Evening star., 1925-01-19
TRIBUTES ARE PAID
TODEAD SENATORS
Lodge, Brandegee and Colt
Lauded by Associates in
Upper Chamber.

With business called to halt.
Senator this afternoon joined in 'ast
testimonials to three of their late
'olleaEues, Henry Cabot Lodge. Frank
ID. Brandegee and LeRaron Colt.
Fifteen Senators delivered eulogies
on the virtues of these three, who
died during the Summer recess Both
sides of the Senate chamber partic-
iPated; both sides were eager to pay
tribute to the sterling qualities of
their former comrades, who had work
ed shoulder to shoulder with them
in the days gone by.
Reviews of the life of Senator
Lodge carried the Senate back
Senator Butler OF Massachusetts, in
tracing his career from the time he
entered the House in 1885, said:
Tribute to Lodge.
Here was one Of the most versa
tile, accomplished and widely cul-
tured men that our American public
sent him here was always sure that
in doing so it alike honored itself
and served the Nation On this day
of memorial, his native Massachu
setts joins in the tribute which we
pay him, shares in the mourning for
his loss, yet feels its sorrow tenn
pered with a stern pride
Asserting that Senator Lodge was
statesman. fitted by nature. by
inheritance and training, Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts said that his
mind was a storehouse OF political
and historic information, and that be-
cause of these qualifications he had
steered the country away from rocks
which might have shattered it,"
There were few guiding prin-
ciples in the life of Senator Lodge
for us all to remember" said Senator
Smoot of Utah, "and one of them
is his pronouncement Of the duties
of public men. Senator Lodge at
one time said "a man in public life
stands on his own merits and not on
the faults or the sins of others
His speeches and addresses" said
Senator Smoot, and his writings, in
the mighty drama where he played
so conspicuous a part, are rich with
ripe scholarship, legal knowledge and
sound logic, all crowned with sincere
loyalty and patriotism. Statesman.
historian, author, publicist. he was
easily one of the three or four great
Americans Of the last. half century"
Had Long Career.
Pointing out that as a Representa-
tive and Senator Mr. Lodge passed
through nine presidential campaigns,
Senator Moses of New Hampshire
said:
He helped to formulate the legis-
lation necessitated by two wars, he
took a leading part in the most
tercely contested fiscal controversy
which has ever divided the country.
and he made a notable contribution
to its solution; he sat as a member
of two great international confer
ences, with one Of which he crowned
his life work; he twice declined to
give up his seat here to take a cabi-
net portfolio; he outlived every man
whom he found here, yet he died at
an age when his expectation of life
was far from depicted and the shock
of his going from us may be Hkened
to the loss of an institution rather
than an individual"
In reviewing the life of Senator
Brandegee, Senator Moses said that
his was a life of service, and that in
1t he found no master but his con-
science, no mistress but his country,
and that he followed both with un-
swerving loyalty"
Stating that Senator Brandegee had
served his State and the Nation for
more than a quarter of a century, and
that he served them with distinction
and coura ge, Senator Mclean of Com
necticut said:
He was faithful to American ideals
and was always found supporting
those policies which have guided our
national progress and strengthened our
constitutional government, and 1t is
my considered judgment that for
sheer brain force and clear thinking,
for LOYALTY to country and conviction,
his superior has not represented Con-
necticut in the United States Senate
since the days of Trumbull and Sher-
man"
Speaking as Senator Brandeeee's
successor in the Senate Senator Blng-
ham of Connecticut said:
The conf1ning nature of his duties
and the lack of outdoor recreation
never caused him to neglect his
duties as long as he lived. Those. of
the Senators who were here in July,
1912 during the debate over Panama
Canal tolls will remember that.
Mr. President, such was my ad-
miration for my predecessor that II IS
difficult for me to find words In Whlch
to express it properly. He gave up
his life TO the study of public ques-
tions and devoted the best that was
in him to public service. 1t is throus n
such service that America advances.
In an Impressive address Senator
Metcalf of Rhode Island paid tribute
to the sterling qualities of the late
Senator Colt, asserting that he DIED
in the maturity OF his powers and in
the affectionate regard to his con-
stituency.
LIE Baron Bradford Colt had the
happy faculty of winning friends
during his judicial and legislative
career" said Senator Metcalf
"As Senator his outstanding
characteristics were his consideration
of his colleagues, his fairness and
observation-disclosures. Many Of his as
sociates have spoken Of the high
regard they held for him on account
OF these qualities; and what an in
spring thing 1t is to hear their ap-
probation of this man who has met
all these tests as a colleague and
friend.
when he took part in a debate
his remarks were clarifying; he
treated all subjects with generous
acumen and had a strong distate for
Legislation that was illogical.
AT times he was formal ard elo-
quent: at other times he confined