New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-01
rome characteristic ~4necdofeS
of |enafors 4ldrfcb and Hale

r1ent, and he il 4 man who nsver lacks
the courage OF hts convictions.
Even Senator Hales most persistent en-
en1ies will not deny that he is an outSpoked
man. a hater Of sham and without much
patience with garrulity. He has never hest
tated to show by face and word his Infinite
disgust for Senators who took up hours
with decIarna ton On one occasion. IN the
course OF a protracted speech by verdan1
Senator, Mr.. Hale allowed this feeling to
appear entirely UnshroUded. The young
Senator had said the same thing many
times in a different way. He had used
every known means OF oratory IN Tire EFFORT
20 sway his hearers and he gave promise
Of continuing for hours.
When the clock approached 5. Senator
Hale arose and said. Mr.. President Tns
Vice President repeated the formula. Does
the Senator from Blank weld 70 the SEN
ator from Maine?'' The Senator from
Blank said. Il do Then, NJ. President.
said Senator Hale. II move we adjourn"
And adjournment was taken This re-
Election on the younger Senator was con-
sidered rude at the time. but since the
Senate has come 10 know him better Z
secretly hopes that the performance may
some day be repeated.
The perfervid oratoricsl methods q SEN
ator Beveridge have sometimes amused ard
frequently irritated both Senator's AlGrich
and Hale They regarded 1.-The boy orator
Of the Wabash" as altogether TOO nucA II
evidence in the Senate. too anxious 70 TAX
Ions and loud and often. and they took
sreat delight in placing facts IN me nee
ord alongside his burning words
Early in his Senate career Mr.. Beverages
wrote a book which he called "Ihe F''7S-.'i
Advance. His purpose was to sAo"
provess OF Russia on land and sea 40
he said the Russian navy was Iu-y 80
If not superior to the japanese navy -
the Russo-Japarese War there was q g"
bate in the Senate on the oatuesA'9 ''
gramme OF the navy. Mr.. Beverage u'a''0
an ardent plea for a greater navy a--d -
the course OF his remarks said that u ~
STA had possessed an up-to-date. e1eo''se
navy the controversy with japan VOL
have been settled by diplomacy ~ TINS
point Senators Aldrich and Hale calisa ~
tention to Mr.. Beverages book, ana 'l7
following colloquy ensued-
Mr. HaIe-Siuce the Senator's ample de-
NAL that his book showed. from his view.
the superiority OF Russia over Japan aaG
the power o. that great empire 20 sweep
Japan from the face OF the earth. I have
given myself the pleasure OF going over ms
pages of the Senator's book. The Russian
Advance" and the whole book. Mr.. Presi-
dent is devoted to the proposition that 10
nation could stand in ths East before Rus-
STA; that anywhere and everywhere sha
would dominate and prevail. and would
drive every nation from the Pacific Laugh
ter)
Mr. Aldrtcn-That IS my recollection ot
the book. Uaughter9
Mr.. Beveridge-The Senator from Rhode
island will permit mo TO say that. IN view
OF the interpretation OF my poor literary
effort made by the Senator from Maine.
at this late and appreciative day" to use
the language OF the Senator from Iowa On
another occasion. I think I shall have Il
make. before the debate is over. exhibit %
exactly what I did say myself on this par
ttcular subject.
Mr. Hale-Or make another book. CLaugh-
! ter)
senator Carter used to delight in telling
| how Senator Hale once bazed a new Sena-
/ tor as follows; Senator Hale wanted
every one here one evening. aud hs urged
/ all the new men TO be on hand A Senator
who had just come over from service in the
House pleaded dinner engagement Sen
ator Hale spent ten minutes iupressius
the necessity OF attendance upon the new
man. who at last yielded. and declined his
dinner invitation at the last moment That
| night. when the new Senator reached his
home. he found his wife Just back from
/ the dinner. Have a good timer he IN
quired politely.
Delightful came the answer. Tt was
| a lovely dinner.'
who took you tns~ casually asked ths
/ husband
Senator Hale replied the wife bright
". and then lay awake half the night wNr-
dering why man who had Just attained
the height OF his political ambition could
j be 50 unpleasant