Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05
Mr.. Shallenberger's Tribute.

which it has sustained in the death of Mr..
II. c. Payne, the Postmaster General"
Mr.. Shallenberger's Tribute.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Shallenberger, 'peaking of the death of
Mr.. Payne, said today:
I'm my close relations with him while he
was head of The Post Office Department 1
never detected anything in his character
but the highest sense of personal rectitude
and honor When he came in as PoStmas-
ter General knew, when l first saw him,
that there was man whose kindly nature
would make for him friends everywhere.
His courtesy was uniform with every. one:
from the President to the humblest messen-
ger he was always the same. His own
sense of honor and integrity were SO keen
that he gave every one his confidence, and
resented Instantly any fmputation against
the integrity of his associates.
"I frequently assured him that he would
better not take greatly to heart the crit1-
cisTns of his acts as the mead of a great
department but remember that many times
he was called upon to act from knowledge
which was not possessed by the general
public, and with which he could not, of
course, acquaint every one. He had the
keeneSt of minds, saw at a glance just what
was needed at a. moments notice and acted
with perfect business promptness. The
Investigations of the department certainly
accelerated the. course of his disease. lie
was highly sensitive to criticism and II hurt
him. almost to tears, to be forced to doubt
men in whose honor he had as sincerely be-
lieved as in his own Long experience in
business made him peculiarly adapted to the
administration of the affairs of such an
enormous business as the Post Office De-
partment, and his acts were always taken
upon the instant of quick, yet extremely
cautious review of the case at hand. The
service has lost, in his death, a fine man, a
splendid worker and most lovable char
acter There were few like Henry c.
Payne"
Assistant Secretary Taylor's Erlogy.
Assistant Secretary Horace A. Taylor of
the Treasury Department. who probably
had as intimate acquaintance with Mr..
Payne as any man in Washington, said to-
day:
"I have known Mr.. Payne for between
thirty and forty years. Nearly all that
time we have been closely affiliated So
cially and politically He was man who
to know we'll was to greatly admire. Her
personality was unusually attractive. He
drew men to him by his kind and genial
ways. He was a most sagaciOus and sue
cesSful politician, an excellent judge or
men, keen and accurate in his analysis OF
conditions, and more honorable in his meth
DDS than many men protesting superior vir-
tues. He was successful business man,
having business instincts in very high
degree, and his practices were always rep
utable. He was strong partisan. He
loved and worked for his party because he
believed in its principles and that it's sue
cess would promote the general good. The
death of no public man in Wisconsin would
be more sincerely mourned by personal
friends and, like the lamented Hanna
whose friend and confidant and social and
political associate he was his death will
bring a pang of regret to many people
throughout the entire country"
The District Flag Half-Masted.
Upon motion of Commissioner Macfar-
land the District authorities ordered that
the flag flying above the District building
be placed at half mast out of respect to
the late Postmaster General