The times., 1901-03-14
EXPRESSIONS OF SORROW.
Views of Public Men on the Chnrnc-
ter of Mr.. Harrison.

! Eldfheu upon.
Senator Cullom, an old friend Of the
! dead statesman, said:
! Il regarded ex-President Harrison as
/ one of the abest men in this country
/ both as lawyer and as a statesman.
| He made a most excellent President and
| conducted the affairs of the nation with
marked ability. Since his retirement from
| public office ne had shown himself to be
| d much greater thinker and lawyer than
! he was regarded before, although he was
! a strong man in the United States SEN
| ate"
| Senator Mason, who has. since the death
! of Cushman X. Davis. been the only Re-
| publican in the Senate to uphold ex-Presi-
| dent Harrtsons opinion in the Porto Ri
! can cases, said:
II was in the House Of Representatives
| when Mr.. Harrison was elected President
! One remarkable thing about his charac-
| ter was his great memory as to men and
| measures lie knew the exact status Of
| every bill 10 which his party was pledged
| He had in his mind every man opposed
! to each of these measures and knew ex-
| actly those who favored them. He was
| always ready for business. / believe that
! he was the greatest lawyer l ever knew
| and his statement of proposition Of law
or fact was so simple that anyone Of ordi-
nary intelligence could understand it and
comprehend it's meaning"
When asked as to ex-President Harri-
sons statement regarding the Porto
Rican cases Mr.. Mason said
''Of course it is easy to reply to that,
for upon the questions Of policy and law
L agree with the late ex-President. L
think l am the only Republican Senator,
aside from Mr.. Davis, who voted against
| the Porto Rican tax. Mr.. Harrisons s po-
sition in the matter was unanswerabIe."
Senator Hoar: Il regret his death He
was man Of wonderful constitution. and
the news comes as a surprise to me-"
Senator Jones of Nevada: General
Harrison was a wonderful man and a
typical American. I believe him to have
always been honest in his convictions.
aside from party lines. l regret that he
hos passed away"
Representative Wilson of New York:
General Harrison was most excellent
citizen. He was man Of brilliant at
t;inments. AS President he gave the
country clean, wholesome Administra-
tion. His views on the Porto Rican tariff
were those Of the Democratic party. and
on that issue he was not in favor with the
Administration. He was a typical honest
American statesman, and his death is q
loss to the country"
Representative Miller Of Kansas. II re-
sarded eX-President Harrison as a great
statesman; he ranked with Gladstone and
men of that class. His Administrations
when its history comes to be written will
stand out clear, dignified, and strong. He
was a ready debater and as an i'm
promptu speaker he had few il any
superiors. AS a lawyer he stood in the
front ranks. He was always a student
and a deep thinker"
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brstow: General Harrison was a great
man. His death is a loss to his country
He was a man of strong character and
convictions. and when he said no he
meant it. and when he said yes it was
/ yes. His Will be shining mark in the
pages of history"
Representative Shafroth of Colorado
General Harrison was one of the great
est men of the country. The dignifed
manner in which he acted after his re-
tirement from the Presidency showed him
to be one of the biggest Presidents we
ever had"
Representative Long OF Kansas: 'Har-
rison possessed the keenest intellect
among the public men Of his time. He was
a great constitutional lawyer and was
much more successful in dealing with
his idea than ne was with men, After
he left the Presidency he continued his
usual activity of life and continued to
take an interest in public affairs which
was commendable,"
Representative Lands of Indiana: 81
have always been an ardent admirer of
eX-PTesident Harrison and believe that
the future historian viii speak Of his
four years in the White House as the
golden Administration Of the nineteenth
century. There We're no foreign entan-
clements during his Administration, no
gories from war. but the arts Of peace
triumphed as never before. and the iovs
and beauties and glOries of the policy of
protection, which policy had been in force
for a quarter Of century, were in evil
dence on every hand. ! saw General Har-
rison for the last time about ten days
before the recent election 1 was with
him for an hour in his home. He was
sending out to members of his old regf-
ment beautifully bound copies of their
regimental history
Some Of the boys cannot afford to !
buy the book, said he and / am making
them present of it
MY object in visiting him was to ask |
him to speak at one Of my closing meet !
ings in the campaign. I told him | was |
having a hard fight and that the result /
was in doubt He laughed at my anxiety |!
and said the result would be such an /
overwhelming Republican victory as had !
never been known since Greeley's defeat. /
He said that if there was the slightest /
necessity for il no would enter the cam
paign as every consideration should be
made secondary to the defeat of Mr..
Bryan.
Il was particularly impressed with his.
cordality on this last visit and will al
ways treasure the memory of it, He ac-
companied me TO the porch and advised
me as to my future in politics in a vein
that touched me and refuted for all time.
with me at least. the oft-repeated charge
that General Harrison was 50 cold and
selfish that he never took interest in
anyone else. He was one of the ma
TONS really great men. and will divide
with Oliver F. Morton the pride and rev.
erence of all Indianians"
Senator Carmack. The taking off OF
cx-President Harrison AT this time is a
great misfortune. He was doing a great
work in checking the radicals of his own |
party. especially on the subject of imper-
Convinced by Printed Testimony
Of the hundreds Of the cured Mrs Benz of
iIs East Eighth Street. New York. who was for
ears 4 great sufferer from catarrh procured two
bottles Gf Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder and IL |
effected an absolute cure III a very short while.
Dne puf through the blower will clear the head
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