The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-19
yICE-PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS.

The four years public service of
! Vice. President Fairbanks as presiding
/ officer Of the Senate, has clfcctually dis
! PEELED the notion that Mr. Fairbanks is
mar of reserve. Of coldncss, and Of
aloofncss. During the four years OF
his Vice Presidency, Mr.. Fairbanks was
great social force in Washington,
staunchly supported by Mrs. Fairbanks.
| Their dinners were numerous and note
worthy. and the utmost cordiality pre-
vailed at all their functions. As Mr..
William L. Curtis writes, in an en-
thusiastic summing up of the we'll
earned popularity which Fice-President
Fairbanks achieved, "the Vice-Presi-
dent and his wife ,havc invariably en-
tertaincd every member Of the diplo-
matte corps, every member OF the
Cabinet, every Justice of the Supreme
Court, every member Of the Senate, and
the more prominent members of the
House Of Representatives and their
wives annually And the Nice-Presl-
dent went ont of Office under quite uu-
usual manifestations of affection and
good will. He received from the Re
publican members of the Senate mag
nifcent silver service, suitably en-
graved. and from the Democratic Sen
ators a massive silver cup testifying
to the regard which the opposition Sen.
ators had for him.
The State of Indiana has q Demo.
cratic administration, and yet the Dem
ocratic Governor of Indiana sent
special message TO the Democratic Leg
islaturc Of that State on the approach
ing retirement of Vice. President Fair
banks; and that Democratic Legisla-
ture unanimously adopted a resolution
inviting him to appear and accept It's
congratulations and it's expression of es'
teen and good will. And that pro
gramme was faithfully carried out,
among the congratulations and jubiIa'
tions of the whole State
As TO his official service, Mr.. Curtis
writes that "During the past four
years Mr.. Fairbanks has been never
absent from the chair in the Senate
during either day or night sessions cx-
ccpt on three days-once when he was
in attendance on the general confer
ence Of the Methodist church at Bir-
mingham, Ala, and again when he went
TO Ohio 10 the funeral of his brother
in-law.n His constancy in occupancy
of the presiding chair in the Senate
was without a precedent. And Senator
FRYE OF Maine, for so many years the
president pro TEN of the Senate. has
had incomparably less presiding to do
under the incumbcucy Of Vicc-President
Fairbanks than ever before. His faith
fulness and attention to his duty is
what won for him the regard not alone
Of his own party Senators, but of the
Democratic Senators also.
Some months ago when the great cen
tenarv anniversary Of the settlement of
Quebec was celebrated Nice.President
Fairbanks was one Of the conspicuous
and notable public men who aided IN
that celebration by voice and by letter.
His services in that regard were highly
appreciated, aud the following expires
sion from the Toronto Sun gives the
Canadian estimate of Mr.. Fairbanks:
The people of Canada had not until re-
Gently taken Vice President Fairbanks OF
the United States. very seriously. TINS
was due To the fact that, as Nice-PTest-
dent. he had been completely oVershad-
owed by the particularly strenuous m
dividual occupying the chief office In the
Canadians have. however. been both
surprised and gratificd at the elevated
ir,r hI CnGprh W
Fairbanks delivered at the Quebec cele-
bration, and In the letter written by him
10 Earl Grey shortly before leaving can
ada In what was said I'm speech and let
ter Mr.. Fairbanks has, we believe. eX-
pressed the best sentiment of his fellow
countrymen; and one that Is fully recipro-
OF human brotherhood has been promoted
by what Mr. Fairbanks has said and
done.
Since retiring from the NicePrcs
dency, Mr.. Fairbanks has been sojourn
ing in Southern California for recrea-
iion and rest His presence there has
made the occasion for the following
highly apprcciative editorial words in
the San Francisco Argonaut, which is
rather disposed to be caustic upon than
Hattcring to public men;
Tho Argonaut is glad 10 see that South
ern California is giving cordial and pub
lie welcome TO cN-Vicc- President Fair
ganks, who Is spending a brief time in
that region of sunshine. Mr.. Fairbanks Is
a man who deserves well OF the American
people II dgnified and irrcproachable
figure, belonging TO the old rather than
TO the modern style OF statesman. There
is nothing OF the spectacular about him;
he does no STUNTS" But he is AZ man
OF capacity. acquainted with the affairs
OF his country and devoted to patriotic
aims and purposes. lie has not. indeed.
the personal charm which comes of a
warm temperament, but ho has depend
ability. rrSnccfahilitv in high dcgrce. He