The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-28
Secretary Hughs Delivers
Glowing Eulogy to Late
Presidents Memory.
A TRIBUTE OF LOVE
Secretary Speaks at Joint SEES
81 on of House and Senate
Held at Noon Today.

Washington, D. C. - Warren Ga
maliel Harding belonged to the arts
tocracy of the plain people OF this
country" Secretary Hughes said today
in delivering the eulogy OF the late
president at the joint session OF the
senate and house which formed the
official memorial exercises for Presl-
dent Harding.
Gle was equipped for his task by
inheritance and training which were
completely and typically American"
Mr.. Hughes said. 'ffe was neither
helped nor hampered by exceptional
environment. He suffered neither
from poverty nor riches. His endow-
ment was a keen mind and a strong
body.
"Alert to opportunity, self reliant,
facile, and warm hearted, he made his
own way, owing his success to his
tireless persistence and his unauench-
able ardor in living"
Mr.. Hughes said it was fitting that
official tribute should be paid to the
memory of a president but that the
significance of the gathering today
was far deeper than that.
Tribute Inspired by Love.
SIT is a tribute inspired by love of
country, as laying aside the differ
ences and controversies which seem
but trivial in the face of mans adven-
lures and Gods providence, we stand
united in the indissoluble bonds OF
common patriotism, knowing we'll that
ungrateful republics cannot endure"
He added "the temples of democracy
will be but as vain vestiges of o van
ished faith if their altar fires are not
kept burning by the memory of those
who have met the supreme test and
have laid down their lives in heroic
fidelity and self sacrifice"
A close personal touch marked that
portion of Mr. Hughes address which
expressed the estimate Of the dead
presidents character which could be
formed only through association in his
achieved a distinguished position IN
the senate where "his keen intelli-
gence and common sense won for him
general confidence and esteem while
his unfailing friendliness made him
universally beloved"
The secretary recounted the steps
President Harding followed to meet
the necessities of readjustment of the
nation to the ways of peace and add
ed:
Wanted to Aid Peace.
''It was with an intense desire to
contribute to the promotion of peace
and to find avenues of helpfulness that
he contemplated the chaotic condi-
tions left by the great war and our
relations to other peoples. His was
not the spirit Of a narrow or selfish
nationalism. He wished no commit
ment which would forfeit or impair
the independence and liberty of action
which was the heritage of the repub-
lie. But he desired to safeguard this
fortunate detachment from the ambi-
tions and rivalries which had vexed
the old world not only to conserve our
own security but that America might
use her freedom for an enlarged serv-
ice."
Coming to the calling of the Wash
ington conference for limitation Of
armament, Secretary Hughes quoted
cabinet
"Above ALL" the speaker said, ''we
give the tribute of deep affection
which moves us to speak in tender re-
membranee of a generous and kindly
spirit who counted human fellowship
more precious than all the pomp and
circumstance of power.
mot only those who had the pri-
vilege of intimacy but the vast multi
tude who bowed in grief at his pass
ing, responded to the grace of his
gentleness and called him brother and
friend as well as president"
Tells of Harding Death.
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