The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

take care OF ttooIf - evento unouio oe-
eide; but that. aside from this. what
other words, he would do his best to
make my administration . success by
supporting me heartily on every point on
which he conscientiously could. and that
this I could count upon. He kept his
word absolutely. He never became espe-
cially favorable to my nomination: and
most Of his close friends became bitter
iy opposed to me and used every effort
to persuade him to try to bring shout
my downfall. MOST men in his position
would have been tempted to try to make
capital at my expense by antagonising
me and discrediting me 20 a. to make
my policies fail. just for the sake Of max
ing them fail. Senator Hanna. on the
contrary. did everything possible to make
them succeed. He kept his word In the
letter and the spirit. and on every point
on which he felt conscientiously able to
support me he gave me the heartiest and
most effective support, and did all In his
power TO make by administration . sue
cess; and this with no hope Of any re-
ward for himself. Of any gratitude from
me, or Of any appreciation by the public
at large, but solely because he deemed
such action necessary for the well-being
Of the country a. . whole.
Senator ousy.
Ny experience with Senator Quay was
similar. ] had no personal relations with
hii.I before was President. and knew
nothing Of him save by hearsay. Som
after I became President, Senator Qu,,
called upon me. told me he had known
me very slightly. that he thought most
, men who claimed TO be reformers were
|hypocrites. but that he deemed me sin
cere, that he thought conditions had BE-
come such that aggressive courage ana
honesty were necessary In order to
remedy them. that he believed I in.
tended to be a good and efficient Presi-
dent. and that to the best of his ability
he would support me In making my ad-
ministration a success. He kept his word
with absolute good faith. He had been
in the civil war, and was . medal o.
honor man: and I think my having been
in the Spanish war gave him at the out
set a kindly feeling toward me. lie
was also q very well read men-I owe to
him. for instance. my acquaintance with
the writings Of the Finnish novelist Tope-
Illus. Not only did he support me On
almost every public question in which
was most interested-including.I am cen
| yinced, every one on which he felt he
| lconscientiously could do so-but he also
| at the time Of his death gave a striki' ,
! proof OF his disinterested desire to render
a service to certain poor people, and thi.
| under conditions in which not only
would he never know II the service wsrs
rendered but in which he had no reasor
to expect that his part In II would evel
| be made known to any other man.
The Six Nations.
Quay was descended from q French
voyageur who had some indian blood In
| him. He was proud Of this Indian blood
took an especial interest in Indians. ano
| whenever Indians came to Washington
| they always called on him. Once durinf
my administration q delegation OF Iro
| cuois came over from Canada to cal
on me at the White House. Their VIII
| had in II something that was patheti,
as we'll as amusing. They represented
the descendants Of the Six Nations who
fed to Canada after Sullivan harriet
! their towns in the Revolutionary war
Now. a century and a quarter later. theii
people thought that they would like {,
| come back into the United States; anc
| these representatives had called upoi
me with the dim hope that perhaps
\ could give their tribes land on which
| they could settle.
As soon as they reached Washington
they asked Quay to bring them TO cal
on me. which he did. telling me that