The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
GOSSIP Of CAPITAL
Washington Was Not Profuse
in Marning Decorations.
SENATOR HANNA'S GRIEF
Has Not Ceased for the Death
of Mckinley.


sassination Of President Mckinley has re-
marked upon the poverty of the emblems
of mourning here, especially as compared
with the display in other cities of equal
size. To some extent, doubtless. this IS
due 10 the fact that the elaborateness of
the mourning displays on the public build
ings in the old times, when such tributes
were paid TO the memory Of Presidents
ana Cabinet officers, whether dying in
the midst Of their official activities or
af-1r s refinement of scores OF years. so
lar ecIiased anything that private efforts
could accomplish as TO make the latter
appear trivial and insignificant. Thus the
great bodies OF citizens dropped out Of
the habit of draping their houses; and
when the law abolished the draping Of
public buildings with one sweeping enact
meat. the private habit OF non-draping
simply persisted Not a few touching lit
tie evidences, however. Of the friendly
personal feeling Mr.. Mckinley had cuI-
uvated for himself in the city which he
had 50 long made his home. are visible
IN quarters where such manifestations
were hardly 70 be expected Notable
among these IS the chair Of a negro boot
black in Pennsylvania avenue which is
stiu fest0oned in crepe. and has on its
side framed portrait OF the late Presi-
dent, also appropriately enshroUded.
touching feature of the scenes at
tending the death and burial of President
Mckinley was the unfeigned grief of Sen
ator Hanna. who was his warm friend
Tor So many years. and half whose heart
seems to have been laid in the tomb with
him The affection which bound the two
together in their alter life was, curiously
enough. an outgrowth of the opposite SEN
timent for their first meeting was as
enemies.
Hanna as young man was interested
as a junior partner in a coal-mining en-
terprise which his father had helped put
upon It's feet near Alliance, O. He was
wen-to-do. dressed rather luxuriously.
and CARED himself with the air of man
who realized the Importance to the com
munity. one day there was trouble at
the mine. and eleven Of the Iaborers were
arrested for some violent demonstration.
They procured bail. and sought out a
young lawyer named Mckinley. whom
they had heard as poor and struggling
bat clever, and whose own hard knocks
in life they believed would make him
particularly sympathetic with their con-
dition Mckinley heard the story, and
told them that he would defend them,
and charge them nothing except the court
les and expenses.
On the day of the trial. the eleven men
were ranged up before the bar, and in
the foremost seats on the other side sat
young Hanna and a friend of about the
same age also the son of rich parents,
and equally prosperous in appearance.
AS soon as the witnesses had been exam
ined it became plain that there were al
most equal measures OF right and wrong
on the parts of the employers and en-
ployed. and that sentiment. rather than
weight Of logic would settle matters with
the jury. Mckinley, in relating the story
years after to a friend. said:
If my life had depended upon it, I
could not have resisted the impulse that
seized me suddenly To play the dema-
gogue There was something so provo
cative Of all that was satirical in me, to
see those SNUG figures over there. and
the two contemptuOus smiles which met
my gaze whenever I looked across at
them. thar I addressed the Court in this
style. Nav it please your Honor. 1 shall
this case. for it is so simple and direct
that no one could fan TO see the bearings
OF each item. and your Honor knows the
Jaw better than could eNpound it to you.
But turning TO the jury. I SHAH ask You
gentlemen TO merely no let your eyes fol-
low mine in a sweeping view of this court
room. over yonder SIT two sleek well-fed
carefully groomed sons of wealth and
fashion. observe their soft hands. their
blooming color their dainty raiment. on
this side sit eleven men of toil. pale from
the lives they lead underground. for hld-
den from the heaith-giting rays OF the
sun. Thev probably have never had, for
a weeks sustenance OF their families, 50
much food or so good. as those two
,-ou1- danaies waste at one of their eN-
trsyacant feasts. These poor fellows are
doomed TO lead uuatural lives an an
wholesome atmosphere. and probably so
down 10 premature graves, in order thar
our Houng Lucullus and his friend may
reb, themselves in purple and reeaie their
faded nalates with pcacocks tongues Az
rnittinz. gentlemen. that there IS a risht
an hoth sides. and wrong on both sides
which 90 SOU consider has the greater
et~e5n anon its temper and its instinct
Of good order
in this vein I proceeded for twenty
rninutes. perhaps. and then sat down and
which nv rich opponents regarded me-
Their szre- had now turned TO anger.
and doabt not if they could have
wrought their VIII with me at that mo-
,nent they would have behaved worse
shan the eleven miners had been accused
ms II
,,itt the nrc1nptness ~ their verdict. ana
nv clients walked ont If the room. free
men. almost White the Judges charge "as
Sun riugiag in our ears.
II nat Hanna a year or more after that
was naturally disposed 70 avoid him.
a. I supposed he stl cherished q sr1dse
evairst-r-ie. To ms surprise. he came Ior-
I'D srith his hand out Mckinley. said
80 7 vas rs anSry rs knew how .
=, the Sav YOU made that speech Was
,.a~ 50 awfully scored in NY life But
- came 10 think liz over II was
..4..-e,.l sueech. and I could not help
'. s-.i~l,,.- the man who could make such
- s,,ca good material The next
- 49, meet in q court room ! hone K
- i. 90 counsel and client not Is enc
mses- h.,-r
>orfess that had been atie o't as-.','''e
of ny lire Of attack upon him ana / - a..
r.anv times been compelled 70 ca. op '..
r,~nory OF his sneering face n oros' Y
+,,stlfv my conduct 20 myself bu' from ,' '..e
a. r-e shook hands We became If'e'''lz
80 stancher. truer friend. N season go
-. 80 = good weather and bad. have
never had than he 49,,