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The Washington times., 1904-09-30
ATE FISHBALLs EVERY SUNDAY
AT FORMER BOARDING HOUSE

A Washington correspondent some
years ago wrote Of Senator Hoar;
Senator Hoar lives in a boarding
house in Washington. 1t is q substantial
old place on x Street, and thC family
with whom he lives are Cubans. There
are no others In the house besides him
and Mrs. Hoar.
This is a fashionable and convenient
part Of the town. but there is an old
boarding house ou an mfashionable
street where the Senator lived for years
soon after lac came to Washington
which is more of home 10 him. II is
kept by an Chic woman, whose single
weakness I'm the Senator's eyes was that
she could not bake a New England
brand of baked beans.
"But She puts together "a famous cod
dsh ball, the only article Of diet Of
which he IS Unfortunately fond. As reg
ularly as Sunday morning comes, the
Senator appears at his old boarding place
for his nr=a kEasL of Goldfish balls he
never misses iJ. He sang praises Of this
Goldfish ball i'm letter he wrote when
somebody charged him with being mo-
nopoHst and q friend OF the trusts.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
THOUGHT SENATOR VEST
TRUE SOUTHERN CAVALIER

Senator Hoar's tributes TO his col
leagues during a long service in the
Senate embrace many Senators OF Op-
posing political belief, most OF them
SoutherneTs. They include Senator Vest
Senator Daniel of Virginia; the late
Senator Walthau of Mississippi, and
many others. OF Senator Vest he says
mo list of the remarkable Senators
OF my time would be complete which dld
not contain the name of Senator Vest
of Missouri.
Mr.. Vest is a brave, sincere, spirited
and straightforward man. He has a
good many of the preJudlCes or the olu
pTeiudiCes would long ago have melted
away in the sunshine of our day OF re-
turning good feeling and affection Dut
Tor the fact his cEIyalrOus nature VIII
not permit him TO abandon cause or
an opinion 90 which ne has once ad-
heTed while 10 is unpopular
These things. however, are never Ut
tered Extensively. He is like some gld
cavalier who supported the Stuarts, VINO
lived down into the days Of the House OF
Hanover, but still toasted the King
over the water
Mr.. Hoar disclosed the fact that he
once by Secretary EVaTLs and again by
Mr.. Mckinley. The chapter relating 10
this also disClOses that ne suggested 10
President Hayes the appointment or
President Eliot. of Harvard, as British
minister when Mr. Welsh resigned and
Mr. Lowell, then minister 70 Spain was
reluctant to accept the appointment.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
DICTATED SPEECHES AND BOOK;
RARELY PUT PEN TO PAPER

Senator Hoar's mind is always at
work" wrote another correspondent.
When ne has nothing else for it 10 do
he settles himself iu a big library chair
and reads. He is fond. TOO, of talking,
and nothing pleases him more than 10
weave a chapter of reminisceuces with
"A cougeuial friend.
His casual talk is fun OF literary and
historical auusiOn and of discriminating
humor He very rarely writes with ils
CWn hand. even the brieTest notes. Etl5
peumaasuip is so iIegible tnat there IS
really little of d. iu existence aside from
his countless signatures 90 letters lie
keeps d stelogrdpher constantly with
him at his house and AT his committee
room. and le dictates Internationally as
the occasion arises. going from one
thing 90 another In q bewilceriug way
He reads two or three daily news
papers carefully, and watches closely
Tor ANYTHING that IS said of him. WEetn-
en- iu praise or in deuuuc.aJlon- lie
keeps Il series of sC-apDoOk7, lu which
an these IliuEs are carefully preserved
and his future bioEIapLers VIII have
ready aE hand an unbiased collection OF
contemporary opinion
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
TROLLEY CAR OUTINGS
WITH HIS OLD CRONIES

Every summer during vacation time
il IS his habit to gather a company Of
his old cronfes in Worcester charter a
trolley car and go 10 the seashore at
Gloucester, where they have a. fish din
uer. The carload of old fellows go from
Worcester to Boston, where they remain
over night. The next day they 90 to
Gloucester. eat their FISH dinner, re-
turn to Boston. and. on the third day
get back TO Worcester.
There are more OF these Worcester
crouies than Of the Senator's intimates
in Washington, for this mild-mannered
man, whose blue eyes beam 50 beuignly
through huge spectacIes, has not made
many close friends in his public ca
pacity. This IS due 10 the fact that he
Wields a free lance ia debate and is as
apt to wound a friend foe.
He has a biting. sarcastic tongue
which more than once has made him
personal enemies. These enemies call
him selfish and disregardful of the rights
and prerC gatIyes or others. He Us a
great sticzier for the fOrms and cOur-
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
INTEREST IN DIME NOVELS
A STARTLING CHARACTERISTIC

Another friend Of Senator Hoar once
said:
ANY day one can see parties of Wis
itors gazing at Senator H0ar long ara
Curi0Usly, and discussing him. lncy
seem TO come just % see AIr. Hoar, and
when they have taken him In 20 their
hearts content they steal silently away
But if these visitors knew that the
venerable Senator. VINO generally dl7ai'-
points them in hts physical appearance
reads genuine yellow backed novels and
lU-CenJ productions on the same oIurf
with all the avidity of messenger bpy.
perhaps they would gaze longer 5Hu
with increased curiosity and wonder
For. truth TO tell Massachusetts senior
Senator enjoys this form of pastlme ana
refuses TO be separated from H.
Mr.. HOars faTOrlte time Tor rea4it55
these hair-raising productions Is VINE
travelling. Whenever he las a Eail" ~
tourney OF any length 20 make he carries
with him a pile OF ILeTdLl Fg OF ti-S
lssDeadwood Dick .'Red-Iteaue1 halpn.
The Ranger of the Roaring Fl4lto
type. he reads the stun through from
the first 20 the last ana seems 70 90
the keeueEJ enjoyment out OF LLe ttoes
and impossible characters anu ne lLAse
nothing better than 70 discuss Win iii5
cOmpaui0us the curious WOrAlAg OF LLls
/ human mind that can evolve sucn slLua-
I "Fllt this is not Mr.. Hoars only trait
/ that arnuses his colleagues ~ men ne 41
I ia particularly good humor ne Keeps MS
/ neigh bgrs in the Senate IN a cDLst-l4 Q
/ litter by his comments on the PIoevS1
Z IuEs.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30

Senator. Hoar's sense OF humor hlu-
minated all his debates in Congress
When Mr. Evarts, the great New York
lawyer, whose style was exceedingly
prolix, was elected TO the Senate Mr..
Hoar said that the Senate must needs
adopt a new rule permitting adjourn
meut in the middle of sentence.
All criminals" said Senator Evartsi
are opposed 10 long sentences
In the latest session OF Congress, Mr.
Eoar was discussing the Panama ques-
ton before the Senate. He stood near
his seat in the center OF the Republican
side OF the chamber. and. facing Senator
Spooner, was talking in his usually III
distinct tone of voice, his back 10 many
Seuators-
Senator GaIiuger, who could not hear
what the Massachusetts Senator was
saving. rose and addr- ssed the Cnalr.
MIR President" said he, Il wish. the
Senator would turn little and speak q
little louder ] am extremely interested
In what the Senator is saying but II
is impossible for me to hear his words
In that case replied Senator Hoars
promptly, II think I might better keep
nv back turned TO the Senator for il
he should happen 10 hear me, am
afraid he would cease TO be interested
in what ] am saying
As an orator Senator Hoar's gestures
were few and ungraceful. He usually
stood with the points Of his fingers
resting on the desk I'M front or him, and
as he grew emphatic ne teetereo up arc
/ down on his toes, pumping out L.s "oFHz
/ in a voice that was little more than d
I squeak His most telling sentences
and most cutting satire were delivered
while he bIaudly surveyed the Senate
! through his spectacles with the air ID
/ q good old church deacon gently admou-
4 ishiug his brethren
/ ~ one knew his limitations as
! public speaker better than Alr. Hgal
/ himself. When "a young man lJ was ms
/ greatest dread that he coulq never sue
/ 800 - = uIaader in the law because
] OF his lack of voice. He never DID nave
a fuU-rOued voice.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30

University. and settled at Worcester;
Mr. Hoar was an OVerSegr al Harvard
College. IS14-lS>Ui declined reelection.
but was reelected in 1895 ana became
president of the Association of the
Alumni OF Harvard
In Many Delegations.
Mr.. H0ar presided over the Massachu-
setts State Republican conventions OF
1871. 1877. 1sS2 and 1855. was a delegate
TO the Republican National Conventions
of 1876 1850, 1854, and ISIS, presiding over
the convention OF 1850 was chairman Of
the Massachusetts delegation In 1850
1854. and 1SSs; was one of the managers
on the part OF the House Of Represeu-
tatives of the Belkusp Impeachment
trial in 1876. and a member of the EIec-
UoraI Commission In 1876.
Hr. HOaT was connected with many
educational and historical institutions
including the Virginia Historical Society
William and Mary College, OF Williams
burg. Va. was one of four colleges TO
confer upon him the degree of doctor
of laws. Harvard, Yale and Amherst
being the others.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
Walls OF WRATH POURED OVER
GEN. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER

The autobiography touches with a sin
EularIy gentle pen most Of the men II
mentions There IS but one exception,
and rhat IS when Mr.. EIoar reaches Ben
famin +. Butler. a chapter of thirty
four pages is devoted 10 General Butler.
Senator Hoar says:
mo person can adequately compre-
bend the political history Of Massachu-
zetts for the tlirty-dve years beginning
with 1880 without knowledge or the
character. career. and behavior OF Ben
iamiu f. Butler
81 cannot tell the story Of my lie at
a most important period without putting
on record nay estimate Of him and the
mature of his influence over the youth
of the Commonwealth. Besides. fl IS 20
be remembered that he took specia!
pains 90 write and leave behind him a
book iu which Le gave his own account
OF the great controversies ia which he
engaged. and bitterly attacked some OF
the men who thwarted his ambitions.
This book DIE sent 90 public Libraries, in
Guiding that of the British Museum
where he had good reason 10 expect II
would be permanently preserved.
81 shall sag nothing of him which ]
did not say iu public speeches or pub
usled letters while he was living and
.H the fullIa=E nr his strength activity.
/ and power. History deals with Benedlct
arnold. with aaron Burr. with Ire tEli
c0uusClo-s of Charles / and Charles H.
with R0be=uIeTTe with BaTere1 and
I with Cata-iue. upon their merits. auc
warnings without considering the fact
{ that they are dead
/ "His military career was dlsgraceiuI
Z 10 himself and unfortunate ed the COuu-
|rrv. From the beginning of Butler S
recruiting for the war wherever De was
#.H HHH.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
NAMES
COMMITTEES

The Senate committee TO attend the
funeral OF Senator E0ar was named to-
day as follows.
Senators Lodge. Plat OF Connecticut.
Hale. Depew. McComas. Spo0ner, For-
aker. Beveridge, EIkins, Dryden St.w-
art. CockrelI. Bacon, Daniel Blackburn
German. and Morgan
Funeral services viii be held on Nm
day afternoon az 2-80 o'clock, at nc
Church of the Unity, Worcester Mas.
III is expected that. IL possible the late
Senator's close personal friend ns
REV. DR.. Edward Everett Hale chap
lain Of the Senate, VIII participate
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
SWING OF KEYS BETRAYS
HIS GOOD OR BAD HUMOR

His colIea CUES have sure way OF
gaugfng his humor," said an observer.
1t is By the manner ia which ne man
ipuIates a bunch of keys that bangles
from his fingers. stheu he IS az peace
with the world and everything is going
smoothly with him, Mr.. Hoar swings
this bunch Of KEYS with an easy, regular
motion. II the swing should stop or
become irregular, then there Us little
trouble brewing In his mind
III he should tap the desk WIN ms
KEYS fhen it is known that the views
EXPRESSED by some one on the moor are
dispIeasilg 60 him When he draws tna
KEYS up near his face and swings them
I'm circular motion he is amused az
his opponents But when he sweeps the
bunch through the air In e. long curry =
his colleague know that he Us disguised
and about 10 take the floor 10 reply
10 some displeasing argument or % re-
uroach the Senate for some proceeclnss
not iu accord with his ideas OF pro-
priety.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30

sweetness of the past George Herbert
Izaak walton, Dr. Dome are among
his familiars. He loves to ramble
through the byWays of literature. For
him TO visit England is delight
HE is not much Of collector OF
books. He has az home I'm Worcester
4 600 or 5000 volumes. fandIy chosen, it
is true, but containing few rare editions
OF choice bindings. Tie takes pleasure
In gathering autographs ana manu-
scripts Of certain sorts. He has Inc
collection of Webster manuscripts and
never lets anything relating TO the eN-
FOUNDER of the Constitution escape him
He cherishes every reminder or MS
grandfather. Roger Sherman.
Among his treasures IS an old copy or
the Aitken Bible which his grandfather
owned The copy lacked few pages
and he supplied the lack from anoIn-f
somewhere He loves TO foudlr MS VOC
ume and tell how much somebody Would
like 10 pay for it If il could only ne
bought tn Washington he has oulE q
few books, just enough 20 enable MIN 20
do his work at home"
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
HONORARYOFFICE
FILLED BY HOAR

The number Of philanthropic and edu-
Catioual Institutions in which Senator
Hoar held offices was legion.
He was regent of the Smithsonian In
stitution in 1850; was president and
later vice president or the American
Antiquarian Society, president of the
American Historical Association, presi-
dent board Of trustees or Clark Univer-
sity, 1900; trustee or the Peabody Mu-
scum OF Archaeology. trustee of Leices-
ter Academy. member of the Massachu-
sets Historical Society, the American
Historical Society, the Historic-Genea-
logical Society, the Virginia Historical
Society fellow of the American Acad-
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
HE WAS NEARLY FLOORED
BY HIS MAIDEN SPEECH

Young Hear had practiced law for sew
craI years. and had been engaged III
politics for quite a while before he was
forced 10 make a public speech. Dur
ing the free Soil movement ne found
himself once ON the platform where
Wendell Phillips presided over large
addressed the crowd and then there
were cries for George i. IuaT.'
'.Thc young mans heart was iu has
mouth. but he was forced TO the front
and made his first public address His
th{u. penetrating voice did not fail him.
and was sufficient to convey thoughts
and EXPRESSIONS that aroused the intense
enthusiasm of the audience. Confidence
came 10 him. and from that day ho
never hesitated 20 speak jim public
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
DELICATE INTELLECTUAL SHOT
AT SENATOR W. v. ALLEN

Mr. Hoar is regarded by an his coll
leagues as an authority ou history, lam
guage literature. and law A dispute
once arose between William y. Allen.
the Pouulist Senator from NebrasSa
and Senator TiIImau. of South Carolina,
over the pronunciation of the word
'-itus.' Allen had pronounced it with the
short 4. and TiIlman insisted that IL
should have the long sound. BE appeal
ed 20 Senator HOaT, as am authority on
ur0uuuCi- ECu-
s.The Senator automatically said that
Nr. AHou~uUdoubfedIy knew that the
word should be pronounced with ina
long g. but probably. had used inc
short sound IN order I'd save the IIus
Of the Senate. AS Allen was the cham
piou I0ng-distanea taIker, and az one
lime held the floor gr the Senate Tor
fourteen consecutive hours, she subtle
satire OF AR. H0ar was duly appreciated
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
WIT, HUMOR, SATIRE
HOAR'S STRONG POINTS
Reserved His Keenest Shafts for Lobby and CoakrOom
But for Dignity Might Have Been Wit of Senate.

for all their citizens. II was never con
JemplaJed by them 10 give the. Ilsllt
to Vote TO = large number OF sAiterate
citizens without ample provision Tor IhelI
education al the public charge.
General Grant accompanied MS ON
Cial announcement 10 Congress OF the
adoption OF the Fifteenth Amendment
with an ea ruest recommendation OF suCi
q provision Earnest efforts were mace
TO accomplish this result by nbetal
grants from the National Treasury.
Many liberal and patriotic Southern
Democrats supported it. But Il was
defeated bv the timidity or mistaken mo-
lions of economy of Northern statesmen
Ia my opinion, this defeat accounts for
the failure of the policy OF reconstruc-
ZION SO far as fl has failed. I do not
baHevd that seIf-ROvernment with uni
versaI suETa &c could be maintained long
in any Northern State OF in any country
iu the world without ample provision
Tor public education.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
IN ADVOCACY or SOUTH
HE QUOTES FROM sIBLE

Tn late Eears Senator Hoar vas exc
ceedingly friendly toward his c0uurynen
Of the south. In an address made in
1903 in Chicago he praised the curags
and consistency OF the South AM con-
cIuded in these words.
Whatever may be the Temporary
error of any Southern State. forone-
IL 7 MAJ speak for 8Iassachusott--say
to her: 'Eutreat me not 10 leave thee
nor TO return from following after thee :
for where thou g0est I shall 60 ana
where thou stayezt i shall stay alsos
and thy people shall be my people and
thy God my Cod "
The Washington times., 1904-09-30

vitation 10 a formal dinner He is adroit
in the deClinatiou Of invitations 20 dine,
as was shown recently In sending his
regrets that he would be unable TO at
tend a dinner of the Gridirou Club. The
reason he assigned was this:
90 I know / would be called upon for
an ADDRESS. Now ] aWays make an aft
er-diuuer speech in Greek. and, as ] un-
derstand your club speaks and under
stands nothing bat Sauscrit. I would be
out of place al the dinner
one of the peculiar things about Sena-
tor HOar was his friendship for Iillman,
80 entirely his npuoslLe.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30

envy of Arts and Sciences. and core
suoudiug member of the Brooklyn IN
stituta of Arts and Sciences, ana q
trustee of the Peabody fund
Degrees at Law.
lie had received the degree of doctor
of laws from William and Mary. Am
herst Yale, Harvard, and oar y1ll
COLLEGES. His term of service ia Lhe
SENATE. would -have expired March 8,
Mr. Hoar married in 1893 Miss Mary
Louisa spur. VINO died few years
after leaving n GauEhtgr and SON
E1fb of whom are uUNg living. he mar
riad in 1862 Miss Ruth Ann Miller VINO
Mr. TIoar was the poss essor Of "a re
uarzabIe library. IN Wnl .ii3 Wtt-1L55 -
in Washington, he pTaclltt.iLs, ltE 80. -
was mis- most valued ana "ii ~ $500 49,
rrr-e mis- most valuable piece OF prop
e1,rv for like Agassiz the Senator was
always too busy TO make money
Plain Living.
A statement which he made about
vear ago concerning his worldly elrcutl-
stances is OF great interest both III l'-
self and ns refuJing the popular loea
that the gospel of plain living anu
nigh thinking is no longer pfactlceU
by America foremost men;
AN the producing proreLly j
have i'm the world, or ever had +teios d
little less than Sl.60J a year. ..
The result is Il have oeen het. ~ -
five Naars as Representative ana sen
ator. the whole time getting AI 5lli5
poorer year by year. During an 80
fiuoe have never been able TO nlrg
= house i'm Washington. My wife ana
have experienced the varying fortune on
boarding houses, sometimes very tG G
fort able and q good deal OF tnt ,t iL-te
ifyire in a fashion 90 which no FlLls-
bur- mechanic earning s. day "oUll
subject his household. .-.7.
s.rThe chief carual luxury he quaially
45riEbad cot my life Is in brea as
every. Sunday morning with an ori1cd.yA
Friend a lady VINO has rare sllt lo'
making dshballs and coffee.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
READER OF RARE OLD BOOKS
AND ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS

Senator H0nr has Gue literary
sense. His Bible and his Shakespeare
and the classics are dear 10 him His
taste runs Iu channels somewhat out
of the common. That appeals 20 him
especially which has the flavor and the
The Washington times., 1904-09-30

His heart action was impaired his Kid
news almost ceased to- perform their
function. and his lungs hlIed-
Hoped for Peaceful End
Senator Hoar some time ago expressed
.he hope that when his end came its APP
preach should not be accompanied by
an impairment OF mind OF severe pain.
He talked and joEed with his physician
and made playful remarks to his little
grandchildren when they came in ou
Jlsir daily visit An his earthly mat
tiers were arranged and he contemplated
the end with perfect serenity
The Senator illness dated back 10 an
attack of lumbago ln Washington laaL
spring, which kept him from MS place
iu the Senate When he went nome ne
seemed 20 have nearly recovered put
was not strong. and his physicians
UIete rest. and above all not 20 attempt
amy public speaking,
Disobeyed Physician Three Times.
He disrogarded the injunction when
late in May he delivered a forty minute
address ia the open air, at the bicen-
tenuial celebration OF the town Of SUIT
ton.
He also made two other addresses,
the last one before the superior court
I'm this city, at the memorial exercises
for his lifelong friend, Col. L. B. Stod-
About July 4. he suffered an attack
OF lumb3g1, accompanied by malaria
symptoms. which seemed TO sap ms
strength. he remained In his room, ana
his bed most of the time after that,
though he was up more or less almost
every day. He received callers freely ,
and seemed to enjoy their visits.
A Caustic Tongue.
Had Senator Hoar of Massachusetts
been less dignifed in his appear
auce and bearing he might have at-
tached 10 himself that most dangerous
Of all titles. If member expects TO WELD
influence "uhe wit of the chamber.
His humor was as keen as a rapier
and IL was a rare thing for him 10 pro
coed far i'm private converse ton with
out giving his companion a taste OF H.
The anecdotes related By and OF hin
durirS the last twenty years would
make large-siZed book And yet sd
strCu. was his belief in the most au-
gust ueIibeTatiVe body In the world Inal
he always tried TO restrain hl1Ilaelr on
the floor. reserviug his satire and easy
Cow of less causric pleasanUries for the
cloa l-r0om and the iObby.
Occasionally. however. he was 'front.'
Cd with an opening ia the sacred pre-,
cincts of the chamber which he could
not resist.
The Washington times., 1904-09-30

her youth. the destruction Of every
thing valuable In her character and the
establishment at the mouth of the
tysries River OF another New YORK
with its frauds. Tweed rings and scan
dals.'
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
ADROIT III DECLARATION
OF INVITATIONS TO DINE

las an af-eT-liuuer on. tor Senator
Hoar has a wide reputation. but il Oh"
evening OF life he seldom accepts an in
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
NS THAT WENT TO MAKE UP L OF SENATOR GEORGE HOAX

tesfes Of the Senate es applied q, others.
re has a habit OF IeCLuF-ng the Senate
on the proprieties, and this, TO, has
caused resentment
The Washington times., 1904-09-30
DAY OF MOURNING
IN MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON. Sept S0-Governor Bates
this morning issued a proclamation on
the death Of Senator Hoar in which he
says:
"a great man has gone from US. He
lived and died in the service Of Massa-
chuseUts.
Five times he. was commissioned by
this Commonwealth to represent her In
The highest council chamber of the ma
ton. Under those commissions he
served longer than any other man who
has. represented this state
Not Found Wanting.
THE character OF that service may
be measured by the highest standards.
IT VIII NOT be found wanting. liz made
him q national hgIre for generation
.Bv great abilities and answering
rectituds be won the respect OF LHe
nation and established himself in the
lonored him because they believed III
him.
To Serve, Not TO Please.
,.IIe was a scholar OF deep learning, an
orator OF iupassioued power. but, above
an. "a sincere man. wholly devoted 20
conscience, hewing close 10 the line
scoruiug the arts of the demagogue, but
auzi0us 10 please men. but TO serve
them rot seeking 10 be popular DuL de-
SIN recognition 81 his eminent services
IL seems frLluE that the State depart
nenrs be closed Oh. the Gay OF ms lu-
neral EaEs throughout the common
wealth. be placed at half-sLan, and tnsI
means AS may suggest themselves, eA-
press respect for his memory