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Show oESEn.it, i.i)rro.va math. BBl'' 'speaking ot the death elUen. I.awtea BBr tte Salt Lake Jferald of yealerday aaya M editor lally i BB General Ijiwton, whota death at the BB head ol lit command wae recorded yei- BB lerday, wai one ol the nioit atrlklnf BB; peraonalltlei In tlio United fttatea army. BK lie neter bothered about the Jmllce or H Injuitlco otthecauie.tliecorrectnriaol H the politico he had to iupiort their Bf, liicuiilon he left to the chlllani who Bh are free to eipren themaelree for or BJ atatnil the parly In power. BB lie neter ihliked a reaponolblllty, BJ1 however, but hli duly wnato perform P the function of our lljlillng uiaehlne, Z' lie did hit duty and did ll welt, the BB. Philippine war wa not el hi making, Bft but he wa a loldler and aoldtert are not BKV to remon whyi "thelre but todn or (tile." Wherever there waifliljllDj wai Lawton to be found. War wa hi buil-neil buil-neil CihtloK wa hi profenlon. fluch jl i men are ent to death In all countrlet BB 3 &nJ In a" ' UT deilgnlng and aai- BwjB bltlou ollttclaai, Illeviaia lender the army In the rhlllpplnti ran III ad'ord to loic. He jJKr r undoritoo.1 (uerilta warfare. He ai BjBjgl an Indian flthter of eiperlence, tuper BC) lerod(nient, and a rare combination o( BTafeS caution and courage, 1'eraonally he wa I WaS iudlfferenl to danier, yet no general wa BJHMk more carelul of hit troop. Heoftenex- IfinS poecd hltnielf reckleoily, which may Iflfll hay been a falling conilderlnf the fact BBB r that bli ability wai needed to plan while (the army txecuteJ, but hi men were rmerunntceitarity eipoied. The regular army mturn ont of I to inoet salient and dlitlcgulihed leaden The Tolunteeri have lookel npon him a aa ideal toldler, and bit death It like lr jlByi the breaking of aa Idol of haroworahlp- aefentl -en tTtry wbre. The nation feeta It RujpjpX Ion and public men who know blm KJHR vender who there le to lake the place of WBH ln. Lawton" |