Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-29
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form. 1t is a very agreeable task. as
1 1 stand here upon tt.= occasion, we
: might say to bid farewell to this Sem
ate, because in few short hours this
/ Senate will have adjourned. To me
| there Is always tinge of sadness upon
an occasion like this We have been
here together n long time. and OUR as
sociationS have beer such that IL has
| mbued me with. kindly feeling to-
| ward each and every senator in this
body. We may have had our differ
ences. but that is a grand thing. not
only in legislation but in al. 'Ne diff
! cultias tnat arist' In the various walks
| Of ifc'. analysis Of each other that is q
| help to BRING ..Ju truth to the surface.
| This Senate is composed OF honor
| able men, ana ,1Ving been member
OF this Senate Ter many years Wnere IL
| has always been composed of grand
and good men, will confess today that
| never saw body of men In this SEN
| ate Chamber who were so kindly dis
| posed toward each other. or SO well
| disposed toward the interests Of the
grand old State Of Maine. as this hon
orable puay OF men that ! see before
| me today
/ say there is 4 tinge of sadness
when we get ready to part. but am
| glad that there Is imbued in The breasts
o. the human family that kindly feeling
which extends from heart TO heart and
wears off the roughneSs of our natures
and makes us believe that the good
predominates over the evil in the
breasts of the majority of the human
| family. / am firm believer in that.
and | tell YOU it is worth living for
when we find brother to brother, heart
| to heart.
We may have our differences but we
are 50 constituted with great intelli-
genee that they wear away and we be-
come better men by those differences
when they are properly analyzed.
Oh, my friends. we may not meet
here again. Probably we never will,
but there is consolation in that b.auti
full belief that 1t is not all of life to
live nor all Of death 10 die" Death. t.
my mind, is only a transmission. We
shall go to that world where exercises
like this will not occur, but something
grander and noblsr than that, and
believe that we shall meet again. We
may not meet many times upon the
material side of life. but it is a con-
ISOLATION to me because l have been a
member Of this body and every men,
Der has treated ME with the greatest
courtsy and with the greatest kindness.
! can say to you, my friends, if 1t is
not my good fortune to meet you after
this session closes. / firmly believe that
shall meet you by and by when 1 go
down the declyity of life where We meet
on the other shore and know each other
as we are known. ! thank you for all
you have said and done during TINS Leg
islaturc in the great controversy you
have had with me. l hope you will live
and prosper, and may that great element
which comes from the other world per-
meate you and you will know when You
go to the other land that you have done
your duty well.
God bless the Senate of Maine.
Now, Mr.. President, / come 70 the most
important duty with which l am charged.
We all recognize. Mr.. President, your
great ability in presiding over this un-
ruly body, sometimes. / might say. your
impartiality. and the courtesy with which
you treated ca CHI and every member. We
recognize that disposition, we recognize
that kindness of heart, and after all has
been said and done. to purify that senti
nent that We have spoken, we feel II our
duty. and our pleasant duty to present
you with little token in verifieation of
what we feel and of what We have said.
And presenting this to you. Mr.. President,
il is not alone n custom, but ii is an en-
anaton from the heart of every senator
within this body. The unanimous
sentiment that they have received
at your hand the consideration
and that kindness and that i'm
partially and nat courtesy, that they want
to place in your hand some ;ohcn, as you
go down the uecltyity of life. tnat you will
have the cons. BUSINESS that the members
of the Severte Fifth Legislature OF Maine
have war;. place in their hearts for the
President who has presided over them. They
have selected this beautiful gem, it is an
cient in its origin, and is spoken OF in
Scripture and in ancient history as the
Pearl of great price" way back in the
dark centuries where history gives us any
revelation. 1t has only been given by
kings and princes in time way back to
those who were most worthy to receive 1t
and capable of wearing 1t. This beautiful
pearl, Mr.. President, is not large In size,
but 1t is an emblem of purity. 1t has
been so considered from early history down
to the present time, not for its size is II
valuable, but for its beauty ana its purity.
and we believe that you possess that purity
of character and mind and of heart which
entite you to wear it.
Now, ii is not large in size; you are
not large in size but you are large
in greatness of heart and mind, and
We present this TO you and trust
you will wear it, and as you go down
the decltvity Of life you will think
of the 18th Legislature and the pleas
ant associations with which we have
been surrounded.
May God in his infinite mercy carry
to you the best thoughts to the end
of life of the members who so feel
inely at this time present you with
this jewel. u.ong and continued APP
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