Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-16
NELSON w. ALDRICH
FORMER SENATOR
DEAD n. !. CITY
(By Assoc ated Press.)

| Aldrich, former United States senator
from Rhode Island and prominent in
republican political circles, died at his
home here this morning. Heart disease
was given by attending physicians as
the cause of death.
The distinguished deceased, who
was in his seventy-fourth year, be-
came i'll yesterday afternoon, his con-
dition at first not being considered
serious. He was in good spirits half
an hour before death and chatted
pleasantly with his physician, who ex-
pressed the opinion at that time that
the senator was suffering only
slight attack of Indigestion. The re
mains will be inferred Sunday after
noon at Providence, R. l.
Born in Foster, R. l., Nov 6, 1S41,
Telson Wilnaarth Aldrich, first ap-
peared in public office as a member of
the common council of the city of Pro-
violence. He was elected to the Rhode
Island assembly in 1875, ana four
years later sent to congress. After
two sessions he was elevated to the
senate as successor of General Am
broe E. Burnside
Senator Aldrich, on entering con
gress at once took high place among
leaders of the senate. He was made
chairman of the Committee on Rules
and a member of che committee on FL
nance and State commerce. La
ter as chairman of the Finance COM
mittee, he was called upon to assume
a large portion of the responsibility
for all tariff and financial legislation
before the senate He participated in
the preparation of no fewer than six
revisions of the tariff and bore the
burden of labor incident to them. The
| Payne-Aldrich tariff act was engi-
neered through the senate by him af-
ter many weeks of skillful manoevur-
ing and hard fighting.
Mr. Aldrich was always ready to
| seize upon any trend of public bust
ness to advance legislative causes in
which he was interested. The bank -
er's panic" of 1907 enabled him to give
impetus to his plan to bring about
monetary reforms. The first fruit of
his labors in this direction was the
| DECENTRALIZATION emergency currency
| law of 1908, put through the senate by
Aldrich after an historic filibuster di-
rected by Mr. LoFollette, the progress
sive republican from Wisconsin, who,
aided by Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, a
democrat, opposed the measure. Sharp
parliamentary tactics enabled Mr..
Aldrich to bring the bill to a final
vote, but in taking Mr.. LaFollette off
his feet, Mr. .Aldrich made an enemy
who was relentless in Ills opposition
during many subsequent legislative
contests.
Senator Aldrich held seat in the
United States senate continuously from
/ 1881 to 1911. The influence eXerteI
by him on governmental affairs was
best illustrated by the fact tLat when
he was satirically Introduced to an
audience as the general manager of
the United States" that appelaticn
! lived through the administration OF
Mckinley Roosevelt and Taft
Probably the greatest parliamentar
ian that ever served in the Senate, M.
Aldrich had no difficulty in maintain
| ing leadership of his party. Although
known among the veterans as a com
mittee" senator he was quite as much
at home on the floor and naturally
was more in evidence in the larger
arena. While he gave special atten-
ton to the tariff and financial legisla-
tioa in comittee, on the Senate floor
his ear was open for all that was said
on any subject of general Importance.
He seldom failed to participate in the
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