Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03

I saw him com. in conflict and in contact
BY his powers. by his ability and capacity
in RraspinR great questions: / saw him
Others: l saw him mould presi.
though they we're children In his hands
All, my friends, a great man has been
buries ali animosity today, and over the
grave Of Edward Rosewater they proclaim
In this central city of the great west that
The e@i power S Of q NJ I'M Rosewster as an edl
tor II would be hard 70 estimate and
should stop here and not attempt to
that ever lived. but he is one OF the most
forceful / ever met In my life. -.
,oaly recently. in my last Interview Win IN
late campaign he had thrown on this
idea that his heart was broken from the
loss Of the senatorship; there is nothing
In that; he turned from that like throw
Ing of a mantle In my own presence. lie
discussed that for few minutes and then
10 sb up pa 90 ~ me O. city O
and make II great, and ne introduced
these topics, one by one. and we discussed
struck, Mr.. President, with the admir-:
able. originality of this man. l found
in him the same originality and tenacity
anybody in vindicatlon of his views.
saw his great capacity In iorecastihs tn ss
result of policies, and discussed them
close this part of the discussion. IL Is
not the occasion.
I come, to express my heartfelt convle-
tions and my estimate OF him as man
a royal side, Mr.. President don't you
doubt 1t, when. he had these animosi. ..es
reused UP by faction and contention ana
ambition L know that men who tousnt
him bravely and courageously ana SOME
tines unjustly could &c, 70 earns rms ss ever
beat in human being He was one on
the most forglving men. ! know that ne
1t happened to me TO know another
Charles aSi a 4. Dana ' Of the New York sun.
Hs We T %s custom %s Ts mot t only e READ
but to go to the sun office and visit tnat
distinguished gentleman. He died few
ONCE with my heart in my sssss, 20 In n
auire after the welfare OF the sun 2no 10
see Mr.. Lafin, who was Mr.; Dana s so
grstulate you, sir. that the SUN seems 70
hold its old spirit and tie old nlsse Tue
same as Mr.. Dana left It.. why, ~, ne
editor Of the Sun every day here all me
time: Charles A. Dana edits the sum
ne is in his grave, but he Is the ector Oh
-" The en- meaning Of this. Mr.. President Is
that Mr. Dana, though dead, lived again
in the spirit OF the paper ne , rop,1uf force.
Intangible. nevertheless existent, wntrv,,
nv those young men, drilled and trained
in the thought OF that grese ,bnse lines
today. and IL we didn't know that Charles
A. Dana has lain In his grave. 10. Yen
years we would hardly De wil .,ls ,ou 40 .
* sS,n say that he was not '"e
Need make the application, Mr. Presi.
dent, to the loyal sons. oevoteq 70 the e
selves? Let 1t be said with all respec.
to all the talents that his successo. on on
The Bee may bring about R nim; %iI Rose .
water will continue to edit The Omaha
bee year after year and year a1ser year
while his mortal remains snaIl pe p es,cai
ing in the dust. This Is a. psycholoslcal
truth, MI President, which cannot De
s1 In a word allow me. Mr.. President, Z,
Law this single garland on the grave OF
the man with whom had, more eon.rO ,
versy, probably, than any other nalt ooaen
men in the, state eyer nad; OF w wnonh has
said-harsh things OF me. But In the iass
ffteen years / have learned 10 kaom
more and more about this man wnosss
to touch that kindly side, which never
failed 20 respond to me; aitnousn haren
things had just been said before. go,
midst and he will be missed In the sreat
powerful force of the press OF TINS con-
tinent. This edifice Is not his monument
ment may perish tomorrow in name and
SMOKE and descend into ashes. but The
Omaha Bee. II that were TO occur 10
r r,e, which is an ideal creation Of his en-,
sf t an energy nnpsraiielsd IN my my
knowledge OF menif all this iea oatsn t sps
running into the street, The Bee wouls :
tsS ard be a power and At wo,lae pc
| larger and greater Bee the Gay al'er "
was Commend YOU all to remember and
| admonish you. as the president has done
never to think of animosities to S,s, noi,t.
ieaiiy: bury them, in their grave ana Tor
| get all but that which Is goou'
thank you.
Mr. Lininger then introduced w. Icon
| nell In these words;
Mr. connelI, you have known this mar
for a long while; perhaps more so than snS
| other citizen You have fought with mn
and against him You have been In pollL
All Kinds OF trouble with him. and there
| is perhaps no one In this community ma
knows the innermost fecesses OF tna S, man M
| heart any better than you do. VIII y 70,
now give your estimate of the man to thi'
community
I Mr.. Cornell said:
Mr. president, Ladies' and Gentlemen
Fellow citizens Of Omaha and the stat'
Oh N So not bring with me a highly. coloret
| bootiet to lay upon the bier OF our aeparteS
I Il simple words my tribute to the memOr,
| ~ one whose genius I have long recog
nized and for whom | nave Always enter
| tanned the highest regard ana admiration
AS stated by the president. knew ia
| ward Rosewater well; have known nln
for over three decades. When L arriyes
| in Omaha, as a boy. In the spring OF iss!
man engaged in one OF the telegraph once
in our city. Soon afterwards ! Tecall ., Mn
| in his newspaper venture, ana receives
| from his own hand one OF the copies OF tn
first issue Of his little seven by nine paper
i am familiar with his career from ina
nrst location in the little frame building
on Twelfth street. between Douglas an
| nodee recall the destruction OF tina
huilding by the hand Of an incendiary,
| remember how the day following the news
| naper. OF which ne was then the editor
came out IN Its usual course, someWna
disngured but still in. the ring.
T recall how soon afterwards he locate
in a more substantial building on lowe
Farnam street and conducted his news
paper against the greatest OF odds an
against claims and debts and sll sorts Q
Controversies and contentious. 1 remenl
Der how he succeeded and later on ho'
nihcent building. recall all Of thes
things and was greatly shocked at hi
Sudden and unexpected takiug away at tn
age only Of S years. But, although h
had not lived to the full limited allotmen
OF men, he had accomplished much. II
The enterprises that he inapgurated sti
continue TO exist and they viii RENAL
through all coming time. We can say {
him that he was loyal to his country; n
was kind TO his family he was true I
his friends: he was generous 70 his en-