Salt Lake Herald | 1899-06-16 | Page 4 | Death of "Silver Dick"

DEATH OF SILVER DICK Richard P Bland has been called from the circle where he was loved and from the forum of the nation where hu was honored His death creates avoid a-void in the ranks of public men and especially in congress which will not I soon be filled He would have been the last to lay claim to an endowment of brilliant talents tal-ents He was modest honest painstaking pains-taking and patriotic His mind was clear and his heart was in the right place He loved the people and his life was devoted to their best interests As one of the pioneers in the silver movement move-ment as a faithful friend of the cause and a patient intelligent worker for its sutcess Mr Bland Is best known to the American people perhaps His life was a shining example of perfect per-fect sincerity People never questioned the purity of his motives however much they may have differed from his opinions nor was the strength of his tomictions ever doubted by friend or fC either upon the hustings or in the chamber of the house lIe will long be remembered by leaders of both parties for hs many virtues and his transparent honesty of purpose His carter was clean and consistent His death Is a distinct lobs to the republic re-public a loss that will be keenly felt in the west The nation would be vastly vast-ly better oft with more such men in L congress