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ELIZABETHTOWN.
Post. Few public men have acquitted
themselves as creditably as Julius Ster
ling Morton did and the American
people will hold his memory in kindly
regard , for he had done his country
service which entitled him to such re
membrance.
WASHINGTON , D. C.
Times. As the Father of Arbor Day ,
which is observed by every state and
territory , with two exceptions , ox-Sec
retary J. Sterling Morton , who has just
passed away , will be lovingly and grate
fully remembered. Mr. Morton de
serves a monument for popularizing the
movement to reduce the destruction of
woodlands to the necessary minimum ,
and provide substitutes for the millions
of trees which have been deliberately or
accidentally destroyed.
Star. Politicians may disagree as to
the public virtues of J. Sterling Morton ,
but those Americans who love Nature ,
who feel that the state owes her a debt
and who believe in the possibility of
training the people to love her in turn ,
will agree that Mr. Morton made a high
mark for himself , if only through his
encouragement of tree-planting.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA.
Public Ledger. J. Sterling Morton ,
whose death is recorded , was one of the
great men of the country. As the au
thor of Arbor Day , he stands among
the great benefactors of mankind.
Record. To him was largely due the
elevation of the Agricultural Depart
ment from any agency of prosaic pub
lication and perfunctory seed distribu
tion to a plane of high public useful
ness. He found the department a
nerveless and boneless refuge for influ
ential incapacity ; he left it a highly or
ganized and efficient institution.
Inquirer. He was a man of the high
est probity , a good citizen and one that
will be sincerely mourned. He taught
farmers how to get the most out of
their soil and has reared a lasting monument
ment to his credit , his intelligence and
his integrity.
Times. To him we owe Arbor Day
and the many millions of trees which
have been planted on the woodless
prairies of the West , and on the de
nuded areas of the East , because of the
observance of this recurring anniver
sary. He is one of the old guard.
PITTSBURG.
Gazette. He was an uncompromising
champion of the opinions to which he
I adhered. If he made enemies , he won
their respect. Ever in the open , they
knew where to find him , and never
found him skulking.
Chronicle-Telegraph. He was a man
of gentle and loving nature , a politician
in whom there was no guile , and a pub
lic servant who served the people hon
estly and fearlessly.
Independent. If he had done nothing
else to distinguish himself , this one
thing which was the starting point for
subsequent forestry work entitles him
to consideration "as one who loved his
fellowman ; " he was the Father of Ar
bor Day.
Dispatch. His record as a public man
was such as to win the respect of
friends and opponents alike.
HAUUISBURG.
Star. The name of J. Sterling Mor
ton will forever be associated with the
Arbor Day movement , of which ho was
the father. This one thing entitles him
to consideration as one who loved his
fellow-nian.
PITTSTON.
Gazette. Ex-Secretary Morton was
the Father of Arbor Day , and as such
he is entitled to the grateful thanks of
all who appreciate the value and magni
tude of the work that has been accom
plished during the past decade toward
the rehabilitation of the country's
woodland.
LANCASTER.
Examiner. His death is a distinct
loss. In office he was not a theorist.
He simply wanted to break up some
old customs , enshrined in the cake of
conservatism. He played his part well
and is entitled to general respect.
News. Ho was an honest politician
and was greatly beloved by the people
of his state. He was a student of for
estry , and-as the Father of Arbor Day
will find a place in history.
BEAVER.
Times. Mr. Morton was a self-made
man , who did not by any means wor
ship his maker. He was a man of the
highest probity , a good citizen and one
who will be sincerely mourned.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON.
Boston Transcript. Personally Mr.
Morton was a very interesting , brilliant
and agreeable companion. His home
at Arbor Lodge , Nebraska , was the cen
ter of the life of cultured men and wo
men. His home life was most pleasant
and agreeable and his wife , who passed
away a number of years ago , was a
most necessary and real helpmate to
him.
NORTH ADAMS.
Herald. The late J. Sterling Morton
was the Father of Arbor Day , and that
alone is enough to give lustre to his
memory as a benefactor to the human
family.
WORCESTER.
Spy. The tributes paid to the late J.
Sterling Morton bear the stamp of sin
cerity. He was honored in lifetime for
his honesty of purpose and the sound
excellence of his judgment in matters
of vital importance to the people. His
service to his fellowmen entitles him to
be considered one of the people's real
benefactors.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE.
American. In arousing interest in
tree planting Mr. Morton did a great
work which entitles him to the name of
benefactor. He was the pioneer in a
work too long delayed.
Banner. He was a man of staunch
integrity of character , and a thorough
American.
News. He was a straightforward ,
manly man , a fair fighter , a vigorous
writer of good , strong , English , and a
close student of politics and agriculture.
OtlATTANOOaA.
Times. In the death of J. Sterling
Morton the country will experience a
loss that comes of the departure of a
brave , manly , able , strong influence ,
always for the right. Mr. Morton was
an American of the Americans ; an all-
around model citizen who will bo re
membered long for the nobility of his
manhood , and the great service he ren
dered his country.
ARKANSAS.
LITTLE ROCK.
Elevator , He was a man of strong
character , and was without doubt the
most efficient man who ever presided
over the agricultural bureau.
Gazette. He was one of the leading
statesmen of the West , and one of the
most progressive and most accomplished
men of the nation. He was an accom
plished orator , a debater of distinction
and one of the most companionable of
men.
COLORADO.
DENVER.
News. That he was honest in his
views no one woxild question. In his
public life he exemplified the sincerity
of his opinions. His private life was
virtuous , and his name will be longest
remembered for its association with in
dustrial progress.
Post. A man of unusually firm char
acter , highly educated and finely bred ,
a scholar in every meaning of the word ,
of lofty ideals and ambitions , he was
the friend and intimate of many of the
most brilliant minds of his generation.
Times. He was an independent
thinker and investigator , a student , a
public speaker and above all a conver
sationalist , full to the brim of physical ,
intellectual and moral courage. In the
early days of the West , when the people
ple were robust rather than intellectual ,
when the only problems presented were
those stern and hardy ones which de
manded above all else courage , physical
endurance and energy , Sterling Morton
was an unusual settler to find his way to
the Nebraska wilds.
CRIPPLE GREEK.
Times. His has been a clean and
busy life. He was a practical man , and
he commanded the respect of his po
litical opponents by his steadfast con
victions , his unswerving honesty and
acknowledged ability.
COLORADO SPRINGS.
Gazette. Mr. Morton was a man of
sufficient intelligence to be able to give
very good reasons for his beliefs , and he
was of sufficient firmness to hold to his
opinions in spite of unfavorable criti
cism. Even his political enemies re
spected him as belonging to a class that
can never become too numerous for the
national welfare.
INDIANA.
CONNERSVILLE.
Courier. The forests of the United
States , so rapidly disappearing , had a
devoted friend in Mr. Morton. Every
school child , when planting a tree on
Arbor Day , will remember with grati
tude its founder , and every school
should show its appreciation of one who
has done so much to protect and per
petuate American trees.
TERRE HAUTE.
Express. By the death of J. Sterling
Morton , democracy loses one of its
cleanest and frankest men. As a per
sonality , Mr. Morton was popular ; as a
partisan he was outspoken and vigorous.
EVANSVILLE.
Courier. Mr. Morton was a thorough
ly practical member of Mr. Cleveland's