The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-09
The Late Hon. Nelson Dingley, the
Model Statesman.
Frank v Gowen Pays High Tribute to the
Memory of the Late Mr.. Dinsley.

Memory of the Late Mr.. DinSley.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l, 1899 ''Hon.
Nelson Dingley of Maine, leader of the
Republican party on the floor of Congress
is dead" When | read those words in
the Philadelphia Times on the morning of
Jan 14th, the tears filled my eyes, and l
could only say, one of the ablest, purest and
interrupted American statesmen Of the
present day has met the common fate of
man. Nevermore can l see the noble
man; nevermore can | speak with or
clasp him by the hand, for God has called
him to happier and better land. How
the State of Maine will miss her great son,
whose scholarly attachments and skill in
public debate in the halls of Congress
have won him lasting fame, and whose
able addresses on the prohibition of the
liquor traffic will ever be remembered by
those who earnestly desire the Danish
ment of this awful evil from the recogni-
ton and protection of our National and
State governments.
Maine has always been true to her son
in Congress whose public service have
| been faithful and conservative. Two
years ago, Hon. Seth l.. Milliken, whom
| had known from boyhood, died, and
| thus the Maine delegation was broken
for the first time in many years and now
Congressman Dingley has been taken
from US and our delegation is once more
broken. His death, which has been so
| keenly felt by the people of all political
parties, removes from Congress a great
leader. whose character was as pure as the
snow that falls from the heavens, and
whose honesty and integrity We're above
| reproach. AS chairman of the ways and
means committee which shapes our tariff
legislation he could, it is said ha We
made fortune if he had been so disposed
in that position, which exceeds in import
ance that of any other in Congress. But
Mr.. Dingley was a states man with rugged
| honesty, and not IA member Of Congress for
tie purpose of legislating for his own sell
| fish interest to build up princely for
tune for himself. Like Washington and
Lincoln and Sumner he was there for the
best interests of the people Of the land he
loved. Well did the Philadelphia Press
say in its article entitled, "The Lesson of
Mr.. Dingley's Life:'
s'There is no recent character to which
the rising generation of young men in
America can be pointed with better hopes
of good results than in that of Nelson
Dingley, Jr. of Name
Every young man in our nation to-day
has it in his own power to establish for
himself just such character as Mr.. Din
ley's 1t is, indeed, thing of his own
making, and when once thoroughly estab-
lished he will secure the confidence and
respect of his fellow men. He was the
model statesman. God bless his name
for evermore. OF wide knowledge, of
refinement, pure feelings and wonderful
self control.
"Self knowledge, self reverence and self
control,
These three lead life to its perfect whole"
The last time had the pleasure of meet
lug Mr.. Dingley was at the International
session of the Good Temp,ars in Boston a
few years ago. noticed then that he look
ed tired, but for all that he was full of life
and talk. 1t was about the time when
ing down and throwing hundreds out Of
employment, and this decentralization Of
business and of wages seemed to weigh
heavily on his mind.
remember he said at that time that we
had been borrowing large sums of money
to pay current expenses and should as
soon as possible put stop to it by such
revision of the tariff as would provide
adequate revenue to carry on our govern
ment and secure good wages for our work
ing men. He regarded the liquor traffic as
the greatest enemy known to man and the
cause of the greater part Of the piuper-
ism, crime, idiocy and insanity in our land.
''Such mighty wrong as this,'' said he,
Fought to be overthrown by the Christian
and moral people, The temperance
cause can ill afford to los such man;
but God rules and we can only bow to his
will.
Noble son OF Maine, brilliant scholar,
able statesman, and friend of the temper
ance reform, farewell; may the breezes
murmur gently and the birds sing sweet
ly over your resting place in the dear old
State of Maine.
'Slng unto him, honor and praise him. oh Maine,
| thy SON and thy foremost of fame,
BE glad for him, place of his birth,
Have Joy for the sake of the day he was born,
and the years that MADE him man.
| FRANK W. GOWEN.
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| Willy Heatitt-A mushroom is one of
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