The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-16
! SENATOR ALDR|CH,
'2|ANAGER Of ]. S"
DIES IN INEW YORK
RHODE ISLAND STATESMAN suc-
cuMBs WITH HEART
AILMENT.
WAS EXPERT IN TARIFF
AND FINANCIAL MATTERS
Served continuou.ly lin Congress From
1881 to ts11, and Probably Was the
ysa
AlN~eatest ParIiamentarian Ever serv-
pin the senate-Besan Career as
Business Man, and Had Capacity
For Organization.
For Organization.
(By Associated PresS.l

Wy h"oOCtuttu IfCoo.l
New York, April 16.-Nelson w.
Allrch, former United States senator
), from Rhode Island, and for years the
leader of Republican politics, died at
his home here today of heart failure.
He had been in declining health for
months, and his death was not unex-
pected.
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich held a
seat in the United States Senate con-
tinuously from 1881 to 1911. The in
fluence exerted by him on government
al affairs was illustrated by the fact
,ssthat when he was satirically intro
y dNGed to an audience as "the general
%p.kEtger of the United states,'' that
appellation lived through the admin
istrations Of Mckinley, Roosevelt and
TAFT
Probably the greatest parliament
taian that ever served In the Senate,
Mr.. Aldrich had no difficulty in main
tanning leadership of his party. Al
though known among the veterans as
committee" senator he was quite
as much at home on the floor and nat
urally was more in evidence in the
larger arena He gave special atten-
ton to the tariff and financial legis-
lation in committee.
Charged With Bossism.
~ Naturally Mr.. Aldrich's long-contin
ued supremacy in the counsels of his
party and in directing Legislation
caused him to become the subject o
much adverse criticism. He wa
charged with bossism and with beinl
the tool of the Interests" Whethe
or not this was true in the main,
can be said in fairness that some
these assertions gained and held cui
reucy because it was his policy neve
ii aiend himself against publishe
dtaSS He rarely permitted himsel
~ JQpoted by the press
The fact that his daughter was ma
ried TO a son of John d. Rockefelle
served to strengthen the popular in
p-ession that Senator Aldrich was !
some way peculiarly friendly to tn
nil magnate, and considerate of til
so.ealled Rockefeller interests" "
when a friend of the Senator ono
asked him for a letter to Mr.. Rock
feler Mr.. Aldrich replied;
AS | have met Mr.. Rockefeller on
. twice in my life fear the letter wou
be of but little if any assistance
you"
Born In Rhode Island
porn in Foster, R. l., Nov. 8, lSl
As 1rst appeared in public ofhce
pec,ber OF he common council In t
cih Of Pro idence. He was elect
4 IA The Rhodc Island assembly in IL
4, and four years later sent to congre
| Ater two sessions he was elevat
\ to ae senate, as successor OF Gehe'
T.. A. orose E. Burnside.
4 Having begun his career as 2 ou
Y ,oss man, Senator Aldrich eontlnu
through his public service to displ
4 bpsiness-like methods and extraor
y nary capacity for organization. UP
& mis- election to the Senate, ne '
f immediately made chairman OF
y corSsnittee on Rules, and member
a tha Committee on Finance and Int
IS ~ Commerce. Later as chalrm
o,ke Finance committee ne ~
Ia caned}upon to assume large sn'
of fthe{responslbility for all tarl4
La sron,ial legislation before the Sena
~ Ne participated in the preparation
M fewer than six revisions OF the
y ~ and boss,,the burden of labor IL
y sant n them. TnB Payne-Aldrich
~ act was engineered through
a senate By him after many weeks $
.uns,,, ,ranoeyuring and hard fie
"a ''s -.