The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
JOE CANNON PAYS
 TRIBUTE ID DEAD  Eulogies Upon Cushman Gall
 Forth the Remarks WORDS ARE IMPROMPTU cannon Compares Dead Congressman's Life With That of Lincoln and Gives Great Praise to His Deeds
 in Congress
WORDS ARE IMPROMPTU

Washington, April 2.-In the sol emnity of a service in memory of departed colleague, Speaker Joseph c. Cannon, in the House today, talked Of the trials met by public men in deal ing with popular opinion and specu- lated upon the mysteries of the here, after.
 There were only a few members present. chiefly those who were to speak of the life and character of Francis W. Cushman, late representa- tive from Washington. In the galler- ies there was only a sprinkling of visitors, majority of whom had dropped in merely to see the House in session and with no special interest in the proceedings.
 The speaker had given no intima- tion that he would deliver a eulogy. He had not prepared any speech. Ris ing from his seat on the republican side, MT. Cannon paid a tribute of respect to the late MT. Cushman, pro- nouncing him to be one of good man hood and good courage"
 "One of the most trying positions in the country" said Mr Cannon, "is to serve as member of this house-the popular body" se~,
 MT. Cannon then referred to opinions of constituents which representatives have to take into account and to the two per cent of the constituency that may change and send somebody else to Congress"
 Not only" said he, "have we a patriotic desire to serve the best in- terests of the country, but also to be personally indorsed and at times there Is great temptation to try to please the two per cent or five per cent, talk ing 1t for granted that the balance ot the constituency will be for us any way. 1 doubt wheth CT tn ere is a man in the House. who does not take into account the storms that come
 MT. Cushman, he said was of all men he had ever known the most in- different to mere popular approval of his constituency.
 Tt was frequently said, he continued, that he resembled Lincoln. He did. was acquainted with MT. Lincoln. He had a history much like MT. Lincoln
 Then turning to the question of the great unknown, MT. Cannon said:
 We cannot tell as to the hearafter any more than we. can tell of the past
 This reference was made to his cogent remarks concerning mems failure or sue cess in their career and he continued:
 We cannot conceive of an indestructi- ple hereafter. It Is all great mystery. You may speculate about entity, but you cannot ever settle it. The consensus of opion is that the entity of each makes its own hereafter"
 Lowell, the speaker said, had expressed the idea that he had in mind in an es- say In which he said men hold stock in a great public debt that is sure of payment zt 4 .'That Is, 'e concluded the speaker a debt which the Creator of this universe owes tozthe universe which he created. And shall not sell my shares inr a panic" fsl
 The speaker sat down and soon after ward left the chamber. He was mildly applauded. Minority Leader Champ Clark of Missouri, in speaking of the deceased member as one with whom he was in iirect disagreement upon all political mat ters, said:
 He was one of the most brilliant men of the times in which he lived. This is no exaggeration. Brilliant seems to me to be the only word which most precisely describes his mind.'
 Representatives McCrerie, Poindexter, Morrison, Lowden, Adamson and others delivered eulogies.