The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-16

defending, he carried the banner of his
party after a fashion hat has thrilled
his followers and extorted from his on
ponents reluctant but unstinted ID
miration.
"A mans life is fairly measured. not
by his years, but by the results he has
obtained Measured by this crucial test,
the end, though sudden, did not come
soon enough to mar or spoil his splen-
did record. He had made his impress
upon his fellows. His life, supplement-
ed by his death, had won the victory
that measured his ambitions.
Let the law be our shield. Under its
protecting aegis our rights and our lib
critics find shelter. When its force shall
have been expended, then, n not till
then, will we be satisfied.
Il knew him we'll, and the closer and
more intimate that acquaintance be-
came, the more / admired and trusted
n loved him. Possessed of splendid
natural endowments, developed by pa
tient study and unremitting labor. per-
sistent in the prosecution Of his every
purpose, loyal to every duty and de-
mand of friendship, with iron nerve
n unwavering honesty, We offer him
as an example to those who are to fol-
low us The calcium light turned on
him for years of public service disclos-
ed no flaws, but only brought out
1lColSl Ills 141oiI NAc llIcsIIly F..
No opponent or nemy, however bit
ter. ever dared to impeach his hon
esty.
His efforts tended to elevate and
improve the condition of his fellows.
The world was better for his living,
and the masses of the people never had
and never lost a truer, better friend.
There is nothing now that We can do
for him. No paeans that we can sing
n ~ ynoln hie c1nan moro naooaf,1 or
profound. No eulogism that we can
utter can penetrate the leaden ear Of
death"
Governor Beckham'S address is in
good taste and in admirable spirit.
We canno copy as we would like. An
extract of two will show in what high
regard Governor William Goebel was
held by the best people in his adopted
state, Kentucky, for he was of Pennsyl-
vania nativety having been carried to
Kentucky when a small boy. Governor
Beckham, who succeeds the murdered
chief executive, said of his ability and
character:
The bleeding heart of Kentucky is
here today to pay its tribute of love
over the bier of it's most distinguished
statesman.
I'm his death Kentucky has lost her
greatest son ana neT people nave lOSI
their most faithful friend. By reason of
his loyalty to the cause of the common
people and his advocacy of those prin-
ciples that were for their interest, and
by reason of his conspicuous ability in
advancing those principles, he lies here
today, the victim of corporate greed.
Throughout his long public career
no instance can be found where he was
not bravely and ably e%spousing the
cause of the people and standing like
a young lion in the pathway of the ag-
gressions of wealth.
But, my friends, that chief charac-
t~eristic of this great man to which I
would especially direct your attention
was his love and devotion to the law.
Throughout all his career he has
always acted within the limits of the
law, and throughout this late and
tragic contest he has, on all occasions,
urged his friends and followers to do
nothing that that was not legal and
proper"
Colonel Henry Watterson, the bril-
liant editor of The Louisville Courier
Journal, who opposed Bryan with
might and main, and who did much to
defeat the greatest statesman and ora
tor of his age, declares that the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad is respon-
sible for Goebels death.