The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-19
DHDLEY H4arrrr

DUDLEY HASKELL.
Atchison Champion: Tonight was
in Kellam's book store looking at Ed.
Howe's new book, the first one I had
seen; looking merely at the general an
pearance aEd the Typography. A very
tall and g.ay-haired man came in.
"Ah, John"
"HoWdy. Buz"
well, John. this is the first time l
have seen you since poor Dudley died. -
IL was John G. Haskell, of Lawrence.
Eyes. 1t is. Some friend of Dud,s is
saying that to me every day, since I
came to Tokeka and began to meet old
friends from every part of the state"
We'll, Buzz, you knew Dudley, and
knew him well. 1 have not been the
same man since the dear boy died"
A pause and a wandering look around
at the books and pictures which he did
not see.
mo, 1 have not seen you since. I am
dazed. So is my wife. We don't get
over it. keep thinking Dudley Will
come back. Can't help it."
"Did you know that the end was com.
ingg"
Better than any one else, but, no,
did not know it. knew Dudley as few
brothers know each other; sent him to
South Hampton and to Yale; paid %, OGO
for his schooling and was proud and
glad to do it; 1t makes me happy now to
think of it.
"No, have not been the same man.
Why, IN that Republican caucus, with
VIM. Kelly there, they asked the old
mar, about seventy five years old, all
sorts of questions, and he told them that
the tariff had been the study of his life,
but he could not go into details.
There was only one man who,
possibly could. and that was Mr.. Has
kell OF Kansas. Haskell had studied
the questions as Carlisle had, and there
were no other two men in the house who
could meet them. And so he called on
Dudley to come forward. For two hours
Dudley stood the fire of questions, wool.
ems here, dye stuffs there, the details OF
hundred printed pages, and 'Dud,' the
boy, sustained himself like veteran
The Republican caucus resolved TO make
the tariff party question and to fight II
out. The debate arose in the house
buds seat was away out Of the way
Kelly got Charley Farwell, of Chicago,
to give up his seat, and took Dudley tc
the front. The battle lasted three weeks
the fight was won"
dudley died December 10th, at 4
O'Clock in the morning. They sent me
the news, from Kansas City, by tele-
phone, at six, two hours later, anG
knew that was the news that was COM
ing. was SO overcome that / shall
never recover. There is no recovery il
this world"
A few days ago Ell Smith of Linz
county was talking to Hon. James Smith
in my presence, of this same marvellous
Kansan, Dudley Haskell. Ed was with
him when he died 1 have known Ed
Smith great man years, but this waI
the first time ever heard him talk. Hs
talked half an hour; every word could
have been taken down by a stenogrsphel
and printed, and there would not have
been an error in the proof sheets. And
yet the talk was not in au excited or in
| fiated manneI. 1t was the manly, deli,
cate apprecIatIve tribute of ole ole
| Kansan Iu another Mr. Smith yva,
the man who informed William Kelly
OF the death. The brave old mxn heard
it. burst into tears and buried his face il
his arms on the table. When his maAly
emotion bad subsidized Mr.. Kelly apollo
giZed TO our friend from LIun and tolC
him that the member of the house who
had been cut off IN his youth had more
promise of national greatness than any
other man in that body. Aud William
Kelly was the father of the house, the
oldest member, and not given to gust
and emotion.
These tributes that have heard, IL
a chance way, cannot help recording
1, too. knew Dudley Haskell. In a grea
debate never saw him. AS a member
of the house never met him, but as al
honest, frank, manly and brave man
knew him. He was my friend. a FRIEND
of every true man and woman, and deatI
Is more easy 10 US now when we think
of the out-stretched arms on the oihel
side. BUz.