Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-13
TRIBUTE TO
sen. HANNA
Late Statesman From Ohio the Sub
jeet Of Eloquent Eulogies by Sen
ators Of o8th Parties.
FoRAKER's SPLENDID ADDRESS
A Candid View of His Late Collie aq-
ue's Public Career-An Unusually
lovable Man.

ance with previous agreement, th
senate devoted practically its entir
time to eulogies upon the characte
J of the late Senator Hanna. Mr.. Fol
aker presented the usual resolutio
of sorrow and asked their considers
ton. Mr.. Foraker was the first speal
er. The galleries were crowded b
friends and admirers Of the late ser
ator and the speeches were givel
close attention. Mr. Forakers addres
was a candid ivew of the public ca
reer and frank analysis of the char
acter of his late colleague.
/. Stating that he had first becom
acquainted with Mr.. Hanna at the ma
tional convention in 1884 where bot
were delegates at large. Mr.. Forake
said they had co-operated in supper
of Mr.. Sherman for the presidency.
"As a result of that experience" h
said. I'VE became warm friends, boil
politically and personally"
This friendship. said the senator
had been interrupted prior to thu
convention of 1888. and their rela
tions were entirely interrupted 70
the next three years. when" h,
went on In a modified and less cordia
way, they were resumed. and there
after continued until his death.
These relations were less cordia
than previously, because. although w
at times. heartily cooperated. and il
a personal and social way were en-
tirely friendly, yet. in political mat
ters, We were generally opposed {,
each other in the sectional contest
and controversies among the Repuh
licans of our state"
He said that Mr.. Hanna's relation
to President Mckinley had naturall.
rendered him dominant in Ohio pol
itics." These matters Of the past
said the senator, were brought up on
ly for the purpose of illustrating th'
point of view from which he had stud
led the man. He said:
I'm the grave with him lie buriet
all differences. all hostilities, all pre-
judices and all unkindness of feeling
of every sort that at any time ma,
have been entertained"
He did not believe that II living Mr.
Hanna would want other than franl
discussion of his qualities. Continu
ing. Mr.. Foraker said:
ITO those who know him only as
knew him for the first four years o
our acquaintance he was an unusual
ly lovable man. He was bright
CHEEKY, generous, kind, strong and
ever ready to practice self-denial, es
pecially when 1t involved the prefer
ment of friend. These qualities
were so pronounced and SO manifest
that none other could well be seer
by those who looked through only the
partialities of friendship.
by these traits and habits he ma
turally made such ardent friends o
all whom he met that 1t was cas-,
for them to think and believe that Il
he had differences with anyone ol
met with opposition from anyone Il
must have been without fault on his
part.
| bul NIlllt lluS dppSditu W
| friends and to all who were In ac
cord with him and had no occasion
to know him except in agreeable re
lations, he appeared to have some ad
ditional and less agreeable character
istics to those who were SO fortunate
as to be In opposition to him con
cerning any matter he deemed i'm
portant
ITO all such he was the very i'm
personation OF antagonism itself.
"He had such strong convictions
that he always felt impelled In sucf
cases to contend with all his ener
gies and powers for the views he en-
tertained and the cause he espoused
"In all such contests he invariabl,
battled fiercely and unrelentingly tt
the end, spurning all compromises
and stopping at nothing honorable
He was so constituted by nature thai
he could not easily do otherwise. Al
a result, he seldom resorted to dip
lomacy or to any kind of effort tc
placate or modify opposition, but re
lied on the logic or hard knocks.
Like Napoleon, he believed tha
the way to win victories was TO have
the heaviest artillery and plenty OF i
and to make vigorous use OF II.
while this policy made many enc
mics IL also made friends, and this
friendship was reciprocated to the ex
tent" Mr.. Foraker said. that Hannt
would often assist his friends in theil
battles. regardless Of their character
"Only a man of uncommon strength
OF character and one possessing the
confidence of his fellow countrymeI
to an unusual degree" he added
could have done what he so habit
ually did in this respect without ser
ious injury to his reputation. but VIII
him II came TO be regarded as vir
, tue"
, l, Mr.. Foraker spoke eulogistically o.
Mr. Hanna's intellectual qualities. o.
, his unerring judgment OF men, his
, executive qualities, his strong com
mon sense. his business training, etc.
! but said that he was deficient II
scholarship and oratory.
II Speaking of Mr., Hanna's career II
the senate. Mr.. Foraker said:
His services in the senate covered
neriod of almost seven years. Dur
ing ALI this time he was Influential
and helpful in politics and shapin,
matters of national and internationa
importance and consequence, but h
i left behind him no statute or othe
, measure of which he was distinctive
ly the author"
"There was no ignoble trait or pas
sion that was not ascribed to him AM