Oxford eagle., 1901-10-10
TRIBUTES TO COL. POWER.

more.
The city OF Jackson and the State Of
Mississippi. mourn as they perhaps
would not for any other man There
is not a town or hamlet In the State
where be Vas not known. personally.
and to know him was 10 love him.
For nearly fifty years Colonel Power
has lsbored with these people. and al
ways on the side of the oppressed. the
sore and needy. He has been the
good Samaritan In thousands Of homes
and his name Is indissolubly connected
with every general act Of charity that
has been performed in the State dur
ing the nearly o1e-half century ..
has residence here.
No man in the state would Be more
sadly missed than will Colonel Power
he has been the States most useful
eitizen- and his lare can not be nIle.L
lie vas q mas. tsks eiu foe az IA an
saaA act boa spoa bic Lac a<Aln-
will be echoed from one end of the
State 10 the other.
In the death Of President Mckinley
feE days ago the United States suf-
fered a great loss. one that vas felt
throughout the hills and valleys II
Mississippi. but IL did not come home
to Nississipplans with the sane sad
force and effect - does the death Of
him ne mourn today.
The nation has lost a patriotic eEti-
ren. the State we'll beloved and ell
etent ofseial. the city Of Jackson q
useful and honored resident. the
church a strong and upright pillar.
the secret orders \ faithful brother.
his family 4 devoted husband and
father. the widow and the orphan .
friend indeed.
Peace to his noble ashes.-Jaekson
News.
In speaking Of the death OF Colonel
j. l. Power. the lamented Secretary
OF State. we are reminded Of a phrase
that has been handed down from
generation to generation: 1t is this:
An honest man is the noblest work
Of God" Colonel John Logan Power
was an honest man-and more. he was
a brilliant. brainy man. who devoted
all the years OF his manhood to dolnx
good for others In his quiet. unos-
tentatious way. he took the Bible for
hfz h-ar.n E-h- - h.r4 - -
the line throughout all the years Of
his long and useful life Honesty vas
his sole capital and though he may
not hays accumulated r,uch of thar
wealth which IS composed q gold and
jewels. he leaves to his children n
heritage worth far more than any
worldly wealth an1 IS found IN the
heritage Of q name which l. known far
and vide ant synoyEous vita all that
5 good noble and true: 4 rsne and
reputation for honesty. A naz.e whica
needs but to be mentioned to eficir
the sweetest encomizns % praise
Praise for his noble arts Of kindness:
for the innate nobility OF his soul and
for mind whose sole thought was to
do good unto others His was a self
saeriuei1g disposition The welfare
and comfcr, Of others were first in his
thought and bis gaseifsh devotsou to
the cause Of the people. to the widow
and orphan. was beautiful in its in
tensity and sublime In its sincerity.
His reputation has remained as pure
and unsullied as the driven snow No
ulterior motive has ever been at
tribCted To his wcrss ard his deeds
have been as open as the day and as
bright as the loyeliezt sunshine
Natehsz Democrat
The Herald knows Of no man Who
can take the place Of Col Power The
rress had in him an earnest. true
friend; his eharch. one Of the most
consistent and devoted OF members,
the various secret orferHNzsonry.
Knights Of Pythias and Odd Fellows
a brother whom they could trust; edu-
cational and charitable institutions. q
ready helper
Well Eay Mississippians mourn the
death Of such a man Long after the
body that was laid to rest in the ceme-
terry At Jackson on Wednesday after
noon has returned to dust. will the
memory cf this ilIustrious man be
fresh in the hearts o. the thousands
who esteemed him in life Last week
the nation morrned the death OF its
President; today Mississippi mourrs
the death Of one whose loss Is greater
to the State than xas Mr.. MeKinley's
to the naticn-
Col J. l. Power Is dead: great and
good man has fallen Peace to his
ashes-Yazco Herald
The Grand Old Man. IS he vzs
lovingly called. passed away At his
home AZ Jackson on Tuesday. Sepeen-
Der .. 1901. n 1895 O'Clock. Of pnen-
nonia contracted on a recent visit to
Buffalo. New York He was i'll only
Ten days
We knew Col Power intimately for
over thirty years and q better man
and q man more beloved by the Eco
pie generally Of the State never lived
His place in the State will be hard to
ff- To the bereaved the Democrat
Star tenders sineerest sympathy.
Col John l. Power has been for
many years one Of the most promi-
nenr public men in the South He
has been closely associated with Mis-
sissippi's history for many years. and
his death removes from the stage Of
earthly action one Of the States most
valued eitizens- As a public od1cer.
soldier. historian statistician and
leader OF secret fraterrities. he wss
and there has been few
events Of general public interest or
importance during the past two-scors
years with which he has not been
closely associated . . In benevolent