Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-08

todap. listened to cuIogies of the late
Senator Hanna. The galleries were
we'll filled and the speakers were given
close attention. Those who spoke we're
| MesSrs. Foraker. Scott, CockrclI. PEtt
of Connecticut, CulIom. Blackburn. FL
kins. Fairbanks, Daniel, Perkins, De-
pew, BevcridSe, Dolliver, Kearns and
Dick.
| Washington. April AT the begin
ming of todays session of tho Senate
a bill WAS passed making Vinaihaven
Me. 4 si:b-port of entry.
In accordance with the previous
agreement. the Senate devoted practi-
ca!ly all its time, today. to culOgies
upon the character of the late Senator
Hanna. This order CT business WAS
taken UP inmeli,te,y after the dis
posal Of the routine morning business,
when Mr.. Foraker presented the usual
resolutions of sorrow and asked for
| their consideration.
Mr.. Foraker was the first speaker.
His address was Il candid review of the
public career and Il frank analysis Of
the character of his Late colleague, and
was read from manuscript.
Stating that he had first become ac-
QuainteI with MIR. Hanna ut the ma
tional convent IN in 1884. where both
were delegates at large Mr. Foraker
| said they had CO-Cocratcd in support
of M. Sherman for the Presidency
AS Il result Of that experience" he
said, we became warm friends both
politically and personality"
This friendship, said the senator. had
been interrupted prior to the convcn-
ton CT 1883. aud their relations were
entirely Interrupted for the next thrcr
| years. Then" he went on, 'in Il mod;-
fled and less cordial way. thc- were
| resumed ana thereafter continued until
| his DEATH He said that Mr.. Hanna $
relation to President Mckinley had
| naturally rendered him "doninant in
Ohio politics." Tho matters of the past
| said the senator. were brought up only
! for the purpose of illustrating the
! points Ct vicw from which he had
| studied Tho man. He said:
| In the grave with him lie buried n II
differences, al hostilitics. all aninlosi-
! tics, all prcjudiccS ana al unkinGncss
OF feeling of every sort that ever at any
time my have been entertained. |
would not discuss anything Of such 4
nature on this occasion il could. AMI
l could not do SO with pronriety if I
would. Here and now all criticism
should be hushed, except onl, that
| which may be an insCparabic part OF
his actual life. character and public
services" He did not believe that If
| living Mr.. Hanna would want other
| than a frank discussion Of his qualities
! Cont inning II,
| those who knew him only us I know
| him i'll the first four years Of GU; ac-
quainta"cc he was an unusually lovable
| man
"Ey his traits and habits he natur-
ally made such ardent friends of al!
| with whom he met that ii was easy for
; them to think ana believe that if he
had differences with any one, or met
/ with opposition from any one it must
| have been without fault on his part.
| Put while he thus appeared TO his
! friends and Ia all who were in accord
! with him and had no occasion to know
) him except in agreeable roIa ions. he
! ,pp",rch tn have som" additional AMI
f, less aGrc"ahlc characteristics to thn@,
VIII" wore SO unfortunrt" as to he in
| opposition TO him concerning any mat
| ter he deemed important.
| '''To al such he was tho very impc~-
aoi,"tion of antaEonism itself. In al
such contests he invariably battlel
( ticrcoiy and unrclcntinc!y to tic end.
stunning al compromises and stopping
! ut netting, honorable short Of unounli-
| fed success. He seldom rc:ortc1 to
! diplomacy or to any kind OF effort 10
rlacate or moilly opposition. but relied
ON the logic of hard knocks"
| NJ: Foraker spoke culogistical;y Of
Mr.. Hanna's intellectual qualities. of
his uncrrinG judgment of men, his ex-
ccutivc qualities. his strong common
/ sense, his business training. etc. but
! said that he was deficient in scholar
! ship ana oratoTic;,l gifts
| Referring 20 Mr. IIanna's rart in the
Mckinley campaign, Mr.. Foraker said:
This WIS his great opportunity ard
he improved il 50 thoroughly that he
not only cyict"d the affectionatc regard
of his own party but also commanded
the admiration % his opponents. 1t was
| an arduous work VOL done"
! "!lc grew not alone with the years
but even with the day Soon the whole
country came to understand that he
was one Of tee really great men of his
day AMI generation. Then misco?cec-
tons f"do1 md Misrepresentation
ceased: prise su"ccndc1 to criticism
"nd favor followed until he enjoyed at
the hands Of the American people a
most rare and exceptional esteem and
admiration.
IN short. although he had dchci-
enc:es and PROBABLY disappointed OK
pectations in some respects he filed
great place among the greatest men
of his time and died respected. beloved
and mourned by all classes of his coun-
trymen.''
Senate Foraker WIS followed by Sen
ator Scott. Mr.. Scott who had been
closely assscciated with Mr.. Hanna. no
iiteiy paid warm tribute to the memory
OF the dead senator. In telling of the at
tack made uron Mr.. Hanna. PARTICULARLY
during the Mckinley campaign. when he
formed the subject for cartoons In MANY
newspapers Mr.. Scott related the fol-
lowing incident:
Il shall never forget one morning when
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