New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-08
SENATORS PRAISE HANNA
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
business Suspended to Pay Honor
TO the Dead.

TrashinFton April in accordance with previ-
ous agreement the Senate devoted practically It's
entire time to-day TO eulogies on Senator Hanna
This order OF business was taken I'd immediately
after the routine morning business when Mr.. For
sker presented resolutions OF sorrow. which were
adopted. The galleries were crowded by friends
and admirers OF Senator Hanna and the SPEAKERS
received close attention. Those who spoke were
Senators Foraker, Scott, Cockron. Platt OF Con-
sect.cut Culom. Blackburn, Ezldns. Fairbanks
Daniel Perkins, Depew Beverage, Dolliver lIearns
and Dick
MR. FoRAKER's TRIBUTE.
Mr.. Foraker said he hrst became acquainted with
Mr. Hanna az the national convention in 1854 Where
both were delegates-at-large They co-opeTT1eo ID
tupport OF Mr.. Sherman for the Presidency. As
,es,,lt OF that experience" he said I'VE became
,rar-n friends. both politically ana peIsOIA-y
-rris friendship had been interrupted 0e-OIs "
convention Of 1855, when their relations were en-
80 t-.,--,,r,tes for the next three years IheI
be ,.rrt on .gn e modified and less corclaL way,
shev were resumed, and Thereafter cohlIuee 80
SIS death These relations were less coTolai t41i
previously because, although we al times Lo'I--y
oo-oDcrated and. IN q personal ana soc4AI "0s'
xsre entirely friendly yet In political matters We
were generally opposed 70 each other 10 tne &c
sionai contests and controversies among me ne
pubIicans OF our State" Nj. hannas rela'ion y
President Mckinley had naturally rendered nm
s,sorrnart IN Ohio politics" These matters OF the
.,set Fald NJ Foraker. were brought Up only ioF
she nurnose OF Illustrating the points OF view from
which he had studied the man. lie aoceai
In the grave with him lie buried all diterenoe'
81 ,5Tlneress OF feeling OF every sort that ever
any time may have been enc et1 Sl o. ais occasion
Sd I could and ] could not 90 50 WIN pr{ {lS = 20
5uy gS9L0 except only that which may be an nseF2
rabIe part Of his actual He char4c'eI 'i-- p1-0
services
r4 asa no. believe that II living Mr. Hanna would
want other than frank discussion q his oual'ieS-
Continuing. Dir. Foraker saia'
To those who knew him only as knew him Tor
She , MS g loyahIs man he bright, cheeTy
generous kind strong ana ever Ia the pTefer-
rnent OF a friend These qualities Were 80 Sa
nOunced and SO manlfeSt ,6 ~ 70 {hTough only the
partial eyes OF friendship. Iiy these tfie-4s ~
al WITH ~nO 4 e ne that * ne had differences
-Ti.h any one or met with opposllon IIola go
one II must have been without fault on ms part
r5ANNA's PERSONAL TRAITS.
~. Will. n. thus appeared 70 his friends and 70
s who were II sSS2T9 IN sre t.l relations he ap
reared TO have some aodiIlonSI aIlo 80
90 - ts n onpos.ton to him concerning any mat
ne deemed important nc en- sug tI Ie Ne lad
such strong convictions that he always ie-L III
and powers for the views he entertained ana me
cause he esPoused ~ al s-S- 80, s,+i,7~Iv ~ "a.
end rpurning al compromises and stopping az
ots 81 oonstjtYlted by nature that he could not
eas,iv 40 otherwise. AS a result, he seldom re
.,iscs+a or rnolIffv opposition but relied on the
3ogc CT hard knocks Ike Hapoleoh' ne b ,Ss
a,eaSjest artillery and plenty OF it. and 10 make
vigorous use OF T.
While this policy made many enemies, It also made
.--,o,5s sn5 .fis friendship was reciprocated 10
-be e,-+ent nTr Foraker said, that Mr.. Hanna
would often assist his friends IN their battles, re
rardiess OF their character. Only man OF IN
common strength OF character and one possessing
~ 0-rr7grr Z q n
,rSual degree" he added. could have done what
DE so habtuaIly ala IN this respect without serious
sn5ury to his reputation. but with him Il came TO
be regarded a virtue"
Mr. Foraker spoke eulogistcally OF Nj. Hanna's
intellectual qualities OF his unerring judgment OF
men his executive qualities his strong common
sense his business training but said that he was
deficient IN scholarship and oratorical gifts
OF LIT. Hanna's career IN the Senate Mr.. Foraker
said:
His service n the Senate covered a period OF
almost seven years. During Ell this tine he was
UNCONVENTIONAL importance and conseqQenee; but he
-wiich be was 6istinctivey the author.
reserring 70 Mr. Hsn-a's part IN the Mckinley
campaign. 2ir. Foraker said:
This was his great opportunity, and he Improved
q thoroughly that he not only cNc1ed the aILe-
ed the admiration q his opponents. AZ was an
trduOus work, well done.
great things well He was made the TARGET for
M the criticism abuses; ISLANDERS erd Lbels that
snaIcious ingenuity could invent There vas no
him and portrayed Of him IN TIE political cartoons
and writings Of that day. A less strong man
Nvould have deepalred and been destroyed by IT,
fut he never showed the slightest concern or such
account. Conscious Of his power and tile
ultimate vtndlcaton OF his purposes, he oisregaId
cd them All and went steadily forward upon the
lie grew not alone with the years but even
with the days Soon the whole country came 70
understand that he one OF the really great
men of his day snd generation lhen the pehdo-
1uu OF public opinion swung quickly IN the oppc-
rte 6i-ect on. NEieconoeptions faded and misrep-
ses S sI $500 t a. l3ovi ~ the hands
of the American people most rare ana eNceI-
ne naq oellclelcl's tla 800. 5,,5 -. 49,.
pectatiors 81 some respects ne MED gIea{ B4ace
Bpected. beloved and mUUTned by al classes OF ms
countrgrnen.
HANNA AS A POLITICAL LEADER
Mr.. Scott who was closely associated with Sena-
sor Hanna politically, spoke CT having within
Jew years lost three close friends. Hobart, Nc
1Hinley and Hanna lie said Mr.. Ha-na's political
life was inseparably connected with that OF Nc
Finley. Referring 10 his appearance IN The first
Mckinley campaign, AIr. Scott said Mr.. Hanna
was an unknown quantity a political manager,
and wise men shook their heads with DOUBT and
fear at the sudden Rscendency OF this new Goses
of the party. Continuing he said:
He addressed himself 10 this new responsibility
with characteristic determination and zeal, and
more than fulfilled the expectations OF his friends.
15is mothods we're original ana ms olIectness I2-
cinateG his political opponents and compelled their
Il did. Of the Aercest political campaigns the
there had been no error IN the choice Of leader.
and proved that those who placed their faith IN
Tor him the unbounded confidence OF the country
at large and made the second decisive victory
wise and conservative leadership but the realiza-
ton Of general expectation.
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