The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-22
UnweIcome Eoots,eps of Death.

Unwelcomc Footsteps of Death.
Death Is the general term for the
cessation OF physical life. Its foot
steps are certain and unwelcomed.
Other guests await an invitation but
this guest is bold and audacious. Its
visitation Is seen In the midst OF
the gay and happy when hearts leap
wild with bewildered JOY and the
gowdy-roow darkens into hall of
gloom. Its Footsteps are heard among
the seekers OF pleasure and Necessity
urges them 70 halt and reflect Its
footprints are seen among the strong
and brave that challenge the man of
Drawn ana MUSCLE This guest comes
TO the infant and claims this little
drift of human life before the glad
mother is permitted to hear pratt
tie. II comes to the youth quick
ana alert from school and bids him
close his books and take up new
study In the great university of tne
Hereafter. 10 comes to the newly
formed home where love and happl-
ness. reign and breaks open the fast
closed door and breaks the happy
union by breaking the surviving
heart II comes to the man busy in
public life when earnest effort to
| serve a common people seems i'm
peratiye and with difficulty to go,
his countenance Is changed and he is
sent away
A Real Luxury.
Marion Is poorer today for the
passing out OF this life-In this day
or restlcssness and changing opinions.
II Is real luxury TO find a man who
Possesses strong convictions which
can neither be bought nor sold by
men void of character. A man in any
walk Of life whose opinions grow out
of deep seated convictions Of honesty
and justice, Is worth ten times more
than street full OF men whose ex-
pressions are not founded on honest
integrity | do not care how fine
Your mansion may be. and how gor-
geously decorated 1t may be; I do
not care how much wealth you may
| have amassed or how frequently your
| name has gone TO hisiorys page: II
matters not If you have counseled
with sages and rulers OF empires; il
you have swept across the vast in
terror with the swiftness Of an
eagles wing; II your name has gone
to print as ono Of distinguished
ability unless you are an honest
man and advocate unbiased justice
You have no just right to ask any
favor from the hands Of the pub
lie.
Three Statutes.
In the State House yard at Con-
cord N. IL. there are three statues ~
| one Of Daniel Webster. one OF Cen
| stark and one of Hon. John f. Hale
who was the first anti-slaVery u. S
/ Senator and ! remember. 10 have read
this Inscription on his monument:
THE measure Of my ambition will
be full If when my wife and children
shall repair TO my grave to drop
the tear Of affection to my memory
they may read on my tombstone. he
who Hes beneath surrendered office.
place and power rather than bow
down and worship slavery" TWO
weeks ago last nignt ] sat at the
same banquet table with Nix, Smith
and greatly enjoyed his speech. What
he said at that time to those pres
ent no one in Marion ventures TO
dispute, In speaking OF the shame
full condition connected with the
Ohio General Assembly he emphati-
cally declared, "it is source OF
pardonable pride and deep gratitude
that ! can lie down at night with
the consciousness that IN all the in
vestigations, not single charge can
be placed against the name OF
WIN Smith,"
Such testimonies convince the pub
lie that conElctlons poeppy larger
field than MERE opinions. But he
has gone. Let as Journey out to the
lhopze God he's appointed for all man