The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
THE DEATH OF SENATOR HANNA.

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personality in the death of Senator Hanna. His
career was charactersticaly and creditably Amer
lean Born in Ohio when frontier conditions upon
that State he received his valuable scholastic train
ing in the public schools and developed his remarkable
business faculty in assisting his father, who
camille pursuits Cleveland The family is of Quaker
stock and have in it element of great strength.
His cousin Mr. H. H. Hanna of Indianapolis, the of
his fathers brother. of the foremost of the
country to whom we owe the improvement in hnan-
cia legislation and the final adoption of the gold stand
ard.
The Senator early the business possibilities of the
lake traffic and the importance of the iron industry in
Northern Michigan and began development the
builder of lake fleet. the of mines and dealer in
iron products, in which he amassed his fortune 1t is
mainly owing his pioneering that the largest water
tonnage in the world past single point, passes Detroit
every year.
He was unknown in politics, except locally, until 1896
that year his exertions procured the nomination of
Mckinley between whom and him the tenderest friend
ship had long existed. AS chairman Of the Republican
National Committee he took charge of that remarkable
campaign and his quick eye that the turn in
the when the nomination of Mr. Bryan to the
Republican party the advantage of appearing the advo
cate of sound money
He great believer in the triumph of right princi
pies by right methods. His fearessness of discussion
shown during that campaign by his order to the
superintendent of his iron mines in Northern Michigan
give all the employees holiday to hear Mr.. Bryan
speak in the town nearest to the mines.
He was appointed the Senate March 5, 1897 to
succeed John Sherman who became Secretary of State
In 1893 he elected complete the term and for the
succeeding full term which expires March, 1905. The
present Legislature month elected him to the term
expiring March, 1911, by the largest majority given
a Senator in that State.
He was most useful Senator His capacity for work
and knowledge of affairs utilized in the business of
the Senate In debate he skllfu and successful al
ways sustaining himself in running fight. with that
rough rider in discussion. Senator Tillman.
He was a of plain life and most humane impulses,
lovabe and approachable in personal intercourse and
promoter Of good works and morality. He organized
and headed the Civic Federation for the purpose of
curing justice between employers and employees and end
ing industrial wars.
Though he a delegate the National Conventions
of his party 1884, 1888 and 1906 and appointed
by President Cleveland director of the Union Pacific
Railway he excited antagonsms until he entered the
arena as the champion of his friend Mckinley Then he
had endure the abuse which is always the advertise
of the and ability of its victim. But in his
the sustained attack made upon him had element
of viruence unusual in American politics. The first i'm
preston made by upon public opinion nfavorable
him. But he straight and outlived it, having
the satisfaction of seeing himself entrenched in the
spect of his counrymen sincere, upright and espe
cially level-headed American.
He is the of the older generation of Ohio who
have deeply impressed the destiny of their country
and will be sincerely mourned by the good of all
parties and by all Americans who realize the force he
excrted for the honor and welfare of his country.