MEMORIAL ADDRESSES LIFE AND CHARACTER HENRY EDMUND OHAGAN A SENATOR FROM THE THIRTIETH DISTRICT DELIVERED IN THE Se NA Or ORTO JAIN DO AZ Oth, 1883S. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE, COLUMBUS, O.: OHIO STATE JOURNAL PRINTING HOUSE. 1883. Mr. Perkins offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : [S. R. No. 72.] Resolved, That the proceedings of the Senate with reference to the death of the late Senator Henry E. O’HAGAN, including remarks made by Senators, be printed in pamphlet form, and that fifty copies be sent to the family of the deceased, and that the remainder of a thousand copies be distributed to the State officers (including members of the Supreme Court) and members of this General Assembly. That the Sergeant-at-Arms be and he is hereby directed to see that this resolution is carried into effect. HENRY EDMUND O’'HAGAN. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE. WEDNESDAY, Fanuary GeLSSos The following communication was received from the Governor: STATE OF Outro, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, } OFFICE OF THE GovEeRNoR, COLUMBUS, January 2, 1883. { To the Senate: Hon, Henry E. O’HAGAN, Senator from the Thirtieth District, having died on the 11th day of December, 1882, writs of election were issued to the Sheriffs of the counties constituting said District, as required by Statute, directing that a special election be held on the 2d day of January, 1883, to fill the vacancy caused thereby. Very Respectfully, . CHARLES FOSTER: Governor. On motion of Mr. STRONG, the communication was re- ferred to a select committee of three, with instructions to report on Tuesday, January oth, 1883, at 3:30 o’clock P.M. The President appointed as said Committee Messrs. STronc, Woucorr, and Wuirk. 4 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE MEMORIAL ADDRESSES, TuEsDAY, Fanuary 9, 1883. At the hour set for the consideration of the special order of the day—there being a full Senate and a large attendance of visitors, among whom were the Governor, the State officers, and members of the House of Repre- sentatives—the President of the Senate, Lieutenant Gov- ernor R. G. Ricuarps, rose and said: Senators: On the 3d instant the Senate was informed officially, by message from the Governor, of the death of the late Senator O’Hacan. That message was referred to a committee, with instructions to report this day at 3:30 o’clock p. M., which report was made the special order for this hour. The time has arrived; and we are again reminded of the loss of one whom we all loved and respected. Less than one year ago he was with usin this chamber, a faithful, active, and useful member of this body—to-day he sleeps “’Neath the sod and the dew,” near his late home, where now his loved ones mourn the loss of a kind husband and loving father. He is at rest amid the scenes of a busy life. As we now think of him, his memory, like a mirror, reflects the ardent patriot, the conscientious legislator, the true friend, the genial and LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. 5 courteous gentleman. And so long as we are permitted to survive him, his name will recall to mind one whose clear head was quick to comprehend and whose warm heart always beat responsive to liberal thought and gen- erous impulse. “His labors are over ; His work is done ;” but Henry E. O’Hacan will live long in the memory of thousands who survive him. Thereupon Mr. Strone submitted the following re- port: The Committee to whom was referred the message of his Excellency, the Governor, relating to the death of Senator Henry E. O’Haean, of the Thirtieth District, having had the same under consideration, submit the following resolutions: WHEREAS, Death, with its inexorable decree, has again entered our chamber, and removed Hon. Henry E. O’HaGan, Senator from the Thirtieth District; and WHEREAS, We desire to give public expression to our appreciation of him while living, and sorrow because of his death ; therefore, be it fesolved, ‘That in expressing our unfeigned sorrow at this dispensation of Providence, we recognize that the State of Ohio has lost a faithful ser- vant; one who, a native of the Commonwealth, was loyal to its interests and welfare, and proud of its history; one who was recognized in the com- mercial world as enterprising and honest; one who graced the social cir- cle, and one who, in domestic life, was a devoted husband and a loving father. fesolved, That the most heartfelt condolence and sympathy of the Sixty-fifth General Assembly is hereby tendered the afflicted family of ‘our deceased fellow-member. Out of their great sorrow may they look through the clouds of the hereafter, and may they gather consolation in the blessed fact that when time shall have merged into eternity, there will be a glorious reunion in that place of eternal rest, where parting shall be no more. 6 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE LResolved, That out of respect to his memory, and as a token of our sorrow, the chair occupied by the late Senator be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days. Resolved, That a certified copy of these resolutions, signed by the President and Clerk of the Senate, be transmitted to the family of the de- ceased Senator. L. M. Srrone, ELMER WHITE, S. PaewioLco nr The resolutions were unanimously adopted. LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. REMARKS OF SENATOR L. M. STRONG, OF HARDIN. Mr. President: In the resolutions just submitted, your committee have attempted to express, briefly, what they believed to be the universal sentiment of respect entertained by the members. of the Senate for the mem- ory of the late Senator O’Hacan, as well as the sorrow felt at his loss. I will avail myself of this occasion to add a word in my own behalf. A second time, since we first met as members of this Senate, have we been called upon to bow our heads in sorrow at the death of a companion. Scarce had we taken our seats, when death’s messenger entered and served his imperative summons upon one of our number; and even before we had an opportunity to know and appreciate his worth, Senator NEEDHAM was called from this chamber to take his place in the silent chamber of the dead. Not a year has elapsed, and the dread messenger has come again. Hissummons has been served and obeyed, and again we have had a vacant chair draped in mourn- ing. This time, one whom we have learned to know and esteem, one whose uniform kindness and courtesy has endeared him to us all, has suddenly and unexpectedly been called, and is missed from his accustomed place in the Senate. Itis fitting that we pause and pay a tribute of respect to the memory of one who held so prominent a place in the Senate and in the hearts of his associates. MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE I cannot attempt to deliver a eulogy upon the life of the late Senator O’HacaAn. Others, who are more fa- miliar with the story of his life, must perform that sery- ice. I desire, only in a general way, to bear testimony of the high esteem in which I held him during the com- paratively short period in which it was my privilege to know him. My acquaintance with him commenced with the Sixty-fourth General Assembly, in January, 1880. In common with some other Senators now present I had the pleasure of serving with him in the Senate, during the sessions of that General Assembly, and again last winter, and here learned to know and appreciate his worth, and to esteem him, both for his efficient services as a Senator upon this floor and for his eminent social qualities as a man. In the Senate, his manner was such as to command the attention and respect of all his associates. His lan- guage, when addressing the Senate, was plain, earnest, and impressive, while his inherent good nature was con- tinually overflowing to add life and cheer to our sessions. We were always glad to have O’Haean at his place in the Senate. The light of his sunshine was just what we needed. His great knowledge of the world and extensive ac- quaintance with men made him a very pleasant and use- ful companion, while the generosity of his great open heart made him the kindest and best of friends. He seemed able to anticipate the wants of his friends, and was ever ready to contribute to their pleasures. It was no trouble for O’ HAGAN to go out of his way to serve a friend. Personally, I have many reasons for remembering him with kind feelings, and even at his last opportunity he placed me under obligations in a manner which illus- trates his characteristic kindness. LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. 9 ess Last summer I was passing through Sandusky, and, while awaiting a train, I called on Senator O’Hacan at his place of business. I found him just starting to attend to some business in court which could not be de- layed. He excused himself, but first insisted upon fur- nishing me a conveyance to ride about the city during my stay. After a pleasant drive I came back, but he had not returned, and I never saw him afterwards; but not very long after followed his remains to their final rest. Mr. President, to me the most valued personal ad- vantage of our association here is that of friendships here formed ; and when the duties of this session shall have closed, and we return to our homes, I trust we will carry with us none but the most pleasant recollections of our associates in the Senate. Time, in his ceaseless flight, will soon bear us on to other scenes and other associations, but whatever be our fate, or wherever we may go, we will always keep ‘‘ on memory’s walls”’ true pictures of our friends and asso- ciates here, and in the- group cherished and bright will ever be O’Haean, the Senator from Erie. MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE REMARKS OF SENATOR GODFREY JAEGER, OF OTTAWA. Mr. President: It has been deemed appropriate that, as the successor of Senator O’Haean, I should present here to-day a sketch of his life. If my language shall appear unsympathetic, it is because I do not wish to en- croach upon the province of others who are prepared to give expression to the feelings of this body respecting the death of their late colleague, and/to their apprecia- tion of his many fine qualities of character. On visiting Mrs. O’ HAGAN at her home, a few days since, for the pur- pose of obtaining the necessary data for this paper, she informed me that an account published in the Sandusky feegister of December 13, 1882, two days after the Sen- ator’s death, was substantially correct, and I am indebted to that journal for the greater part of my sketch. Henry Epmunp O’ HaGaAn was born in Norwalk, Ohio, April 4, 1835. He was of Irish descent. His father, Parrick O’HAGAN, a man of more than ordinary intel- lect and force of character, had. three other children: Edward, who, when quite young, was drowned in the Schuylkill River, and two daughters, who are still living. HEnry’s early life was passed at and near Norwalk, and with Mr. William Hindes, of Erie county. He also lived a short time in Tuscarawas county, where he taught a country school. His advantages for acquiring an education were very limited, but his retentive mem- ory and natural ability enabled him to turn them to good account. In 1849 he went to Sandusky City, where he LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. II worked for David Campbell as a compositor in the Clarion newspaper office. During that year the town suffered terribly from the ravages of the cholera, and for a time was nearly depopulated, but young O’ Hacan bravely held his post. He left the case, however, after having learned to set type fairly well, and sought a more active business. For some time he was foreman in Gay’s ship- yard, where some government vessels were being built ; later he was a traveling salesman for Upp Brothers, in the wholesale fish trade; and still later filled a similar position with the firm of Anthony & Co.; and here the sterling qualities of the young man gained for him the confidence and friendship of Mr. L. Anthony. In 186s O’Haean, having acquired a practical knowledge of the fish trade, established himself in that business, and a few years later associated himself with his friend Anthony, under the firm name of H. E. O’Hagan & Co., the part- nership continuing until the present time. Mr. O’HacGAN was married to Miss Mary A. HInpDEs, October 1, 1860. This union was blessed with eight children, seven of whom (three sons and four daughters) are living. The eldest son (Henry Ee [rays eighteen years of age, has, since his father’s death, been ap- pointed to a position in the oflice of Probate Judge Mer- rill, of Erie county, and, at that early age, shares and lightens his widowed mother’s family cares. While always active in local public affairs, Mr. O’Ha- GAN’s public life properly began with his election to the tate Senate from the Thirtieth District. in 1879. A man of fine native abilities and most pleasing address, who made friends naturally, he was a popular candidate, and was elected in 1881 for a second term. But, prom- inent as our friend had become in politics, it is, perhaps, more as a Mason than a Senator that he was most widely known. From the date of his Master-Masonship, Feb. 24, 12 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE 1863, in Perseverance Lodge,No. 329, he has been actively identified with the Ancient and Honorable Order. He passed rapidly through the higher degrees, being a mem- ber of Sandusky Chapter No.26, Royal Arch Masons, and a charter member of Erie Commandery No. 23, Knights Templar. He was prominently identified with the Grand Commandery of the State, being, at the time of his death, Grand Standard Bearer of that body, and, some years ago, took his thirty-second degree. He was the next in rank in the Consistory of Ohio to have conferred upon him the thirty-third degree, the highest in the order of Masonry, and conferred only upon the limited number of two from each Consistory during their respective lives. Senator O’Hacan died at his home in Sandusky, De- cember 11, 1882, being somewhat less than forty-eight years old at the time of his death. Many of you will remember that two years ago, in this city, he had a severe attack of sickness, commencing with a congest- ive chill, and, notwithstanding his previous apparently robust health, the germs of a fatal disease already ex- isted. About the same time, while on his way to the State House, he had a fall, and it is the belief of his wife that he then sustained permanent internal injuries. Last summer his health declined rapidly, and for seven weeks before his death he was confined to his bed, bear- ing his sufferings with great patience. His sickness has been reported as Bright’s disease of the kidneys, but it was the opinion of some of the eminent physicians who attended him that he was afflicted with an affection of the heart. This is a brief outline of HENry O’ HAGAN’s outward life. He was not a thrifty man. He did not amass a fortune. But his family and his neighbors, and thousands of friends, will revere his memory. He was a warm personal friend of mine ; but it is not my task to-day to speak at length of his character, his social qualities, or his genial nature. LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. 13 REMARKS OF SENATOR MOSES H. KIRBY, OF WYANDOT. Mr. President: The daily mementoes of mortality that cross our path, the funeral bell that so often tolls in our ears, the mournful processions that go about the streets, sensibly admonish us that man is born to die. The coffin, the grave, the sepulchre, speak to us in lan- guage not to be misunderstood, however unheeded it may be, of man’s latter end. Manhood, in its wonted vigor and _ pride of strength, is not more exempt than decrepit and tottering age from the fixed law of our being which dedicates all that is mortal to decay and death. That chair, once occupied by Senator O’Hacan. now clad in the habiliments of mourning, betokens his death ; that he has gone to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns; that he has gone to fulfill the destiny of all our race, and his body in the pro- found slumber of the grave to unite with its kindred dust. We sincerely lament his loss. Having occupied a seat by his side during two sessions of the General As- sembly, I made his acquaintance, which soon ripened into genuine friendship. He wasa genial and social gentleman, a devoted friend, a useful and practical statesman, ever alive to the best interests of the State, and assiduously attentive to the wants of his immediate constituents, discountenancing all improvident legislation. I4 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE Senator O’HaAGAN must have been more than human had he not, like other men, had faults ; but we will cast around his foibles, whatever they may have been, the broad mantle of charity, nor withold from his memory the just commendation which his virtues claim at our hands; for it is of record in the volume of eternal truth that perfection on earth has never been attained; the greatest and best men of all ages did most grievously err, and the wisest of our race went sadly astray. Suffer, then, the apologies of human nature to plead in behalf of one who can no longer extenuate for himself. The last.offices we pay to the dead are useless things except as they constitute lessons for the living. Our proceedings will have been vain and useless if they have failed to excite in us serious and solemn reflection, and to strengthen our resolution for future amendment. Let ws, then, be persuaded by the immutable certainty of death, and the vanity of all worldly affairs, to postpone no longer that preparation which it is wisdom to provide, and madness to defer. Let ws embrace the present pro- pitious moment, while time and gracious opportunity offer, and prepare for the exigencies of our latter end, when the pleasures of this world will be as poisoned cups to our lips, and the reflection consequent upon a well- spent life afford the only comfort and consolation. We leave our departed colleague in the hands of One who doeth all things well, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders. LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. 15 REMARKS OF SENATOR ROLLIN A. HORR, OF LORAIN. Mr. President: My personal acquaintance with Senator O’HAGAN began at the commencement of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly. I had long known of him, but had never met him until that time. Belong- ing, as we did, to different political organizations ; not belonging myself to any of the secret societies of which he was such a conspicuous member, my regard for and attachment to him were wholly due to that quality or capacity of his nature that enabled him to captivate his fellow-men—that hearty grasp of the hand, that genial smile that ever lit up his countenance, that something which is so hard to describe, but which said to all who came in contact with him, ‘‘ Here is a man whose great heart goes beyond party lines, goes outside of mystic orders, and holds within its sympathetic grasp the whole brotherhood of man.” As aman he was manly, impulsive, outspoken; sin- cere and generous; as an opponent bold and courageous —striking hard blows, but never hitting below the belt. To-day, as we are trying to say a few fitting words commemorative of his life and services, my mind goes back to the time when some of us attended his funeral. There come back to me many of the kind words I heard said of him by his neighbors and friends—those with whom he had spent the active portions of his life. They all bore willing testimony to the fact that he was a 16 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE model husband and father. To me this means much; for he who has had the sense, the ability, and the good fortune to build for himself a home, such a one that when he comes in sight of it the little faces at the win- dow look out and smile because ‘‘ papa”’ is coming home, the countenance of the good wife lights up with pleasure, and the task of keeping that home bright and cheerful seems lighter when she sees that the work she does is fully appreciated by the husband of her youth and the father of her children,—he who has been able to erect such a home has surely not lived in vain, for he was able ‘to carry sunshine and happiness within its doors. Again, all testified to his being one of the kindest and best of neighbors. While talking with his business partner about the age of the late Senator, I was lament- ing that one in the prime of life, in the midst of his use- fulness, should be stricken down so soon. Said this gentleman, ‘‘If you count by years he was still young, but if you calculate from the actual enjoyment gotten out of life, and take for your standard the average man, on that basis O’ HAGAN was one hundred years old at the time of his death.”’ So we conclude that the people in the town where he lived were happier for his having lived in it. Again, as we conversed with his brethren, the men who had met with him in the lodge, in the chapter, in the asylum, in the consistory, and heard the universal ex- pressions of sorrow over his death, and as they told of the pleasant hours spent with him, one could not help thinking that the members of this mystic order had been the happier for his fellowship. Again, as we think over the three winters spent with him in this chamber, we recollect his labors for his city, for his constituency, and for the whole State, of his kindly greetings and pleasant ways, and we at once con- LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. 17 clude that the members of the Sixty-fourth and Sixty- fitth General Assembly have been happier because of his having been one of us. As I stood by his open grave and listened to the sobs of his widowed wife and his orphan children, as they tried in vain to control the sorrow that completely over- whelmed them, because on that morning they had borne the loved husband and kind father away from that home where he was the idol of its inmates, and because they fully realized he could never cross its threshold again; as I listened to the solemn but beautiful burial service as it was recited by the officers of the fraternity who had the burial in charge; as I looked upon the casket that contained all that was mortal of the late Senator, the thought pressed itself upon me, ‘*Where is O’ HAGAN now, the real O’Hacan, the immortal O’Hacan?” At once I said to myself, I know not; this is the great mystery of mysteries. But one thing seems sure to me, that wherever, in the boundless universe of God, his present habitation may be, those who are with him are certainly happier for his presence. Since then I have been think- ing over the many theories concerning the condition of those who have gone to theother side of the river, the in- habitants of that great unknown country from whence no traveler returns, and to-day I would fain believe the teachings of one of England’s great philosophers, who believed that the spirits of the dead remained for a long time near the place of dissolution, that for a while they busy themselves in visiting the places and viewing the scenes they liked best in life. If that theory is true, I fancy that the spirit of the late Senator is now with us. If so, I trust he is able to louk into the hearts of his old associates in this chamber, for there he will find no mal- ice, no hatred—nothing but the feelings that are prompted by the remembrance of true regard and friend- 18 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE ship. If he could only speak to us from his seat yonder, he would bid us cease to mourn for the dead; he would tell each of us to go about the active concerns of life, to build for ourselves happy homes, to make the places where we reside the better for our living in them, to take up the duties of life, and so perform them that when the grim messenger shall call for us, those we leave behind will say the world is better, the people in it happier for our having lived in it. Farewell, O’Haean, we shall kindly remember you as long as we shall live. LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. fe) a REMARKS OF SENATOR ELMER WHITE, OF DEFIANCE, Mr. President: 1 shall speak to-day of a personal friend who has solved the mystery of the hereafter. | shall speak of him as I knew him, and as I respected him, and as I loved him. I shall not invest him with a halo of sanctimonious glory, nor perfection beyond his due. I shall not attempt flights of rhetoric to place him upon a plane above other mortals; but if I content my- self to speak of an honest man, and honestly deal with his good qualities, others may be content to forget his frailties, and respect his memory as one who loved his fellow-man tenderly and truly. There are times when men may well pause for a mo- ment from the rush of present activity, and contemplate life in its social make-up, meditate upon its friendships, and, reflecting upon its losses and sorrows, draw some lessons which will render the present more beautiful, more sunny, and more satisfactory. I remember once hearing Dr. Merrick, of Delaware, speak of the extending influence of human action, and he most beautifully illustrated the thought by the drop- ping of a pebble upon a smooth body of water. The lit- tle ripple first disturbed spread out in successive rings until the whole body felt the motion and action of the wavel@@:. “So man’s life-work goes on, widening from 20 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE home circle and social circle, each ring of thought and deed affecting somebody and working for good or for evil, as the busy days go by. I have often recalled that illustration, and it may be applied so forcibly to the life of him of whom I speak to-day. A man whose life has been full of sunshine, has bright- ened many nooks and corners, has revived many droop- ing hearts, has cheered many faltering steps—a man whose open nature has drawn around him friends and companions without number, has not lived in vain. A good man always lives for a purpose; such a man de- parts with the blessings of friends and the regrets of community. A pleasant disposition is more precious than riches; it yields a thousandfold of happiness daily, and like the sweet odor of fragrant flowers, dif- fuses richness upon all surroundings. I believe I am drawing no fanciful picture, nor weav- ing discordant threads in my woof when I think such a man was Senator Henry E. O’Hacan, whose early life- blight we all mourn. His life was most markedly full of sunshine. But the clouds have come; the eclipse is full ; and memory alone remains to recall the pleasant rays which were wont to lighten his intercourse with friends. His genial nature inspired pleasantness among his fel- low-men. His good character left an impress upon friends which time will not efface. His example might well be emulated, and his buoyant spirit might be envied by those whose gifts run in other directions. Kind asa gentle lady, at home he was the life and hope of a happy household. Honest and upright in business, he was a re- spected merchant, in whom the commercial world had confidence. True and courteous and loyal to friends, he was admired by neighbors at home, and esteemed by the public in general. Pleasant, agreeable, and exceed- ingly companionable, he was known well and favorably LIFE OF HENRY EDMUND O’HAGAN. BT by people in every surrounding State. Self-made, he was studious and apt in acquiring knowledge, and his fund of information upon current events was almost in- exhaustible. He was the life of any company in which he was placed, and his good nature and affability were proverbial. It was my good fortune to know Senator O’Hacan many years, and in all that period I esteemed him as a very warm friend. Good counsel received from him nearly a score of years ago has never been forgotten. Kind words of friendship always came from his lips. > J knew him in social relations, and in political triumphs and adversities. I associated with him in the legislation of State affairs, and found him a protector of people’s rights, and never recreant in the discharge of his duties. I met him frequently in the tiled recesses of the confra- ternity of brothers, where the mystic veil seemed to be lifted from the lapse of ages, and together we have medi- tated upon scenes which ought to make any man better for the association. That he should have been taken away so early in life is one of those acts of an inscrutable Providence, whose rulings we obey, but whose com- mands we cannot understand. I last saw our departed friend a few weeks after the adjournment of the regular session of the Legislature last April; but a couple of months later, when | myself was prostrated upon a bed of sickness, and the thread of life became so attenuated that it seemed of its own ten- sion it must break asunder ; when closely drawn curtains and noiseless tread indicated a crisis, I remember a knock at the door of my home, and I remember the kind words of consolation and sympathy expressed to my family by the friend who used to be my companion; that friend whose absence we deplore to-day. As heturned from my house, little did he think, and little did T dream, that of 22 MEMORTAL ADDRESSES ON THE the two he would cross to the other side first, and be the first to take up the thread of work in eternity’s realms. Senator O’ HAGAN was a valuable member of the Leg- islature of Ohio. Of his services in the Sixty-fourth General Assembly, I judge by current report, and I nev- er heard aught against him. I was conversant with his work in the regular session of the Sixty-fifth General As- sembly. He could always be relied upon for excellent work in committee; and, on this floor, we all know he had strong convictions which were forcibly but always courteously expressed. I do not believe he ever intentionally wronged a _ per- son in his life. His tenacious adherence to principle sometimes caused antagonisms which were not pleasant, and his persistence in pursuing a course he deemed to be proper caused a few enemies, who pursued him relent- lessly. One such was a brilliant journalist, at his own home, Who repeatedly attacked him, unseemly, it ap- peared, unwarrantedly, and, it may be charitable to say, thoughtlessly. That it hurt, I knew to bea fact, although his friends in general knew not of his sensitiveness. I have seen the tear trickle down his cheek as his eye caught some expression which he said he could withstand himself, but disliked to have his family read, because of the wound it would produce. Brave-hearted, he would not let the world know of his own heart-sorrow, but from the shafts of newspaper attack he was helpless. Mr. President, permit me to digress right here, and speak for a moment upon the proneness of modern jour- nalism to goad public men, when kindlier treatment would oftentimes serve a better purpose. Having been a steady worker in the profession myself for nearly a score of years, I believe I may be excused for making this allusion.