The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
TOM SCOTT IS DEAD.

An minute SOTTOW CdlIAC AiAeO oAAo -
many Kenosha people this morning IN the an
announcement of the death Of Tom Scott.
In his death Kenosha county has lost ca
pable. courteous and honest public servant and
multitude of those who knew him best have
lost genial whole souled friend.
Tom Scott was not one of the usual fellows
VINO go to make up world but one of the rare
fellows who now and then drop in to make the
world better and brighter He may not have
been born with the silver spoon in his mouth
but he was born with smile wreathlng his
face and through fifty four years ne kept that
smile and made it contagious. He was the
apostle of cheerfulness and good fellowship.
His friends were numbered among all classes OF
society and they were all loyal to him. They
/ found in him a lovable disposition and vlgor-
| Gus honesty in private life which compelled ad-
miratiOn which was akin to love.
| He had known life in many phases He had
not Stunned the hardships Of hard work and
out of the experiences which carried him into
many different kinds of work he found a re-
gard for many men of many minds and made
all of them his friends
He had come to be political leader in his
home city, in his home county and in his home
state. He gained leadership because he played
the game honestly and fairly. Tom Scott did
not believe in compromise. He followed the
course that he believed was right and he fol-
lowed it insistenty and consistently
! He believed in the principles of the Republi-
can party as founded by the old time Republi-
cans and although personal interest may have
suggested to him compromise with factionalism
he went down with the old flag flying and with
the knowledge that he had always followed his
course true to the line.
His honesty of purpose as political leader
brought to him the high regard of even the
men who were politically opposed to him and
his political associates followed his leadership
without question Many times Tom Scott
might have advanced his own personal political
career by being forgetful of the calls made
upon him by his political associates but he
never stopped to the mean things in politics.
His whole idea in his political life was to play
his own game with a fairness which would re-
fleet honor on his party whether it happened
to win the palm of victory or bear the burden
of defeat.
Is Tom Scott loved the companionship of his
fellow men. He was natural leader in the
fraternal organizations with which he was con-
nected. He was always thoughtful of the other
man when thoughtfulness of the other man
meant forgetfulness of himself He never was
fellow with grievance but rather always a
man with purpose and willingness to &C
cept disappointment in order that he might fol-
low the principles he espoused with vigor
| The world is poorer as a result of the death
of Tom Scott. Those who knew him best feel
heartache because they have lost genial
friend and they know that the world has lost
a man of honor and honesty who always sought
to work toward what he considered the best
interests of all the people, The sorrow over
his untimey death is not limited to a small
circle but it comes as a sorrow to whole
county.