The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-05
ABovE PETTY THINGs.

| . high He was above all the petty mean l things. his idea of life being a broad l onea He construed things that came to him as a lawyer from the standpoint of the general public, not of the in- | dividual. He was a careful lawyer and a hard student, and on any question | that he investigated he took unusual pains to see that his opinion was sus- I tained by the authorities. He was I man loved by all his friends, and 1T he had any who thought Ill of him, l do not know who they are Gaston Gunter,
 Representative from Montgomery. 1 $ x %
 DEVOTED TO PEOPLES INTEREST. Colonel Martin was gentleman in | the purest sense in which the term can be used. He was an able lawyer fair to be his adversary and scorned any un- l just advantage. His career as Speak CT. has been and is universally endorsed as fair and capable and clean, and in his death the State has lost one of its very ablest statesmen, and the people at large one devoted always to tneir best interest.
 R. Tyler Goodwin. Representative from Montgomery # g $
 NEVER SOUGHT TO DO INJURY. Mir. Martin was a man always con siderafe of the feelings of others. kind | ly disposed, never seeking to do any man under any circumstances an in- jury. To me, in all that ] had seen or him, he seemed to be too kind and too | good for his own good. It was that kindly feeling, coupled with his magni- | hcent abilfty, which attracted and held my attention to him.
 Representative from Butler. 5e Se E
 GREAT BECAUSE OF SERVICE. will say what know he would ap- preciate more than anything else, and | that is that I loved him. His death to me is a personal loss No man mas loved Alabama and her people more than he. and had he lived his reward | from them would have been such as to show that his love was eGualled by | theirs. He became great by the stand l ard set forth by Christ, that of service | to his fellows.
 He was fitted intellectually. morally and in a clear sense of justice and im- | partiality for the discharge of any duty l that might have been demanded of him, and had he lived I believe the people would have realized that he embodied the high qualifications which the people demand of those to be called to the highest positions of trust. Knowing the man as I did, and his sincere appre- citation of real worth, know that that which would please him most would be the deep and universal love which we cherish for him. because of the noble purposes of his life and the high stand ard which he set up among us.
 Henry B. Steagall,
 Representative from Dale.
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 ONE OF STATES ABLEST MEN.
 I had known Mir Martin for a long time,~ and l regarded him as one of the best and purest and ablest men in the State. He was a man of strong convictions on all questions involving the welfare of the State. and had the courage of his convictions.
 Alfred M. Tunstall
 Representative from Hale.
 FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.
 As Speaker, he was absolutely fair and impartial He treated every mem Der of the House with the greatest con- sideration. His untimely death is not only a great loss to the House. but also of the people of Alabama. 1 feel that high hbnors would have been bestowed, had he lived, upon a gentleman and a patriot. A s. Lyons,
 Representative from Mobile.
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 PEOPLE PROUD OF HIM.
 In his death, the State has lost one of its most useful, one of its most valuable citizens. His life reflected credit on the people of the Tennessee Valley. from whom he sprung. They are proud of his life and his accom- plishments. I can not but feel that his death at this time, with his ab AA.y with his wonderful store of inform>- tion! is a misfortune to the State. cannot but feel that the decree of death has forbidden the fulfilment of a rare promise of usefulness. l believe one of the greatest citizens of Alabama died when he breathed his last
 William N. Hayes,
 Senator from Limestone.
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 HAD GENTLE DISPOSITION.
 In the death of Speaker Martin, Alabama has lost one of her purest men and the Legislature one of it's strongest members. His gentle dispo- sition made men love him, his lofty character inspired confidence, his abil- ity was unquestioned, and his energy always brought results.
 W. W. Barbour, Senator from DeKalb, Ss $ $
 THE CODE HIS MONUMENT. Whatever else Speaker Martin ha. accomplished. whatever places of hon. or he has filled, whatever his work has been in other directions his true monument will be the Code of the State of Alabama. As an attorney appreciats that code, not only as the , best Alabama has ever had, but as one of the very best any State in the , Union has ever had. It is more thar a code. It Is a digest-it is almost an encyclopedia of law.
 Ed. D. Hammer, Senator from Etowah
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 GREAT ATTRIBUTES.
 Speaker Martin possessed in a mos remarkable degree two of the prin- cipal attributes of a statesman, in- tegrity and ability. His perfect hon. esty and fairness were conceded ever by those who happened not to share his views He has left his impress deep in the public affairs of Alabama Modest and retiring in demeanor courteous in debate sound in judg- ment, firm in his convictions and yet aggressive in maintaining his posi- tion, we shall not soon see his like again.
 Herbert Reynolds
 Senator from Blob.
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 READY FOR EVERY DUTY,
 feel the lodge has sustained d great loss in the death of Mir. Martin While his duties prevented him from takine an active part in the work of the lodge he was always ready to perform every duty the lodge assigned him. His char.