New Britain herald., 1925-06-22
SIMPLICITY MARKS FUNERAL SERVICES
Thousands View Remains Of Senator La Toilette at Madison

Madison, Wis, June 22 R- Services of extreme simplicity at- tend the burial today Of Senator Robert Marion la Toilette,
 Although from the moment his funeral train arrived here last Sat urday from Washington the state claimed his body for its own, there was nothing Of pomp or Of cere- mony in these. the last honors that it might tender,
 That vas as the senator himself had wished.
 To friends of lifetime was given the sal task of conveying the body 10 sanctuary in his native soil at ! poirt overlooking broad blue lake beside which he was born, and came 10 mans estate.
 Many others with whom he had laborcd so long in the state and the nation were gathered from far and ir,ar to do homage al his bier.
 The Funeral Program
 The expansive rotunda Of the massive state capitol where yestar- day his body lay In state vas tie place of the brief funeral service. arranged as follows:
 Hymn-"Nearer My God 10 Thee" Mozart and Maennerchor chorus.
 Funeral sermon-Dr. A. E. Hay don of Chicago,
 Hymn-"Abide with me" Mozart and Macnnerchor chorus.
 America" with the chorus lead ing the audience.
 Thousands had iourHayrd 10 Nadi- sol for the funeral. Mary of :Eese came 10 join the thronGs that N'ews" the body yesterday while others reached here today by Gains from Chicago and other nearby po'Nts some hours before the Teryicc' al l p. m.
 Many View Remains
 Throughout the hours that the body lay in state a steady stream o' people passed In reverent sil'nce' Even before the doors of the state house were opened at noon. long lines had formed at Capitol square ard when they were closed again at twilight solu6 stB we've waiting.
 The Funeral sermon
 Robert NJ. La Toilette was de- scribed as the embattled prophet Of new democracy" in a funeral sermon delivered today by pr. A. l1 Haydon, associate professor ot the history of religions qt the University of Chicago and pastor of the Cnttar- ian church of Madison.
 His was the voice of l'umaA'sm in politics" Dr. Hayd0n said. con- fronted with the tragedies Of a soulless, material civilization, Eoh- ert NJ, La Toilette dedicated him self to the principle that government Is the guardian and servant of the life of all the people, to the idea that statecraft should be an intelS gent instrument for social ameliora ton. He pointed the way to a CO operating democracy of intelligence and heart. He was therefore above the battles of factions and parties, Sough to Right Wrongs
 "He worked for the solution o' the problems, the fighting of wrongs inc removal of iniusticcs and his weapon was intelligence, burning with a'white light in analysis and ac' emulation of facts. Dedicated tt this ideal he found himself constant ly on the side of inc poor, of the worker. fighting the battle of thosf in whose faces the doors Of oppor tunity were being closed in this onct , free land
 He vas forced 10 challenge Spe } cial privilege in every form anr sphere. He became the champion 0 the weak against the arrogance O I wealth and power. Fearless. incor ] Iuptlble, his head above the murl 8 and miasma of sefShness and greed r his feet firmly planted in the thick l ness of fact he gave his life to msE' l government the servant of humal t NaIues in a new and difficult age
 When the day comes. as it wi 2 come. when social organization wi g center about the values of the high | CT life, when wealth will mean com mon wealth, when property will h 3 less than humanity, then men wi 1 remember that Robert Ia Follett n trod thd. path before them.
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 acts. l. was no accident that ! :, made investigation primary and q l. discovery of sacts fundamental an - that on his lips statistics ocean , ,loauenco But it was his huma ,- heart that kept him close 10 the li
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 Leader of Courage
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