Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-16
Had Retired in 1911 After
Serving Rhode Island
Thirty Years.
REPUBLICANS LEADER
Recognized as Greatest Par
hamertariau Ever Serv-
ing IN Upper House.

Sea Yora. April rr- Ne'rar w
sI.r.r. former Ua.f.. s-ar.r rrH.fa'
Haa Rhode I..sHl. fa- y.arr gram.a.
ar la repatlesa political r.rr.e9
a..f af t.s home here today
EfIrleh Gl.f from an aVpp'rrf.
frosr Geo. bad t-ea 900 OF irliscft.as
since yesterday afternoon Uau tber
ae ast been ia ra.-urat 6ealfh 80.
aas 60
N-reaa Wrmars H.r.ea hold O
ssr .a f.r raU.l states senate raH-
uaaaas.r fr1u Is.f t1 I5ll. Tbr .H-
ra-ae- ee---l Hr t.a on govern
-area Affairs aa. Desc UH.srsrrI br
ft- foes t.sf aHsr Do rrF HatF'eaIIg
.rrFare..I ta aH a1fierer 90 -tts
srae-ff -Hraeser uf tEe United States. o.
Easr ap1~..ar.Ha lived fsFaletuls fhr
a1Hialsr-sf.4rs st ttetsHtrF. E4pse-
sr.r end TAFT
Probably Goo FFrstrst paf.'aur utare
ssr f.ar rt.F served tH rHr senate.
tlF t.t-.re bad HH lITelirs ir main
rs.else leadership gf a'r party Ni-
EsaasH tE1e-H smH5r flr veterans o.
-raHrsaffre- senator. d. vas guifr
as much st bone on ttr E1or aut nat
orally ass more iH rtiieace lu the
larger arrGa. while tr Eave special
ztlrefiua t1 thr tariff end financial
s,sE.1a in r1wEiffrr. on fEs Frn-
sfr r11s bis ear v-He uueU fur go that
uss 1atI or any a1hlFrf OF general
importance. fr seldom failed fp par
Farluasr ia tE~ discussion uf any MrEE-
ego anr.tsrs E1serlmrufai policies.
Naturally Wr HtIrIeh's llaF-eUutiH-
uri supremacy Gel ftr epuuEris OF tis
partF end in directing legislation cguE-
ea tim t1 become thr subject of much
adsers~ criticism if~ vas charged
uith t1ssisa ana vIH h..rE fh~ tool
% fh- efrtr-eafs Whether or not
thIs vas true ir che main. iI can d.
said tn fairness that some 1f these
gained and held currency
because 10 VAS tIs policy never Co de-
frHI himself against pubi.sh~t af-
tarEs. ft~ rarely pTrwited h.mleif
Co Dr. quoted by fhr press
Rockefeller Relative.
The far' chat hiE daughter vnr mar
Fied Co son or John u Rockefeller
served t1 strengthen the popular im-
preston that Senator Aitrlch was iu
some way peculiarly friendly Co the
1u mnrrnf~ and c0rHidsratr of the
recalled -EorE@ffiicr Interests Vet
"a ben n frirat OF tfT senator once ask .
90 tfu fn- letter IN Mr.. EucEctelicr. .
,fr HtIrirh replied
cas- Z have met 1iF Rockefeller .
anlv ts.er iu uv iif- { fear thr letter .
aou'd be o. bur little 90 any assist .
sucr Co you
tr legislation Do vas charged with .
being sectional ThiT iF hardly borne .
boz bv enc facts. ard more than once .
l~ eairet hIE points bf utilizing the .
conflict OF Interests between Errf and .
.1Gib and cast
Born is Fe.trr. U C.. Sos. 3. 1881. D
s~ fts1 appeared ir public Office aE
!. frfrr r5 ere common council % th" .
fTT U. Providence u~ was elected
r tf~ Rhode Island assembly iu 1875.
sH4 g1gr years fatrr sent 90 congress.
tueF twu sessions h~ vas elected to
E~ senate. es successor tn General I.
tsrhrus~ f uaFrstd~ Having begun
lis career as q business man. Senator
stf-fra ,r5rtingrt fhr1uEtuuf hts pub
ir service 90 display busiucss-itfe
rrthods aad extraordinary capacity
.5r 0rFaHizati6u. Upon his election 4
y th~ senate BE- was irsmrfiafriv
1ad~ Chairman o. thr committee On
utrs aud a rssmher % th~ cowmiftec
n finance and tnt~FstatT commrrcr.
Pronin~ut In Tariff work
Later. as ehaiFman % fh@ fnance
orn1istcr. h~ vas called upon 60 as
ause q large share uf the r~sponsiblt-
~ for all tarin and financial irEisia-
Ior b~fosr thS senate. tie paFtici-
atrd 90 thr preparation % 90 fcwer
han sfx rrvisioas of th~ taria and
orr th~ baFdsu % labor taeidcnt o.
hem. The fsaYae-AidTich tari1 at
fas euEin~eFrd throaEh the senate {
8 Bin after suauF weeks % skiiifui
aaf hard fshtinE
After his retiremeut Ga 1911 from
ssbilr life ,fF. AiaFieh spent sageh %
- time tn travel. bat ~ eonilnued
D f9iioW baslnsss affairs. He sac
saay % BE Seas on the subject of
srrsner enacted by the democrats.
~ stshogEh sh~ rev las did nrf
e.- hss nssss e is knosu % = large |
1tnns he aoUrox-.l ~ ..kas - Nnn.. I