Arizona republican., 1897-12-07

language. The marble pillars set up by conquerors to mark the scenes rf their conquests have dissolved into dust. The great tumulus on the plains of Marathon is gone. The stone lion at the Pass of Thermopylae intended to perpetuate Ithe names of some of the mighty men of Greece has crum- bled into dust The tombs of Abra- ham, Aeneas and Moses and Romulus are with the mighty hosts of sleeping demi-gods marked on the worlds great fbattlefields with the humb,est and meekest as unknown. The high est and most endearing tribute, there fore, which we can pay to dead friend is in the earnest, fervent words l of praise with which we commit the record of his character and virtues to the unyieSding embrace of history
 Impressed and influenced in this be- lief earnestly and affectiorately join with those who desire to express their respect and admiration for one who was lately distinguished and hop
 ored member of our order.
 Hiram c. Truesdale came to this territory and to the discharge of hs judicial duties full of high and noble purposes. He felt that his duty here was to serve this people and the com monwealth; and he rendered this ser- vice at the expense of his Fife When one has deserved we'll of his country; has honestly and faithfully labored for it's interests; has faithfully and con- scienItiously performed his duty both as a private citizen and public off, cial it is fitting that we the benefi- cia1 of his labors, should turn aside, Est for a few moments, from the
 Nties fo the hour and place on record Bour testimonials of respect and es-
 teem. It is the last service we can render the departed and it is one in
 this instance which we can perform,
 not as matter of mere form, not for outside show, but because of his pleas ant. and genial disposition; his kind
 ness of heart, his integrity of char acter his industry and faithfulness in | the discharge of his duty rendered, and because it is just due and deserved need of praise. It was mot my good
 fortune to have known Judge Trues- dale very long, but during the few
 months I did know him a friendly in timacy grew up between us which I shall always cherish. do not think | one could come into close relations I | his respect for him rapidly growing | into admiration. For while he was firm and decided in his views, he had
 respect for the opinions of others and never allowed his own opinions to run 1 into bigotry. His judgment of what was right never ran into the marrow nut of intolerance and the sharpest | difference of opinion never caused in him bitterness of feeling or personal | animosities. I doubt if he could un- der any circumstances have been a
 good hater; he was too kind in heart and gentle in disposition. 1t is, per haps, after all the highest praise you l can beStOw upon a man to say he is a | gentleman; not in the modern or per haps corrupted meaning of the word by which modern usage it is deemed to imply that only wealth, position or 1 other exterior qualities are considered,
 but in the higher and nobler meaning that one is a gentleman, strong, firm, brave, unyielding when right, retract- | ing and apologiZing when wrong, yet
 who has gentleness of manners, kind ness of heart always having regard ! for the opinions and feelings and com forts and desires of others. Such a 1 gentleman in the highest and best | and trueSt sense was our deceased
 brother. I never heard him speak
 harshly or disrespectfully of any one. 1 He disliked to do harsh thing or say hard word. He always preferred
 to speak good rather than evil of any
 one But his kindness of disposition 1 did net degenerate into instability.
 His pleasant manners were no evil l dence of weakness. There was i'm him
 a sturdiness of character and a force and a power of manhood which would
 not allow him to waver or tempt him
 to yield whatever his desires to please might be.
 Upon his death I expressed my own
 feelings and as I thought the feelings | of the people of the territory who | knew Judge Truesdale in the following
 teaches, however, that there is no l earthly immortality for the dead except