Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-19
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Chicago J~o;unal: The country needs INC, !
mon Ike Governor l,ussrll. he was o vi
very best type Of The youas man in pc M
ties. His loss concerns not Nassachuset | |
alone, but her cistor states as we'll. oil
Detroit Free Press: Worn with physic.hI
fatigue and distracted by the disscnsioi
That Wrackoi the party TO which he ha |
devoted his manhood. Governor Eussc
sought rest iu :hC tCrCst. He found II Their 1
longer and more perfect than he Ia
dreamed. d
chicago Record; The rcerct at his deaf 4"
cannot he confined to any faction or party Q
lie was one OF the young men Of high am. I
bitiou, clean life and disciplined mind who /,
are today the chief safeguard OF the natiuuI
in its political life. The loss OF one OF these
must be a matter of regret to allies aud
antagonists alike. Whatever stand he took
Mr.. Russell was clean, able and earnest.
Kansas city Journal: Mir. Russell was a
democrat OF the highest order. He was
sincere In convictions and took great pride
in his party. To see the party fall into the
hands of leaders whom he regarded as with
out character or standing was unqucstion-
ably a severe blow. Mr.. Russell enjoyed
the respect of the country and his death
will be deeply regretted, especially in Mas
sachusotts, whore he was best known.
Sioux city Tribune: There will be uni
yorsal regret throughout this country. but
more particularly in the ranks of the demo-
cratic party. over the early and unexpected
domise of that brilliant young Massachu-
sets democrat, William L. Russell. The
world was an inviting place for him. yet
he has gone suddenly to another one. Had
the Chicago convention been controlled by
sound money men he might have been the
nominee for president of the United States.
Truly. in the midst of life we are in death.
Chicago chronicle: The death of
Mr.. Russell is a national loss as
well ms a loss TO the genuine democracy.
His brilliant youth enlisted for him the adj /
miration and support of the young demo :,
Gratis of the country. In most respects Mis-,
Russell, sometimes spoken of as the boy
governor of Massachusetts, was the opposite
of the candidate for president designated as
the boy orator. MIR. Russell was conser-
vative and patriotic. He believed in hon
est money and in the honest payment OF
public and private debts, He represented
the true and best democracy of all sections
as distinguished from the false and worst
democracy of certain portions of the south
and west represented by Bryan.
Kansas City Star: The last public act OF
his life was his appearance at the democratic
national convention mt Chicago as a dele
gate from the state of Massachusetts, His
state was prepared to present his name as
a candidate for the presidency. He found }
himself and those who believed as he did
in a helpless minority in that convention.
The doctrines of democracy. of which he
had been from the days of his earliest man-'
hood the powerful and, in face of heavy
odds, the triumphant champion, We're voted
down and out of the convention, and he, an
eastern democrat, heard the shouting of the
western and southern democratic captains,
Down with the East" He made his
fight, his last fight, a fair and gallant con-
test, as were all his battles, winning the
personal plaudits of friend and foe, and then
turned away for rest from it all, and found
it the peace and repose Of death. No
drawer name was ever or ever will be carved
on memorial stone that that of William
Eustis Russell.
Globe-D Democrat: Ex-Governor William p.
Russell of Massachusetts,, whose sudden :
death was one of the deplorable events OF
Thursday last, was a delegate to the Che
Cago convention, and made one OF the best
speeches delivered in that body on the side
of sound money; speaking Immediately be-
fore Mr.. Bryan took the floor to deliver the +,
Grafton which gave him the nomination. IL
the course OF his remarks Mr.. Russell said:
Il have heard from the lips of some of the
old leaders of our party at whose feet we
younger men have loved to learn the prin-
ciples of our faith, that this new doctrine
was the bright dawn of a better day. !
would to God that | could believe it. L.
have heard that democracy was being tied
to a tar-the falling star, which flashes for
an instant and then goes out in the darkness
of the night. No, my friends, we see mo-
the dawn. but the darkness of defeat ant
despair. oh, that from this great majorit,
there might come one word of concession
and Cancellation. Oh, that from you Their
might be held out the olive branch of peace
under which all democrats united coult
rally to a great victory! Mr.. Chairman, |
have finished my protest. Let me, follow
ing the example of the senator from South
Carolina, utter my word of prophecy. When
this storm has subsidized, when the dark
clouds of passion and prejudice have rolled
away, and there comes after the turmoil
of this convention the sober second thought f,
of democrats and of our people, then the
protests that we Of the minority here make
will be hailed as the ark of the covenant
where all democrats, reunited, may go to
fight for the old principles and carry then
to triumphant victory"