Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-11


4 tic affairs. His was the steady
strong, inspiring hand of guidanc,
and helpfulness. 1t was never TIL
mailed fist of compulsion. III
knew that the greatest need of th'
world was pace with industry anc
production. He asked for these
and with them for thrift and the
J viii to make good the losses that
had been inflicted in the years OF
strife. He called his countrymen
to set an example of these homeiy
virtues, and they did. He gave
without remorse Of his own
strength, down to the tragic end
] He rose above MISUNDERSTANDING
/ and INTERPRETATIONS, but he was
curiously incapable Of hard feel
ing toward those who were unfair
with him. In time when the
minds of many were prone to
seize upon hurried conclusions. lie
held back and dared to take his
time and thought before deciding.
He was free from the pride of
opinion, but strong in the deter
mination OF conviction. He had
that calm courage which could not
be over-pressed, but that was firm
and final when decision had been
reached.
He was criticized because his
own country, under his, leader
ship did not move forward so fast
as some wished. But when worn
out by the struggle he had 50
bravely borne, he laid down the
burden, his critics saw clearly
what his leadership had accomplish
ed. They saw that it had been a
leadership forward and upward, in
an era when most other countries
were moving backward and down
ward. They saw that prosperity
smiled once mole on favored
land. They saw that prosperity
and material well-being were some
how strangely rare in other lands
So they came to realize whar his
modest, unassuming leadership had
wrought for lis country.
1T was natural that such a
character, passing from the stage
of life, should leave the multitudes
a sense of personal loss. Seldom
indeed has any mans death left
feeling among so many. He was
mourned abroad and at home. The
conviction was felt everywhere that
he was one of the men best fitted
to serve a distracted world in a
difficult period of its history.
But he was not permitted to
finish his task He broke and went
down under it's load. In the hour
of sorrow for his loss, men and
women were moved to a broader
charity, a relaxation of partisan
excuses, a determination to be
fair and moderate and reasonable.
His life became, in the tragic sor-
row of its end, a lesson in tie
value of simple and modest ways.
we mourn him today, and we
shall mourn him so long as remem-
berance holds before us the pic
| ture of his. patience, forbearance.
talth and Christian tolerance.
These are rare virtues, too seldom
found among the men who have
the strength to rise to high places.
They are the virtues that men need
to seek and cultivate in these years
OF stress in the world. They point
the way to salvation for men, for
nations, for humanity itself. We
may we'll hope that his example to
MS own countrymen and to the
world, may help greatly to bring
a spirit of charity, accord and
true fraternity, whereby shall be
lighted the lamp of understanding
to show our feet into the paths Of
peace on earth, good will to men
We may well consider by wkat
means we can show our apprec:a,
ton, and by what method we car
enshrine his memcry."