Evening star., 1913-02-15

the Senate by Senators Root of New
York. Martin of Virginia. Gallinger OF
New Hampshire. Thornton of Louisiana.
Lodge of Massachusetts. Kern of Indi-
ana, La Toilette of Wisconsin. Williams
of Mississippi, Curtis Of Kansas. Cum
minis of Iowa. Oliver of PNnsylvania
O'Gorman of New York. Then followed
the tributes from outside of the Senate
from the House by Speaker Clark and
from the executive branch of the gov
by President Taft.
Party lines were forgotten. differences
Of opinion on national issues were laid
aside. factfonal feelings were obvious
only by their absence: the praise of Mr..
Sherman's life was given by democrat,
progressive, republican alike.
Senator Kern's Eulogy.
In the course of an earnest address,
Senator Kern. democratic candidate for
vice President in 1908. said:
AS presiding officer he was able and
impartial, and because of the ability with
which he discharged the duties of his
high office he was honored by the sena-
tors from every state. And yet. when
he died. and deep sense of personal loss
and bereavement oppressed us. 1t was
not OF his great ability as a presiding
officer or the loss that the nation had
sustained in the loss of its Vice Presi-
dent that we thought but rather of the
great heart of the man, of his genial
manners, his gentle ways and his never
failing love for his fellow-man."
Official Life Pictured.
AS the first speaker, Senator Root, of
Mr.. Sherman's own state of New York,
touched upon the late Vice Presidents
official life.
Thomas s. Martin of Virginia. demo-
cratic leader, showed by his address.
which followed Mr.. Roots. that he let
no party differences interfere with his
high regard for Mr. Sherman
His Last Day in Senate.
Adding to the personal touches that
characterized all the addresses. Senator
Gallinger said. In part:
When on a certain occasion the late
Vice President called me to the desk, say
ing that he felt i'll. and asked me to take
the chair for the remainder of the day.
he added. with pathos in his voice, L am
not at all sure how long l shall be able
to continue to preside over the Senate
lie then told me something of his fears.
and as he left the chamber my heart
sank, and what followed a little later
was not matter of complete surprise
10 me. AS was his custom in emergen-
cies. Mr.. Sherman made a brave fight
against the disease that had fa:tened
itself upon him. and only surrendered
when poor weak human nature sue
cumbed to the inevitable.
MIR. President the predominant note
in Mr.. Sherman's life was geniaIity and
good nature. From him radiated
sweetness and tenderness that were
contagious. No one came in contact
with him without feeling the influence
OF pure, generous. lovable soul. He
was kind to animals, fond of sports
and lover of nature. In good litera-
ture he found great pleasure and in
the study Of economic questions he
took special delight.
Honored and Respected by All.
I'm both houses Of Congress Mr. Sher-
man was universally liked. and in
every relation of life he was honored
and respected. We sadly miss him
from this chamber. where he was held
in highest esteem by the entire mem
bership. Free from narrow PARTISAN
ship, he was in the trueSt sense a
patriot. loving his country and it's in
stitutiOns and devoted to the happiness
and welfare of all classes of its people.
He was broad minded and large-heart
ed, incapable of meanness and filled
with sympathy and love for his fellows.
Such a life surely did not end when
death came. Rather let us believe that
it was the beginning of higher and
better existence. and that the earthly
activities of our friend were but the
prelude to a life of greater beauty. of
grander aspirations and of nobler
achievements.
Charm of His Personality.
Senator Thornton also contributed a
testimonial to Mr.. Sherman's life and
genial personality. He said:
'.It is not on the statesman, the con-
h. acid di,,Sr off of no
Senate or the Vice President of the
United States that my mind lovingly
dwells. but on the lovable man. He was
not presiding over the Senate on the
morning l was sworn in and I did not
meet him for four days thereafter. Then
he came to my seat with that pleasant
smile we all SO we'll remember, and said:
Senator. 1 have not had the opportunity
of making your acquaintance, but l wish
now to introduce myself and to say that
l welcome you to the Senate and hope
your stay with us will be always agree
able and pleasant to you.
And after a moment of pleasant chat
he left, taking a part of my heart with
him.
Praise by Senator Lodge.
In adding his tribute, Senator Lodge
mentioned the fact that he and Mr.. Sher-
man began their congressional life at
the same time, in the Fiftieth Congress,
and that they had been associated to-
gether in legislative work almost con-
tinuously since that time.
During all those years / saw him
constantly continued Mr. Lodge, 'and
it was with peculiar pleasure that l as
president of the convention declared his
nomination the republican candidate
for the vice presidency in 1908. His
service here in the high office to which
he was chosen is so recent that it is as
fresh in our minds the grief we have
all felt for his untimely DEATH
1t was to Mr.. Sherman's special serv-
ices as a presiding officer-chairman of
the committee of the whole in the House
and President of the Senate-that Mr..
Lodge gave praise.
HE was incapable of making wrong
ruling through fear" said Mr.. Lodge,
''as he was of ruling wrongly to advance a
personal or party interest. l remember
well one occasion when very popular
and much-desred amendment was Of
fered to an appropriation bill where it
was plainly out of order. Under the
Senate rules the chair may submit a
question of order to the Senate. 1t was
not necessary in this instance that Mr.