Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-04
CUSHNAN, SECOND LINCOLN
Deceased Congressman from Washing.
ton Resembles Martyred President.
CANNON PAYc TRIBUTE
Speaker of the House HonOrs Memory
OF Late Colleague ~ Special
scrvices-Others offer
EuIoEfes.

WASHINGTON. April AIN the solemn
fly OF a service in memory Of a departed
colleague. Speaker Cannon IN the house yes
terday talked Of the trials met by public
men f. dealing with popular opinion and
speculated upon the myteries Of the here
after.
There we're only a few members present
chilly those who were 70 speak Of the life
and character Of Francis w. Cushman, late
a representative from Washington. In the
galleries. too, there was only a sprinkiing
OF visitors. a majority Of whom had
dropped in merely TO see the house in ses-
sion. and with no special interest in the
proceedings.
The speaker had given no intimation that
he would deliver an eulogy. He had not
prepared any speech. Rising from his seat
on the republican side. Mr.. Cannon paid
a tribute Of respect TO the late Mr.. Cush-
man. -pronouncing him 10 be one OF good
manhood and good courage"
zone Of the most trying positions in the
country" said Mr.. Cannon. is to serve a.
a member Of this house-the popular body"
Mr.. Cannon then referred to opinions Of
constituents which representatives have
to take into account and in the . per cent
OF the constituency that may ehange and
send somebody else TO congress"
Not only" he said. have we a patriotic
desire to serve the best interests Of the
country, but also to be personally endorsed
and at times there is great temptation 10
try to please the ? per cent or 5 per cent.
taking it for granted that the balance OF
the constituency will be for US anyway. ]
doubt whether there is a man in the house.
who does not take into account the storms
that come
Mr.. Cushman, he said, was OF all men he
had ever known the most Indifferent to
mere popular approval Of his constituency.
Like MRrtyred President.
1T was frequently said" he continued,
that he resembled Lincoln. He did. I was
acquainted with Mr.. Lincoln. He had a his.
tory much like Mr.. Llncoln's."
Then turning to the question Of the great
unknown future. Mr.. Cannon said: w
cannot tell as to the future any more thar
we can tell Of the past this reference be
Ing to his remarks concerning mems sue,
cess or failure in their careers.
we cannot conceive Of an i-ndestructabl,
entity having had a beginning. 1t is q great
mystery. You may speculate about It, bu-
Z You can never eelIe IL. i MINK more dnl
more it is a consensus Of opinion that eacr
entity makes its own place here and here
after"
Lowell. he said. had expressed the ides
he had in mind in an essay when he said
men hold stock 'in a great public debt thai
is sure Of payment"
That is" concluded the speaker. "a
debt which the creator OF this univers,
owes the universe which he ereated And
1 shall not sell my share in a panic"
The speaker sat down amid applaus,
and soon left the chamber.
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington. paid
high tribute to his late colleague in open
ing the exercises.
Minority leader Champ Clark. OF Mis-
souri,, in speaking Of the deceased membe.
as one with whom he was in disagreement
on all political matters, he said:
He was one Of the most brilliant mel
Of the times in which he lived. This is n,
exaggeration. Brilliant seems to me to b.
the one word which most exactly describe
his mind"
Representatives McCredie, Morrison
Poindexter. Lowden, Adamson and other
delivered eulogies.