The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-18
EULOGY
OF QUAY
BY SCOT T
WAS DELIVERED BY HIM IN THE
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SATURDAY.
MAKES TOUCHING ALLUsIoNs TO
THE WARM PERSONAL FRIEND
SHIP BETWEEN THEM.

L
Earthly Activity By His Death
Elegantly Expressed Are Praises of
Him.
Special to Telegram.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. ls-The
Senate held exercises today in memory
of tae late SENATOR Matthew Stanley
Quay. and among the speakers was Sen.
ator Nathan b. Scott, of West Virginia,
Ssnator SCOTS speech was as follows
"The six years Of Senator's term in
this body are made up of many days.
But now few and snort this time ap-
pears on such an occasion as this.
Fignting for his right to seat in this
Senate. Matthew Stanley Quay. was one
of the first to greet me ami bid me well
come. when my State ionored me by
sending me mere. II was tae renewal of
a friendship begun years before, and
the warm greeting was especially gait.
flying tinem. Now. after only few brief
years. ! must add my word of tribute
to hi. memory.
"Witn the passing on of Senator Quay
tnOrs departed from scenes of earthly
activity a great political leader, a
scholar and statesman. For nearly
half century ne has been before the
public AMI this period, beginning with
the War of the Rebellion mas been full
to tine brim with great events. He
early mingled with men who became
famous in tine nations history. His
career kept him in toudn with them and
his influence grew until It extended be.
yond the lines Of mis- own State Hp
was modest and retiring: cared nothing
for popular applause and seldom spoke
on the floor of the Senate. A man OF
more tnan ordinary ability. silent but
determined. ne was a leader OF men AMI
director of public opinion.
"Well do remember my first inti-
mate acquaintance with MIN. 1t was
during the campaign of 1883. wien. as
the first administration Of President
Cleveland was drawing to close. the
Republican party was striving TO elect
General Harrison. of Indiana. Still
Staggering from the first defeat in thirty
years the party was not in the best pos
sible condition to win The members Of
the National committee had met, the
Executive committee to handle the af-
fairs of the campaign nad b,en chosen.
and Mr. Quay was in the saddle. Silent
but cautious. alert and active. but above
all full Of confidence, he soon nad us
all eager and anxious for tne fray. Tne
result of that campaign is known TO all
men and it was in these months Of close
confidence that learned to appreciate
AMI admire mis- genius for leading and
directing Again in 1896 was even
more intimately associated than before
with aim in our effort to elect William
Mckinley. lie spent a large portion of
the time of That campaign with us at
headquarters in New York ami my feel
ings Of respect and admiration were only
increased by this association. Then
came his welcome TO me to the Senate
and my close friendship with MIN since.
''Otacr friends win 60 more especially
into thc detail. of his life. friends VINO
were more intimately associated with
him during the days Of his trfbulations
and mis- success. But toe life Of a
great man Of public character is an
example 70 ais fellow citizens and l win
be pardoned if l refer briefly to mis-
early surroundings in order to show tae
dement's which made him great,
a Pennsylvania by birth, Mr.. Quay
boas;cd of the fact that Pennsylvania
blood two centuries old ran in his veins.
grandfather a young man. fought in
tne War of the Revolution and was still
Young enough 10 shoulder musket in
tue War Of 1872. The son of a Presby-
terian minister. he was reared surround
a by Influences wnicn undoubtelly
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made him wnat ne was. The life OF a
minister in the early part Of the last
century was not one Of ease ana luxury
After an education had been given the
children, the fatacrs and mothers oi
thosa days had usually done ali taat
could y, dona for their families. But
tac Influence Of mis- home and of his
mother especially was impressed upon
mis- Character perhaps more forcibly
than is usual under such circumstances.
Trimmed to Seif-reliance from his child
aood. after laaxing college at The age
Of seventeen. the lust Of wandering was
in his blood and aad it not been for the
linfuence 81 inis mother his future career