Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-07

|hen out q Gven 70 muca hpNA4
ing. wise IN counsel. faithful a the
needle 70 the pole In every relation
Of life, he added to the iustrs Of
the iIiustrious name which he bore
ana to the mastsrtnl. great family
from which be sprAng
By sesatos W. }. Stone.
II was past 10 o'clock Friday
night whsn I received my first inteh
ligencs Of Col. Gays death The
news came as a surprise. for I was
under the impression that he had
passed the critical stage Of his az
Fiction and was well on the road to
recovery; and hence the news OF
his sudden and to me unexpected de
mise shocked me beyond expression
II SCENE difficult even yet for me
to recognize the heart-bnrting truth
that he is no more and to reconcile
myself 10 the mournfel fact. During
my long residence Of hall a century
Z 10 Missouri, few men have answered
hat final which on the one
!. hand. ends all human activities. and
on a. other at the same time. un.
folds the mighty mysteries Of the
! great hereafter. whose going has &C
casioned me profunder regret o.
4 deeper sorrow. For many years Col
r Clay and l had been the varmest
; and closest Of friends He was a
man so made up that those who
knew him best loved him most He
; seemed in very truth 70 grspple the
!. hearts OF his friends rs with hooks
D Of steel and whatever concerned
him or his became at once a source
n OF genuine, active and sympathetic in
terest TO them. His was a rare
and beautiful character, 1t might
well be said of him. as he walked
upright and clean-sonled, along the
straight pathway Of his life, that
there. indeed, was a form and com
,el bination.
t. Where every god did seem 10 set his
seal
,e ito give the world assurance Of a
I'd man."
d. Rugged and fearless he was. fol
he sprang from a race with Bee
to hearts, but he was always tender
es and true" 1t surely must be 50
X that the bravest are always the gen
M tlest. 1t was impossible that hat
". red, m~alignity OF deception couli
find Judgment in his mind or heart
Strong in his own convictions ant
or sense of duty, and bold in the ex
ds preston Of his weTl-matured opir
Is. ions, he was nevertheless wit
or large and generous liberality toler-
ant OF the opinions of those who di
It'll not agre with him. No one eve
he came to Green Clay in vain for an,
thing that should appeal TO III
err judgment or sympathy Of a man {
nd fine intellectual endowment and N
Gu Bile impulse. OF course, such
man would always necessarily be
RI. citizen Of the highest type. among
an the foremost in every endeavor an
,iy- enterprise to promote the moral. .
We ciai and civic betterment of u
az community and state in which
,te. lived. OF course, such a ms
1. would be greatly honored and mnC
beloved by his neighbors and u
II people among whom he mingled
familiar fashion in daily life; al
OF course the very presence Of SUI
a man In any home would shed
warm. lustrous light around Z
= children OF his love and the dc
anu mother Of his babes. OF course al
anu the high. ennobling influence
such a man, would, in the cour
As OF a long, active. and useful Ii
ana spread beyond all local environme
,tor into the larger fold of sta
isee and nation. And so ! speak WI
all Of us here well do know wher
say that the silent mar lyi
there, with his great MUD and be
rong and all his tireless energies still
/ es- by the paralyzing touch OF de-
riendl will long be missed as few r mi
9TH ed, and viii be Il
,oun- remembered with admiratie
d as for his virtues. with deep
mem greet for his absence. and with 10
affection for the man himself.
og only here al his home but throu
anil. out Missouri and in other states.
foun came mere on yesterday &c de
This er a political address as h
Ren- gone on like missions often Def
,vna / cannot tell you how much ! mis-
tics the inspiring presence and kir
anac greeting Of my Z
~ old friend, nor could I,
eon- fear. make you fully understand
81 keen distress, and how impossibl
.rvioa was for me, even in the strain
and stress OF debate. to forget that
the far awag lay one in dreamlsss q
v,,h. whom / had much cause % love
large TO forget that this beautiful b
whose charming hospitality / had
often enjoyed, was draped by
cloud. There he lles called a Ii
ana only a little while. ahead Of
Of US. In his beautiful home
in his sriendships. in the loyal
charge OF all the obligations OF
izenship. he wroaght e~xceptiona
well. He devoutly believed In
Eternal One and worshiped him;
God Is good,
|. hs II, indeed. departed spirits
IA. permitted, as we hope, to gaze
c,av the transitory scenes OF eI
= ~ then the husband and father
ana this household and the friend
n~a.o all Of Us. will hear pun poor "
-,..ssu of praise and grief and behold
ao,,b. tears. but he viii stretch out a
na,n us his unseen hand with 8 bles
and If we listen in reverent
-. hence We mas hear him whisper
.a,s,a. Of good cheer; all is we'll"
,~lature Turning from the beloved
senate TO ourselves. let us recall for
.emost own good the concluding words
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