Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-05

him he received an academic educa-
ton; served nine years as County At
torney of Hancock County. At the
age of thirty-one he was elected to he
legislature, also in 1858 and 1880, and
at that session established a reputa-
ton as a wise legislator and eloquent
| speaker. His admirable address on
the Republican party delivered forty
two years ago in which his opening
words were. with pride and pleasure
1 point to the record of the Republican
party" could well be repeated in full
i today to repel the shafts thrown
against it. He was elected to the 41st.,
| 42nd.. and 43rd. congresses, nominated
by President Grant. Postmaster Gem
eral in 1874, but did not accept, was
reelected to the 44th and 45th con-
crosses. He was offered the cabinet
position of Secretary of the Navy by
President Hayes. In 1880 he was
| elected to the "prOudest seat in this
| land" save one, to succeed as before
mentioned, Hannibal Hamlin who de-
| clined reelection.
| Four times he has been reelected.
his present term expiring March 3rd..
1911.
| So much for his service for Maine,
but in fairness we should not forget
or pass over his services to his country
which are stated in such terms as
these by this same self styled peoples
| paper"
Hale stands for the spokesman
Census
"Score another for the man of the
hour, a busy time His Excellency has
| had since Hale and Cannon took
| charge of Congress"
Hale has antagonized Senator
Fryes' splendid work in effecting the
treaty which closed the Spanish
American war, and if at any time Hale
has been a republican his republican,
ism has been anti-republican." But
enough Of this: why quote more? Let
us see, what saith the record! Eugene
Hale's Committee Assignments are as
follows:
&. Naval affairs. chairman; Appropril-
tions, acting chairman: Canadian Re-
lations, rank second; Census, second;
Finance, sixth: PHILIPPINES. second:
Private Land Claims, fourth.
When the 61st Congress convenes
Thursday, March 4th Senator Hale
will become Chairman of the great
committee on Appropriations. And
another Maine boy born in York
County will become chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs He is
the Hon. George c. Perkins of Cali
fornia. A
But it was Senator Hale who re-
ported the Naval bill to the senate
with an increase of more than a mil
lion dollars over the house bill. So
| much for the tongue of SANDER that
says Senator Hale is opposed to, the
Navy and only as long ago as the 18th
he stood in his place in the Senate and
| said. UNLESS more rapid progress was
made night sessions would become a
necessity" and honor to him who alsp
gave out a timely warning note that
unless a halt is called it would be
| necessary for Congress to issue bonds
| or increase taxation"
During the discussion when Senator
LaFollette of Wisconsin was decrying
| the usefulness of the Portsmouth and
| Kittery Navy Yard, Senator Hale
| speaking of the battleshipS Maine, New
| Hampshire and Wisconsin said. "Al
| three ships could go in abreast. Some
| body has misinformed him. 1t Is
wonderful harbor, one of the finest in
the United States" IT,
| AS far as census work is concerned
] he is understood to believe that
| ninety-five per cent knowledge of He
brew, Greek and Latin is not required
| for efficient service in that Bureau. E
February 9Th there was a notable
gathering in the chamber of the United
| States Senate. 1t was no perfunctory
service for which the Senate met Our
| grand old Senator William Pierce
Frye, president pro tempore. presided
at that memorial service Of love and
respect to the memory of the late
William Boyd Allison, Father Of the
| Senate ar
Addresses were made by Senators
| Dolliver, Hale, Teller Aldrich. Bacon.
Cullom. Daniel. Gallinger. Tillman,
Perkins. Kean, Depew, Beveridge, Bur-
kett, Smith, Borah and Cummins.
In closing his remarks Senator Hale
| said, Into this domain + cannot enter
far. An acquaintance formed forty
years ago had ripened into what I be-
lieve was a real friendship between
Senator Allison and me. dwell with
pleasure upon the years of this long
attachment. but l realize, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that on my side of that friend
ship there was fault, and that l fear
too often; I waken in the night and
turn on my pillow with the sad recoi-
lection of my inadequacy. I was not
so kind, considerable and gentle as ne,
but his mantle of charity covered my
transgressions and in his heart was
wellspring of forgivness. How we snail
miss him all of us know. For me, !
am sure that the remainder of@nly
service will never be to me personally
what it was when was his companion
and friend and he was my exalted anu
accepted leader; s..sss 'sss s,s.sssss on
The latest work of Senator Hale.
which is very gratifying to our people.
is the manner in which he handleassne
Knox matter in compliance with q
wish of the president elect. All goaps
to show the close friendship OF Juae9
Taft, with the man of greatest mnh
ence in the Senate of the Unl.sA
States.