Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
EuIoaIe. Of MARK Hanna.

Most of the day In the Senate April
7th was devoted to eulogies upon the
character of the late Senator Marcus
A. Hanna. Mr.. Foraker presented the
usual resolutions Of sorrow and was
the first speaker. He said:
"In the grave with him lies 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 II living
Mr.. Hanna would want other than a
frank discussion Of his qualities. Con
tinuing. Mr.. Foraker said:
ITO those who knew him only as
knew him for the first four years of
our acquaintance. he was an unusually
lovable man. He was bright, CHEEKY,
generous, kind, strong and ever ready
to practice self-denial, especially when
1t involved the preferment of q friend.
These qualities were SO pronounced
and SO manifest that none other could
well be seen by those who looked only
through the partial eyes of friendship.
by these traits and habits he nat
| urally made such ardent friends of all
with whom he met that it was easy for
had differences with anyone or met
with opposition from anyone it must
have been without fault on his part.
But while he thus appeared to his
friends, and to all who were in accord
with him and had no occasion to know
him except in agreeable relations, he
appeared to have some additional and
less agreeable characteristics to those
who were so unfortunate as to be In
opposition to him concerning any mat
ter he deemed important.
ITO all such he was the very imper-
sonation Of antagonism itself. He had
| such strong convictions that he always
| felt impelled in such cases to contend
| with all his energy and powers for the
views he entertained and the cause he
espoused.
"As a result, he seldom resorted to
diplomacy, or to any kind OF effort to
placate or mollify opposition, but re-
lied upon the logic Of hard knocks.
Like Napoleon, he believed that the
way to win victories was to have the
heaviest artillery and plenty Of 1t, and
to make vigorous use Of it."
| Mr.. Foraker spoke eulogistically of
Mr.. Hanna's intellectual qualities, of
his unerring judgment of men, his
|
common sense, his business train
ing, etc, but said that he was de.
ficient in scholarship and oratorical
gifts.
| Speaking OF Mr.. Hanna's career in
the Senate. Mr.. Foraker said:
| His services in the Senate covered
q period of almost seven years. During
all this time he was influential and
helpful in determining policies and in
shaping Legislation of national and in
ternational Importance and conse
Quence. but he left behind him no stat
ute or other measure of which he was
distinctively the author"
| Referring to Mr.. Hanna's part in the
Mckinley campaign. Mr.. Foraker said
This was his great opportunity. and
he improved it so thoroughly that he
not only excited the affectionate re
gard Of his own party. but also com
manded the admiration of his oppon
ents. It was an arduous work. well
done.
Besides Senator Foraker. those who
spoke were Messrs. Scott, Cockrell
Platt OF Connecticut. Cullom. Black
burn, Elkins. Fairbanks, Daniel. Per
kins. Depew. Beveridge. Dolliver
Kearns and Dick.