is judged solely
upon his merits a. statesman.
One OF the most remarkable things about
Mr.. Blsine's public life was his power To an
ticipate the public needs AMI to accurately
determine the trend Of popular feeling long
before il took definite shape in general
expression of sentiment. lie was more
fayseeing than anv of his contemporaries
When man who has occupied SO CON
spicnous place in the public min J
az hs. been occupied by Mr.. Blaine
pssses away, it /. inevitable tina,
citizens everywhere should feel sense
Of personal bereavement hut rare indeed
hss this feeling carried with it any such
depth Of sorrow as is cveryw here felt at the
death of the eminent statesman, whom
Maine gave to the country, and in whose
great career the whole nation feels so iust
pride.
Nowhere will this grief b. more siucere
or more generally shared in than among
the people of this his home rity, with whom
he vas 40 pleasantly associated for many
years. and among whom he made his home
even after the work of the country demanded
most of his time at the national capital
The pas, few year. have brought sue
ccssion of heavy bereavement, t, NJ.
Blaine. and the mcmher. of his family. lie
vas an snecsionstc father. and the anguish
he suffered in the death of his three eldest
children. undoubtedly did much to break
down his health and shorten his life. Word.
are powerless to give adequate expression
10 the deep sorrow at his death which is Eel,
today Throughout. the length an breadth OF
the land. II is tribute to the brea.lth OF
Mr.. Blsine's character to the greatness tina,
ever lifted him above small thugs tits, hi,
sorrow is shared alike by thass, " no. dur.
ing his life. ~crr his political friends. and
those Who were his political opponents
Mr.. Blaine was a msa inc,l~hl,
Of any feeling so marrow as malice.
He vas neither controlled by prvjahc =
nor swayed by passions. lie always ha
clearly determined convictions unsu all
matters of public policy AMI aggressive
courage 10 advocating them Men come
and 90, but man remains. IL thu aeyr.-
gate Of all the points that con .ti'ute great
mess in craftsmanship. Mr.. Elaine stood
prc-eminent among all his contemporaries
His place ia history is secure, AMI a. W.
mourn his loss today ii will be With the con.
viction that the peculiar place he occupied
in our aasionsl affairs, and in the heart. o,