The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-24
PAY TRIBUTE TO
HANNA 5 MEMORY
MANY NOTABtES EULOGlZE LIFE
AND CHARACTER OF THE
LATE SENATOR.
STATUE IS UNVEILED
At Cleveland Amid Impressive Cere
monies-Hon. John Griggs in
Principal Address Called
Him "ldeal Citizen"

/ Cleveland, Ohio, May 23.-With dis
tinguished men as speakers and an
immense crowd of spectators, Il
bronze statute Of United States Sen
ator Marcus A. Hanna was unveiled
today by his daughters. Mrs Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, and Mrs Mabel
Hanna Parsons.
Secretary TAFT Former Pnite 4
States Attorney General John ",
IGliggs, lAhrren S, Stone, grand chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-,
+ gineers and Former Governor Myron
IT. Herrick delivered addresses eulo-
CYSTIC fthe character of Hanna,
Vice President Fairbanks who was
on the program for an address was un-
able to attend and in his place OK
Governor Herrick read a letter from
the vice president in which he pail
a glowing tribute to Senator Hanna's
statesmanship.
The state of Ohio glcries in a long
roll of illustrious names of sons OF
hers who have won fame for them
selves and never dying homer for
their state. High upon that roll
where are written the names of presi.
dents of the republic of great so
diers, of statesmen and jurlsis, of
financiers and philanthropists, stands
the name of Marcus Alonzo Hanna.
in whose honor this monument is
raised and dedicated this day. F,r
his countrymen of this generate on,
who know his work and his worth no
monument Is needed to remind them
Of his pre-eminent services to the
nation. Before he died they knew
and honored and appreciated, aud
they have not forge item. and will not
forget. But in the days that are be-
yond. when other feet shall tread
these paths and ether eyes shall read
his name upon this monument, it wi
serve to recall a great leader and an
ideal citizen. If some enquirer inI
after days shall ask why is there a
monument to Senator Hanna. it shall
be answered; because he filled all the
ideals of an American from youth to
the day he died, rising step by step
to the highest plane of usefrlness in
the service of his country; because,
rs business man he was successful
in business by honorable methods
alone: because as a prosperous man
he was not proud. because as al
friend he was loyal aud truehearted;
because, as n leader OF men he was
wise yet unselfish; because, as an
employer of labor he had genuins
and heartfelt sympathy with his EN-
.ployes. and more broadly with all
who toll: because he was man
among men; because, in many and
varied capacities-mercha1t manu-
factlrer. capitalist, political leader
and senator in congress, he was On
Ideal American Citizen.
1t Is not remarkable that Senator
Hanna should have achieved con
spicuous success as a captain of In
dustry: what is remarkable and with
out parallel is the fact that after
spending all the years of his life
down to the age of fifty.nine in busi
ness pursuits without any con
spicuous participation in political az
fairs he moved at one step to the
very front. Of the political organiza |
tion to which he belonged and became !
without dissent or contradiction its
leader And such reader! How
sagacious he was. how untiring in his |
industry: how sweet natured and
vet how firm and consistent; how
winning and conciliatory; how pa
tient and forbearingi He was not
without ambition. brt his ambitions
were all noble and beneflcient, the
ambitions of one wao was conscious
of his ability to render service TO
the world and desired to do it-not
for his own self's sake but for the
good of his country.
His was a noble life-well rounded,
symetrical. sincere. No vanity mar
red its lustre. no selfish ambition
tempted him. Upon what model he
framed his career in life he never
told Perhaps there was none. Per
haps he was merely the happy pro
Ouch of ouh auspicious American en-
vironment. But there Is in the story
of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius a.
description of a no1ie Roman after
whom that wise and gracious ruler
modelled his own life. which de-
scribes this ideal citizen oi the re-
public
And so We now dedicate this
statue to the memory Of orr loved
and loyal friend. We shall pass on
and away. but his work and the Ia
spiration of his spirit and example
shall endure