The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-02-28
E. D GOES EULOGY
OF JOHN NAGLE.
An Estimate of His intellectual
and Moral Character.
PRONOUNCED BEFORE NEWSPAPERMEN.
\ Man Of Absolute Integrity, FearIeSSneSS
and Conviction.
HIS CHARMING Personal ATTRIBUTES
The Wisconsin Press Association Pays a
Tribute TO 0ne of its Former
Distinguished Members.

Tribute TO One of its Former
Distinguished Members.
Obedient to a mandate from the Wis
consiu Press association E. d. Coe, edi-
tor Of the Whitewater Register and pen
sion agent, delivered the following eulo-
gy on the life and character of the late
John Maggie at yesterdays meeting held
in Madison Mr.. Maggie was member
of the association for many years In
words eloquent of sincerity Mr. Coe
thus spoke:
JOHN NAGLE.
In the 80 years that have been con
nected with this association, | have had
some hard tasks assigned to me by it,
but none more difficult than that of pre-
pairing suitable memorial record OF
our friend comrade and brother, John
Maggie. 1t will be impossible to perform
this duty in way that will be satisfac-
tory to You or myself; and were it not
that for many years there has been no
service which could have been asked of
me for John Maggie that | would not
gladly have undertaken, | should have
begged that some other member be Civ
EN- the Office of rendering this final, fra
ternal tribute to his memory His great
abilities ana absolute integrity of char
acter had commanded our respect, and
he had won our love through his nm
changing loyalty to friendships and by
the bountiful generosity of his nature.
His kind, strong, vigorous personality
touched us all so vitality that we can
never forget him or become accustomed
to the loss which his death inflicted ex
cept as the merciful years tighten all
SORROWS.
FlaDy Graceful Tributes.
But few were aware os his final i'll
ness during its brief continuance, and
the news that he had passed away fell
upon the unprepared community and
lilt itlt tllliC VI MS Ii 40 NtlN
sore bereavement The tributes to his
work and to his character poured in
from all parts of the state and from all
manner and conditions of men. Many
were eloquent and graceful in expression
but all had that best of all eloquence,
the true, sincere, unmistakable utter
ance of the heart. It was very crafty
ing to us who had known him we'll to
realize that there was such general and
just recognition of his splendid abilities
as an editor and leader in educational
work. and of that honest courage which
enabled him to combat the opinions of
those who were near to him as readily
as those whom he had never seen. Ii
would require volume to contain all
the record Of public thought and senti-
ment as expressed after his death III let
tiers, kilograms, formal resolutions and
editorial tributes, and it is not practic-
able in this paper to make more than
this brief reference to its wide and album
dant scope. His life and labors had
been vital force for higher living
thinking and doing in his city and state
and it was we'll that their citizens should
stop for an hour to ponder upon the
benefits which the presence now no long
er visible among them had conferred
III 10 Nril1inp 1nl, ONT
thereof.
Long Personal Renaissance.
Each one of you has personal impress
sions and recOllections of Mr. Maggie as
you knew him while member of this
association, and | can scarcely do better
than in free, informal way transcribe
some of my own knowing that you will
follow with your own thoughts and
memories rs they already fill your mind
or may be recalled as | pass. | first re-
member him as he attended our conven-
ton at Oshkosh in 1879. He was 81
years old then but looked much younger.
He was tall and slender in form, pale
faced, and showed IA diffidence which,
however, rapidly disappeared as he
found how cordial and sincere are the
fraternal relations among the members
of our order. 1t was one Of the years
that was secretary Of the association
and he was assigned to give me temper.
airy assistance, The opportunity thus
afforded for closer acquaintance ! was
glad to improve and have ever since
regarded it as having been most fortu
nate. We had even then begun to rec
ognize the remarkable editorial ability
shown in his paper, The ManitowoC
Pilot which he had acquired an inter
est in about two years before; and car
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