The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-28
CULLOM CALLED
BY DEATH
Continued From Page One.

GA"ALA l. o3O OA1Cs ,
a student at Mount Morris academy,
a country school teacher and a law
yer, being admitted to the bar at
| Springfield in 1856.
When he became city attorney Of
| Springfield he launched upon a polite
al career which for a record of un4
broken service Is u%nchallenged as ex-
ceeding that Of n other American.
Among his first political experiences
was the novelty of being elected and
| defeated at the same election. He was
eelcted to the legislator and defeated
as an elector on the Fillmore ticket.
Then came the historic Lincoln and
Douglas debates" and Cullom's init
mate association. with Lincoln, whom
he followed into the ranks of the re-
publican party. He presided over the
session of the Illinois house at which,
after Fort Sumter had been fired upon,
Stephen A. Douglas appeared and
made his dramatic plea for the preser-
of President Lincoln's second term Mr..
Cullom came to the national house of
representatives and began a work
which was practically interrupted
only when he erved w terms as
governor IF Illinois. Lincoln was as
sassinated soon after Cullom- entered
Washington life and the young legis-
| "C6 q CA1AS VI kAAS
that demanded the return Of the pres
ident's body to Springfield. Then when
the country began to recover from
what seemed a final blow and the re-
construction set in with the Thirty
ninth congress, Cullom began his
service with the Illinois delegation,
and with such colleagues in congress
as Logan, Wentworth, Blaine, Conk-
ling, and Hayes and Garfield, both of
whom attained the presidency.
After six years in the house dur
ing which he had seen the impeach-
ment Of Andrew johnson and taken
part in the making of a most crit
cal period Of American history, he re-
turned to Illinois vowing never again
to take Office, only to become speak
er of the legislature and later gov
ernor. At the Philadelphia conven-
ton he placed Grant in nomination
for his second term in what is said to
be the shortest nominating speech
ever delivered. It contained seventy
five words.
Cullom's career as a United States
Senator began in 1883, when he re-
signed as governor and was elected
to succeed David Davis. His service
in the senate chamber was an unbrok-
en- one for thirty years-five consec
utive terms-a record excelled only
by two other men, Senator Allison OF
iowa, anu 1SLdLOE NlOIl1l Ol " STIIlOnL
He entered the senate In 1883, a
Ispry, active maj Of "a. He left it ir
|1913, a fading, lettering man Of 81
but with a brain stiil bright and &C
tive. He used to tell a story Of how
one day seeing Senator Vest, very
old, feeble looking and detected, he
said to Senator Morrill,, who then was
some SO:
whereat Morrill, walked over and
slapping Vest on the shoulder, said
Cheer up, old man; why you're moth
ing but a boy"
Down through the administration:
Of Cleveland, Harrison, Mckinley
Roosevelt and Taft, he held import
ant craftsmanship when his part!
was in power, finally that OF the for
eign relations committee, general!
considered the most important Of thu
lot. He had been chairman Of tn'
commission which devised aTform o
government for the Hawaiian Isl
lands after their annexation, and hat
been chairman OF the committe'
which first. reported a bill for tn
: creation of the interstate commerce
commission. His work as Chairman
OF the foreign relations committe
since the Spanish war is compare
lively fresh In the public mind. III
was an ardent supporter OF tn
peace treaties proposed by Pres1den
Taft and which were SO ~en1asculatet
by the senate that they never wer'
ratified.
During the last few years hi
friends had seen him slowly FADING
away In body and he became SO feebl
that his voice In the senate chambe
was not heard farther than the clerk
desk. EIis term ended March 3, 1918
and he was appointed chairman OF tn
Lincolon memorial commission ere
ated by congress to superinteTd tn
erection Of the 100000 memorial Il
this city. The one wish expressed o.
, his death bed was that he might liv
! to see the completion OF the nationa
: memorial to his old friend. Hi
memoirs OF fifty years OF public serv
, ice, finished only a few months befor
his final Illness overlook him, con
9@II Excluded after this manner
M III have no great fear Of death, ex
2 cept the natural dread Of the phYsi
2 caI pain which usually ~accornpanie
iit. 4 certainly wish beyond any word
2 I have power to express that I coul,
have greater assurance that there Wi
. be- a. Teuniting with. those we love an,
g those who have loved us in ON
future world; but from my greadin
r OF the scripture and ever adinittin
3 Idhat there is a hereafter, I canno
find any satisfactory evidence to war
Y rant such a belief. Gould 7 beliey
z that could meet the loved ones VIII
r have gone before, I do not know bu
8 that / should look forward with pleas
ure to the passing across Not flav
i ing this belief. am quite content i
: stay where I am as long as + can
and finally. when old Csharon appear
to row me over the River styx ( sila.
be ready TO 90"