, 1900-01-11
TRIBUTES HOBART
BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE TRI-
BUTEs TO VICE PRESI
DENT HOBART.
Senators Testify to the Worth of This
Prominent Manifestations Ca
reer of Distinguished Public Ser
vice-Personal Friends and Asso-
ciates Join in Tribute.

clateS JOIN IN IrlDute.
Washington, Jan. 1O.-Beautifui and
impressive tributes were paid by the
Senate today to the memory of the late
Vice President Hobart. His intimate
personal relations with many senator's
and his close official affliatlon with all
of them rendered his death a distinct
loss to every member of the body as
well as to the country. It was in COM
and Of his distinguished public service
and of his private character that the
Senate set apart the session today for
the pronouncement of eulogics upon
him. Personal friends and associates
and party friends and party opponents
Joined in paying such sinccre and elo-
quent tribute to the memory Of Mr.. Ho-
bart. to his character and public ser
vices, as have seldom been paid to any
public man. Addresses were delivered
by Senators Seweii and Kean Of New
Jersey, Daniel of Virginia. Depew Of
New York, Cockrell of Missouri Gull
lom of Illinois. Davis CT Minnesota
Morgan of Alabama. Chandler Of New
Hampshire, Lodge of Massachusetts.
Caffrey of Louisiana and Allen Of Ne
braska.
Demonstrations of approval by the
occupants of the galleries greeted Mr..
Depew's speech.
Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri, in his eulo-
gy, said of the dead vice president:
His busy, industrious, honorable and
successful career can well be held up
to inspire the youth of our country.
1t is not detracting from and of his
predecessors TO say that he had few SUI
periors in his office"
Mr.. Cullom of Illinois said: "Mr.
Hobart's life was stainless and his
whole career contained nothing which.
dying, he could wish to blot. His 10y
atty to his friends reached in its in
tensity the point of genuine chivalry.
He built up a reputation for simple,
honest performance of duty, which all
Of us may well emulate"
Scholarly and eloquent was the trl-
butte paid to Mr.. Hobart's memory by
Mr.. Davis OF Minnesota. He regarded
Mr.. Hobart as a man of very simple
character, but that character was beau
tiful, strong, and CONSTANT. AS the
presiding officer of the Senate his work
was marked by great alertness Of per-
ception and thorough knowledge of sit
uations and Of men. He possessed In
an eminent degree those qualities
which made him an ideal presiding Of
flcer. All senators felt tina, they were
being guided by serene, just and able
influences.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama pronounced
Mr.. Hobart's a perfectly rounded Amer
lean character. That was a great char
acter which had been developed for
hundreds of years, and he thought no
higher eulogy could be pronounced up
on a man han that he had attained
such a character. Mr.. Hobart's death
he regarded as a public calamity be-
cause the government lost thereby the
great balancing power of his ability
and genius in the office of vice presi-
dent.
Mr.. Chandler Of New Hampshire said
Mr.. Hobart was never weak or unde-
cided, and in strength of character he
was one of the greatest of men, yet his
perfect geniality rendered him the
choicest of comrades and one Of the
sweetest and dearest of friends.
Mr.. Lodge spoke strongly and effect
lively Of his relations with Mr.. Hobart.
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana regarded
Mr.. Hobart as an ideal presiding Off
GER, absolutely impartial and animal
ed only by the highest motives. No
more kindly or courteous man aver
presided over a deliberative assembly
in the United States.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska said it afford
ed him a mournful pleasure, notwith-
standing political differences, to testi-
fly to his regard for Mr.. Hobart. He
regarded him an honest, faithful, and
Of eminent character. He was a typi-
cal American in all respects thorough
ly American. He was a man Of SUI
preme courage and at all times dealt
with members Of the Senate justly and
impartially.
The concluding address of the day
was delivered by Mr.. Kean of New Jer-
sey. who said Mr.. Hobart had not only
the desire to be useful, but he knew
how to be so by the shortest course.
Loyalty was one of his strongest char