Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-21

That the senator's breadth Of vision.
resulting from exhaustive study and an
absolute sincerity of purpose, coupled
! with n desire to be right fundamentally
and to be fair to party opponents as well
as party associates. accounts In large
measure for the influence which he ex-
crted. for his close personal friendships
regardless Of party affiiation. for his al
most unprecedented success In securing
wise legislative enactments with mini
mum of effort and friction. is . matter
| of absolute certainty.
A genuinely modest man and a lover OF
: real humor. not of low or doubtful comedy
but OF clean and wholesome wit, pas
sionate lover of the worlds hest litcra-
ture and a constant student of it, His
own "Self-ConsciousneSs of Noted Per
sons''-a most excellent and Interesting
compilation. well conceived and modcstly
hut thoughtfully distributed indicates
this forcefully. To see Senator Morrill,
ton. or to sit with him there was 10 feel
a benehiction.
UNIVERSALLY BELOVED
, Known to ard knowing every man,
woman and child in town, No was not only
/
| community but. when at home was
frequently seen on the hillside or on the
WALLACE street enjoy ing a walk or calling
on his neighbors. taking rides, and in
variably behind a iirst-class span. and
not infrequently sitting at the store, the
scene and source OF his early training.
He WAS a generous public henotactor
and catholic in his gifts, remombcrng
equally the three religious denominations
| Of his town, ~ well a. his own in
Washington.
COLLECTOR C., s. EMERY
Collector g. & Emery OF Newport.
formerly OF Chelsea was the last speaker.
He brought the tribute of Orang. county
! in those words;
\ special regret nave AT this time Is
that some resident OF Orange county VINO
was an Intimate friend of the DISTINGUISHED
man whose memory is to-day being
houored. - not here To speak Of him I'm \
more fitting manner than Is possible for
me, that the voice of Judge Neba I'd,
Governor Farnham or Lyman q. Hiuckley
can not he heard in such words rs they
might have spoken OF this splendid son
or their county. But they. and in fact
most of those who knew Justin s Morrill,
rs friend only knows friend and neighbor
KNOWS neigh Dor, have either preceded or
ioHowed him to the great beyond.
A'hough belonging to smother genera
Uot II was my fortune to live for many
years within few miles OF his home in
town adjoining his, to have met him
| frequently and to have visited him In
his home
VIII make no attempt at ANYTHING like
Just ana complete estimate of Senator
''f'' OF 10 recount his life work for
'""t service has been assigned to one far
better htted for such n delicotc task /
-" mere rather to rejoice with others
from MS native county that we claimed
niue more OF his daily life, though no
more of It's great results Than tho ros,
of the State Wv ''@''
GENTLEMAN or CID sCuooI.
Senator Morrill, had a most r.,ror,,a,i,
personality. He was an ide,, -
what Is often referred to as a pentl.r,o,,
of the old school Tall, dipptnoa ,
courtly in his bearing, faultless IN Ice
always friendly but with lust enor,, ,.a
| serve to hold his best ana closest friend.
In cnecK, ana they never thought of ro-
| ferring to him or addressing hin, hy It,,
given name, even in his younger DAYS
quite likely the times had something to
do with this. but It Is innossibls to con-