The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-12
JOHN TYLER MORGAN,
ALABAMA'S SENATOR,
SUMMONED BY DEATH
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Of an attack of Scarlet fever, he never
theless accomplished that which would
well make proud the strongest Of men:
His life was always full Of work and
high interests, and In party and ma
tional affairs. victory was often his.
How closely and strongly he touched
the life OF the Senate of the United
States is shown BY the list Of important
committees on which he served.
He was a member of the Foreign Re
lations Committee Of the Senate IN two
Congresses; Public Lands in nine; In
dian Affairs in ten: Pacific Railroads IN
eight: claims against Nicaragua In six.
Forest Reservation in i've; Fisheries in
two; InterOceanic Canals in three Coast
and Insular Survey In three Congresses.
Authority on Foreign kffairs.
He was always an authority on the
foreign affairs and foreign relations Of
this Government. In 1892. under an APP
pointment from President Harrison, he
served as a member OF the Board OF
Arbitrators on the Behring sea fisheries.
In 1888. under an appointment from Nc
kinley. he helped To organize the ter
r1torial government of Hawaii.
John Tyler Morgan was born June 20,
ES24. in what Is now Athens, Tenn. His
father. who was a merchant and Indian
trader, moved TO the Creek Indian res
ervation in central Alabama when the
boy was nine years old. Later the In
eians moved to the Indian Territory, and
ulat section of the State which should
q ome TO know the young man so well
as rapidly built up and developed
In lS45 young Morgan was admitted
u the bar and until the outbreak of the
war had busy life and made money
practcing in the courts OF central and
southern Alabama. In 1861 he was a del
agate from Dallas county TO the State
convention that voted the ordinance OF
secession. and a few weeks later, fol-
lowing up his vote with his personal SER
vices, he entered the Confederate army.
Here he was always ready for the most
RrduOus service and in the thickest of.
the fray. He was as brave as a lion
and good soldier and leader.
Rose TO Brigadier Generally.
During the war he rose by rapid
strides 20 the rank of brigadier general,
and on two occasions commanded an
Alabama regiment He was beloved by
his men
At the close OF the war he returned TO
his home in Selma, Ala. where he re-
snmed the practice of law. In 1876 he
was Presidential clector for the State at
ial-Se, and voted for Tiiden and Hen
bricks. And in the same year he was
elected 10 the United States Senate to
succeed George Goldthwaite He took
his seal March 8. 1877. He was re-
elected TO the Senate in 1852. 1855 1894,
and 1900.
He was chairman Of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations when the
Democratic party was in power and his
work in that position was enough TO
bring him lasting fame. Perhaps, the
greatest night OF his life was his oppo-
sltion to the selection OF the Panama
route for the canal connecting the At
lantic and Pacific oceans. He predicted
TO the last that the route would be
found impracticable. and that the Near
aguan route was The feasible one
Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal.
When he died he believed that the
final Desult Of the attempt to build the
canal would be the selection OF the
NicaraSuan route.
Senator Morgan's death brings into the
Senate as his successor former Repre-
sentative John II. Bankhcad. who was
defeated for denomination for the House
Of Representatives from the Sixth Ala
lama district by Capt. Richmond Pear
son HobsOn. Mr.. Bankhead WAS recent
" elected senior alternate Senator by
the State Legislature.