Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-18

away, cut of our sight. We can no
longer identify our dear Doctor
Whiteside. in the flesh, and to this
extent he will soon be forgotten
and lost, in the ever moving pro-
cession toward the past.
Let us then, seek for the les
sons and admonitions suggested by
the example of his life. and from
the cup of our sorrow here today,
drink inspiration for our best en-
deavors.
First in my thoughts, are the les
sons to be learned from his youth
full aspirations. These are not Oh
scure or difficult He aspired to
knowledge, and the acquisition OF
thorough education. He went
through the Chicago University,
and graduated from the Medical
School OF St. Louis. and later took
postgraduate course in the Chi
cago School of Medicine.
He formed the habit OF earnest
thought and thorough work. and
his life emphasized the value OF
sober, mental training. and d;li-
gent application to his business. He
learned early, and appreciated. that
the road to usefulness might easily
be missed. or lost. without the quail
ifications of the heart to sustain
upright manliness.
Then. second in my thought is
that this principle being inbelibly
stamped upon his character. he was
ever obcdient to it i'll dealing with
his feilowmen, throughout his ca
rcer.
As citizen and public official
he was patriotic. truthful. generous
clean and unselfish. He acquired
and retained unimpaired, the mob
lest qualities of the heart. He was
strong enough to act honestly, bold
enough to speak the truth. and
brave enough to be just. He sur
rounded himself with the lives OF
great men. and made the choicest
literature his daily enjoyment. hav-
ing great fondness for the old cias-
sizes.
He had great freedom of thought
and action, which sprang from a
deliberate weighing OF principles. He
never accepted individual incidents
as safe guides. but always required
the impersonal power OF Justice
and reason to direct his course. No
heed was ever given to mere ex-
pedicncy. but he acted in all of his
life toward the citizen. and toward
his country alike from the nobler
principles of human right.
He had implicit faith in the form
Of our republic. and in the indie
pendent power of each department
In his relations to the state and ma
ton. he was ever guided by a pro-
found respect for the Constitution
He believed that in giving TO tie
sovereignty certain powers OF gov
ernment. that people should not at
tempt to exercise these powers ex-
cept through the Constitutional
agency. He unhcsitatingly yielded
alike, TO the people and to the state
their respective rights.
He was born a farmers boy, and
knew much of physical toll in the
humber walks of life.
He once held the position Of Re
cciver of the United States Land
Office at Dcadwood. South Dako-
ia, AMI later becoming 4 citizen Of
Arizona. was elected to the Council
Cor Scnate) in 1902. When called
to service in 4 public capacity, he
took up the work with serious
mindcdness, and went about it. 10
accomplish results OF good. He had
bound!cSs faith in the loyalty. pat
riotism and intelligence OF his fel-
lowmcn.
I can use no proof supporting
this. better than his own words in
that joint resolution offered by him
while j member of the Territorial
Council in 1908 and addressed to
the United States Senate, As fol
lows:
WHEREAS the territory Of Ari-
IONA. IS ono of the richest Subdi-
visions Of the Republic OF the Unit
ed States, and its citizens as loyal
patriotic and intelligent as any one
and sixty thousand peo-
pie who ever raised their voices
for freedom: and
WHEREAS. it is the unanimous
wish and prayer of the Legislative
Assembly.
THEREFORE. be it resolved.
That the Territory of Arizona is en-
titled under the provisions of the
OF the United States 1
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