New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

men bv the characteristics which he developed
under Lincoln's training Wnal t5,ata ne a.
from the first American" in the nIlIlats - O.
sociation of the four most heroic yedl2 Va -.
history has proved to be more lrnpor tdi4I u -. -
than all that he has learned from all other
sources The principles and methods, Doth III
politics and craftsmanship, whlch ne leaLnieu i
from Lincoln have been or ihFaIu1pie ot %, rts+
to him. and in the almost Mai reistIlOlI IN - 80
ing between him and the martyr FresloeHs
Colonel Hay absorbed much OF the sDTIi aiu
character of his master, the greatest politician,
the greatest statesman, the greatest man OF MS
| His marriage, which brought him wealth.
made great change IN Coionel nay - Cri -
stances but it made no change IN the man mn
self The virility Of his character successIulIS ~
resisted the temptation to become a olIee I ~
or society man. ColoneI nay i-, Ha9
roained the energetic and ambitious, many man
that he was, neither weakened by luxury lIol @
made snobbish by the unconscious
novertv was removed, he worked as hard as
ever and improved the new opportunities W1lcn ~
his marriage brought OF gratifying MS ALeI@4S'
social and political ambitions
Until President Mckinley at the beginning
Of his administration, appointed Colonel hay
Amba dor to Great Britain he lad not peen
conspicuous in public life for fifteen years But
that was because, always unostenlaaIious anu s
indeed retiring, he had avoided prominence de-
clined public office and kept out or the news
papers For during all those years. neSl9eS @
working in literature and meeting al! social de-
uands especially with a gracious nospllallty'
Colonel Hay power In pohucs, hUI
rather than less, important because he WOtheU
chiefly behind the scenes. He appeared from
time to time on the Republican stump to make
sueeches notable for their cleVerneSs, cleariless
and cogency but he was never conspicuous III
conventions or hotel lobbies, at the Whlte Rouse
the CapitoI or the Cabinet offices. But IN the
inner councils of the Republican party ms III III
fiuence was potent and the party managers
knew how freely he gave his time MS eflorts alo
his money for the success of his principles ana
candidates. President Mckinley was long ms
candidate for the Presidency, and he thoroughly
annrecjated all that Colonel Hay did Tor hlIn'
and also the unusual fitness of Colonel Hay for
nubIic service. He would have made Colonel hay
Secretary of State at the beginning OF MS au-
rninistration if he had not been constrained Dy
circumstances to transfer Senator Sherman TO
both for Colonel Hay and the administration,
that he was sent just at that time as ArnDaSsa-
dor to Great Britain, for his public and private
services there were of high order and great I'M
portance. In that prOpitiouS hour, when the IN
terests of both countries drew them closer TO-
rether TO their mutual advantage, he did all
that the American Ambassador could do to pro-
mote the frtendest relations and to secure our
share of the benefits The policy OF benevolent
neutrality which England followed TO our ad-
his effort1 and he utilized it's influence in every
possibIe way Colonel and Mrs. Hay, blessed
with fine social gifts and with the means to
make them effective, made the best impression
on English society. Colonel Hays pubic ao-
dresses were models of their kind and examples
of prourtety which might well be followed by all
our Anba ssadOrs. Colonel Hay made personal
friends of most of the leading men OF England,
and through the opportunities of the embassy
Gained the friendship of many Continental
re+arv of State, after less than eighteen months
service he left behind him shining reputation,
and he brought back invaluable knowledge Of
the statecraft of every court in Europe