The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-17

Q AAtrsds ana frisndships. When he froyns hs ffoNna thcfoueniy. and when he smiles his smile is iikewise thorough. 11nh man could not ko through wltnout making inAny ensEnies--and many .Ilsnds. He has been depicted with oo'. .ar marks labelled over his portly person. he hes been held up as model or gen. esrpsity and charity. His friends say tnas ne neTer turns a deaf ear to an appear m q worthy cause and cite in pafticular' ms benefactions to the Salvation Army ana the slstsrs of Charity. In support oI the contention that he is exceptionally p!g-hearted. they point to his enorts. m
 ms capacity as chairman of the Nauonai civii Federation. to promote harmony be- tween labor and capital. But even con- cSrnins this there Is a great diversity
 oL opinion. his poiitaci enemies asserting
 tnat the Senator is playing for the Ia"
 Dpr vote, that he cannot possibly pc sin-
 cSres since it was only few years ago,
 tney declare. that he was the Ohio miners pirterest and most active enemy and that ln the eyes of the trades unionist he was
 long q typical labor crusher." To
 this his friends make reply that the
 even if they were true, there is no reason
 Why he should not have experienced a
 caanse of heart. It is certain. they, add.
 that the Senator Is resolved to spend
 steat part of the declining years of his
 me in ameliorattng the condition of the
 workingman. i
 The loyalty of Senator Hanna's friends
 is only surpassed by his loyalty to them.
 .n tnis connection every one will recah
 tne notable friendship that existed be-
 tween himself and the late President
 Mciniey friendship that terminated
 fs<.r< <vax ~A.vr L. =
 senator was also the late Presidents pp-.
 hticai mentor and never worked more
 earnestly than when in the service oi hfs
 devoted friend.
 Hard worker as he is, Senator Hanna
 has never been what is known as "meth-
 ouical. Indeed, 1t is doubtful is he could
 pe in view of the many demands upon
 ms time. He has sometimes had to give interviews to as many as fifty people in a morning. and can with the greatest
 ease sort letters, smoke cigar. and an- swer questions simultaneously. If his in- teriocutor Is one in whom he has con- hdence the Senator win be found Quiie communicative. but with. strangers he is as a rule very reserved. He usually sits with, the immobility of a sphynx and does not show by so much as the movement of Q muscle or line of his face what he thinks of the subject under dls- ciission. Herein lies another secret of h.s nccess-self-controi. e.
 One of the most surprising things about the Senator Is the way in whicn at the age of threescore he developed Into public speaker. He himself has said that he never delivered an address in public until he was 59 years old, and soon became known as 8 forceful speak or. His speeches may be deemed extem- FsFAN Nsn nFRA r4Ea la Aale worthy, of the name and never commits his addresses to memory. What he does, however, is to make thorough study of his subject, sticking at 1t until he is ''primed for delivery" An analysis of his success on the platform shows that It may be. attributed, in addition to the care he takes in the way of preparation, to his ability to make his hearers catch the points of his argument, to his quick hess in repartee. with wit that Is not forced. to his earnestness, and perhaps above all to his blunt. direct way of ad- dressing his audience, coupled with no small measure of personal magnetism.
 In his home life the Senator is essen- tially genial. He is extremely fond of and is never happier than when the twenty-fotr chairs around his big dining table are occupied. He can rise to the occasion and make after din- ner speeches that would do credit to q Horace Porter or q Chauncey M. Depew. Caring little or nothing for outdoor sports or exercise, he takes his recreation in travelling, in attending the theater, or in playing whist. s,Art as exemplified in paintings has small attraction for him and he reads little outside of magazines and newspapers. though until his time be- came too occupied ha derivedsmnch pleas. ure from work of fiction. ..
 First, last, and all the time, however, Senator Hanna ig business man.. has carried business principles into whatever he undertakes, and can. truly say that he founded and developed his career on the motto, whatever thy hand flndeth to do, do it with ali thy might"