New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-04
UNVEIL HOBART STATUE.
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Though he had large ACQUAINTANCE win III ,o tDe
he cath of Office as Vice,Presdent ~:Geiy kom t
about putting himself so to speak in the pu1.4e
eye. He not a political orator. re helpeG
others 10 become presidents Of the great poiItlGa
conventions of mis- party, while he stood modesly
n the oackgtound 50 ms powers %eIe Lay t hl2 8I
Il the practical councils OF the party
oath Of Office on the 18th of March. 1897 suspect
that majority OF the members OF that august
You'd m te and With capefuI tufeage attain to
proper appreciation Of the dignity of the Senate
remember well the mild raising of Senatorial eye
brows the looks of toleratng surprise. with which
the Senators listened to the suggestions of his in
sugural address that there should oe some ~1y
found 10 end debate and reach vote IN tha' p9oy
Their evident verdict vas that the new a wee
respectable but inexperienced Destined 70 20
through the mechanical labor OF noaihs the g ncT
of the Senate.
Yet in three months from that day there was not
a Senator cut of the whole ninety or them VINO was
not ready 70 admit that for facility ana RTs
{R sn nf fev Rad eyer had the 70
know before They found in him one who knew
for rs aS much 6eter than the most Of them
one whose quickness Of perception and cIearness IN
the application OF rules TO parliamentary conduct
exceIled them all; whose mind grasped and mem
nent; SO that an appeal TO nm IoT ~ .G
vas as good as an appear 70 tne Seb On
fa l p ana T er In CohsTess TO be
helpful man to appeal TO- and in short time ne
became next to the President. the man whose
oftenest sought and most surely followed.
There were none @mong the poWerI1l SHo f1er
in the House Of Representatives. the Senate. or
per ie9 Te2e so uniyeTsa2 called Into reuslton
II the shaping Of great policies and the formulation
Of important legislation,
NKINLEY's AFFECTION FOR HIM.
More unusual even than this was the relation
thar arose between the and Pg gS
her q their election the same ticket
they came at once, upon their INDUCTION INTO once
affection 10 make them great and beautiful
exception TO the ordinary formal relations main
The h-oad puhiie eTperie5oe q Mckinley ana bis
framing IN pracGcat +e ritv
possessed by Mr. Hobart with the practical affairs
sagacious alertness amounting almost to intuition
They respected, valued loved one anot9 a he he
c6 9 IL hsn him and Would help him: one who had
no selhsh or Jealous views. but a broad splendid
spirit of friendness and an interest IN the weIaIe
and success Of the administration that was pro-
found and unadulterated- . ,
Mr.. Hobart thus became the Presldents most IN n.
innate and trusted adviser Ills views were souSnt
upon every question Of doubt or difficulty; no man.
quently or 50 fully consulted to the policies or
conduct of the admins trat!oIl- -,,s. - -
the adH9IstrStIor to an extent never before known
They had a mutual sympathy with each other. and
a mutual regard so earnest and loyal and true as
to cause men to marvel at it. The advantage to
the President from this unique association in
caIculab bic II gave him the advantage Of a poten-
should be borne in mind thai Mr.. Hobart while pos
sessiug the Presidents confidence on the one nanq
the other vas the intimate coniidaent ana az
wiser of his political confreres IN the senate ara
in this vay brought. together in unusual harmony
and with unprecedented sympathy the wishes ana
senate.
The smooth and harmonious course OF the Nc
kinney admlnisra ton was thus arEey oue 70 tLT
combination which these Two wise anu tdcLLI n
other The tendencies Of their minds were similar
They had divergent theories. but ooth were
equally endowed with that sound conservative
moderate and conciliatng temperament that Tlns
at once the minds and hearts OF other men 5hey
saw things alike because they both looked az
the world through normal ewes. with no mental
enlargement or astgrnatisnl. and things thus ap-
peored in their natural order and proportions.
Neither was under any enchantment es 10 the size
of the world or mis- own relation to its affairs Botn
ni+v that showed them to be ideal citizens Of a
great republic Both are gone-gone untmely' as
Had Mr.. Hobart lived and his heath remained
he would have been the President How Wen ne
intelligence would have penetrated the dlIlCu4
problems that beset the chief magtsrracy now Just
needs not 10 be told TO this generation who knew
his great qualities OF mind and heart But IuIure
generations will know from the annals OF tnaI ms
toric administration, and this statue VIII
ate the truth. that in Carrot a HOBART our age
reached it's maximum in the deveioprnent o. sure
int Hgence sound judgment and sweetness OF CHAR
To posterity we now commit his fame There
are = bout this familiar figure OF friend none
of the iTsipni9 of war that distinguish the mOnu-
nents Of great soldiers of the suggestive at
ttudes that mark the master O. scle9 9 OF +b
man IF art or tteTat ure II Is the Iorf OF IaT
Of the republic: one whose life was PaSSSa o ar9s
Who used the ordinary means. in the ordinary way
Il1+ nv supreme capacity-through pure and noble
aspTaton; rose y 70 forever class him among the
most splendid products Of American citizenship