Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

Tribute TO sen. VOORHEES,.

Special Correspondence.

ifaIl.l.. "tt - anu iNuHNuf the wash
iA'vh "ubllc at large who appreciated
hA eNorts M behalf Of tho new C1n-
s'.s,'9nal library, have quietly ngl.
,,..l. we ucctipn Of a monument 20
'''lih.uiqtate this service. This IN
| ana the erection 81 such a tcas
uinonial would b. hitting aud nppropfl.
~ IVY the service Of senator Daniel
". seefhecs should not b. forgotten.
IN. 'shlylled a sort Of patsfnal pride la
~ niashihcent structure. for IL was
h' who conceived the Idea u IT, cree
I'm nn hand that drew the ApprOpria-
Npn tilli hia own mntchlefs sluluanc,
usit secured IT, passage. Under his
t,hcial sutcflntcndenCy ~ chairman
=. ne committee On additional accom-.
molauons for the library u Congress-
~ watched tho building rise. stone by
.,ph., uuiil u proudly reared IT, majcs-
VIC pnrle, The most magnificent sdlfirr
~ " KIND IN the world. Not yet tnb-
Wv 70 marx the work he had par.
lormdi much less an enduring SHAFT
pi marble o. hfonA. to perpctuatc his
nanis ami fame Ia connection with this
Hupffb work.
Y has been said that one man. one
hllNldunl' j. a. but a drop In the
.gslnl that the extinction Of one bright
hfhi u no loss 10 IN. sun. that the
,aln' alm Fllmmer Of ono star In the
heavens ~ Insignificant In the planet
afy universe: that the going out OF
one liie leayts hut faint ripple ON the
~ ut humanity. u seems too true,
Nnfh thls neglect u work performed by
public men Il - soon forgotten. iut
me dear friends Of senator VOORHEES,
i.4fg appreciated his lnar more than
Nofds can tell; they can remember his
h.hlAl personality, aud his kind heart
q. Tong a. ilfr lasts. without the aid
~ tribute carved on coiu marble or
hrln4e II VIII b. many a day ere IN.
indiana people VIII forget tie tall n.y.
glinorv u the Wabash. Tncre l. no
H'inr Indianan who could M his place
me esteem or affection Of the peo-
ile wna n man Of great pcrsonei
maFneiirn IN his best days. of su.
pefh ilEufv tan and commanding with
a nell shhnsi head. well set on broad
NalNart shoulders. Handsome and
rifUnK featured. of warm and lmpui.
fNc temperament, Of great mental
sh,try, h. Invested his uttefancca with
q DECREE ~ feeling thnt strangely In
nnsncsd HE auditors.
y an advocate before n jury. crne--
ANY IN the defense Of a human life.
~ had Few equals and perhaps no ~.
p.fiorn. In bic day aud generation.
Though descended from aristocratic
ancestfy-frufn n family ~ finc lin
sase. A. ntiertei by the hefaldry az
liulland-he was naturally and essen
TALLY man Of the people. All Of his
vmrathleH were with the moor. lie va.
. man ~ iinpsriouH wiiiyct affable and
alpf.1clahle and totally free from all
ostentation.
In later years he was great
y huriened not only with
ne cares N public. but ~ private life.
lof many years he had been idolircd by
..N 80 . - a
hnhlly attained an sninence that es-
alici him In their estimation. Natural
" enough. his counsel and assistance
We're often sought by friends ani by
politicians. Neither he nor any mortal
could have DISCHARGED - many obli-
cations ~ friendship nor have yielded
10 % many opportunities preferred by
members % bis political party. Yet. ~
Tar ~ could BE-, he eheerfuily and glad
~ fnlnlled many q task prompted by
sympathy or affection.
No cen0tnph of marble or bronze has
been reared 10 perpetuate the memory
and good deeds % the Tnlf Sycamore ~
the Wabash. but N each one whom he
hcffiended during his lifetime would
hut place a leaf upon hls grave. MF.
WORRIES would today sleep beneath a
lie liked all that was simple and
nAtural-despised the Fhams aud arti.
nclRliiifH OF modern social life. lie an.
nfeciated the simple. the natural. the
true In literature and art. and was q
great reader 81 the homrly verse Of
James Whiteomb Riley. Iteared IN
the country. h. was passlonatsly fond
81 rural life aud never outrrcw II. 10
him no sounds Ners ulenhnnier than the
whirr ~ q threaher. tho whinny OF a
colt, or the tlnkie Of COW bells ~ lowing
kline stand before tho bars. No per-
fume was half 20 delightful a. that OF
new mown hay,
There were no songs he liked better
than the old onrs-iiomo sweet Home,
The lakes Of klliearney, or The Harp
that hung on lnra'H wall, To him the
oid.fashi0ned flowers hrrathci n sweet
or perfume than the new his vision
was greeted with no pleananter sight
than the fresh lnnooence of pink and
blue morning giours on a Vine clad
porch. nor that 81 aunnowers or holly
horfs boiling over - farmers fence
There was no fragrance swccter than
that u u wild rose. the MARBLE 81 birds
his ears.
Ana 40. fancy that he would no,
grlsye much were he alive 60 witness
tho nations neglect. lie was not fond
~ the pomp. the circumstance nor pride
~ this lfe. iiut o. be- nnectionnteiy
remembered when he had passed away
forever, was his desire No marble
column nor hruEen tablet covered with
vainriorious words could have satisfied
the lonring Of orc who 10 we'll Owed the
Appreciation ~ friends, lie would have
better appreciated some simple and
homely tnken-a few rare, old.faah-
Toned. sweet, smelling flowers strown on
his grave by loving hands or perhaps
o. wreath. tribute ~ affection and re
membranoe, wrought In forget.me-nota.
VOORHEES, AND ARTHUR
The Intimate friends Of senator
voorhees, arc aWarr OF the great lnflu.
suca he had over President Arthur. who
had formed an almost boyish Affection
for the senator, with the highest adj
miratlnn Tor his great abilities, and II
was generally understood some seven.
teen years aEn that Voorhees, had
Trcater influence over Arthur in 10.
gard 20 appointments than many emit.
ncnt senators Of the Fresidenra own
In recent interview with an old
personal friend % Senator Voorhees,.
the writer heard one account Of an ans
brusinl night az President Arthur's res
idonce at the soldiers Home, Few
miles out from Washington In the win.
tor VI isig.si. My informant said In
substances senator Voorhees, had gone
10 rre President Arthur at the request
of q Well-knoWn and prominent Re-
publican congressman nom Indiana 20
secure the appointment OF an eN-mili-
tary man from the burnt District
Ns three" said he. "were the only
quests Of tho President on that night.
We found him engaged In reading a
row book which contained among 9th.
er things biographical sketch ~
ThaddeuH Stevens. The room was