Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-06

all, hlo,s out all consciousness. scat
tcrs 10 uothiuSueSS all the treasures Ct
memory, diSsolves all the ties OF affee-
ton, le, us trust that there is n future
state. whose lowest seat is above all
earthly renown, where we may know
aud I've known, and where Thought and
memory, uuhampercd by impertection,
do not work With clumsy implements
| OF clay"
court read the following eloquent and
touching tribute;
TO speak Of the qualities OF the
distinguished dead with due aIS,recia,
/ ton aud at the same time With simple
| truthIu)uess is ever a difficult task,
and douhly difficult does the task he
GONE when the intimate rompauton-
| ship ot years has been suddenly sew
| cred, and one mouruS the rude break
| ing of the ties Ot long and loving
! friendship, And thus | undertake the
! duty assigned me today With some mis-
| giving lest the love ami respect which
| | shall always feel for Judge riuuey
should lead me to an exaggerated csti-
mate Of those noble qualities OF his
head and heart which call for no cNag-
| gcration but only for truthful state
mcnt tie whom we mourn today
would wish no eulogy save the truth;
! his simple and straightforward nature
would reject anything more than this,
And when speak ot love and intimate
compantonship, use no mere form OF
| pleasant words,
"FcW can fully appreciate the close
ness OF the relations which necessarily
! exist between the members of an APP
pellatc court Day after day, week
after week. and month after month
they are and must Ne in close fellow
ship meeting the same difficulties and
solving the same problems, Their
mental processes and methods Of work
may be entirely dissimilar, hut their
compauionship is constant, their work
along the same lines and their
| thoughts In the same channels whether
! the instant task he the consideration
Of arguments, the active attrition OF
minds IN the consultation room or
the framing of the opinion which shall
! express the decision Of the court
There can be no successful shNms.
no concealmcnt OF mental or moral
qualities here; the whole character
must como forth and an erroneous
estimate of the man by his fellows is
we'll nigh impossible
How fully and completely Judge
pmncy met this supreme test of char
| uctcr we who laborcd with him upon
| this bench can testify from personal
experience. and you who know and la
bored with him at the bar can we'll
| Judge from your knowledge OF the man
and the lawyer. For myself, | deem
my service with him hero MS rare
privilege the recollection of which
| shall cherish as perhaps the choicest
memory or my professional life. 1t Is
great thing to say of n man that he
| possessed a mind contact with which
would improve any mind, but | feel
| that this may be tmthfully said
of Judge pinncy; and AZ we now do
| him this last honor we may with profit
and what was the secret OF his great
| ness.
"How came this farmers boy. whose
early life was n constant struggle with
adversely. who had no college course
and no advantages, who made his way
singlehanded and alone how came he
to attain that intellectual and profes-
|
! sional omlncnce which we so freely
accord To him? Natural abilities he
had and of high order. He had n
comprehensive vigorous and logical
mlnd, an nhtalllhH memory ana ah
lhSatlaDle 'hlrSl lor hhoWeas'' p".
these ha'nfal gus "oula nave h'ali'u
MN llt'Ie haa II iol oeeh lof MS un-
tlrihg ihduslrE' IL mas pe'h 'F"'S sa'h
mat,
The heights by great men reached
'and kept.
Werenot attained by sudden Night
But they while their companions
! silent