The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-30

Worcester polytechnic institute in a
| solid foundation and for many years
was one of its trustees. He was a
warm friend of Clark university. being
first it's vice president and at the death
of Jonas G. Clark, its head. Mr.. HOar
became president of the board of trus-
tees, a position be held until his death.
For many years he was trustee of Lei
cester academy. The Worcester Art
society and the Worcester club were
founded by his efforts. He was an
honorary life member of the Worcester
Mechanics association and member OF
the Republican club of Massachusetts.
He was the oldest member saving two
of the American Society of Antiquity.
He also held membership in the New
England GenealOgicTrf society, was Il
former president of the American His
torical society and was active in the
Massachusetts, Historical society.
Senator Hoar was trustee of the
Peabody trust fund for the prom otion
of education in the south. He was a
regent of the Smithsonian institution
at Washington and was prominent in
the Unitarian church. During the day
hundreds of messages of coincidence
were received at the family residence.
The funeral will be held Monday
from the church of the Unity, and
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain
of the United States senate, will be
asked to officiate.
Tributes to Senator Hoar were ut
tered by prominent men of this city
and vicinity.
Sketch of His Life.
George F'risbie Hoar was born at
Concord, Mass, August 30, 1926, the son
of Samuel and Sarah Hoar. He gradu
ated from Harvard university in 1916,
and then from Dane Law school. The
Ii. d. degree was later conferred upon
him in an honorary way by William
ward and Dartmouth. He was married
twice, first to Mary Louisa Spur, and
then to Ruth Miller.
Senator Hoar was in public life from
1860 to the hour of his death After
practicing law for a time at Worcester
he was made city attorney, and then
member of the Massachusetts house of
representatives. His next honor was TO
be made state senator. In 1896 he was
sent to congress and served in the low
er house until 1877. He was one of the
participants on the part of the house
in the Balknap impeachment trial. In
1876 he was member of the Repubii-
can electoral commission The next year
he was sent to the United States SEN
ate His present term would have eX-
pired in 1907. In 1880 he was made a
regent at the Smithsonian institution.
He was a member of many historical
and scientific societies. His home was
at Worcester, Mass.
Public Service.
Whether by accident or design. three
distinguished members of the United
States senate had seats together in the
second row on the Republican side of
the chamber some IL years ago. They
were descendants of a common ances-
tor of the Revolutionary period, and
were some times known as the Great
Cousins''-John Sherman, William Max
well Esvarts, and George F'risbie Hoar
Perhaps it is not impairment to re-
mark that John c. Calhoun might have
CLEANED some of his states rights views
from some of the preachments of that
ancestor, Roger Sherman.
~frafr 4
an eminent one. He was not of the or
der of Richelieu, or Chatham, or Bis
marck, who could say, and perhaps not
with truth, the whole truth
'Oh, Abner, fear God, and nothing
besides
But he was rather of the order of
Burke, or Webster, or Calhoun, who
could say with truth. with the whole
truth, what Plato said:
We may endeavor to persuade our
fellow citizens, but it is not lawful to
force them even to that which is best
for Them
not of action, a speculative Statesman
rather than constructive. He has
been a conspicuous figure to the ma
tional councils for a third of century; |
but his name is associated cOnSpicuously |
with none of the great measures of that |
period. other than as an accomplished |
an erudite scholar, a learned
jurist consummate master of his |
mother tongue, and a sincere lover of
his country and his fellowmen-
The Forty-fourth congress is famous Tor |
it's able statesmen and renowned debaters-
There were giants in those days: VINO |
can forget the most brilliant parliament |
tary engagement of the post-bellum per- |
lod between BENJAMIN H. Hill and L. O. |
C. Lamar against James @. Blaine and |
James A Garfield, with amnesty and the |
bloody shirt for theme? 1t the /
congress that retrenched expenses. that |
Blaine, that created the cleo
toral commission, that impeached the /
sacreta,-x- of w = Though oVerwhelmfpe-
" Democratic, the house appointed Geo, |
F. Hoar one of the managers of that i'm
The accused had for counsel /
the very elite of the American BAREBACK, /
Carpenter and Blair-and the trial was /
second to but one of our state pageants, |
Il we may SO name it. and it is only |