The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-09-21
THE DEATH OF SENATOR MONEY.

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at his home. on the Gulf Coast Wednes-
day afternoon, as the result of fall he
sustained from the front porch of his
residence.
+ Senator Money was born in Holmes
County, Miss, in August, 1899; he was
educated at the State University Oxford,
and prepared himself for the practice of
the law, but the breaking out of the war
between the states, and entering the
military service of the South at the
bginning remained with ituntil Septem-
Der, 1864, when failing eyesight forced
him to retire.
He returned to his profession of the
law, but gave large attention to his
plantation, as soon as it was possible to
re-establish the ruined agriculture of
of the South.
In 1874, after his state was restored to
the Union, Mr.. Money was elected to
the Forty fourth Congress up to and
including the Foty eighth. and sub
sequently to the Fifty third and Fifty
fourth Congresses.
In January, 1896, Congressman Money
was elected to the Senate for the term
beginning March 4, 1899; was appointed
to the United States Senate Oct. 8, 1897
to fill out the unexpired term ending
March 3, 1899. Was renominated by
Democratic Party in primary, Aug. 6
1908, to succeed himself for the term
beginning March 4, 1905 and ending March
3, 1911.
At the close of that term the impaired
state of his health determined him to
retire from public life. He succeeded by
Hon. John Sharp Williams. Senator
Moneys standing in the Senate was
shown by the fact that he was member
of many of the most important COM
mittees, including Finance and Foreign
Affairs. He was an able statesman and
widely read scholar and was one of
the most entertaining speakers in the
Senate. Soldier and statesman, he did
his duty to his country and passed to
his reward.
Commenting on the death and charac-
teristics of Senator Money, Governor
Vardaman, who, as lifelong friend and
cousin, when asked for an expression,
said:
cit was great shock to me. While
Senator Moneys health had been poor
for number of years, he having been a
great sufferer with neuralgia, but
notwithstanding the excruciating pain
which he has expelSalfs fsaa dusipg all of
these years, he appeared to be in fairly
good health on the occasion of his visit
to my home ten days ago, and remem-
Der telling him that there were at least
a dozen yeas o. good work yet remain
ing for him to do.
''How impressively we are reminded
by his sudden taking away of the old
words of Scripture, In the midst of life
we are in DEATH Senator Money was
an extraordinary man. He was the
most learned man | have ever known.
His fund of information was almost
limitless and the facility with which he
used and applied his knowledge was
simply marvellous. From his early
boyhood he was an omniverous reader
of useful books, close observer of
men and things and he never forgot an
idea of value. In politics he was a
strict constructionist of the Constitution
and always insisted that the perman ency
of the republic depended upon respect
for the autonomy of the states and the
maintenance of the coordinate branches
of the government, the legislative, the
judicial and the executive, without the
infringement of one upon the functions
of the other. His home life was very
beautiful. AS husband he was an ardent
loyer-sweetheart to- his charming wife
until death separated them. He was a
devoted father and companion to his
children. To his friends he was loyal
and true and, as usual with men of that
character, he was equally mindful of his
enemies. | have known fewmen OF less
guile and deception in their make up.
Taking him all in all he was an unusual
man and the faithful historian who shall
write the story of our time will place
him among the really great men of the
South.'