The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31
IN MEMORIAM,
HON. WIN. T. rIxcK.


i The death of Hon. Wm. E. Fpck,
On Friday Of last week, At his home
in Somer.st, removes from a,pong us,
one Of the very last Of class of mep.
who fashioned our Republis to the
frame intended by the Fathers; an
associate in'law with Ewing and Hun
ter and Stansburry AMI Rrazee Of
Fairfield; of Vinton aod Follet and
Hutch,ns Of Hanging Rack; of Ball
aud Granger and James and GODDARD
OF the Mnskingum; Of Saunders and
Case aud Grogan and Wright, OF
Hooking; indeed . compesr in the
last and in this generation of all
the eminent statesmen and legal lu-
minaries, who have frightened and
beauihed aud purified the Judiciary
Of great aud good and grand Ohio.
Il IA not the provWce Of this paper
nor the purlsss of this writing TO ex-
ploit Vim. E. Finck's proper obitu-
ary. His public life is part Of the
History Of our country and is secure;
with the Bar Of this District and
St.ts. ip the archieves, h's fame Is
preserved; with the people of H"ck-
| ing whom he knew in public III. or
social intercourse. his memory j.
safely enabr,ne,.
He yas Perry Couutyi man. Here
he was born. Here lie hred aud Ia
hored in his acrepted calling; Coun :
sslnr in his ofiic.., Advocate in Court.
Law Maker in the Parliament of the
Republic, and when his hand. his
heart aud big head paleied at the
touch Of Ithurial's SPEAR, here wss he
buried. Perry County, rejoicing il
aiGp aud with his honors won, en-
.hropds him. keeps him.
He was the greatest man hp conn
ty bossss. Convulsions of the Civil
War, adventures in foreign lands.
exploits in speculative fields, charac
t-rs to this '',nano. i,oru," conspicu
nus ~ comets flaming N transient
splendor, catch the glance Of won,
drring eyes for the moment. but the
ixed stsrs shine on and survive the
xlare and glow of tie meis"r's trail
and the hs.h aud aame from the TEN.
pests wing. In intellectual viyor, in
mental equipQse. in legal lore. f'rsn
SIC eloqusnce, in manly smanliness.
William E. Fnck ranks above them
Ill, survives the Ersmplar Of his
county. # his generation.
A, the close Of his distinguished
Congressioua! career, wish political
leadership If hi- party acknowledged. |
with his emioence a. p laswer c"n-
ssded and his integrity loyalty aud
dsvo,ionally fe!l, be vss invited with |
urgent solicitation aud .gl,tssrinx
promises frum the. great cities aud |
cenie m Of mental au1 husil.e,s activ-
ity 70 identify his forspnes. Ugh thr
ongqinx aud uplifting. Instead. ,i.p |
came hack to his own. to sine people
sho kuew him bey. helped him The
youth, stood to hum The man. Herr
10 unpreientious hume, in tue goo,i
old long ti,ue finished i9sn Of S.'m-
erset, he resumed his place as .'Isilly
Flnck." aud .sre f'r the fensinisr
Of his life. while much Of his time
wss taken in advising. the f-ehlest
clients in the most inslgniHcans cases
xhere appeal wss made for justice,
he was the Counsellor in the hiyI,es,
s.,urts OF the State. the entrusted Ad.
visor in the monirntous affairs Of the
Republic. He ne, er took a case in
Court unless he fr;;t runs incrd ihr
cause Of his client was just; he meyer
appeared in the forum ~hen hs 4,d
nos beli-ve he ~as right.
lie hsd the manners "f q nohlrman,
and in every place aud iu every pre-,
ence, he was \ gentleman.
In the Christian sentiment, 90
and fsrven,ly expressed i'y
the go"i priest, VIII" spoke {" the
gathered Of \ life time bon.l c"mmu-
m"nity in last testj"ony. there is IA"
crcas,op for weeping r"rr.'w or vail.
ing grief in dssth. which il but q
at most, from ih"se Uf his
love. his guarlisnsh'p. bis neigh
borly, bis Christian brotherhood.
But withs'. the wing ut the chosen
among all the angels minisierinx
around the Thrune. the Angel Of
Death shows shadow 10 its bright
sst CLEAN perhaps o:ly to hearts
most affected by the visitation, hut \
Faith and Hope. like rain bow
IN 3 cloud, is she Beus.licti.'n when
lae sacrifice OF the tempest is past.
Hi> death, at the ags IT 70 years, y
was the Harvest Home Festival Of 4
in this working world
nf ours; the gathering Of cultured
ril'ened fruit; the garnering Of the
sheaves in the full swsth aud abpnd
mt measure of maturity and g"ldsn
perfection. His every day walk aud
talk among the People was sermon,
bis presence in q company a benedic- /,
lion. And whether among magnates
the affAls Of government or
with . man with hoe suggesting the
plainest work, his advice, his help