The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-13
TRIBUTE 10 THE DEAD
BUSINESS OF THE NATION RE-
MANNED UNTOUCHED FOR
A DAY
EUL0GIEs IN THE SENATE
IN MEMORY OFF THE LATE SEN
ATOR CUSHMAN KELLOGG
DAVIS
WAS HoNoRED BY THE NATION
Eloquent Testimony to the Value of
the Services to the United
States of the Late
Senator.

Senator.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-No legislative
business of Importance was transacted
by the senate today. The session was
devoted to services held in memory of
the late Cushman K. Davis, Of Min
nesota.
The long and distinguished services of
the Minnesota senator and the intimate
relations he sustained to his colleagues
in the senate had endeared him to all
and when his demise came every member
Of the body felt that he had suffered a
personal loss
For many years Mr.. Davis served as
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations and in that capacity and in the
capacity of member of the Paris
peace commission he was intimately
identified with the foreign affairs of the
government.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the
routine morning business Mr.. Nelson,
Minneapolis, called up his resolution ex-
press1Ve of the regret of the senate at
the death of Senator Davis.
AS Mr. Nelson called up the resolution,
Mrs. Davis, accompanied by some friends,
entered the executive gallery of the SEN
ate. In addition several other friends of
the late senator occupied seats in the
the memorial orations
The speakers of the occasion included
Senators Morgan, Alabama; Clark, Wy
oming; Dodge, Massachusetts, and Dan
1el Virginia. all of whom were associated
with Mr.. Davis as members of the for
eign relations committee. Others who
pronounced eulogies upon the late sena-
tor were his colleague, Senator Nelson
Minnesota, and his successor, Senator
Towne, and Senators Hoar, Massachu-
sets; Spooner, Wisconsin,; McCumber,
North Dakota, and Ester, of Washington
TRIBUTE BY NELSON.
Mr.. Nelson, the colleague Of the late
Senator Davis, was the first speaker He
began by touching upon the history Of
the deceased senator, saying that he
died at a time when in the full maturity
of his great mental vigor, at time when
he was better equipped than ever to
serve his country and at time when the
country stood in the greatest need Of his
services. Continuing Senator Nelson
said:
ITO trace his life, the development of
his vigorous mind and it's wonderful re-
sources from youth to manhood, from a
great lawyer to a profound statesman
and leader, is to scan human epic mar
vicious and inspiring in its progress and
grand and enduring in it's results and
outcome He was equipped with a mind
of the first order eager, thirsty and
searching. In his youth he was a most
ardent student, to whom his lessons were
put the doorsteps to the sanctuary of
knowledge, which he was ever exploring.
lie became a devouring student of his
tory, philosophy and poetry, at a time
when most youths are tethered in their
arithmetlcs, their grammar and their
biographies.
A PROFOUND LAWYER.
And so 1t came to pass that when he
nnaIiy parted with his alma mater he
carried away with him a much richar
ana a much greater wealth of human
knowledge than that embraced in the col
lege curriculum. The trend of his mini
ana Its comprehensive development inev-
itably turned him to the legal profession
and it was in this field that he first made
his mark and first scored his great vic
tories: He was a most profound lawyer,
VINO mastered the great fundamental
principles OF the laws that govern human
affairs, and he had the 1ntuitive faculty
70 correctly apply these to the man1foll
| transactions of an ever expanding civ
lllzatlon. In practice he was always
ready and always complete master OF
the evidence, the facts and the law of
ms case, and his eloquence was Of a char,
acter to instruct, impress and convince
both court and jury, and he was equally
at home and equally strong both in n
n aa prl4s am and IN AN appellate court
can truthfully bear witness to these facts
for it has been my privilege to contend
with him at the bar, and to hear him
while / was sitting as one OF the judges
in court of impeachment.
When he was first elected to the sen.
ate. he was easily and without dispute
the foremost member of the bar in Min,
,nes0ta. And though he was a busy law
yer, he never allowed the law to con-
heal the innate kindness of his noble and
sympathetic heart. He was always kird
and helpful 20 the young and struggling
a penniless client VINO had nerto1ious
case. He loved the profession, and he
was beloved and admired by his asso-
ciates, young and cd. Few lawyers cal
point to a grander. a more successful
or nobler career at the bar.
HIS PUBLIC LIFE.
Though absorbed in his proft SIS on and
ever busy lawyer he nevertheless al
ways kept in touch with pubic affairs,
and was ALWAYS ready to lead and H.
guide the impulse and heart of cur peo-
pie in their aspirations for relief ami
reform. ] well remember when in the
early seventies there was a great uprIs
ing among. the people of the Northwest
against the eXactons OF the railroads
how he became the acknowledged leader
of the movement and how in his great
speech entitled Modern Feudalism, he
voiced in most eloquent and convincing
terms the grievances complained of ana
the reforms desired by the masses of the
people. That speech which he delivered
III many p1d(SS, dlH1 his dlllItlU6 on
those great questions of public concern,
led MIN into the governors chair, came
near sendiug him to the United States
senate at that time and forever endeared
him 10 all our people, who from that day
never ceased to have confidence in his
integrity, his wisdom and his honesty Of
purpose. While the movement which he
thus led did not result in all the relief M
reforms he and the masses hoped for
yet 1T resulted in establishing the fact
which had been in dispute, that railroad
n Tl1,AC NF
lie and are amenable to public control.
After one term in the executive chair
he again resumed his calling as a law
yer with more success and greater vigor
than ever before And in the meanwhile.
though not in office, he remained one of
the acknowledged leaders Of the RepubH-
can party in the state, and was always
ready and active to battle for the cause
and for the best interests of the people
IN THE SENATE
In 1887, In obedience to a universal
pressing demand of our people, the leg
islature elected him to the United States
senate. And he came here in the matur-
ity Of his great power and vast expert
ence better equipped and better fitted
for the great work before him than most
man who enter the senate. He came
here in middle life. with a most vigorous
mind I'm accomplished lawyer, pro-
found student and a learned scholar.
we'll versed in public affairs He at
once became prominent and one of the
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