The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
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SENATOR HANNA
Members of the Senate Pay
Tribute to Memory of the
Distinguished Statesman
ATTACKS WOUNDED HIM
Many Noble Qualities of
the Dead Legislator Are
Praised by His Associates

WASHINGTON, April THE Sen
ate to-day listened to eulosies OF the
late Senator Hanna. The galleries were
well fllled and the speakers were given
close attention. Those who spoke were
Foraker, Scott, Cockrell. Platt of Con-
necticut, Cullom. Blackburn, Elkins.
Fairbanks. Daniel, Perkins, Depew,
Beveridge, Dolliver, Kearns and Dick.
Senator Foraker said that Senator
Hanpa's relation to President McKin-
ley had naturally rendered him "domi-
nant in Ohio politics" These matters
OF the past. said the Senator, were
brought up only for the purpose Of
illustrating the point Of view from
which he had studied the man. He
said:
I'm the grave with him lie buried
all differences, all hostilities, all preju-
dices and all unkindness OF feeling Of
every sort that ever at any time may
have been entertained.
He did not believe that If living
Hanna would want other than a frank
discussion Of his qualities. Continuing,
Foraker said:
ITO those who knew him only as
knew him for the first four years of
Jul nS was oil
lovable man. He was bright, CHEEKY,
generous, kind, strong and ever ready
to practice self-denial, especially when
IL involved the preferment of a friend
These qualities were so pronounced and
so manifest that none other could we'll
be seen by those who looked through
only the partial eyes of friendship
Touching upon Hanna's political ca
reer, Fairbanks referred to the men
ton of Hanna's name in connection
with the approaching Presidential con-
test, saying that the suggestion needed
only the encoura cement of his assist
ance to make it a formidable reality,
but that Hanna was satisfied with his
seat in the Senate.
In telling of the attacks made on
Hanna, particularly during the Sec
ond Mckinley campaign, when he
formed the subject for cartoons in
following incident:
Il shall never forget one morning
when he handed me a New York paper
containing a cartoon of himself, pic
tured as huge monster clad in a suit
covered over with dollar marks, smok-
ing an immense cigar and trampling
under foot women and children until
their eyes protruded from the sockets
and their skeleton forms writhed in
agony. After / looked at it a moment
he said to me: That hurts, when 1
have tried all my life to put myself
in the other fellows place; when 1
have tried to help those in need and
10 tighten the burdens of those less
fortunate than myself. to be pictured
as l am here; to be held up TO the gaze
Of the world as a murderer of women
and children. | tell you ii hurts and,
looking uD into the frank manly face,
/ saw the tears coursing down his
cheeks, and he turned and silently
walked away
Perkins related a conversation he
had with Hanna concerning the Saliva
tion Army on the occasion of the din
ner given by the Ohio Senator to Gem
eral Booth.
Il asked him." said Perkins, IF he
believed in the principles of the Sal
walton Army, and he replied: L be-
lieve in the practical effect of the
work in which the Salvation Army is
engaged. 1t is redeeming thousands