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ytcerious sufferer for us and his people In de.
ieat, and expressing the belief that the his.
spectiye OF the past, viii see jefferson Davis
the colossal hRure OF hls times."
AS THEY REMEMBER MIN IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-There are many persons
sboqt the Capitol nov, who were there whom
MI: MIR: Dayis ., ,h was IN the sonate: Murphy
the latter part Of aF bSvisS political SSF career aa
bers Mr.; Davis very we'll. and speaks OF him
"fIe T" was" said Mr.. Murphy "a nsrvous
spoko rapidly and forclbly, and as II he were
ffhoroughly fnds in earnest This earnestness and
who saw him the Impression that he was ASA q
would always take the % Snpop1ar sae Of an ang
question when he believed he was right In
IN tse Ssase ne % was not nearly
Brown Of Mississippi Brown appeared to fear
that Davis would stand better with the people
Sha. reason took % VoTy s0i radical SId td6e 5Os
| " his Southern speeches. But when the
farewell address. Brown burst into ' tsars xe in q
the ofice OF tho SECRETARY Of tho Senate and
eSd he G9p[d mot dc it The galleries
when Davis made his farewell address. Davis
was the leader OF the South. and judah P. ben.
times, but there was never such a scene as
when BENJAMIN made his farewell speech Tic
ended By saying The south wRHp w never saFn
were waved and thrown into the senate
Speaking OF Mr.. Davis's personal qualities.
'a ne sSa nd ND
murphy the impression that he was reserved
aii. ana Hnapproaehable. but this was not so. His
nottled. and when he was disturbed he would
sometimes, make sharp retort. but would
very high in the estimation OF Senators on both
sides ieS Of I re &c ,eham6er His long and varied
him Vide S S n thoseE Gays
lived in hotels and boarding iH " Sonsss. ht" Hsss
Of them lived in, quarters which a
GoyerrImI,esnt, II,s, clerk would not now occupy.
Southern men who kept house. and they enter
tained In luxurious manner for those days.
eect Se M bayS
to all the employees about the Senate. He
knew them all personally, and would ask after
any He was u favorite with all the employees
for another reason, and that was because he
would always endegyor to secure extra COM
n Several years age Mr.. Murphy wrote to Mr.
Davis In regard to the pictures which friend
ture dealer named Lamb. The history OF the
pictures mRde mad It probable that thoy had be-
Mr.. Murphy In which MIR. Davis said that the
pictures had been stolen from him. and that he
had had too much experience with pillage dur
itenresentative spinoia I "f New t York % is one of
the few persons noT IN Congress who was ac-
tor Of the United States and member Of the
Cabinet, He SAYS that at that time Mr.. Davis
the country: He WAS of bright intellect OF great
determinatfon and flrmness, and leader al
ways. But like many. other bright men. he
n n rfn IN In
Government. and died virtually an exile. For
conduct preceding and during the war he was
demnatlon could not efface his previous recold d.
Fey Of the southern Representatives about
about Mr. Davlss career, fearing In many i'm in.
stances that their remarks; would he miecon-
strued. Representative Mills OF Texas. how
" Mr.. Davis was regarded by the Southern
people as one OF the greatest, best, and purest
our representative man. and all Of the South
ern people understood that the opposition he
ana the adyerss ol Sec criticism @ piled
was misunderstood in the North. Mr.. Davis
was Union I'M ana man IL at da the ibeginning and he
deeply attached to the Union. and wanted to
raPtnre He was mot on ndcTsp T 6p eFe
man. He had perfect Gonildepce in himself;
best of English. His memory was
y Mr. od
me that one day Mr.. Davis was addressing a
outskirts expressed a desire to greet the
speaker, whom he had known and served under
the Meksap fis I'VE war Mr. Geddpgs offered to
going up 10 Mr.. Davis. offered him his hand |
and asked if he recognized him. Mr.. DAVIS |
mouth twitched. Tears sprang into his eyes, and |
he exclaimed; Ward snow has fallen on your
head since last saw you.' and that was about |
senator Reagan served with Mr.. Davis in the |
Cabinet OF tho Confederacy from the beginning |
to the end as his Postmaster General. He said |
Mr.. Davis was man OF great labor. OF great
vas greatly misjudged In many ways. He was
the most devout Christian ever knew ard the
nSet mSp;
passing away of Jefferson Davis shuts from
view the last great Landmark OF the terrible
md bury 10 q deep grave the differences OF sec
ions, new day Of peace and prosperity would
Ex-Attorney- General Garland said: when
lis whole life and character are considered and
.nalyzed. III an uncl GUIDED atmosphere. by COOL
llspassionate people. he will hold a very high
place in history"
FOREIGN ESTIMATES OF HIM.
LONDON. Dec GAIL the evening papers
lave leaders on Jefferson Davis. The Globe
ecalls Mr.. Gladstone,s eulogingm, including
line: Jefferson Davis has. created nation"
nd adds that If he did not create q nation 1t
vas because such O creation WAS clearly not
,Ossible In the conditions: that II statesman
hip. military genius, and devotion on the part
i whole people were sufficient for the foun-
a.ion OF q State. a slave-holding republic
you'd have been established. The enterprise
allied, It concludes because success In the con-
tlons was not only difficult. but impossible.
The ST. James Gazette doubts whether Davis
vii take historical position as one OF the
1ords great men. He was u man OF ,grea!
consistency Of purpose and keen political
ision. He had wonderful luck in discover
&c, and Secretary BENJAMIN. rfl an exceed:
raws a striking comparison between
,incclns unique personality, and deep;
for Davis, or even .of general in
he Old World rs in the new; Sionewall Jack
on is almost glorifed In England; while as
'nvis departs from the scene OF human activi-
es It Is doubtful II a single person outside the
IMMEDIATE circle OF his relatives is affected by
pussinG thrill Of emotion"
The Career OF Jefferson Davis.
Jnfferson Davis was born on June g. 1903,