The Washington herald., 1913-02-16
EUL0GIzE late
VICE PRESIDENT
Memorial Services Held n
Senate for James School
craft Sherman.
GALLERIES CROWDED
Widow and Members Of Family Oe-
eupy Seats in the Gallery
During Services.
GALLERIES CROWDED

President Taft and his Cabinet, Speak
er Clark. and the entire membership Of
the House of Representatives, Chief JUS
tice White and the members Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. the
Diplomatic Corps. and other representa-
tives OF official life III the Capital. Joined
the Senate yesterday in impressive me-
mortal exercises out of respect to the
memory of the late Vice President
James Schoolcraft Sherman.
About LOO persons of more or less
prominence were seated on the floor of
the Senate. and the galleries were
crowded to the limit of their capacity,
while many holders of tickets were un-
able to gain admittance. The memorial
exercises occupied all of the time of the
Senate: Under a special order, adopted
several weeks ago the day was set apart
for the exercises, and all legislative
business was suspended. The Senate met
at noon as usual. Shortly afterward the
guests were ushered in and
seated. The galleries. to which admis-
sion was by card only, had been filed
shortly after 10 o'clock.
Among the speakers were President
Taft. Speaker Clark. Senators Root and
O'Gorman of New York, Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts. and other Senators
who had known Mr.. Sherman intimately.
and who. in brief eulogies. spoke OF his
many charming personal qualities and
his fairness as presiding officer.
There was a fair representation in the
diplomatic gallery. Mrs. Taft, wife of
the President. accompanied by a party
OF friends. occupied the executive row
In the reserved gallery. while in one of
the rows in the reserved gallery, which
had been for the family and immediate
friends OF the late Vice President, were
Mrs Sherman. widow of the Vice Presi-
lent: the sons OF the late Vice Presi-
dent. Sheriff.. Richard. and Thomas.
each accompanied by his wife: Mrs.
Sherman's sister. Miss L. p. Morse: Mr..
and Mrs. James De Long. and Mr.. Sher-
rill Babcock. brother OF Mrs. Sherman.
The exercises lasted a little over two
hours. at the conclusion Of which Sena-
tor Root moved that the Senate take a
recess until Monday.
The prayer was delivered by Rev. L.
G. b. Pierce. chaplain OF the Senate.
President Taft's EuIoEy.
President Taft, who was the last speak
er, in his high praise of the public SER
vices of the late Vice President, made
OF character that was con-
strued by some as a fling at Theodore
Roosevelt. lie also praised the stand OF
Mr.. Sherman in the fight against Speaker
Cannon in the House a few years ago.
He compared the character Of Mr.. Sher-
man with the type of man to whom life
Is apparently a series OF grand stage
plays. which are to mark the character
Of the players permanently. and that
which inteTvenes between these plays Is
Of no Importance" This view Is accen-
tuated as men grew in self-absorption
and lose the sense OF proportion with re-
spect to their own importanc,. weak
ness to which most men are prone.
"He never exaggerated his own i'm
Lortance He deprecated the personal
equation. He was always for helping a
cause or some other person. and he had
truly that charity and love of his fellow
men, which is really the love of God
He minmized the personal and exalted
his party cause. He justly believed that
the only possible means of securing ef-
fective. permanent and just popular gov
nrnment. truly representative of the peo-
pie. Is through parties. and he was
willing to give up much of his personal
Judgment to reconcile the views of him.
self and his associates upon a few great
Mr.. Taft said Mr.. Sherman suffers in
history in comparison with others less
deserving, because the work that he
the influence that he exertei,
the progress and reforms that he helped
&c bring about. were not recorded in tho
headlines of newspapers, or in the news
columns or editorials. for he was content
20 work quietly to achieve an object. ana
made no conditions that should attach
MS name to the success Of the work in
hand. He was an influential and leading
of that body during the contro-
7ersies that took place over the question
whether the House OF Representatives
should be permitted to do business, or
should be at the mercy of the minority.
md ne stood with one of the great speak
rs of that body for progress and it was
achieved"
Tribute by La Toilette.
Senator La Follette's tribute was one
# the most interesting. He said:
Looking back upon the years in which |
lie laid the foundations of his career. I
an well understand its influence upon
lis conception of the obligations Of pub
ic service. The strongest men are, in
ome degree at least, the product of their |
But whatever may have
'een the influence directing the course |
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