The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

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muffied ears as the dust and ashes fell
upon the flowers in his open grave; 1t
was the shrill call of the same bugle,
winding up and down the hills, and
rivers and valleys, life time ago, that
| throttled its noisy clamor at his tomb,
when 1t sounded taps, the inverted taper
still smoking as the feet turned out
ward, away from the closed door of his
tent.
Mr.. Williams was gentleman, a
boon companion, proud spirited, high
| that constitutes neighborshfp, splend-
| ed man in the family, whose wants
were the wants of others, but whose
loves were loves of his own, which he
| gave as prodigal to kith and kin, to
| friend and neighbor.
Gentlemen of the bar, for this delay
| at his open grave, we have no apology.
| We will soon take up the thread of life
| and so long as the spindles turn, we
| will be busted with the weave of our
| own fabric, but the day is long when
| the people of Kansas shall forget the
| man whose memory we honor today;
| the time will not soon come when his
| life shall fail to impress itself upon
| her laws, her institutions and on her
| stalward breed of men.
We send the deepest sympathy to
| every member of his family, and to his
son, an honored member of this asso-
citation, we extend him our love, and
he cannot but mingle with his sorrow
a conscious pride in his dear father.
| Why need we gTfeye or Sigh,.
Or eyes with tears be smarting?
At last, old friend, good bye,
The hour has come for parting.
The Valentine Memorial
The memorial of the association to
Daniel NJ. Valentine was prepared by
a committee consisting of Frank Dos
| ter, S. H. Allen, T. F. Carver, H. T.
| Hazen and w. r. Smith. 1t was read
by Judge Allen and wassas follows:
The long and arduous labors of our
friend, Daniel M. Valentine are end
ed, and he sleeps the sleep Of the just.
The loss of his presence is not aggra-
waited by any feeling that his life was
incomplete, or his work left undone.
What a good world it would be if
each and every person faithfully and
cheerfully did his fair share of useful
labor. Judge Valentine did much
more. He worked steadily all his life
to the full limit of his strength
Though never robust, he more than
made up for his apparent weakness of
body by his remarkable industry and
ability to husband his strength. His
even temper and integrity of purpose
protected him from the friction of
violent passion and loss of energy in
devious ways.
He was always eager to regulate his
own conduct by just rules and serene
ly firm in his insistence on obedience
to the law by others. Nature moulded
him for a judge and his fellow men
recognized the cast.
Judge Valentines judicial labors
commenced in 1865 as judge of the
fourth judicial district covering the
southeastern part of the state, then
including Johnson, Douglas, Franklin,
Miami. Linn, Anderson Alien ano
Bourbon counties; the country south
of these being unorganized and almost
uninhabited. No railroad traversed
the district. The journeys from coun-
ty seat to county seat were made by
stage, wagon or on horseback. At the
commencement of his term as district
Judge the civil war was not yet ended
The preceding year had witnessed the
trict by Price and his raiding army. |
The hardships incident to warfare and
frontier life were endured by the peo-
pie of that part of the state more per-
haps than of any other.
Four years of service as district |
Judge terminated with his election as
a justice of the supreme court. Al the
January term in 1859 he took the seat
cupied until 1898. There were then |
no typewritten records and the rules !
permitted written briefs. The court |
had no stenographer, and the Judges
which to work They deciphered law
yers scrawls as best they coulo ana
wrote their opinions with pen and INK.
Enduring evidence of Judge Nalen- |
tines love of Justice and adherence TO |
the law as it is written and or ms m
dustry care and conscientious per-
Torrance of duty is to be found In the
reports of the decisions OF the SUI
preme court beginning with the nrst
opinion in Vol. and ending In Vol
so He participated in the decision
of all cases reported In 40 VotuLmes
and a part of those in another. me
last volume issued at this GATE Is one
73rd, so that of the whole there are
but 81 that do not contain ms WoIh.
But this does not exhibit the IulI
measure of his painstaking lapor IN
A
and completed the task OF olesSllLs3
the Kansas decisions. This olgesL
printed in two volumes containing
over 1000 pages, is an achievemsh. ~ -
which few men would be capable at
his age.
Though his judicial and literary Ia
bors are most conspicuous ana pes
known to the members or the lSsat
profession and the general puplc: lneS
do NOT clearly exhibit the best side OF
his character. It is only his more lntl-
mate friends who fully appreciate rme
purity and nobleness of his natuIS. !
Utterly without vanity, ostentauon " J
envy, but on the contrary with neaLly
and cheerful appreciation OF all t5a'
was good in others, and an earhesl IL |
sire for the welfare of all 1nolVluu ls,I.s |
and collectively, he lived a simple, puA
and blameless life. When through d
political upheaval his party went ooM Vos
in defeat and his term of service We
ended, his interest In the Wor a,o III
the mostly kindly and gentle SON 100
for the continued welfare anu Sis
name of the court and especially OF ms
successor to whom to the emu VI LIS
davs he was a constant friend
In his home he was all tnat nus
band and father should be, anu III ue g.
ings with all mankind he Iolioweu rnS
Golden Rule, the rule OIL hliiuio7' ~
good will toward ALL ,o+1,,
IN a good name and example Wortny