Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-09

the activities of this life are reunited
hereafter. it was a wonderful band of;
immortals who greeted Allison. Presl-.
dent Lincoln had consulted him on
measures for raising money TO carry
on the war: Johnson on constitutional
amendments, civil rights, and general
amnesty: Grant on the reconstruction
of the States, finance and a govern
ment for the District of Columbia, stu
working satisfactorily and wholly de-
vised by Allison; Hayes on the re-
sumption of specie payments; Arthur
on the policy of a tariff commission;
Harrison on the Mckinley tariff legis-
lation and closer relations between the
republics of the Western Hemisphere
by a Pan American Congress; Cleve-
land on the repeal of the purchase
clause of the Sherman silver law, and
Mckinley on tariff, currency, the gold
standard and grave questions arising
out of the ACQUISITION and government
of Porto Rico and the Philippines, all
CT them era making measures Three
of these Presidents had urgently in
vited him to join their cabinets. and
twice the Presidency had been almost
within his grasp When he first OBJ
tanned the f1oor-in Congress he adj
dressed Speaker Schuyler ColfaX, and
when he spoke last, forty-tive years
afterwards Vice-President Fairbanks
from Iowa. Seward, Chase, and STAN
ton, John Sherman, James G.. Blaine,
and Thaddeus Stephens We're his as
sociates and intimates When the flu
ture historian writes the story of this
remarkable period and portrays the
actors in that great national drama
who contributed to it's distinction. he
will place among the few in he front
ranks the name of WILLIAM B. AL
LISON''
Senator Burkett's Tribute.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska paid
this beautiful tribute to the late sena-
tor:
From Senator Allison's life there
are many lessons that we may learn;
| in fact there seems no virtues as a
public man and good citizen that ne
! did not possess Patience, persever-
ance, devotion, courage, integrity, he
had them all. Bombast, deceit, treach-
cry, jealousy, haughtiness-he lacked
them all. His power was love, not
fear-faithfulness to duty, not sordid
mbition Some men have won the ap-
plause of their fellow men by fear,
some have won it by power some have
won it by rare ability and brilliancy of
speech, but good old Senator Allison
heart and fraternal sympathy attracted
him to all men. At home and abroad,
in Iowa and in Washington, in the pal
ago and until death called him home,
people loved him.
"Mr. President, those of us who at
tended his funeral learned perhaps for
the first time that nearly all his dear
ones had preceded him in death, and
/ yet we remember also that his mourn
ers were legion. From every part of
his commonwealth, aye, from the c5.
hottest portions Of the republic, there
came men to pay the last. sad tribute
of love. Every state in the union is in
debted to Iowa for giving to the coun.
try William B. Allison, and one Of the
bright spots in her escutcheon forever
is his honor and his fame. He was
honored by a state and he honored s.
nation. His fame was broader than
his state, his rank among men was
higher than the position he held and
his was greater than the honor of his
Office"
Real Framer of Mckinley Bill.
Mr. Dolliver had told of many Of
the great legislative accomplishments
Of Allison for which he got little cred
it, chief Of them being the real author
ship Of the Mckinley bill, which he
first framed and McKinley's COMMITTEES
afterward adopted.
Other senators told Of many like in
stances of the quiet efficiency ant
helpfulness Of the unostentatiou:
Iowan.
The eulogies began Immediately OF
: the opening of the sessions and con
tinued all afternoon
Many Iowans in Washington At
tended. j. G. Welliver.