The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-21
tate South Carolina Senator
Is Honored in Senate
and House.
SENATOR LODGE PAID
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
Senator's Smith and Pollock
Both Delivered Addresses
Services Held in House With
Lever Presiding.

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honor Of the late Senator 3. r. Till
man of South Carolina were held
here by the house and senate today.
sTheer- were present in the senate to
hear these eulogies Mrs. Tilsnaan. =.
r. Ts,lman, Jr., Mrs. John Shuier. his
daughter, and nun Der Of well known
South Carolinians, including Charles
I'd. Galloway, civil service conlnlis-
sioner: D. c. Roper, commissions OF
international revenue; F. II. Weston,
distritc attorney for the Southeastern
district of South Carolina. and others
In addition to this the galleries were
well filed.
In the senate addresses were made
by Senators Lodge OF Massachusetts
Senator Nelson of Minnesota, Senator
Lewis Of Illinois, Senator Pollock and
Senator Smith of South Carolina, Sen
ator Thomas of Colorado, Senator
Ponerene of OHIO, Senator Shafroth
OF Colorado, Senator Swanson Of Vir-
ginia In the house there We're pres
ent all the members Of the South
Carolina delegation. including Repre-
sentative Byrnes, Whaley, Dominick.
Nichols, Stevenson, Ragsdale and
Lever, the latter presiding, al<o
Representative Padget and other
members Of the house naval aIfal1 5
coynmittee. Mr.. Ragsdale was also
among those who attended the Sen
.ate exercises and sat beside Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, a
strong friend Of the, late South Car
DINA senator.
Those who spoke voiced the sentl-
ment that South Carolina and the
entire nation had lost one OF It's Dig
men when Senator Tillnan passed
away and Senator Lewis said that ne
believed hereafter when announce
usei1t was made Of o members death
that eulogies should be held inme-
diasely, so that outside matters should
not be allowed to intervene before
such public recognition is given
Senator Lodge. who touched upon
hjsslong and intimate acquaintance
with Senator Tillnlan, had been re-
auested many years ago by the ee-
ceased senator to take part IN the
enlogies for the latter when they
might occur. For this reason his "a
marks today were especially feeling.
Senator Lodge said:
s..afr. President, Sentaor Tilln1an did
not come to the senate in 1895, as
many do, man unknown beyond the
limits of his own State. His reputa-
ton preceded his coming. The coun-
try had heard about him. The gen
eral public knowledge of him was not,
perhaps, extensive, but it was distinct
and emphatic. To those who looked /!
below the surface it was apparent
that here was man who had wrest-
ed control of a famous State from q
body Of men who, from generation TO |
generation, for 200 years had donli- |
mated its politics and its social and
economic life. Both at home and in
Washington they had brought forth
distinguished leaders in public life,
who had impressed themselves. and
their opinion deeply upon the history
OF the country and made South Car
olina power to be reckoned with
throughout 18th and 18th centuries.
Whatever their mistakes may have
been, however extreme their views.
they had been remarkable for ability.
courage, and force displayed not only
by individuals but by families whose
names and achievements were farlii
lar to all the people OF the United
States. They had retained their pow
er after the Civil War as it had ex-
isted before the great conflict which
they had done so much to lead and
provoke. Then, as the century clos
ed, they We're suddenly overwheln-
ed and defeated by the forces which
rallied behind Senator Tillman.
.'To the mass of the American peo-
pie who cid not fully realize the deep
er significance of Senator Tiliman's
victory he was known as the author
of the dispensary laws. and his meth
DDS of discussion, his 'pitchfork.
and his reckless frankness in the use
Of language, Of which he had ample
command, had made him a pictures
que figure and greatly excited pubic
curiosity as to his activities when he
reached the senate. It was Cor the
most part by no means either
friendly or a sympathetic curiosity,
but it was both vivid and strong. for
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to revolutioniZe the senate, as he had
already revolutionized South Carolina.
Senator Tillnlan was neither TIE
first nor the last who has come TO
the senate with such purpose as
that attributed to him, and anyone
who has studied the history or watch
ed the movements Of the senate FOR I
number Of years knows what has hap
pened to those who have come III
from another field determined 20
change the senate and overturn its
ways and methods. The first fact they
discover is that the senate takes
local or State reputation very calmly
and is apt 70 remain undaZzled BY
lis beams. Power and reputation IN
the senate must be acquired n
the senate itself. The senate as
body is very tolerant and generous.
There is more personal good feeling,
less personal animosity, more corr
pIete desire to be considerate vita
each other and a greater loyalty 10