The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-19
SENATOR FAIRBANKS
TRIBUTE TO HANNA.


rial exercises recently held in the
Senate was the forceful eulogy of a
friend whose relations with the dead
were cordial and intimate.
He said in part:
Senator Hanna was man of prac-
teal mind. He did not dwell in ar
atmosphere of purely speculative phil
osophy, but among the serious reali-
ties Of life. He possessed in full de-
gree the power of great initiative. He
organized and set on foot vast enter
prises which required large capital.
and gave employment to thousands of
creator; never destroyer. He open.
ed the door of opportunity to others
and thus became a benefactor. He
was a man of innate modesty and new
er INDUCED in the merely spectacular.
He coveted the respect and confidence
Of his fellow-men, not for selfish pur-
poses, but that he might the better
serve them.
He possessed keenly sensitive ma
ture. He was deeply touched by the
criticism of his political opponents,
just. That criticism which sought to
undermine the confidence in him of
his countrymen and to impeach his
broad humanitarian sympathies and
purposes left a sting. He cared moth
ing for the criticism of his political
views. He held to them tenaciOusly
and conscientiOusly with confidence in
the ultimate sober judgment of the
people.
A Man of Sincerity.
''He was plain, blunt man. He was
always perfectly natural. He did not
pretend to be what the Creator did
not intend him to be. He was no mere
timeserver. He did not bend to every
wind that blew. He was an honest
man-honest in thought. in purpose,
and in deed; honest with the world
and honest with himself. He pos
sessed in a remarkable degree the
genius of common sense He was
resourceful and had at instant COM
mand all of his faculties.
HE was tenacious of his opinions,
though not dogmatic. He was ready
to yield to better reason when it was
made manifest. He sought no COM
promise with expediency. What was
right was right, and what was wrong
was wrong. He occupied no middle
ground.
He was the trusted friend of the
late President Mckinley throughout
his illustrious political career. He pos
sessed his unbounded confidence, a
failing loyalty and unmeasured devo-
ton.
His name was frequently mention
ed, and with entire respect, for still
further official honors than those he
enjoyed here. The suggestion needed
but the encouragement of his assent
to make it formidable reality, but he
was content with the great distinction
of a seat in this chamber and diseour-
aged all effort to make him candi-
date for the most exalted place in the
government.
His Career an Inspiration.
His career admirably illustrates
the great possibilities that lie before
the American youth. He became a
power in widely separated fields of
endeavor. To have achieved disnnc-
| ton in either was honor enough for
one man. His early life as the sue
cessful man of business gave no pom
Use of the eminence he was destined
to achieve in the world of politics and
craftsmanship. He did not become a
student of statecraft until after he had
passed lifes meridian. He proved tC
be a quick student of those great prob
lens which concerned the state.
HE was a man of indefatigable in
dustry. He believed in the virtue Of
labor He wrought on with no though,
of self His friends observed the seri
GUS inroads he was making upon his
health and sought to dissuade hin
from overtaxing his strength, but hi
disregarded their kindly admonition!
and labored on until he fell at his pos
of duty-a virtual sacrifice to his coun
try and his countrymen. No soldie
ever died upon the field of glory mor'
surely for others than did he.
His Fellowship Cherished.
"Senator Hama and | were friend
before coming here, and my entire pub
lie service to the hour of his death wa
in fellowship with him. One of tn
choicest memories l shall take int
private life is the memory of his cor
fidence and unvarying friendship.
81 visited him a number of time
after he entered the sick chambe
with an illness supposed to be bu
temporary. He was loath to give u
his intercourse with his friends. H
loved them and he loved the worl(
He had not gathered his harvest. H
had no time to take account of dealt
For many long and anxious day
his countrymen awaited tidings of hi
illness. In the alterations of hop
and fear we watched and reverend
invoked the All-Merciful One to spar