West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-27
MIR MANN
OF Illinois

We are assembled ON this bright
ana beautiful spring day TO pay our
tribute of auectonate remembrance
io one OF the best and noblest mem
hers ol this Congress.
40 the beginning OF every Congress
the old members attempt TO take the
measure OF each new member with
whom they come i'm contact. | no
ticcd Mr.. Brown ON the floor of the
House shortly after he came into the
SiNty-scCOnd Congress, and was at
iraeted 10y his many worthy qualities.
several summers ago Mrs. Mann took
"a cottage up at Deer Park. | used TO
spend my week ends up there. and on
number OF occasions travelled on the
train there or from there with Mr..
Brown. We had many very interest
ing conversations, and became pecu-
llarly and anectionately attracted TO
hlm, because OF the sweet qualities he
exhibited ON those rides, so that
gave more than passing attention to
him ma the House. | learned that
among all the members OF the House
there was. / think, no other one with
more genial. kindly, capable, earnest
aud sincere qualities than Mr.. Brown.
year ago Mr. and Mrs. Brown.
Mrs Mann and myself. and number
OF others OF this body and OF the Sen
ate were ON our way to Hawaii. We
travelled across the continent TO San
Francisco and from there by boat to
Honolulu and around the islands.
There were, ! believe, i'm that party
49 members of the House and Senate.
many with their families and some
friends. II is on such occasions that
we really learn 10 know the personal
side, the tender side, the endearing
side OF men and women. Mrs. Brown
was the life OF that party. and / am
sure no one in the party was happier
and more filed with enjoyment from
day TO day than was Mr.. Brown, and
the two added so much TO our pleasure
that they became anectionately re-
garded by all our hearts
When the statement came i'm the
House one morning that Mr. Brown
had passed away ] felt as though /
had lost a brother He was Demo-
crat. ] was the Republican leader OF
the House when ne came in. 1t is one
OF the beautiful features OF American
politics, particularly eXemplifed in
ihis House. that the aisle on one side
ol which SIT the Democrats and on the
other side the Republicans is not a
.''' ''Aailf1 Nloit DtlWttu the nthTIH OF
men. Friendships do not cease at
the center aisle. We have on our side
OF the House just as warm personal
friends ON the other side as we have
ou this; and ] counted 81 a great pleas
ITc io know that / on my side could
enjoy The friendship of Mr.. Brown, as
believe hc enjoyed our friendship
from his side. lie and ] were the
same age. le has passed away. Just
at time when probably it was the
hardest for him 20 CO. A man close
io go. Doc had just become the father of
iiiiIe daughter. with all the reasons
Tor living that loving pleasure could
give, he was stricken down Yet. j
i"nl and ] presume ] will continue
Tor Che balance of my life To- feel. as
though ] had lived "a full life. and
done perhaps that share of work which
] might easily have expected would
Doc more than ] could complete. lie
was willing 10 gO if he could have
done $50 without leaving sorrow behind
him. would be willing 10 go az any
mr