The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-19
|u|E GARRETT A. HOBART.
Senator Depew, Of New York, De-
livers an Eloquent Eulogy
In the Senate.
CHARACTER ALMOST WITHOUT BLEMISA.
- self Made Man Who Won Ills Way by the
Possession OF All the Qualities that 'o
10 Make Up Perfect Manhood-A >obiy
Rounded Private ANA Public Career
Faded.


Washington, Jan. i0.--ln the course
OF session of the United States sem
ate devoted 20 the delivery OF caiosiss
On the late Garrett A. Hobart. wee
president Of the United states, lion.
Chaurcey NJ. Depcw delivered the ioi-
Rowing eloquent tribute 10 'he ND"
xhom he was proud 10 cad his irisnu'
senator Depews Eulogy.
In rnid-ocean on one of the great
steamships, some years ago. sen.ieii,,i ,r
extended his hand ana salu. am 20.
ret A Hobart OF New Jersey. KNOW
you aud want you 10 know me Alttl-
wards in the condolences OF felloW-pAs-
senrexs on the sea. he said: The value
OF success is not SO much In the thihss
n At enables you TO do, as the CONSTR. .''o'1
IL gives you in the minds OF olncfs'
have been successful. ana l want tnai
understood and appreciated In thss ~, ~
cident came out the caar =. ,ne
man The freshness. the itankness' w
unspoiel 10y OF the boy, as happy w.
the tnings which gave pleasure ana I'M
portance TO his friends as ne av hvance-
they would be over his own au'aiSe
N ment.
The financial distress which caused marc
times IN 1894 and 1850 produSea ~ = wiuI !,
spread spirit OF pessimism ana despair. ~
lresurrected the question, rs NE "oleti
the living?' which had been discus.s ISL
N nightly al Athenian dinners IN the ulhs
Of Plato and Socrates. The doubt is not
American Its most emphatlc aihr ihaei u,.
Is evidenced in the lite anu career y. ~
friend lie was an illustration Oh whas
Is possible under American conditions anu
with American opportunities, with equii
laws for all. anu no c,ass ot ,pi,aSss IN
barring the way to the hlSnest places -.
1.-THE land. At nineteen he was srauuase
n of Rutgers college. ana Tor SIX Yeas
teaching school and studying Jaw, anu ~
n twenty-five he was called TO the bar ana
Y began his battle with ana IN the "oitt,
Without money or influence, ou. WI" w.
brains. education. health INDUSTRY anu
N character, his was the typical beginning
of most OF the youth OF our country. IL -
conhdence in himself ana ms lulu sn,,, 80
10 an early marriage and an ideal convs
tic life At fifty-three he was among the
foremost citizens Of his state IN every az
n partment of its activities. lie was a ie AZ
N ~ In his profession OF the law and OF ms
n 0olitical party, he had been repeatedly
konored by his fellow citizens IN p osie.o IN,
i0f trust and power. he had aecuihuta ~
n fov4une and was vice president OF the
limited states. Tile idle and the lncoihpc-
tent will find no comfort mere ioI 'h raa
ffavorite theory that life Is luck. lie hAu
the good fortune to be descended iIoiH
n that mixed Dutch English ancestry, Mhicn
has the inspiT alton Oh glorious ,srs,,,rs
and adventure. OF art ana arms Oh IN
domitable endurance. OF conquest oNs, "a. a.
Il obstacles and of strenuous enueaNoi 4,
N iwh,ch no difficulties can discourage. IL
Il was his happy lot to have ms career 70
N work out in this republic anu IN Wy 20.
M Ter half of this marvellous nineteenth CEN
M fury With these advantages, common 70
N millions fortune Withdrew her assistanee,
and the brilliant example we u1n .e,,tv ot
this fine specimen of self-maue mar
IN AT the threshold of hts career by probes
sion and membership, he proclaimed nm
H sal1 a ChristIan, and as ne began so ne
III continued until his death, cohslsteii'
child of the church. Ills was not 'ne ~
~ Iicion which in Jonathan Edwards perloe
H filied the churches with terror anu emp
N tied their pews. but the religion OF IN
Evangelical Moody. when rssss u n,e o WI
N way he recognized, with broad cnaIits
HI that the paths pursued by otntIs leu y
III The same Heaven. ana could be NOR
easily trod by them. he mad no aggres
siye faith which fought on dogma othe
creeds and sects, but as ne Was A. Al
M times active in the good works winch "a
I conmon 10 all creeds and all sects
III Inc scholar in politics Is the famila
n theme for academic discussion. Ills uu'-
Nh 10 participate all admit. ms usefulness =
III oytsn doubted He too frequently lack
M that touch with affairs and hnowitlse
~ men which are necessary 20 sNc nun n. -,
| weight In party councils due 70 hls IA
acter and culture. The business man i
Nh politics is the hope OF the present anu ~
M ture The measures we carry ne, ,vorl.
IA and react upon the farm, the factory, ~
Ia furnace and the mine. Their iniluenc
Nj for good or evil Is felt in every honi'
IN They tie government and its policies
closely to the manufactures, merchah
m farmer and mechanic that Dusih M
NJ politics and politics is business. Men
fortune or OF large affairs often a1e'
N Contempt for thos. in public life, ana a.
IA nounce with unbridled license ,ne 80, ro'
M duct OF national, state ana munlclpal HIS
G ters They complain bitterly OF taxes az
the burden of government; Ihey are e. =
N lsitled to no sympathy. They are sure
M .tnc IL at all. from their want of apr
IN cjation OF their duties as citizens ana
M PATRIOTISM MIR. Hobart was DURING
Nh whole career the lawyer and man ,
M business, who keenly understood ana !
M .boriously lived up TO a hign IDEAL OIL g,
zenship HIS X, party 1ys iou Ha h n,a time I
H Conventions and public meetings.
N could promote the best interests OF !
E state by service in its Legislature. or
Nm main In retirement while working "a
E gently Tor the nomination and election
IN those best nt;ed for the onices 20
E ,m,,na burke that he was right, p
Nv right too soon. Ills speeches. thb,'
MA the house OF commons IN M u' ,,,at :,
X Rrittsh statesmen. statesmen ana J
& formers of this prophetic oraeF SOW SOW
seed but tnegy 90 Gar ngs Lovejoy 4
& Iohn Brown created conditions VIII
MI mad ii possible for Lincoln 70 act. -
cessful leaders grapple with the wprk
MI dav elements about them, ana combini
E the conscience and Intelligence OF
hour solve the problems wnlen NOR !,
meuiatcly concern their constituents
Their country. The vice-presdent was
this class. lie was not troubied with
E iusicrs nor bound by theories. lie ply
The man who perpetually lonss for
NH GOOD old times and mourns the uecauei
or the present and sympathizen witn
Sar more useful one who ~ providing
t fhe Unborn millions Of the coming G
tury His lot was with neither. ~
questions. financial, industrial inter-
Gopai or moral. are always knocking
the door. Their settlement Is vital
the position of the country ann
nations. or to the comfort
happiness of its people. Mr. ftoDart :
moi a state builder nor "A prophet, put
was among the master workmen VINO.
the years 20 by, slowly perfect the str
ture OF government by providing Tor
prcsent needs, and are digging trenc
Or leading the assault against those
destroy IL.
The Joint Traffic association was {
ference of the thirty-sevc railroads WI
CAREY the traffic of the country bctw
the interior and the Atlantic coast; ~
ouarrels and rate-cutting injured their
vcstors demoralized business and
NOTED trusts. The members We're not {
italistE nor spectators. but the M
headed and able managers ~ these col
rations who had come up rom the ra
and adopted the operation OF railways
both career and profession. III
Efforts 10 cure the evils OF the situa