The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
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Nassau. in 1884, and his two sons.
Richard and James in 1914 and in 1915.
Thomas F. was educated at Flushing
for a mercantile life and turned to poll
tics only because it was in the blood
and he could not help ii.
frederick Frellnghuysen learned pa
triotism as well as Creek" under the
elms at North College. but left before
he took his degree at an age when the
young men Of to-day are about enter
| ing-couege, for he was a member Of the
Continental Congress when he was only
twenty-five and only q few years older
when as captain of artillery he killed
Rhalle. the despised Hessian, who COM
manded the opposing forces at Trenton.
Theodore Frelinghuysen was another
| Princetonian, a member Of the class OF
1904, but he tempted his nephew, Fred
! erick T. from his alma mater when he
was president Of Rutgers and it was
there that President Arthurs secretary
Of state was graduated.
The Colquitts, father and son. came
from Georgia to matriculate at Prince
ton and learn patriotism, as well as
Greek" under its elms-Patriotism. at
least, as II was understood IN the South
in those days. John d. Cameron gradu-
ated from Princeton in 1852
Hanna Popular Man.
Senator Hanna was one Of the most
/ popular men both inside and outside the
Senate chamber that ever sat in the
Upper House, and he was popular with
out effort for there was never less OF a
demagogue in politics than the one time
Senator from Ohio. There was some
thing about him, however, a sort OF ag-
gressive Americanism that appealed to
people and when he was in the Senate
visitors TO the gallery invariably asked
10 have Senator Hanna pointed out 20
them. once upon a day when Hanna
was at the zenith Of his political fame j
Yankee. lank, lean, and tall as one Of
the great pines in the Green Mountain
State ne hailed from, held forth to an
interested audience in the lobby OF the
Arlington Hotel.
Tn satisfied he said. Il am satisfied
doan ter the ground with Hanna =
heerd so much about him that cum all
the way from Vermont ter see what he
was like and he cudnt hev give me
warmer welcome ef I he'd a ben his
twin brother. Why he even asked me TO
lunch. I tell yer what he IS Jest as
big a man ez I tux him 70 be"
Charles Summer is said 20 have been
the stateliest person. who ever occupied
a seat in the Senate. The writer re-
members him. As a very little girl she
read mythology along with other things
and she thought just so the awful
Jove.' whose sovereignty was over kings
themselves, must have looked. He seemed
TO childish eyes a Colossus. his features
were as though hewed from toughest
granite and his hair was gray and griz-
zled As for his large, firm mouth Il
looked as though Il never smiled. Il was,
perhaps, because It never did smile that
the foolish. frivolous, vain and pretty
little wife had the affair with the Span
ish diplomat. which made such a scandal,
and finally ran away from the unbend-
ing Jove she had married. who was so
pure in thought himself, so far above the
weaknesses and follies OF the world that
he had no patience with them
Morton n Colossus.
Morton's gigantic figure often rises up
before the occasional visitor TO the Senate
gallery, who remembers him in life
Like Summer, he was a colossus but
broken colossus for in all the latter part
Of his life. he was paralyzed and went
about on Crutches, but so. supported by
the wooden sticks he seemed the embodi- |
meut Of strength and. as Sumner sug-
gested Jove TO childish mind Just be-
coming acquainted with the gods, Nor
ton suggested Vulcan. His great head
sat upon massive shoulders. his large, |
deep set eyes were like caverns beneath |
his great oyerhangng brows and his voice !
was like the voice of the winds, with all !
the variations from the roar Of the tenn |
pest TO the whisperings Of the zephyr.
Whether because OF his strength or |
weakness, OF his great intellect or mag
netic force. Morton was one OF the most |
compelling speakers who ever addressed |
the Senate and when it was known that !
he would speak the galleries were filed |