The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
THEY ARE sTALwARTs, TOO.

atOr AldrfchS intention 10 rellIe A1OAA
the United States Senate, where he
has SO long been a fearless and able
leader, and of Senator Hale, who also
has q record of thirty years af val
liant service, comes as strong re-
hinder Of the fact that failing
health in the most capable men Gre
ates a stern necessity which they
ought not to fail to recognize and
give due consideration, for the sake
of their physical we'll being. For
some time past it has been clear that
Senator Aldrich was working beyond
his physical capacity of endurance,
and now his physician emphatieally
insists that he lay down the senatorial
responsibility. if he would not shorten
materially his years in life. Senator
Hale, too, is in i'll health, and only
rest and care will prolonS his days TO
any considerable extent
These men have been stalwart lead
ers for the development Of this
country. They have been associated,
in their time, with such other stall
warts as Senators Spooner and Fora
lker, and others, numbers Of whom
have retired from the Senate by the
advance of years or the fate of poll
tics. and whose vacant places have
not always been filed from their re-
spective states by men of as good
ability. Senators Aldrich and Hale
have been in the forefront of national
life during the critical and important
period when this nation emerged into
ats present position as one OF the great
world powers; they did their full
share of worl- in accomplishing that
result, and of them it must be truth
fully said that they never shrank
from a public duty, never faltered,
whether the contest was dull or fierce.
The nation will feel the retirement
of these men from active partcipa-
ton in its public affairs Just how
much it will be a loss depends some
what on the courage and ability OF
those who take their places; but loss
it will be, because of the experience
that goes with them, and that
they cannot impart to others, and the
confidence reposed in them that must
be gained by others in actual test
It is not to be wondered at,
though every good and true person
will disapprove Of it, that there are
many writer's and speakers who come
prominently before the public, and
who persist in saying harsh and uni
Just things against these men. Some
70 whom their courage and convic-
lions Of duty would not allow them
to yield, notably what is today known
as the insurgent element in their
party, take occasion to say that the
retirement Of these two senator's is
due to their fear of meeting an
aroused hostile sentiment among the
people rather than to the real cause,
as given by the senators themselves
The great life's work OF Aldrich and
Hale. their unf1inching courage in
many a more trying crisis than now
and when facing a much more GER
tain prospect Of hostile sentiment or
former occasions. is ignored by theil
traducers, who prefer to obscure the
record in order to gain their owr
Sine, but they cannot endure
Regrettable as It is, the country
Gees and hears an immense volume OF
unjust assault upon its capable lead
tng men during their lifetime. Abra-
ham Lincoln and William Mckinley
were thus assailed up to the very day
when they were stricken. Their greaf
virtues. their value as pillars OF
strength to the nation, their WORTH.
ness for a place among its leaders
never were recognized by the fault
finders and muckrakers until the as
sassin's bullet placed these stalwari
heroes in the shadow of death. Their
there was a rush to bedeck their
graves with the flowers Of unstinted
praise Senators Aldrich, Hale and
others like and with them, will have
lots of good said of them when their
bodies are beneath the sod, and their
hearts cannot be cheered by human
words of encouragement.
Nearly two thousand years ago, q
notably historic race was admonisheo
for stoning its prophets. then garnish-
ing their sepulchres. There are peo-
PIE today who have not taken the les
son TO heart.
However, no matter what may be
said of them. Senators Aldrich and
Hale have been brave and staIwart
workers for the Republican party
and the american nation; and In thi.
latest political battle. along the line
of their life careers. their bravery
and staiwartism are untarnishet
and are rather frightened by another
exhibition By those men of fidelity Il
the cause of good and efficient gov.
eminent