The Washington times., 1913-02-15
TAFT JOINS IN
TRIBUTES PAID
SHERMAN TODAY
Chief Executive Adds Voice to
Praises ShoWered on His
Dead Assistant.
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Supreme Court, the Diplomatic Corps
and the Supreme Court arrived each
was announced by the seregant-at-
arms.
When all had been seated the chap
lain. the Rev. Z. G. B. Pierce offered
prayer Senator Bacon then recognized
the Senators, who spoke in the follow
ing order: Senators Root. Martin, Gal
linger, Thornton, Lodge, Kern. La Fol-
lette. Williams Curtis, Cummins. Oil
yer, O'Gorman. In speeches OF unusual
eloquence. these Senator's offered eulo-
gies TO the man who had presided over
the Senate for more than thre years,
and had done it. in the opinion of near
ly all. impartially and successfully.
Taft One Of Speakers.
Speaker Clark and President Taft
then spoke.
II is without precedent In Senate his
tory for the President or the Speaker
TO address the Senate on an occasion
Of this nature Never before has a
Speaker of the House addressed the
Senate and no President has done SO
since the early days Of the republic.
Senator Roots Speech.
The address of Senator Root. fyom
the home State of the Vice President,
and like him from Hamilton College,
attracted special notice. In the course
OF it. Mr.. Root said:
Mr.. Sherman was of the type which
seeks efficiency by the law of its ma
ture. His instincts We're for order, dis
cipline. intelligent direction. voluntary
subordination TO a common purpose,
definite conclusions, achievement. So
in politics, from first to last. he was
always for party organization AMI
party responsibility. In the House he
was always for the most effective rules
of procedure. and as a parliamentary
presiding officer he naturally made the
application of parliamentary rules u
means of progress rather than an OBJ
stacle to legislative results.
His character exhibited In high de-
gree the virtues of his type. He had
the capacity for sympathetic apprecia-
ton Of the feelings and motives anG
prejudices of others which makes con-
ciliated affection and disarmed enmity.
He though much of the common cause
in which he was enlisted, and little Of
his own advantage; much of general
success and little OF personal advance
nent."
Address By Clark.
Speaker Clark said: ''Of all of the
wise and salutary things done by the
Fathers of the Republic one of the
wisest an -dmost salutary was divid-
ing the Congress into two bodies.
There is a House habit and a Sem
ate habit, wide different. The diff
ference in habits grows out Of differ
ence in number Of members. age and
length of service. Certain Represen-
Z ha hoh
certain Senators never learn the Sem
ate habit; few men learn both.
That Mr. Vice President Sherman
learned both thoroughly Is sufficiently
attested by the fact that he presided
over the large and tumultous assembly
of the House and the smaller and more
sedate assembly of the Senate with
grace. firrnness. fairness, unfailinS
entire satisfaction of Representatives
and Senators. Though he was never
elected Speaker. he was frequently as
signed by three Speakers to preside
temporarily over the House proper as
well as the committee of the whole.
While not an orator. he was
strong debater. and flumined every sub
ject which he discussed because he
never spoke on any subject except one
on which he was well informed-an eX-
ample which all public speakers would
dc excellently well to follow.
a fine stage presence. graceful ges-
lures. most gracious manners, a mu-
steal. we'll modulated voice Of good
carrying power, exquisite taste in the
selection and arrangement of words.
ena bled him 10 please the House or
Representatives., the most critical and
at the same time the fairest and justest
audience in the wide. wide world.
Though he killed the pet bills Of many
members. he had not an enemy in the
membership of the House.
Was Successful Pilot
He was a most successful pilot of
measures through the House, the chief |
reason being that he moved on lines of
least resistance. Adhering to his opin-
ions with tenacity. fidelity and courage.
he antagonized no one unnecessarily. !
He took things BY the smooth handle
and thereby accomplished such.
Whether in committee, or on the |
floor, or in the chair. like charity. as de- |
scribed by st. Paul in his splendid
rhaprody in the thirteenth chapter Of
first Corinthians, he suffered long and
was kind: envied not; vaunted not HIM
self; was not puffed up: behaved HIM
self not unseemly; Was not easily pro-
voked.
In fact, he had himself so we'll in |
hand that he could not be baited into
an exhibition of bad temper He gave
sharp blows and received them with per- |
feet equanimity. In victory, he was not |
Extensively tubilant; in defeat, he was |
not utterly cast down. He appeared
equal to both extremes Of fortune. clear |
iy realizing with his optimistic philo- |
sophy the astounding swiftness with |
which situations change In this rapid |
age.
In the House he was prime favorite |
on both sides of the big aisle, which !
constitutes the line of demarkation In |
politics but not in personal friendships |
OF robust Americanism. When he was |
ira snslated from that energetic and |
boisterous body to the dignity and !
quietude of the Vive Presidency. his |
fellow members. while sincerely rejoic- |
ing at his promotion. just as sincerely |
his departure from our midst. |
The House most heartily joins the |
Senate and the President in doing hon. |
or to this typical American. His fit- |
ting epitaph would be:
Mems acqua in arduis.''
President Tafts eulogy was the last. |
II was forcefuI and striking euloKy Of |
Mr. Sherman. the man who was his |
running mate on the Presidential ticket |
in two campaigns, an official who mad |
supported him loyalty where others had
turned against him. The President |
spoke with an earnestness that appealed |
to his listeners.
At the close of the address of the |
President. the Senate adjourned on mo-
ton of Senator Root.
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