The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-04-26

and true friend of many of the county regardless of
political obligations.
The people of Clarendon county regret his untimely
death, the sudden end of useful, busy life.
Mr. Walker said:
The dead man was my frend-not oy mere assertion,
but by demonsraton-no in word only but in deed and
in truth ever steadfast and true hence his death and
is to the realization Of personal loss his numoer
less friends speaking through my one voice toaay
they would surely utter the same sentiment.
His steadfastness to his ideals of bis most
prominent characteristics knew him long aud lntl'
matey IN his public and private life. l have watched
his long legislative work in this Senate and have stud
led him through the medium of editorial expression IN MS
newspaper have been permitted gimpses of his home
life have talked with him many times on sundry and
varied questions of day and times. had ample op'
portunity Judge rpey, and deliberate judgment Is
that he proved himself to be faithful, earnest pans
taking efficient public servant in every line ana depart
nent of service that his familiarity with the leglsatNe
and political work and history of his State and time and
of the men who took part in the doing of that WORK ana
the making of that history marvelousy comprenen
sve and accurate that he single minded and broad
minded that he contemned SANDER that he was fearless
as well as and square, that in common With one OF
the old philosophc writers, he Loved gooo Later ana
himself such that he free from malce ID
thought and in expression and IN his discussion Oh Puoc
men and measures he loved to ''call spade spade
and however we might disagree with his CONCLUSIONS,
sch an one was never loss to what those conclus
ions were and never had reason to doubt that they
sprung from honest CONVICTIONS ana that tney were ouS
ressed by fearless courageous SPIRIT tna1 tnls @n
loved his State and his home with unalterns unVayns
fervor that his big heart throbbed with oeau1ui
devotion to those whom he cherished beyond all else on
earth that as has been ruhfuly written OF him as key
to his character he was intensely loyal and with the
of his convictions he would stand by them at any
cost He had his weakness, he had his faults Whas
human has them not? But his heart was big, his I'M
pulses generous, his disposition sunny And his sprlt'
strong and fearless though impatient and lntoler
ant fraud and sam ever imoued with tenderness
for the helpless and unfortunate
He was one of the :<Old Guard His constant desire
and effort was to hold place in the forefront of fes
battles and activities When he FELL in LIES hnal en-
cacement the "Great Adventure, he the firing
line the advance post of duty we'll and gaanty taken
and maintained.
If hehad been the kind of to sound his praises
and publish his virtues (Which he distinctly was nop
and he his last hours possessed the poetcal genus
he might of himself have written with certltuoe ana "tn
out fattery as an eptaph for engravement upon hls
tomb and upon the memories of his friends the following
beautiful lines:
When am dead, if men can say
He helped the world upon its way,
With all his faults Of word and deed
Mankind did have some little need
Of what he gave'-then in my grave
No greater honor shall crave
If they can say-f they but can
:sHe did his BEST he played the man,
HIS ways were straight his soul was clean'
His faiugs were unknd nor mean,
He loved his fellow men, aud tried
To help them"-Il be satisfied.
But when I'm gone, if even one
Can weep because my life is done
And feel the world is something bare
Because am no longer there,
Call me knave, my life misspent-
No matter L shall be content.
Mr. BLACK said:
Mr. President, would feel untrue to myself II olo
not say something this sad occasion 1t was my sooo
fortune and my great pleasure to know our deceased
friend, Senator Appelt Intimately. served with him
long time in this Senate and on Committees and Can
truly say that always found him earnest faithful and
zaaons TO dutv whether in committee in the Sen
ate Chamber
Since our last meeting here, death has only taHen
one Of our number We should feel thankful that his
mantle has fallen on such worthy shoulders Friends may
our conduct while here Senators be suco tna
when we too are gone some worthy words of tribute
may be said of US.
look back to the days when Senator Applet woulo
rise from his seat there and oppose every measure tna1
touched his own county that he thought would De al III
iurv to them DO not think that have ever known any
Senator that watched closer his county affairs tnah our
deceased friend But friends he did not stop there he
also watched the interests of the State of South Carolina
and he was always in his you could always count on
him being here and though Icould not always agree with
him on questions coming up before the Senate yet al
ways admired his manly stand for what he thought was
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