New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
X The Golden Book of Congress X

New Hampshire, and that when his services
end, as all mems services must end some
day, am sure no honest man will ever say
a word in any manner rejecting upon the
honor, sincerity or patriotism of Jacob H.
Galllnger, of New Hampshire.
Mr.. LODGE-Mr President Senator Gal
llnger is the only Senator now in the Senate
who was here when I entered it. We had
previously been in the House of Repre-
sentatlves together Our friendship is one
that covers many years. 1t has been an
unbroken friendship, and has grown strong
er with every year that has passed.
We have here our differences of party
principles, but this day as we congratulate
him on his reaching the age of eighty
in such splendid condition, both mentally
and physically, we think Of him as a man
and FRIEND and there is nothing to exceed
his devotion to the public through all these
years. Whether the service was conspicu-
Gus or inconspicuous, it for the public
good. He has never spared himself. His
honesty, his strength of conviction his
high character, are known to all men.
Mr. SMITH, of Arizona-Mr. President,
the people of the Western part of our coun-
try and l, in common with them, have pc
culiar reasons to feel great tenderness
toward the Senator from New Hampshire
[Mr. Gallingerl and to congratulate our
selves on his presence in the Senate of the
United States.
The breadth of craftsmanship displayed
by him has been peculiar to himself, when
his surroundings are considered. In all the
fights for statehood which have been waged
by the Western territories Senator CALM
ger, of New Hampshire, has always stood
the champion of the Western people; and
for the State of Arizona desire to express
here publicly its thanks Co him for the
warm, broad-minded, considerate manner in
which he has constantly treated the ambi-
lions of that struggling people.
Personally know of no man in the Sem
ate who is more deservvdly popular than
is the Senator from New Hampshire: and
when that end shall come to us, which must
come to all, pray God for each and every
one of us that we may lay down our burdens
as unsullied, as unstaned, and with hands
as clean, as Will the Senator from New
Hampshire when he shall have appeared for
the last time among us.
Mr.. WILLIAMS-Mr. President. l have
served now for nearly quarter of a CEN
fury as national Federal legislator in one
body or the other. The service of the Sena-
tor from New Hampshire rMr. Gallnger]
has been synchronous with mine and pre-.
ceding it, I never knew him to be even
accidentally right upon any question of
purely partisan politics. Somehow or other,
even If an accident could intervene to per-
suade him from a provincial or sectional
standpoint to vote right incidentally, while
ne was wrong from my standpoint gener-
ally, he never availed himself of it,
have never known sweeter person,
man who was more of real man, honest,
true, faithful and brave in the entertain
mcnt and expression of opinion than the
Senator from New Hampshire When
partially reconstructed rebel can saw that
about Down East Yankee that ought to
go pretty far.
have served with him on committees. I
have served with him in this body, and
have never yet seen the day, as far apart
as he and were and are politically, when
statement of his about a matter of fact
did not carry with me absolute verify. not
vcrlsimllitude, as statements of that sort
coming from Representatives and Senator's
generally do, but absolute verify. would
no more doubt is word, l would no more
doubt his integrity, intellectual or moral
than would doubt my own.
IL IS matter of great consequence to
be able to say upon the eighty first birth
day or "stand-pat," partisan Republican,
Notwithstanding all the outside uplifting
and progressiveness of the universe, that
NOBODY representing any faction of any
party can bring forward a man who has
neen Drawer and truer and more honest
from his standpoint started to say than
senator Gallinger, but will say than DR..
Iaiiinger, because I believe he prefers to
be called doctor"
think that the whole people Of the
United States owe it to themselves to render
God thanks--npt him--that he has reached
mis- e'ghty-irst birthday.
w course l know the Senator from New
hampshire we'll enough to know that II he
could have escaped this occasion, he would
nave done so; but, under the providence Of
Hod' ne cannot escape it; he just had to
i've this long; God decreed 1t years ago.
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