The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
MANY SPOKE IN
PRAISE OF HANNA
FRANKLY AND CANDlDLY
FORAKER TOLD OF HIS DEPARTED
COLLEAGUE.

FaiIfnGs of Hanna, as Well as His
Virtues, Were Depicted by the
Ohio SenatOr-WOuId Assist His
Friends in Their Battles Regard
less of Their CharRcter-Lacl1ing
in scholarship and oratOTical
Gifts.
Washington, April THE Senate to-
day listened to eulogies Of the late
Senator Hanna. The galleries were well
filled and the speakers were given close
attention. Those who spoke were
Messrs. Foraker Scott, Cockrell,s Plat,
of Connecticut; Cullom. Blackburn. FL
kins. Fairbanks, Daniel. Perkins, De-
pew, Beveridge, Dolliver. Kearns and
Dick.
Mr.. Foraker's address was candid
review of the public career and
frank analysis of the charac ter Of his
late colleague. Mr.. Foraker said his
friendly relations with Hanna had been
interrupted for three years, but were
resumed in a modified and less cordial
way and thereafter continued until his
death. In political matters, he said,
they were generally opposed in fac
tioual contests.
Mr.. Foraker said Hanna was FOR
midabl political antagonist Mr.. Han
ma. he said. would often assist his
friends in their battles, regardless of
their character"
only a man of uncommon strength
of character, and one possessing the
confidence Of his fellow countrymen
10 an unusual degree" ne added, could
have done what he so habitually did
in this respect without serious injury
TO his reputation, but with him it came
TO be regarded as a virtue"
Mr.. Foraker spoke eulOgistically Of
Mr.. Hannas intellectual qualities, of
his unerring judgment of men. his
executive qualities. his strong common
sense, his business training, etc, but
said that ne was, deficient in scholar
ship and oratorical gifts.
The Cartoon Hurt Him.
Mr.. Scott, telling of the attacks made
upon Mr.. Hanna. particularly during
the second Mckinley campaign, when
he formed the subject for cartoons in
many newspapers, related the follow
ing incident:
L shall never forget one morning
when he handed me a New York paper
containing a cartoon of himself pic
tured as a huge monster. clad in a
suit covered with dollar marks. smok-
ing an immense cigar and trampling
under foot women and children until
their eyes protruded from the sockets
and their skeleton forms writhed in
agony. After l had looked at it for a
moment, he said TO me. That hurts!
When / have tried all my life TO put
myself in the other fellows place,
when l have tried to help those in
need and 10 tighten the burdens Of
those less fortunate than myself, 10
be pictured as I am here, to be held
up to the gaze of the world as a muir
derer of women and children, l tell
you it hurts And looking up into
the frank, manly face l saw the tears
coursing down his cheeks, and he
turned and silently walked away"
Mr.. Cockren spoke of Mr.. Hanna as
a soldier; Mr. Platt of Connecticut Of
h!:.. as . personal friend. Mr. Cnllam
as a great man from a state of great
men; Mr.. Blackburn as a political OPP
ponent, and Mr.. Elkins as a political
leader.
In referring TO Mr.. Hanna's rise in
1896 Mr.. Daniel reviewed the cam
paign of that year. calling attention
TO the fact that in that campaign the
issue Of the single standard had first
been raised, and saying that the con-
test was a battle royal He spoke of
the Ohio Senator's Virginia ancestry
and said that he had never shown sec
tional vindictiveness.
Refused a Crown.
Mr.. Hanna's successor in the Sen
ate, Mr.. Dick, was the last speaker
of the day. Mr.. Dick referred to fac
tional efforts within his party to de-
feat Hanna for the Senate. saying
there was no scheme too desperate 20
be resorted to.
Mr.. Dick referred to the effort to
make Mr.. Hanna a presidential can
didate, of which he said:
He had no secret longings for other
political honors. The public will know
but little of the great pressure brought
TO bear upon him to accept this crown,
nor did he. like Caesar, refuse each
time with less and less insistence. He
had given his word he would not be
a candidate, and he kept his faith"
The Senate adopted the customary
resolutions and adjourned as a mark
of respect.