Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-10-02
E. NJ. WAITE.

Ia S, nor the full measure Of
nus qualities TAKEN at one o~ccasion. All the
"''us and Just sentiments that could be ex-
pressed about the late E. NJ. Waite. Of this
o'y' would hill book and would be ever
"o'ny Oh preservation. II his one hundred
OeS' friends were to come together for the
purpose OF uttering their estiu ale Of the man
"s uney knew HIM and each would present the
impression made by lifelong business relations
Soolai intercourse, and those broader points
VI contact affecting the life of the entire CON.
munity, Vt would make a composite picture
mat some would not recognize. Because II
would present a type Of man so much larger
tnan had been revealed to the view Of each
individual.
MI waite was a broad man in the true
sense oi the word Weighed down by n
narrow antipathies or prejudices, his good
Will was not circumscribed by race or creed
or party. lie gave the full measure of his
I Iteration and kindlinesIalike to young -and
OIL nch and poor, deferring with o J.
natured g~eniality to the whims or passions of
E@11ANA1 VI
9th rs, hut reserving his Judgment until
rPened by time and events. Thus he
avoided, In the gentles' manner, offending the
lmuor. innate, or Of falling into errors himself.
Ills only weakness was his desi e to &C
eommodate Others, always falling in with
philosophical enterprises, His cheerfulne 5
and willingness to take hold with others
often left him to pull a load too heavy for
his ever willing shoulders.
In his of :ial rel atoms with other m IN in the
community-he as animated by a keen sense
oil h 'nor that prevented the highest success
IN the common acceptation. He would not
dc. whit others deemed requisite to success.
1t is said the world is rul d by a secold-clAss
people. lie was not a ruler or a leader
but a genuine servant ofthe public and his
friends.
For acknowledgement fellowship, really the
highest quality of Christian culture, Mr.
Waite had few equals. Always re ,dy 70.
a joke or playful humor he can scarcely he
said tc have taken life seriously except when
alone or engaged On business for others We
can imagine when alone he often INDUCED
in a quiet laugh and rubbed his hands in
glee at some folly or ridiculous feature he
had observed but was too kind to display
the Rlirth he felt for fear Of hucting the feel
lngs OF others His love for fun and enj w.
ment OF humor was never INDUCED at the ex.
pense OF innocent persons, or even Of those who
were not his friends, In this latter CT ,ss were
none he could by any reasonable c 1ncession or
aetof kindness bring to his side. He had resent
ments ard provocations, but he was a TYPICAL
American in forgetting personal differences al
most as soon as they sprang into existence.
Such a man not only makes smoother paths in
which he moves, but sm, olhes over hundreds
OF diiiculties between n~eighbor' and fiends
and is d b:ne.lctor u all " tn whom he
comes in coma t
However pleasant Il man Mr.. Waite wa
IN business and lubiic %affIirs, it was
in his personal relations, in the home and in
social circles where the sunshine Of his nature
meant most, and whe;e its cordial influence
will most be missed. lie attached the young
to him self especially, b 1t the sunny kinlli
ness Of his disposition seemed to permeate all
ranks, and level age itself, 50 that the oldest
felt young in his presence. The dom nant
passion Of his life seemed to be to enjoy all
that was good and pure and wholesome to
the utmost degree. So he loved mankind,
nature aud the dumb brutes for the joyous
ness they added 10 existence. fits capacity
for enjoyment was remarkable. His love for
by his happy disposition that seemed at its
best when making Others happy. His heart
was young as a child's and as devoid of guile,
and as incapable OF intentional wrong doing
As he lived 50 he died, youthful in spirits,
hopful in nature, Kind OF heart, taking the
world as he found it for himself, but leaving
but his heart was for children of the whole
town. He deferred old age and denied its
claims upon himself, while respecting its in
roads on others, lie rode bicycle before young
men undertook whit seemed dangerous sport,
and kept it up to the day Of his departure.
Mr.. Waite spent a few months in
; California this spring and had been to the
coast once this season, and had planned his
SIMMER exclusion to Newport, when a higher
plan intercepted his pleasures .
What his death can mean to those nearest
and dearest to him words annot tell. We
sneak OF him as he appeared 10 the outer
circle in which hs moved daily. He will
he missed as few men would fro this com
muni.y. The greater and stronger may
make more stir, but their natures are not
intertwined about the hearts Of so many by
acts of kindness as was Mr.. Waite's, ANA
that is the greatest test OF m1nhood, that I'M
VARYING gentleness and sweetness OF DISPOSE
lion that wounds nom, but cheers and uPlifts
wherever it touches. Mr. Waite's life was
active to the end. lie was no shirk, though
his c~apacity for pleasure fitted him for an
easier life than fell to his lot. He loved
work for the very works sake and for the in
dependence it gave him. His spirit was in
~tensely independent and American 10 inc
core. The time was no doubt often in his
mind when he would close'oreyer his printing
Office. stick his last type, impose his last
form and take his last proof. But such was
moi TO be. lie passed out Of the world from
he work he loved, from among the genera
- - . orou, and bloom into man.