The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03
SPEAKER CANNON'S
POINTED TRIBUTE
Illinois Statesman Delivers Eu-
logy on the Late Francis
w. CuShman.
GIVEN GREAT APPLAUSE
KIND WORDS ALSO SPOKEN RY
OTHER COLLEAGUES.
GIVEN GREAT APPLAUSE

washington. D. c., April I'm the
soiemnity OF a service in memory of
a departed colleague. Speaker Cannon
IN the House today talked of the trials
met by public men in dealing with
popular opinion and speculated upon
'he mysteries of the hereafter.
mere were only a few members
PISsent-chiefly those who were to
SSpeak OF the life and character OF
lanes w. Cushman, late a represent
awe from Washington. In the gal
IeI1es, too, there was only a sprinkling
OF visitors. a majority of whom had
dropped in to- see the House in session,
ano with no special interest in the
proceedings.
The speaker had given no intimation
shat he would deliver an euIogy. He
Hau not prepared any speech. Rising
from MS seat on the Republican side,
Ar. cannon paid a tribute of respect
70 the late Mr.. Cushman, prOnouncing
MN TO be one of good manhood and
good courage"
"one of the most trying positions
IN the country" said Mr.. Cannon, lis
70 serve as member of this House
the popular body"
Mr.. Cannon then referred to opinions
OF constituents which representatives
nave TO take into account, and the two
per cent OF the constituency that may
change and send somebody else TO Con-
gress.'
Temptation Of congressman.
mot only" he said, have we a pa
trlotic desire to serve the best inter-
ests OF the country, but also to be per-
sonally endorsed, and at times there
IS great temptation TO try to please
the two per cent or five per cent, tax
ing II for granted that the balance of
the constituency will be for us any
way L doubt whether there is a man
n
account the storms that come"
Mr.. Cushman, he said, was of all men
ne had ever known the most indiffer-
ent TO mere popular approval of his
constituency.
1T was frequently said" he con-
tinued, that he resembled Lincoln. He
did. l was acquainted with Mr.. Lin
coin, He had a history much like
Mr. LincOln's.'
Then, turning to the question of the
great unknown future, Mr.. Cannon
I'VE cannot tell as to the future any
more than we can tell of the past"
this reference being to his remarks
concerning mems success or failure in
their careers.
The Great Mystery.
we cannot conceive of an indestruc-
tible entity having had a beginning
IL is a great mystery. You may spec
tie. | think more and more it is a
consensus of opinion that each entity
makes its own place here and here
after"
Lowell, he said, had expressed the
Idea he had in mind in an essay in
which he said men hold stock in a
great public debt that is sure of pay
ment"
That is" concluded the speaker. "a
debt which the creator of this uni
verse owes TO the universe which he
created. And l shall not sell my
shares In a panic"
The speaker sat down amid applause
and soon left the chamber.
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington paid
a high tribute to his late colleague in
opening the exercises.
Minority Leader Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, IN speaking OF the deceased
member as one with whom he was in
disagreement upon all political mat
tiers, 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 one word which
most exactly describes his mind"
Representative McCreddie, Represen-
tative Poindexter. Representative Low
den, Representative Adamson and 9TH
ers delivered eulogies.