Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
SENATORS PRAISE
LA FOLLETTE'SL LIFE
Son Sits in Presiding Off,
GERS Chair While Crowd
Packs Galleries at Service.

The long career of the late Senator
Robert NJ La Toilette. which came
90 close with his death year ago.
VS. reviewed in tribute to his memory
BY IL OF his former colleagues, VINO
etoke at the memorial service held in
the Senate Yesterday.
d. Ia the presiding officers chair sat
his son. the present junior Senator
from Wisconsin, at the request OF
Vice President Dawes, who sat IN tne
chamber, and in the gallery were the
two daughters Of the late Senator.
The widow was not present.
The galleries were crowded to over
flowing, and on the floor were an ull,
usually large number of Senator'S ana
many of the Wisconsin House delega-
ton.
Fourteen Praise Him.
Senators who eulogized La Toilette
we're Rorah of Idaho, Johnson OF
California, Moses of New Hampshire
Norris Of Nebra ska, Fernald or Maine
T7razi of North Dakota and Lenroo'
Of Wisconsin. all Republicans; Ropln-
SON of Arkansas. the Democratic iea"
ar: Reed of Missouri. Wheeler OF
Senator in the presidential campaign
Of 1924: Din Of Washington, Walsh OF
Montana. Simmons Of North caro-.
line Democrats and Shipstead OF
Minnesota. Fatmer-I.abor.
Senator Wheeler placed 'FiChting
Boh'' with the three greatest char
ccters our Nation has produced
Jefferson, Lincoln and La Toilette
The three greatest Americans ana the
three great Democrats who belong 10
the Nation" while Senator Reed
counseled the Senate to emulate the
sincerity of La Toilette. that one
characteristic without which society
cannot exist and States cannot en-
dure."
All of the euloGies, Senator Reed as
serted. have single tone. the sim
cerity Of Robert NJ. LA Toilette, VINO
refused TO abide by chains or wear
shackles. who refused To wear the
divery of any servitude save the serV-
Zee Of sincerity for that which is be-
leved to he right
Thought of Principles.
"How different would be our cour-
sells" he continued. "if the &c Sena-
tors i'm this body emulated some of the
virtues Of that man. who never low
cred his arm and never turned his
back upon the foe.
You need not accept his views. for
they may have been mistaken on tax
alton and labor. But there is one view
the did possess and one course that he
Hid want that were not mistaken. to
think not of himself or his own polit-
ical rrcfo,7nent, but to think only of
the people he represented and the
principles he believed. and to follow
the star of prinriple regardless of his
own fate
All the euloGies. Senator Reed con
tinued had stressed, mot that Robert
NJ. La Toilette had succeeded in poll
tics; not that he had held office, but
that he disregarded himself and was
willing to lay his own life, and did lay
his own life, upon his country's altar.
eff these virtues are so worthy Of
eulngy. let us emulate them in our
lives"
Opposed War Bravely.
Standing beside the seat which had
been occupied by the late Senator La
Toilette. Senator Reed continued:
He stood alone Al this seat and op-
nosed the war while the shirt Of Mars
had entered the souls Of the people
and there was n universal voice for
war He dared to face n nation with
soul more than heroic: he looked
into the face of iee,ing multitudeS.
while the serpents of Islander Missed
about his feet. He was the hravest of
the brave and the most sincere Of the
sincere"
Senator Lenroot. who had opposed
Senator La Toilette in recent years,
devoted his opening speech TO the
years before Our paths diVerGed be
cause Of differences nf opinions and
we became political opponents"
He declared that many of Senator
la Toilette ideas had been charac-
terzed as radical when first advanced,
but they would be looked upon as
conservative now"
Praises Good He Did.
"However. much I have disagreed
with him in later years. I have never
hestated to praise the great good he
did in Wisconsin during his pioneer
ears"
Senator Borah. paying tribute to
Senator La Follette's ''inimitable per
sonalitH." declared. mo one could
doubt his sincerity" such denunci-
ations" as were directed 10 Senator
la Toilette" he asserted. may we'll
he regarded as certificate of integ-
rity.'
1--WE are here not mourn a leader
gone" Senator Wheeler asserted, but
to grid ourselves for the conflict be
fore MS. Robert NJ. La Toilette was
the cverready champion of the POOR
and weak wherever found. From the
lips of friends and foes alike comes
appreciation of him as a great con
structive statesman. Few men have
left so great an impress upon the laws
of this country as he left"
PlankS Have Been Enacted.
= He declared that of the Is planks
presented by the late Senator to the