The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-05
GENERAL s0REOU.
How the People of the Nation Re coived
the Sad News.

New YORK, Nov. 26.-The World
representative last evening interviewed
Henry Ward Beecher who said: While !
regard President Cleveland as the prince OF
statesmen, would call Mr.. Hendricks the
prince Of politicians. Mr.. Cleveland hss
fulfilled every desire Of those independent
thinking men who sought to secure his cleo
ton. He has endeavored to serve the
people, not party alone On the other
hand, Mr.. Hendricks has ever identified
himself with that class OF men who sub
ordinate everything to party. He was a
staunch believer in the rule that to the
victors belong the spoils.' While the family
OF Mr.. Hendricks has my deepest sympathy,
my heart is filed with Thanksgiving that
President Cleveland and the government at
Washin ton still live
Jay Gould said Mr.. Hendricks death
would not affect the material interests Of
the country. There are 65, 600, 600 Of peo-
pie here who can take care OF themselves in
every emergency, and the death of even the
gre test man among US would not cause a
r le. As for the market, he did not be.
IL the news would affect it in the least.
= reporter called at GreystOne and con
veyed the sad tidings Of the death OF Mr..
Hendricks to the household OF Mr.. Tllden.
The aged statesman had retired, and il
was thought by his family that it would be
unadvisable to waken him to inform him
of an occurrence which could not out arouse
in him sentiments of the deepest regret
/ There was even a feeling Of relief that Mr..
Tilden had retired before the news had
come.
! WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. Ex-senator
| VOORHEES, was profoundly moved when he
/ was told that the vice-president was dead
/ He said: Il have known Mr.. Hendricks
( intimately for thirty years. l never knew
anything OF him that it would not be be
/ coming to say OF dead man. He was a
man OF very great ability, Of high charac-
/ ter, and a man OF great influence. He
/ was a man whom the people always
trusted. They always knew that he
was in sympathy with them, and
+ they were always for him. The com
J mon newspaper accusation against him as
] that he was trimmer. It is not true He
was very prudent man, very careful
man: but he had profound convictions, and
+ he had the courage OF his convictions. He
was man OF UnbOunded moral and physi-
( cal courage. He sought no controversy,
/ but when pressed-Hhen circumstances
. compelled him to-he was one OF the best
/ fighters I ever saw. He was eminent as a
. lawyer, and as # political speaker he swayed
I men az few others have ever been able 70
/ do. He was a great strength TO his party
/ in hi- stat and IN the country
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 26.-Mrs. Hen.
( dricks this morning received hundreds d
/ messages Of coincidence from prominent
men throughout the country, among which
/ were the following.
/ GEEysToNE. y. Y NOV. 25.-ATs T. 4. Hen
drfcks: an mex ressibly shocked by the surpGIs
ing and painful II tclligence OF the sudden clos
ing Of the career Of your husband. He has fallen
with the b0u0rs thick upon him and IN the acme
Of his popular esteem In your personal beTeave-
I rnert deeply sympathize, while IN common with
the whole country dep.ore the loss OF Nj. Hel'
I driCks as q public calamity
I SAMUEL J. TILDES.