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friendship without regard to party. and an
influence in his party's councils equal to

friendship without regard to party. and an
influence in his party's councils equal TO
any
Senator Teller said:
Senator Hanna was a forcefui. pushing
and useful man in the Senate. and In fact,
in many of our national affairs. He took
! prominent part in all legislation of recent
years. and he was always factor on his
own side. He was possessed of quantity
| of good, common sense. In no way did he
| exhibit this more plainly that In his efforts
| to alleviate the strained relations between
labor and capital / regret his death per-
sonally on account of this feature more
| than anything else. He looked at the ques-
ton In a reasonable, logical manner, and
| took hold of it with ability and common
sense. He was doing much good along that
line, and / think would have done great
deal more had he been spared.
Senator Tillman said:
Senator Hanna won a place for himself
| in the Senate equaled by few men among
| US simply through his manliness. When
| he came to the Senate he was painted In
| lurid colors, and the Senate was suspicious
| of him. He won the day in short time, how
ever. through his manly and straighfor-
ward character. He was one of the true
types of progressive, aggressive and capable
| American manhood that does things We
| have had men in the Senate more brilliant,
| but few who euualed Senator Hanna IN
plain. honest manlness and effective ability.
HE was at one time very much ma
| ligned man: in fact. during one of the
latest talks had with him we laughingly
| discussed our relative grievances in that
| respect. l remember l remarked to him
| that if we were both as bad as We were
sometimes made out to be we ought to be
| hung. Yes, SENATOR he replied, I have
| been quite relieved since came here to find
| that you were not such an unspeakable
| scoundrel as 1 thought you were.
| Senator McCreary:
1.-The death of Senator Hanna is great
| loss, not only to his party, but to the whole
affable, pleasant, agreeable to all, regard
less of party. AS leader and organizer IN
the republican party he had no superior.
LAS. a senator he took high rank soon
after he assumed his duties, and was con-
spicuous for his ability patriotism and de-
votion to duty In my opinion, his col
leagues among the democrats Will mourn
, his death as sincerely as the death of any
senator who has died since l have been IN
public life.
Senator Cullom said: Il have regarded
Senator Hanna as one of the truly great
men of the country His career since the
first campaign of President Mckinley has
been marvellous one. When he became a
candidate for the United States Senate he
knew nothing of his own power before the
people. He began in his senatorial cam
paign to speak to the people, but did not
undertake to talk longer than fifteen min
utes
s.As he went on he found he could talk
longer and longer till he became one of
the great stump orators of the United
States. He was man of great good sense, or
great familiarity with affairs, great cour-
age and great integrity. These great quail
tiles in any one, of course, make him a
great man. Mr.. Hanna had won the sin
cere affection of the American people, and
it seems that his place can scarcely be
filled.
THE people of the United States will
mourn his loss with a sorrow that has,
perhaps, not been exceeded by the sorrow
Of the people for the loss or any otner
man for many years.
Senator P1att of New York said: His
death is more than party loss-yes, more
than a national loss: 1T is world loss.
He stood by all that was national and that
was conservative, and at the same time by
all that was progressive and statesman
like. He was positive force for all that
was good in national and international ar
| fairs He represented the best thought
and the best development of his party and
his country.
1.-The policies that Senator Hanna advo-
Gated were the approved policies OF the re-
publican party The stand that he took on
all questions of public concern appealed to
our best citizenship. During the past
seven years Senator Hanna had grown ire
mendously in the public confidence, SO
largely that all are oppressed by a general
sadness and sense of personal pereaVe-
ment in his death, no one more strongly
than l.
Senator Allison said: Mr. Hanna was one
l of the most conspicuous and respected
| members of the Senate. He was recognized
| as having splendid ability, broad views on
| public questions, with frankness and can
| dor in expressing them. No man OF the
/ period was more widely known In our coun-
try; =, IT, no,,+,o,,
| friends and also by those politically opposed
| to him. His loss is national one. Had he
| lived he would have been great factor in
! the wise solution of many OF the questions
| now prominently in the public mind
| Senator Spooner said: "Mr. Hanna was a
| born leader of men, of splendid executive
ability and extraordinary judgment. He
| developed or revealed quickly rare aptitude
| for the duties of the statesman. He early
| demonstrated his right to be in the Senate
| by reason of his constructive ability, his
| natural eloquence and his habits OF potent
I and systematic work.
| ale was a man of great moral courage
| manly, aggressive, sincere, patriotic, kindly
| He was devoted friend and charming
| companion. No man without an unusual
! combination of great qualities could have
so impressed himself upon the country and
| so drawn to him the people of every class
/ He won it fairly and well deserved 1t. He
| will be greatly missed and mourned.
Senator Beveridge said: Senator Hanna
| was the business man in craftsmanship; the
| greatest type of this class that this or any
| other country ever produced. In this he
was the personification of our AEGEAN age
of business, of method, of creation and con-
| crete progress. Senator Hanna had the
| business mans system and talent for detail
| and the practical. and he had the states
mans universally of view and conception
| He was broad mana great man. Bet
| ter than that. he was a good man. In his
| personal relations he was peculiarly human
| full of affection, even of tenderness
| Courage, loyalty, tremendous common sense
| these were his characteristics. He never
| avoided an ISSUE He took positions on
| everything. And what he stood for he
| fought for.
| Therefore, he was the ideal conservative
| not the spurious conservative, who lets
| absence of opinion stand for wisdom. He
was genuine, and all his mighty reputation
| was built on actual service and real worth.
! The whole nation mourns and his friends
| grieve.''
Senator Hepburn said: Il regard Senator
| Hanna as one of the most remarkable men
| In public life. He combined the keenest
political judgment as 10 organization and
| perfection of carrying out political plans,
with a statesman-like mind distinguished
1 for its conservative judgment and action in
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