The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-26

Passing to the expected death of his
friend, Lord Grey said:
THE world will be poorer, no one
will dream such dreams and try to
draw them on map; no one living will,
try as he would perhaps have tried, to
federate our empire on the American
plan. Rosebery, yes; he will try, so will
many of us try and we will succeed. No
other can carry on his work. / am hap
py that ! went to Washington where
these things look alone fully accom-
plished. Such men as your president,
Senator Hoar and others, I could name
give those who come near them much
encouragement.
"A great genius goes out with Rhodes:
true his work will go forward in some
ways more smoothly, perhaps, because
he had inevitably aroused great antagon-
isms; but we shall not see his like again
and his passing VIII, for me and many
others, take much color from our lives.
MANY nations, he once said to me,
will pursue peace; but the two great
English-speaking nations, standing to-
gether can enjoy 1t.
Lord Grey said In conclusion: when
his will is read it will be known with
what intention Rhodes, who never wast-
ed precious moment on pleasure or self
indulgence had collected o great modern
fortune"
John Hayes Hammond.
John Hays Hammond, who was for
many years and up to the time of the
death of Cecil Rhodes, intimately assocl-
ated with him in the development of
South Africa, was consulting engineer OF
the British South Africa Chartered COM
pany and the consolidated gold fields OF
South Africa in which Mr.. Rhodes held
important interests, had this to say of
Mr.. Rhodes:
'TMr. Rhodes, whose sun want aori,
Yesterday. died In the forty-seyenth year
or mis- age. He leaves no posterty, but
leaves his name on the map of Africa
CRhodesia) sponsor for commonwealth
nearly as large as our western states.
Had he lived he would have devoted the
remaining years Of his life and would
have spent every dollar of his fortune In
equipping that commonwealth.
Unfortunately, his character was mis-
understood In America.
Judged by American standards, Mr..
Rhodes was truly a great man. He was
not only great empire builder but also
captain of industry.
"He Is oftener reported as a shifty,
interruptions financier, In league with
capitalists TO coax the Transvaal into
hopeless war In order to steal the mines
of the country. He Is also reported as
giving his entire life to the amassing of
large wealth. and ready to employ the
most unscrupulous methods to that end.
BY even the most bitter of his enemies
conversant with these facts, such allega-
ton are repudiated.
Cared Nothing.
'@rhe truth Is that Rhodes cared little
for money beyond the power 1t gave him
to assist In the development of South
Africa. From a most intimate connec-
tion with him In his business enterprises
| am able to state that his methods of
finance were not only scrupuously hon
orabe, but were characterized by un-
usual liberality. He was known to South
Africans as a man of unbounded gener-
osity and on upon whom they could de-
pend for the furtherance OF any deserv-
ing local enterprise or worthy charity.
Personally Mr. Rhodes was demo-
cratic in his tastes and a colonial In his
political and social bias He was fond
of the simpler and better pleasures OF life,
devoted especially to out-of-door life on
the veldt and had a contempt and dis
dain of social conventionalities.
He was man Of innate refinement and
culture and a graduate of Oxford. Cecil
Rhodes had an indomitable spirit and
dogged perseverance. He was imagina-
tive, but was not mere visionary.
He was built on broad lines and abb
horred petty politics which he contemptu-,
ously designated as the politics Of the
parish pump, and he deprecated quite as
strongly what he termed the 'unctuous
rectitude' of some statesmen. ~
Politically he was a great admirer Of,
democratic institutions but at the same
time he was loyal imperialist
His ideas Were Pure.
Rhodes had his defects and faults.
but these Will not obscure the glory Of
his name Great men, 1t Is said, are
made of faults OF one thing there can
be no doubt, that Rhodes ideals were
pure and lofty. and believe that history
Will deal rather with bis ideals than with
his achievements and methods, and that
he will therefore rank high among the
great men Of the nineteenth century.