Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-11


influence in affairs of State. The con-
test began during our first administers
ton Confidence and cordialtty were
impossible between the self-centercd
Washington and the impcrious Adams.
With Adams and jefferson was the mu-
tual rcpulsion of the Puritan and the
cavalier. In Jefferson and Aaron Burr
the revolutionist was seeking TO destroy
the patriot. The practical Jackson and
the philosophic Calhoun were soon at
war. The man of action threatened to
hang the thcorist if he carried his ideas
to their logical conclusions. With the
growth OF the country, the strength OF
parties and their internal dissentions,
the cc-presdcncy was thrown to the
friends of disappointed candidates and
to disaffected States to select the nomi-
nee and be appeased. Fillmore and
Arthur discarded the friends of the
dead President, and Tyler and Johnson
reversed their politics and policies.
The power in control at the White
House and in Congress sought to mini
mze the Vice President and make him
obscure and innocuous. Happily for
Mr. Hobart, there was no conflict over
candidates in the convention which
nominated William Mckinley. The
partisans of defined policies had Sc
lected him as their best exponent in adj
vance. There were no disappointed and
vengcful interests to be reconciled.
The choice settled upon Hobart as the
most fit and available running mate
for the Ohio statesman. Coming thus
into this high Office his talent of COM
mon sense and his charm of personality
made him. from the beginning. the
friend and chosen counsellor OF The
President. He lifted the office out OF the
rut OF convcntionality and possibility
TO n position of dignity, usefulness and
trust. He won the warm affection of
his party associates and the esteem
and respect of his party antagonists.
He had the faculty of the wisely busy
man Of always having plenty Of time.
and that he shared with his friends in
that hearty and healthy companionship
which has made his name hospitable
memory at the Capitol. Though he
died in his prime, with apparently
years Of usefulness before him, yet his
was II full and rich life and a nobly
rounded career. 1t is fitting that such
Il man should fall in battle with his
armor on. The conspicuousness of his
departure gives lustre to his example.
Statesman. citizen. husband. father,
friend, the sum of his worth among us
and fidelity. with conscientious care
public and private life"
MIR. Morgan, of Alabama, pronounced
Mr.. Hobart's perfectly rounded Ameri-
can character. That was q great char
ncter which had been developing for
hundreds OF years. and he thought no
higher eulogy' could be pronounced
upon man than that he had attained
such IL character.
Mr.. Gallery. of Louisiana, said he re-
t.lN IL.
of American manhood, justice and
nobility
After other culogics the Senate ad-
journcd.
AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Senator Butler to-day introduced q
resolution declaring the duty power
and purpose to destroy trusts by re-
moving the causes that produce them"
The plan proposed is TO control the
ISSUANCE of money and TO control the
railroads and telegraph and telephone
lines by the government when, the re-
solution sets forth, 1.-The three great
trusts for evil known to civilization will
nave been destroyed, and at the same
time the causes which have logically
ana inevitably produced the aggrega-
,lon of great industrial trusts will be
forever removed and the reign Of mon.
THE HOUSE.
Miscellaneous business. of minor i'm
portancc, occupied the attention of the
House to-day until o'clock. after
which an hour was devoted to eulogies
upon tho life and public services of the
late Representative Green. Of Ne
biaska. Mr. 1<itchin. OF North Caro-
lima. was among the speakers.
The House then nd iOurDc6 until J,,.J
day.
REAR ADMIRALS NOMINATED.
Washington, Jan. 1O-Thc President
to-day nominated Henry l.. Howison
Albert Kautz. George c. Remay and
Norman ii. Farnuhar to be Rear Adj
mirals in the navy.
CONFEDERATE MOUND.
Washington. Jan. 0.-Rcprescntatiye
Mann. of Illinois. to-day introduced n
bill appropriating $3.50 to improve In,
plot of ground owned by the United
States and known as confederate
Mound" in lakewood Cemetery. chi
caso, in which arc buried twelve Union
and 1929 Confederate soldiers. who
died ut Camp Douglas during the Civil
war.
Tar Heel Masons Elect officers.
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