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 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 
 
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 Sixtieth Congress 
 Second Session 
 
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
 February 21, 1909 
 
 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
 February 27, 1909 
 
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Proceedings in the House 5 
 
 Prayer by Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D 5,7 
 
 Memorial addresses by — 
 
 Mr. Capron, of Rhode Island 9 
 
 Mr. Goulden, of New York 11 
 
 Mr. O'Connell.of Massachusetts. 13 
 
 Mr. Clark, of Missouri 16 
 
 Mr. Slayden, of Te.xas 19 
 
 Mr. Harrison, of New York 22 
 
 Mr. Edwards, of Georgia 23 
 
 Mr. Washburn, of Massachusetts 26 
 
 Mr. Williams, of Mississippi 28 
 
 Mr. Parsons, of New York - 32 
 
 Mr. Gardner, of Massachusetts 33 
 
 Mr. Peters, of Massachusetts 3,5 
 
 Mr. Keliher, of Massachusetts 37 
 
 Mr. Ryan, of New York 39 
 
 Mr. Howard, of Georgia 41 
 
 Mr. Chancy, of Indiana 44 
 
 Mr. Cockrrin, of New' York 46 
 
 Proceedings in the Senate 49 
 
 Prayer by Rev. Edward E. Hale 51 
 
 Memorial addresses by — 
 
 Mr. Aldrich, of Rhode Island 53 
 
 Mr. Wetmore, of Rhode Island . 55 
 
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HON.DAMIKL L.D. GRArTGER. 
 
Death of Hon. Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 Proceedings in the House 
 
 Monday, February 1=,, iqoq. 
 
 The House met at i :; o'clock noon. 
 
 The Chaplain, Rev. Henry \. Coudeii, D. D., offered the fol- 
 lowing prayer : 
 
 Almighty Fatlier, look down, we beseech Tht'e, upon us with 
 compassion and forgive our sins as individuals and as a Nation, 
 and inspire in us a greater love and admiration for those things 
 which make for righteousness in the soul, that we may go for- 
 ward with the work which Thou hast given us to do with a 
 clear vision, pure conscience, and high ideals that at last we may 
 merit the "Well done, good and faithful servant." 
 
 We are reminded by the death of one of the Members of this 
 House of the uncertainty of life, that in the midst of life there 
 is death. Help us, our Heavenly Father, to be prepared for the 
 change which will bring us into a larger life. Comfort, we pray 
 Thee, the family and friends of the deceased, and guide us all 
 to the larger faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Mr. C.APRON. Mr. Speaker, I desire to present the following 
 resolutions on the death of my colleague [Mr. Granger]. 
 
 The Speaker. The Clerk will report the resolutions. 
 
 The Clerk read as follows : 
 
 Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death 
 of Hon. Daniel L. D. Granger, late a Representative from the State of 
 Rhode Island. 
 
 Resolved, That a committee of 15 Members of the House be appointed 
 by the Speaker to take order superintending the funeral of Mr. ("iR.-\nger 
 
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6 Proceedings, in the House 
 
 at Providence, R. I., and to attend the same with such Members of tlie 
 Senate as may be appointed by the Senate. 
 
 Rciolvcd, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of tlie House be, and he is liereby, 
 authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary to carry 
 out these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection tliere- 
 witli be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate 
 and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. 
 
 The Speaker announced the following committee: Mr. 
 Capron, of Rhode Island; Mr. Howard, of Georgia; Mr. 
 Boutell, of Illinois; Mr. Underwood, of Alabama; Mr. Hill, 
 of Connecticut; Mr. Slayden, of Texas; Mr. Hughes, of New 
 Jersey; Mr. Washburn, of Massachusetts; Mr. Williams, of 
 Mississippi; Mr. Parsons, of New York; Mr. Sherley, of Ken- 
 tucky; Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee; Mr. Ryan, of New York; Mr. 
 O'Connell, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Marcus A. Smith, of 
 Arizona. 
 
 The Speaker. The question is on the adoption of the reso- 
 lutions. 
 
 The resolutions were tinanimously agreed to. 
 
 Mr. Capron. Mr. vSpeaker, I also desire to submit the fol- 
 lowing resolution. 
 
 The Speaker. The Clerk will report the resolution. 
 
 The Clerk read as follows; 
 
 Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased 
 the House do now stand in recess until 1 1 a. m. to-morrow. 
 
 The resolution was agreed to. 
 
 Accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 38 minutes p. m.), the House 
 took a recess until 1 1 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. 
 
 Tuesday, February 16, igog. 
 
 A message from the Senate announced that the vSenate had 
 
 passed the following resolutions : 
 
 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announce- 
 ment of the death of Hon. D.aniel I^. D. Gr.^ngER, late a Representative 
 from the State of Rhode Island. 
 
Proceedings in the House 7 
 
 Resolved, That a committee of seven Senators be appointed liy llie pre- 
 siding officer, to join a committee appointed on the jiart of tlie House of 
 Representatives, to attend the funeral of the deceased at Providence, R. 1. 
 
 Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House 
 of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
 deceased. 
 
 Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the de- 
 ceased the Senate do now adjourn. 
 
 And that in compliance with the foregoing resoltitions the 
 X'ice-President had appointed Mr. Aldrich, Mr. Wetmore, Mr. 
 Burrows, Mr. Money, Mr. Clarke of Arkansas, Mr. Taliaferro, 
 and Mr. Taylor members of the committee on the part of the 
 Senate. 
 
 StiNDAY, Fcbriiiiry 21, iQog. 
 
 The House met at 12 o'clock m., and was called to order bv 
 Mr. vSmith of Iowa, as Speaker pro tempore. 
 
 The following prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Henry 
 \. Couden, D. D.: 
 
 Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, in whom we live and 
 move and have our being; we would pour out the oblations of 
 our hearts in gratitude and praise to Thee, the dispenser of 
 all good gifts, and hallow Thy name in a faithful and unselfish 
 devotion to Thee and our fellow-men, and thus ])rove ourselves' 
 worthy of all the gifts Thou hast bestowed upon us. We thank 
 Thee for that spirit down deep in the hearts of -men which 
 recognizes and appreciates the nobility of soul in their fellows, 
 which displays itself in a faithful service to the public weal, 
 for this special service to-day, sacred to the memory of men who 
 have conspicuously served their country in the Congress of the 
 United States, and passed on to their reward. Grant, oh most 
 merciful Father, that their example may serve as beacon lights 
 to guide us and those who shall come after us to high and noble 
 living. Comfort the friends, colleagues, and families of' the de- 
 parted, and help them to look forward with bright anticipations 
 
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 to that larger life beyond the grave, where there shall be no 
 more parting, and where God shall wipe all tears from all faces, 
 and where peace and happiness shall reign forever. In Jesus 
 Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Mr. Capron. Mr. Speaker, I desire to ask unanimous con- 
 sent for the present consideration of the resolutions, which I 
 send to the Clerk's desk, in regard to the death of my recent 
 colleague, Hon. Daniel I,. D. Gra.n'gek. 
 
 The resolutions were read, as follows: 
 
 House resoli4lio>i ^S^. 
 
 Resolved. That the business of the House he now suspended that oppor- 
 tunity may be given for tribute to the memory of the Hon. D.\.\IEL L. D. 
 Granger, late a Member of this House from the State of Rhode Island. 
 
 Resolved, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of the de- 
 ceased, and in recognition of his distinguished public career, the House, 
 at the conclusion of the exercises of this day, shall stand adjourned. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to the family 
 of the deceased. 
 
 Mr. Capron. Mr. Speaker, iqjoii the passage of the resolu- 
 tions, in view of the fact that the present Congress is so near 
 its close and Members can not have an opportunity for a special 
 occasion, I will ask nnanimous consent that ^Members desiring 
 to do so mav have leave to print remarks in the Record on the 
 life, character, and public services of JMr. Granger during the, 
 remainder of the present session. 
 
 The Speaker pro tempore. The gentleman from Rhode 
 Island asks unanimous consent that Members may have leave 
 to print remarks with reference to the life, character, and jiulj- 
 lic services of the late Mr. Granger during the remainder of 
 the session. Is there objection? [.\fter a pause.] The Chair 
 hears none. 
 
 The question was taken, luuI the resolutions were unani- 
 mot'.slv agreed to. 
 
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 
 
 Address of Mr. Capron, of Rhode Island 
 
 Mr. SpEakkk; 
 
 Who misses ur uliu wins tlie prize 
 
 Go lose or conquer as ye can, 
 But if ye win or if ye lose, 
 
 Be each, pray God, a gentleman. 
 
 The actuating impulse of the life and the character of Daniel 
 Larxed Davis Granger, who recently passed from our midst 
 to the great beyond, was in his instincts habitually of the qual- 
 ity of a gentleman in every relation in life. Born in the citv 
 of Providence May 30, 1852, and reared in the atmosphere of a 
 religious home, his youth and young manhood promised the 
 fruition which his later life fulfilled. He gave constant and 
 consistent effort to the jjromotion of his high ideals of religious 
 life and living. A graduate of Brown University, in 1S74, he 
 chose the law as his profession in his native city of Provi- 
 dence, and my personal acquaintance with hitn began with his 
 acceptance of the position of clerk in the Rhode Island house of 
 representatives. Soon' thereafter he was chosen by his fellow- 
 citizens to the responsible office of city treasurer of Providence. 
 His incumbency of that position was characterized by a high 
 degree of ability and probity, and resulted in the commendation 
 of his people. His success in keeping the credit of his citv upon 
 a high and honorable financial ])lane was duly apjjreciated and 
 commended. Continuing in the service of his city, the second 
 in size in New England, he was called to the high office of chief 
 executive thereof. His ser\-ice as mayor was characterized 
 by an able, honest, and progressive administration, and after 
 
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 serving two terms he voluntarily declined to accept renomina- 
 tion to the mayoralty. But he was not permitted to retire 
 from public life, and was nominated and elected to represent 
 his — the first district of Rhode Island — in the Congress of the 
 United States. His quiet and unostentatious manner as a new 
 Member of this body won him the friendship of the Members 
 of the House in a conspicuous degree. 
 
 In the second Congress to which he had been chosen he was 
 appointed to membership upon our most important Committee 
 of Ways and Means. The insidious and often distressing and 
 painful disease to which he at last succumbed had deprived 
 him of the opportunity to devote himself to the important work 
 of his committee to the extent which his ambition impelled, but 
 he bravely fought back his increasing suffering and took part 
 in the work of the House and committee when at times prudence 
 might have counseled him to give first attention to his health. 
 
 From the human view point it seems hard that this life should 
 be cut short while one is still in his prime with so much to attain 
 which seems approaching fruition; yet who can measure the 
 real value of human accomplishment and its limitations? A 
 single act may justify a whole life, even from the earthly point 
 of view. Onlv the Supreme Intelligence can correctly appraise 
 the worth of any one of us in His great scheme of the true value 
 of our existence. The full value of man's service to his fellow- 
 men, and as measured by our Creator, is not for finite minds 
 to know. 
 
 Our friend has gone from the place in our midst which knew 
 him so well. His memory will long remain to cheer us in our 
 efforts to carry out each his little part in the infinite plan of 
 life. It seems a pity sometimes that "the kindly things said of 
 us after we have passed to our reward could not have been said 
 while the subject was still upon the active field of life to cheer 
 and sustain us in our efforts to aid in the uplift of humanity." 
 
Address of Mr. Gouldeii. of New York ii 
 
 Address of Mr. Goulden, of New York 
 
 Mr. Speaker: On Sunday, February 14, 1909, our colleague, 
 Daniel L. D. Granger, of Rhode Island, departed this life. He 
 died in \\'ashington, at the post of duty, though unable to attend 
 the sessions for some time prior to his death. 
 
 For two years he suffered with an incurable disease, which he 
 bore with Christian fortitude and resignation. It was my good 
 fortune to know our late colleague quite well, and the relations 
 existing between us were always of the most friendly character. 
 
 To know him was to respect and love him. He was a man of 
 deep feelings and great sympathy. It was his invariable custom 
 to bid everyone a cheerful "Good morning!" and in a pleasant 
 manner inquire about your health. His disposition was a jovial 
 one, and he was fond of telling a good story. His companions 
 loved to hear him, no matter what his subject might be. 
 
 As a Member of Congress he was faithful and earnest in the 
 discharge of his duties. He rareh- missed a committee meeting 
 or a session of the House. In his action on important matters 
 he was disposed to be independent and nonpartisan. He meas- 
 ured up to the full standard as a man and as a statesman. His 
 life is an inspiration for the young men of the Nation. It shows 
 what a poor boy can accomplish in this favored land. Beginning 
 at the bottom of the ladder, he worked his way up to the top, 
 becoming one of the leading men, not alone of his State but of 
 the Nation. His loss will be seriously felt by all who had the 
 honor of his acquaintance. 
 
 Our consolation is that he did not live in vain — that his 
 example is left us for the inspiration and conduct of those who 
 follow him. 
 
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 We mourn him dead, but "his deeds do hve after him. 
 
 Now is the stately column broke, 
 The beacon light is quenched in smoke, 
 The trumpet's silver voice is still, 
 The warder silent on the hill. 
 
Address of M> . O'Conncll, of Massachusetts 13 
 
 Address of Mr. O'Connell, of Massachusetts 
 
 Mr. Speaker: As a New England Democrat, mv position to- 
 day, participating in these memorial exercises to the memory 
 of my late colleague, has a doubly sad significance. It is pain- 
 ful to comment on the loss of one who has been a colleague, 
 with whom relations have been most pleasant and cordial, but 
 it is even more so when it is realized that his departure re- 
 moves from Congress one of the small handful of Democrats 
 who represent the great group of New England States. 
 
 In the political economy of this Nation it may, perhaps, be 
 generally accepted that an uneven division of political respon- 
 sibility is to be regretted. New England with her almost solid 
 representation of Republicans, and the South with its even 
 more solid Democratic representation, afford two striking ex- 
 amples of this policy. Many leaders of highest thought in New- 
 England have believed that this policy has injured the interests 
 of New England in many instances in the last two decades. 
 Rhode Island, however, was wise enough to dissent from her 
 sister New England States and divided her representation, giv- 
 ing to Mr. Gr.angER, as a Democrat, the honor of representing 
 her for three successive terms in the National Halls of Congress, 
 along with his colleague, Mr. Capron, of the opposite political 
 faith. 
 
 This policy proved a happy one, and in the choice of Mr. 
 Granger splendid discernment was shown and just recognition 
 paid to meritorious and honorable ser>-ice rendered by him in 
 prior years, when, as reading clerk of the Rhode Island legis- 
 lature and treasurer and mayor of Providence, he won the 
 esteem and respect of all those who knew him of both political 
 
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 faiths. That the policy of the citizens of Rhode Island was not 
 a mistaken one was clearly shown when Mr. Gr.anger was ele- 
 vated to the very important position of membership on the 
 Ways and Means Committee, the most important committee in 
 Congress. This place on the committee gave to the State of 
 Rhode Island a position in the councils of the Nation which her 
 very large industrial interests and her splendid traditions justly 
 entitled- her to, and was an impressive vindication of the policy 
 of her citizens in sending a Democratic Representative to Wash- 
 ington. 
 
 The Democracy of the Nation mourns the loss of Mr. Gran-' 
 GER and to-day joins the citizens of the First Rhode Island dis- 
 trict in paying due and merited respect to his memorv. 
 
 It was, indeed, unfortunate that in the last year of his life 
 his health was poor; but his patience, good nature, and courage 
 in fighting off the malady which finally proved fatal won for 
 him the admiration and love of his friends, and his gallant 
 fight will always be regarded with the warmest respect bv all 
 who knew him. 
 
 Mr. Gr.xngER was courteous, considerate, and polite, thus 
 splendidly combining those elements which distinguish a gen- 
 tleman and won for him the love and esteem of his fellow-men. 
 As a university graduate, he carried into the vital affairs of this 
 Nation those ideals which had come to him from a line of an- 
 cestors who believed in the undying principles of Jefferson and 
 Jackson. He early recognized that this Government, in order 
 to be a success, must continue along the lines of its founders, 
 and a continuation along that line meant that it must be gov- 
 erned by one of the big parties. He believed the Democratic 
 party better equipped in principle, as his fathers had before 
 him. As a strict party man Mr. Gr.xngek" had the confidence 
 of his party associates; as a Member of Congress he had the 
 
Address of Mi. O'Connell, of Massaclntsetts 15 
 
 respect of his political opponents because of his lovalt\', fcaltv, 
 and strict adherence to Democratic doctrine. 
 
 The most regrettable part of his career was tiie fact that the 
 last six months found him physically unable to meet the de- 
 mands imposed upon him as a Member of Congress from a dis- 
 trict with large, varied, and important interests. His friends 
 and close associates believe that had his health continued as 
 it was in prior years he jvould unc|uestionably have been re- 
 elected. As it was, Mr. Granger felt that he had been re- 
 elected. With this thought firmly impressed in his soul, he 
 was preparing to contest the seat of his opponent at the polls. 
 Unquestionably this belief on his part was sincere. I know 
 nothing about the merits of the case, nor do I care at this time 
 to in any way discuss them, other than to say that, believing 
 as he did, he certainly acted as a man in carrying the fight to 
 the highest tribunal. To die fighting a just cause is glorious to 
 men. D.wiEL L. D. Gr.axgER died fighting for what he felt to 
 be a just cause. 
 
 In his death Democracy loses a loyal, illustrious, and desers- 
 edly honored son; the Nation mourns the departure of a wise 
 counselor; the State of Rhode Island, with reverence, places 
 his name among those of her sons who, born on her soil and 
 educated in her schools and universit\-, continued through life 
 to remember the ideals and the traditions which, from the days 
 of Roger Williams, have placed Rhode Island high in the galaxy 
 of States forming the American Union. 
 781J7 — H. Ddc. 1514, 60-j J 
 
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 Address of Mr. Clark, of Missouri 
 
 Mr. Speaker: Antilhcr Member of this House has gone to join 
 the \-ast majorit}-. When we consider the fact that most men 
 are in good health and not past the prime of life when elected 
 as Members of the House, the mortality is astonishingly large. 
 When the membership was only 357. in one term since I have 
 been here 17 died. Hard work and close confinement are 
 largely responsible for this condition of affairs. Let us hope 
 that the step which we took on Saturday looking toward a 
 remodeling of the Hall of the House so as to let in the sunshine 
 and air may tend to lengthen the !i\-es of the Members. 
 
 The latest of our Congressional bretliren to depart was 
 D.'\.\'iEL L.^RNED Davis Granger, a Representative from Rhode 
 Island. In three Congresses he ably and faithfully represented 
 the capital district of that ancient Commonwealth. Having 
 graduated from Brown University — one of our finest institu- 
 tions of learning — and having been in due time admitted to 
 the bar, he practiced successfully his profession in his native 
 city of Providence until circumstances led him to enter public 
 life, where he had a long and honorable career. Twice he was 
 elected reading clerk of the state house of representatives; 
 elected city treasurer, which position he held eleven years; 
 twice he was elected mayor of Providence, and twice to this 
 House. His public record is above criticism. In every posi- 
 tion to which the \'oice of his fellow-citizens called him he dis- 
 charged his duties so well that at the first opportunity they 
 promoted him. In every contest in which he engaged the poll 
 proved that he was stronger than his party. 
 
Address oj Mr. Clark, oj Missouri 17 
 
 We all know that he was an honest, modest, straightforward, 
 , industrious, dependable man. vSoon after he came to Congress 
 he was placed upon the great Committee on W'ays and Means — 
 an unusual honor for a Member of so short sen^ice. Having 
 served with him on that committee, I cheerfully bear testimony 
 to the value of his ser^-ices thereon. During two vears of our 
 joint serv'ice the fact that I was the ranking Democrat forced 
 me to a closer communion and more intimate acquaintance 
 with my party fellows on that committee than would other- 
 wise have been the case. Thus 1 came to know our Brother 
 CtR.-\.ngER thoroughly, and I know that his every impulse was 
 honorable and patriotic. He had very decided \'iews — old- 
 fashioned views — as to jniblic policies, which he advocated with 
 courage and to which he- adhered with consistency. Though 
 mild in manner, he was firm as a rock. 
 
 His lidelitv to duty was signally illustrated in his last months. 
 As soon as Hon. vSereno I^. Payni', chairman of the Committee 
 on \Va%s and Means, issued his call for a meeting of that com- 
 mittee in this city on Xovembcr 10 to conduct the tariff hear- 
 ings, Mr. Granger wrote me that he was sick, but that if we 
 realh- needed his servdces he would come on an\\\a\-. I at 
 once both wrote and telegrajjlicd him to rest at home, recu- 
 perate, and get well, while we would do our best with the tariff 
 hearings; but, nevertheless, after a few days, he did come to 
 \\'ashington with the seal of death upon liis face and wanted to 
 join us in conducting the hearings. I had some difficulty in 
 dissuading him from essaying a task for which his physical 
 power was inadequate. 
 
 Some years ago he induced me to journey to Providence for 
 the purpose of making a si^eech. 1 was never more generously 
 received or more bountifully entertained. Before I left Provi- 
 dence I made three speeches instead of the one I had intended 
 
i8 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 to make. Rhode Island hospitality is a thing never to be for- 
 gotten when once experienced. I have visited many Repre- 
 sentatives in Congress in their home towns and have witnessed 
 divers manifestations of regard for them, but for none of them 
 more than for Mr. Gr.'\ngER. He appeared to know every- 
 body, and all of his constituents, without regard to political 
 affiliations, appeared to entertain personal affection for him. 
 
 His closing days were peaceful as a summer's eve, and he 
 sleeps the sleep of the faithful in the beloved city of his birth, 
 among those who loved him well and for whom he wrought 
 with fidelity and success. 
 
Address of Mr. Slayden, of Texas 19 
 
 Address of BJr. Slayden, of Texas 
 
 Mr. Spkakkk: With the name- of Ivii.iilaiul's .threat naval lu-ro, 
 Nelson, is forever associated the word " duty. " With equal per- 
 manenet- it is allied to that of Robert l{dvvard Lee, who said it 
 was the subliniest word in our language. Now, by reason of 
 the inherent elements of his nature and the ren;arkable appre- 
 ciation of those qualities that were so eloquentlv voiced by 
 Charles l'"rancis Adams, of Massachuselts, in his wonderful cen- 
 tennial address, we can never think of Lee except as typical of 
 character. That great son of ^Massachusetts admired the genius 
 of the X'irginian, but he admired his character more. While 
 Lee was serving his country in a siiboidiiiatc placi' on the fron- 
 tier, or witli unmatched skill conducting niilitarv campaigns 
 against an enemy of superior force, he was building character, 
 and ])erhaps Mr. Adams is right when he suggests that character 
 in a man or a people is more to be esteemed than skill in war or 
 statecraft. It was this quality in the early Americans that 
 made the rock-bound coast of New England the seat of a high 
 civilization; that gave us the glor}' of Lexington, Bunker Hill, 
 Kings Mountain, and Yorktown, and planted on the continent 
 of North America 46 great, independent, sovereign States, dedi- 
 cated to the preser\-ation of the liberties of the ]X'ople. 
 
 Typical of the people who did those things was D.\NIEL 
 L.\RNKD D.wis Grangicr. He was of their blood and bone. 
 
 I was first drawn to him liy an appreciation of the fact that 
 he was a twentieth-century edition of the men of the Revolu- 
 tionary period. At that time I did not even know that he was 
 sprung from the loins of men who had done ser^-ice for the 
 country on the field of battle as early as 1758, nor that his 
 
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 great-grandfather, Abner Granger, had sen,-Ld with Washington ' 
 throughout the American Revolution. I can onlv say that alter 
 I knew him I accepted such ancestry as a matter of course. 
 He had the same (|uaHties; he only needed the same oppor- 
 tunities to manifest them. 
 
 Being fellow-partisans, and to some extent of like tastes, I 
 was thrown into his company in an intimate way. 1 came to 
 love him as a man as nmch as I had admired him as a faithful 
 Representative of his people. 
 
 In his political views, as in his personal traits, he was a won- 
 derful reflection of his heroic forbears. His grandfather, l{ras- 
 tus Granger, learned political wisdom at the feet of Thomas 
 Jefferson. The grandson was grounded in the fundamentals of 
 democracy, and until the day of his death never wavered in the 
 faith. 
 
 livery sketch of his life that I have seen has referred to his 
 active work for the put)lic good as an officer of his cit\', his 
 State, or the Nation, or as a private citizen In all these places 
 he measured fully up to the expectations of his friends. Those 
 who know him best appreciated him most. He was as con- 
 spicuous in church work as in politics, and for more than 
 twenty-five years was superintendent of the vSunday school at 
 St. John's Episcopal Church, of Providence. Jealous for the 
 truths of history, he was a working member of the Rhode Island 
 Historical vSociety. Preferring reason to force, humanity to 
 brutality, he earnestly supported the cause of international 
 arbitration. 
 
 • As learned as he was modest, he commanded the respect and 
 received honors from tht- scholarly classes with whom he was 
 associated. He received the honorary degree of master of arts 
 from his alma mater in igo^. President Faunee presented the 
 degree in the following terms: 
 
Address of Mi . Slaydcii. of Texas 21 
 
 A. M. — Daniel Larxed Davis Grancek, of 1H74, for some time treas- 
 urer of the city of Providence, now its chief magistrate, in both offices 
 showing sturdy honesty, unflinching courage, leaching us to love city more 
 than party and righteousness more than all. 
 
 That beaiitiftil tribute frf)iii his neighbor and friend, the dis- 
 tinguished head of a great university, leaves little to be said. 
 
 But because it shows the estimate of him that was held b\ 
 
 men nearer the field of jjolitical contests and less influenced b\ 
 
 the charitable ])erspective of the closet scholar, I shall quote 
 
 from an editorial in the Bulletin, a newspaper published in 
 
 Providence ; 
 
 Congressman Granger, who diea in Washington yesterday, was one of 
 the most valuable citizens of Providence. The welfare of the public aj)- 
 ])ealed to him as an end that he should seek, and he sought it as many men 
 seek their own private interests. It seemed to be continually in his thoughts 
 and he worked for it earnestly and fearlessly, without counting the cost to 
 himself, and apjjarentlv without caring how strong the opposition might be. 
 The public came to understand the singleness of his purpose. They trusted 
 him. This is the secret of that remarkable power to win votes that made 
 Mr. Granger one of the most intliUMilial Democrats that have ever held 
 office in Rhode Island. 
 
 He was at the same time a practical jjolitician and an idealist, 
 a reformer and a partisan. 
 
 As long as the people choose such men for their sers'ants 
 representative government is safe. He look his mission seri- 
 ously. He sought no mere honors. He only wanted an oppor- 
 tunity to serve. I shall always think of him as one whose 
 central idea was — 
 
 Not only to keep down the base in man. 
 But (each high thought and amiable words 
 And courtesy and love of truth, 
 .\nd all that makes a man. 
 
 On his monument, in addition to ilic high ]iraise of — 
 Well done, g(]oil and faithful servant. 
 May well be carved tlie words — 
 Here lies a man. 
 
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 Address of Mr. Harrison, of New York 
 
 Mr. Speaker: It is my privilege to pay tribute to the mem- 
 ory of our friend and late colleague, Daniel L. D. Granger. <• 
 
 In his death the State of Rhode Island has lost a representa- 
 tive worthy of her highest traditions and noblest memories, the 
 House of Representatives is deprived of a figure of commanding 
 inlluence and highest integrity, and we, his friends, have lost 
 the treasure of his companionship. There has j^assed'out of our 
 lives the abiding presence of a character in which tenderness 
 and strength were of equal balance, in which rare cultivation of 
 mind and manner served but to emphasize the vigor and power 
 of the inan himself. 
 
 It is not possible to gauge the profound effect of such a char- 
 acter upon his associates. Elach one of us has gained something 
 from our acquaintance with him. When a man of the highest 
 character and deep learning consents to leave the seclusion of 
 home and study to venture into the rough turmoil of the public 
 service, his influence must always be for the betterment of his 
 fellow-man; especially so when he treads his way fearlessly 
 and without hesitation, standing with sturdiness for what he 
 feels to be the right and for the ultimate uplifting of his gen- 
 eration. Such a man was Daniei, L. D. GtrangER. 
 
 But, Mr. vSpeaker, the blow has fallen most heavilv upon the 
 many of us who were his personal friends. The charm of his 
 manner and his personality were a source of daily pleasure to 
 us all. He has left his mark graven deep upon our affections. 
 Personally, I shall always treasure my friendship with him as 
 one of the most precious recollections of my life in Congress. 
 
Address oj Mi . Edwards, oj Georgia 23 
 
 Address of Mr. Edwards, of Georgia 
 
 ^Ir. Speakijk; I would feel tliat I had failed to perform a 
 duty that I owe to the memory of my dead friend, Jlr. Daniel 
 Larn'ET) Davis Granger, were I not to add a respectful tribute 
 to the many splendid eulogies that ha\c already beeh offered 
 on this memorial occasion. , 
 
 My acquaintance with him began with the first session of this 
 Congress. Both being Democrats, we were frequently thrown 
 together upon matters of legislation, and the more I saw of 
 Mr. Graxgek the better opinion 1 entertained of him. His 
 manly qualities appealed to me and I appreciated him as a well- 
 fitted and able legislator. 
 
 By reference to the biographical sketch of his life, as found 
 in the Congressional Directory, we will see that he was born 
 in Providence, R. I., May 30, 18,52; graduated from Brown 
 University in 1874. He was admitted to the Rhode Island bar 
 in 1877; practiced law in Providence; twice elected reading 
 clerk of the house of representatives. In .1890 he was elected 
 city treasurer of Providence, and for eleven vears served in 
 that capacity. He was twice elected mayor of that citv. He 
 was elected to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, and Sixtieth Con- 
 gresses, and was a Member of this Congress at the time of 
 his death. 
 
 The many high positions of trust to which he was elected 
 and in which he served his city, State, and Xation testifv to 
 the high esteem in which he was held by the people of his 
 native city and vState. At the tiitie of his death he was a mem- 
 ber of the Ways and Means Connnittee of the House of Repre- 
 sentatives, showing that his merit was duly appreciated in 
 Congress, and as a recognition of which he had been given this 
 high committee jjlace. 
 
24 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 His death has removed one of our ablest and most poi:)ular 
 Members of the House of Representatives, and in his death 
 Congress and the Nation have sustained a great loss. 
 
 It fell to my sad lot to be one of the Congressional funeral 
 party. St. John's Episcopal Church, from which the funeral 
 took place, was literally crowded beyond its capacity b)' his 
 relatives and friends, who gathered to pay their last sad tribute 
 of respect. The ceremonies were simple, beautiful, and im- 
 pressive. The remains were taken from the church to Swan 
 Point Cemetery, followed by a throng of sad hearts, where our 
 departed friend was laid to rest under the sod of his native 
 vState. Nature, too, seemed to weep. The day was cold, and 
 the rain drops that had fallen early in the morning were frozen 
 as they hung to the limbs of the trees and bushes and to the 
 blades of grass; and as the sun came out at midday, when the 
 interment was being made, the frozen raindrops hanging from 
 thousands of places glistened in the sunshine and scintillated 
 the beauty of myriad gems that seemed to me melting into tears 
 over the death of this distinguished and lovable man. There, 
 in that surpassingly beautiful cemetery, under a perfect mound 
 of floral offerings, tenderly placed on his grave bv sorrowing 
 relati\es and friends, we left him to see him no more on this 
 earth. 
 
 The thousands, from every walk of life, who turned out to 
 attend his fvmeral attested the love that the people of the city 
 of Providence and the State of Rhode Island had for this 
 faithful servant, who had served them so long and in so many 
 high places of trust and honor. 
 
 Death is alwa\s sad. In this case it left its full measure of 
 sadness and sorrow , Init also a very consoling hope, for he was 
 a Christian. I talked with man>' who had known him inti- 
 mateh' for years, and while he had held many high offices, 
 and at his death was a member of the highest and greatest 
 
Address oj Mr. Edicards. oj Georgia 25 
 
 legislati\t- bod\- in the world, in speaking of him the}' stressed, 
 not the fact that he had lield high offices, but that he was a 
 Christian and a good man. 
 
 What greater tribute could man desire? Coming from the 
 hearts and lips of those with whom he had been reared, with 
 whom he had walked and lived, coming from those who knew 
 him best, it was the greatest tribute that human tongue could 
 pay to his memory, and gives a sweet hope of a meeting again 
 in that beautiful and great beyond, if we can have the same 
 said of us when we die. 
 
 The loss of such a man is of great consequence to this nation. 
 We need Christian statesmen to-day more than ever in the his- 
 tory of our country. We need men who fear God and walk with 
 Him, as our departed friend did. In this dav of greed for gold, 
 when men are in a mad rush for wealth, position, and power, I 
 fear Ciod is too often forgotten. I fear, too, that it is often the 
 case that men who do not fear God are elevated to positions of 
 honor and trust, to rule over and direct the policies and laws 
 of our country. Such is a sad misfortune. This is a God- 
 fearing cf)untry and a God-favorerl countrx'. His blessings to 
 us as a nation are countless, and in recognition of His number- 
 less blessings we owe it to Him to sec to it that His holv name 
 is not profaned by the elevation to these positions of power 
 and honor characters that are not builded upon a faith and 
 belief in God. 
 
 History will record that the crowning glorv of the life of the 
 great President William McKinley was the fact that he was a 
 Christian statesman. The same can be said of our departed 
 friend, for whom these memorial eulogies are offered. The 
 crowning glor\- of his simple life, and the one to be prized most 
 highly by his kindred and his friends, is that D.axiel L-ARNED 
 Davis Granger was a Christian statesman. 
 
26 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 Address of Mr. Washburn, of Massachusetts 
 
 Mr. vSpeakek: Mv personal actiuainlancf with Mr. GR.wr.ER 
 was confined to very pleasant relations with him durini; the 
 last session of Congress. We had, however, many friends in 
 common who had long known him, from whom I have learned 
 much that is interesting. Others will speak of his work here. 
 I shall confine myself to a side of his life perhaps little known 
 here. 
 
 He had for many years been deeply interested in the Prot- 
 estant Episcopal Church, with the practical work of which he 
 had long been closely identified. He was superintendent of the 
 Sundav school connected with St. John's Church, Providence, 
 for twenty-five years, during which time he took a keen per- 
 sonal interest in the welfare of the boys and girls under his 
 charge. His relation with them was more than perfunctory; 
 he was their intimate and trusted friend. Whenever any mem- 
 ber of the scho(jl was ill he was a constant visitor, and his 
 ministrations were often those ordinarily performed by the 
 clergy. He was always most solicitous for the spiritual and 
 physical welfare of all the young people brought within the 
 zone of his influence, and was always active in securing places 
 for such of them as were obliged to earn their own living and 
 in aiding them to secure an education. A friend who is inti- 
 mately acquainted with this side of Mr. Granger's life recently 
 told me that he knew of three boys whom he had helped, one 
 of whom is now a rector in the West, another a rector in the East, 
 and another a physician in a village in Rhode Island, none of 
 whom, it might truthfully be said, would have had an education 
 had it not been for the personal interest which Mr. Gra-nger 
 
Address of Mi. Waslihuni. of Massachusetts 27 
 
 had in them. His house was always open to those who needed 
 
 his advice and assistance. I remember that in one of the last 
 
 conversations I had with him iie asked if I could aid him in 
 
 securing a pardon for a young man in whom he was interested, 
 
 then confined in the state prison in Massachusetts. The 
 
 young man upon the expiration of his term went directly from 
 
 the prison to Mr. Granger's house, where he was warmly 
 
 received and hospitably entertained. 1 think I am safe in 
 
 saying that the church stood first in Mr. Gr.\nger's affection; 
 
 and then, looking beyond his immediate family circle, the 
 
 weak, the helpless, and the unfortunate whom he had been 
 
 able to help in their advance to better things. 
 
 His ear was ever open to their cry; his time was alwavs theirs. 
 
 Of him it may be truly said — 
 
 He has kept that committed to his trust. He has fought the good light, 
 and laid hold on eternal life. 
 
28 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. V. Granger 
 
 Address of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi 
 
 Mr. Speaker: 1 first knew Mr. Gr.anger when he came on 
 to Washington after his election to the Fifty-eighth Congress. 
 I had heard of him before as mavor of Providence on account 
 of his remarkable campaign, resultirig in unexpected victory 
 for him and for the Democracy, and on account of the probity 
 and excellence of his administration of that important office. 
 The fact that he had been previouslv to his induction into the 
 mayoralty for eleven years treasurer of his city had also gained 
 him golden opinions and demonstrated his reliability and 
 capacity. 
 
 I liked him immediately because of his strong traits as a 
 man and the characteristics of courtesy, dignity, and poise, 
 which marked him a gentleman at the same time. 
 
 Pope says "An honest man is the noblest work of God." 
 Not so; an honest man who is well bred, courteous, considerate, 
 and tactful is the noblest work of God. Mr. Gr.^nger was all 
 of these, and added to their ])ossession an ability of a very 
 high order. These virtues soon won him his way to men's 
 hearts here and to the forefront in the House organization of 
 the minority side. 
 
 He became a member of the Ways and Means Committee 
 and did good, intelligent, and tactful services there, until his 
 health became such that it was physically impossible. 
 
 He regretted his later inability to be much at his post with 
 deep anguish and often expressed it. 
 
 His interest was not confined to national legislation. Social, 
 sociological, and international questions claimed a large share 
 of his earnest and intelligent consideration, especially the great 
 
Address of Mr. Williams, o] Mississippi 29 
 
 question of peace among the great nations of the world. He 
 was one of the most earnest students of that great problem, 
 and while he did not push himself to the front self-assertingly, 
 as some do, he was to the highest degree useful in bearing his 
 share of the work as a member of the American group of the 
 Interparliamentary Union for the maintenance of the world's 
 peace, and as a delegate more than once to represent that 
 group in jieace congresses. He was sympathetic in heart, as 
 well as in mind, with all movements looking to the uplift of 
 humanity and the betterment physically and morally of the 
 poor and the ignorant and the vicious, who are the Tnorally 
 poor. 
 
 For years a vestryman of that historic church of which 
 Hooker and Taylor and Ridley and Farrar and Stanley were 
 priests or bishops in F^ngland and George Washington and 
 Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis were laymen in America, he 
 taught its Sunda\- schools and added practical religion and its 
 sweet lessons of goodness to his achievements as a man, a states- 
 man, a student, and a gentleman. 
 
 He was a clean man — clean in person, heart, and thought. He 
 was affectionate to his immediate familx' and kindly to all the 
 world. 
 
 As a lawyer I never knew him, and leave others to speak of 
 him in that capacity. 
 
 His religion was neither cant nor emotionalism. 
 
 He so lived iliat when his summons came lo joir 
 
 The innumerable caravan which moves 
 
 To that mysterious realm where each shall take 
 
 His chamber in the silent halls of death, 
 
 He went not Hke the quarry slave at night, 
 
 Scourged to his dimgeon, Imt sustained and soothed 
 
 By an unfaltering trust. 
 
 Man is the only animal, Mr. Speaker, that honors his dead by 
 
 ceremonious observance. The more civili/ed men are, the more 
 
30 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 reasonable and optimistic and hopeful they are, the less fear- 
 some and superstitious are these observances. 
 
 The reason is that as men progress in the understanding of 
 nature and of themselves they come more and more to think 
 of time and eternity as being a continuity of duration in which 
 immortal souls dwell in what ought to be kindly fellowship, 
 under the wise eye and friendly guardianship of a God who is 
 not only powerful, but good, and who, in the words of Jefferson, 
 "desires not only the happiness of man here and hereafter, but 
 that he shall be free also." One whose "kingdom" is on earth 
 as well as in heaven, and whose "will is done" throughout all 
 duration as well as throughout all space. 
 
 But for death and the sight and consideration of it, what the 
 
 poet wrote would be always true: , 
 
 The world i.s loo much with us; late and soon, 
 Getting and spending, we lay waste our power; 
 Little we see in nature that is .ours; 
 We have given our hearts away, — a sordid boon! 
 This sea that bares her bosom to the moon. 
 The winds that will he howling at all hours, 
 And are up-gather'd now like sleeping flowers, - — 
 For this, for every thing, we are out of tune: 
 It moves us not. 
 
 Religion and philosophy may each be defined to be a study 
 or " conteinplation of death" and of what flows as conclusions 
 from that contemplation — the belief in a sentient, supreme 
 rule by beneficient law; a knowledge concerning immortality, 
 sin, and its problems; a faith in righteousness and charity and 
 in their ultimate supremacy. 
 
 It is death and pain and sin that at times, crushing out the 
 purely material and secondary things, bring us to the realiza- 
 tion of the higher and ideal and primary things — the true, the 
 beautiful, and the good. Then it is that it can no longer be 
 said of the higher and sentimental life that "it moves us not." 
 Then are we, with "broken and contrite hearts," at the begin- 
 
Address of Mr. W'iHudhs, of Mississippi 31 
 
 iiing' of both wisdom and righteousness, and the mad rivalry lor 
 
 money and place being temporarily extinguished we can each 
 
 exclaim, with fervent tiianks to God, in the full presence and 
 
 realization of liie "eternal \erities," " I am cajitain of m\' soul." 
 
 Being with the verities, the \'erisimilitudes no longer deceive, 
 
 nor mislead, nor oxermaster. 
 
 Thomas Carlyle well said ; 
 
 Kindle tlie inner life, and ymi liave a Hanie lliai liurns up all Icnver 
 consideraticms. 
 
 How shriveled in liie presence of tieath and pain, which 
 "kindle the inner life," are they all — these "lower considera- 
 tions," the appetites of the llesh and the world, the alhu'ement 
 of place, the striving for wealth, in short, all secondary things. 
 
 Through the portals opened to our vision by death, how 
 God and eternity and our own immortality and our real selves 
 loom up imtil they exclude from the sight all other things. 
 How the new \ievv and the new life tear the tawdrv disguise 
 from mere material pursuit and petty self, and how pitiable 
 they seem in their loathsome nakedness. 
 
 It is death only tiiat can make us realize what real life is. 
 
 An orator in a ])ublic address recently said: 
 
 In the presence of the helpless dignity of the dead shall we not gatlier 
 some knowledge of the dignity of life, some courage to meet the problems 
 of the day, some hope for the future 
 
 Yes; we can learn to meet them worthily with self-realiza- 
 tion. 
 
 Death is ever, or e\'er may be. in our survey of life, a ])oinl 
 of new departiue. 
 
 This is eminently true when a good man's death brings its 
 lesson with its shock. 
 
 Of the subject of this sketch it max' be said, without cant or 
 affectation, that he was a gornl man — one of the few. 
 78127 — H. Doc. 1514, 60-j 3 
 
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 Address of Mr. Parsons, of New York 
 
 Mr. Speaker; The fvidences of respect and sorrow that were 
 
 manifest at the time of the death of Daniel Larned Davis 
 
 Granger betokened the high and enviable position that he had 
 
 in his community. He was an excellent type of American. He 
 
 came from old New England stock. He was well trained in 
 
 things fundamental in life and was well educated so far as 
 
 schooling was conc'erned. Of the advantages that came to him 
 
 by lieredity and environment he made good use. His ser\-ices 
 
 in both public and private life were very considerable and 
 
 proved him a worthy man and a fitting representative of his 
 
 people. No doubt theinspiration that prompted him to service 
 
 was that expressed in the poet's lines: 
 
 Do noble things, not dream them, all day long; 
 And so make life, death, and that vast forever 
 One grand sweet song. 
 
 Man's allotted portion in life varies. To some it is given to 
 do one kind of service; to another a different kind. Some are 
 called upon for an active life; others "also ser\e who only 
 stand and wait." To Representative Granger it was allotted 
 to be active in service, and those who knew him know that in 
 the performance of that high obligation he was faithful unto 
 death. 
 
 His position in this House was a notable one. He had re- 
 ceived high consideration as one of the representatives of his 
 party on a great committee. Illness prevented him, to his bitter 
 sorrow, from doing his share of the labor on that committee, 
 but, though in that respect he was deprived of doing the thing 
 that he would have regarded as counting, the will to do was 
 there, and that was the real measure of the man. 
 
 His useful and faithful life is over. He rests from his labors. 
 His record here is an honor to himself and to his people. 
 
Address of Mr. Gardna , oj Massachusetts 33 
 
 Address of Mr. Gardner, of Massachusetts 
 
 Mr. Si'iiAKEK; Gentlemen may make merrx in these davs 
 when elaim is made as to the especial merit of the "stock of the 
 Puritan." (lentlenicn are welcome to their merriment so long 
 as I heir acts continue to belie their mirth. So long as men 
 choose the Puritan as liieir leader and their representative, so 
 long as men show themselves willing to trust their Puritan 
 leader's judgment and his decision, whether or not it coincides 
 with their own, just so long will the world believe that the 
 doctrine of austere honesty has proved its case. 
 
 CtR.anger was a Puritan of Puritan beliefs, Puritan upright- 
 ness, Puritan singleness of purpose. Ves, of Puritan prejudice, 
 if \ou will have it so. Sprung from my own joeople, from my 
 own town of Ijiswich, in Massachusetts, from my own kins- 
 folk, he inherited the virtues of his forefathers and he inher- 
 ited their shortcomings. Yes; but their virtues were enhanced 
 in his character, while their shortcomings were reduced to that 
 mininnnn which nature exacts from all men. 
 
 To tiiose of us who love the lime light of ]mblicity, Gr.angEr's 
 successful career may serve as a notice that the buskin and 
 the mask are not the only effective accessories in progress 
 through the world. His part in the comedy or the tragedy of 
 life, call it whichever you will, bore no relation to the applause 
 of the emotional beings in front of the footlights. Of them he 
 never sought the acclaim. He never received their applause; 
 but from the thinking multitude who act but never applaud he 
 wrested the appreciation due to him who had been faithful 
 over a few things, and so had shown his capacity to be a ruler 
 over many things. 
 
34 Memorial Addi-rsses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 To those of us who are struggling for the appreciation of our 
 constituents, as well as for that of our fellow-Members of the 
 House of Representatives, there are two guerdons of success 
 which each one of us longs to wear as a medal on our breast. 
 There are two committees in which membership invariably 
 signifies one of two things. 
 
 If a Member of this House is selected for a place on the Com- 
 mittee on Appropriations or on the Committee on Ways and 
 Means each one of us knows, even if the country does not know, 
 that the Member selected is a man who stands above his fellows. 
 Gr.axgER was a member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 
 Are there manv of vou who would decline that great honor if it 
 were offered vou' I venture to say there is not a Member of 
 this House who would not give much to attain that prize. Vet 
 Granger did not attain it either by an unbecoming straining 
 toward the glory of the journalistic headline nor by the un- 
 worlhv ranting of the demagogue or the visionary. By the 
 solid, substantial, unostentatious performance of his work he 
 won his opportunity for greater work and greater influence. Let 
 those of us who seek reward by the meretricious short cut of 
 notoriety take heed from his example. 
 
Address oj Mr. Peters, of Massachusetts 35 
 
 Address of Mr. Peters, of Massachusetts 
 
 Mr. Speaker: My duty as a colleague and my desire as a 
 friend alike stimulate me to pay to Mr. D.\niel L. D. Granger, 
 of Rhode Island, that respect which is his due and the utterance 
 of which is to a friend a privilege. 
 
 Our Government exists by the will of its people, and the 
 carrying out of that will is one of the highest duties of democ- 
 racy. This duty the people of his city and State imposed on 
 Mr. Granger, and that such trust was well placed no one with 
 whom he came in contact e\'er questioned. 
 
 .\ public servant in man\' capacities, he for years served in 
 the important ofhce of treasurer and later as mavor of Provi- 
 dence, the second city of New England. To the public and to 
 the country as a whole his most useful service, however, was 
 rendered in the Congress of the United States. Respected and 
 trusted, he received the siqjport alike of those most truly in- 
 terested in our country's welfare, and for three terms was sent 
 by a constituency in which his party was in the minority to 
 Congress. The confidence so placed in him was not misplaced, 
 and his personality and talents earned for him a position on 
 what is regarded generally as the most important committee of 
 Congress — Ways and Means. That his labors are ended before 
 the full measure of accom])Iishmeiit of his life had come can 
 bring but regret to all. That his life's work has in no small 
 manner helped the welfare of his countrv and mankind does 
 not need my statement. 
 
 Straightforward and upright, he stimulated by his example 
 the best impulses of all with whom he came in contact. His 
 
36 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 unselfish and s\inpalht.'lic nature drew naturallx' to him friends, 
 and their lovaltv and sr)rro\v testify to-day, more than words 
 can tell, to his memory. 
 
 Our country, to safely j^mard its treasures of liberty, needs the 
 services of its citizens of the highest character. To-da}' we 
 mourn one who has served his country in the noble work of 
 peace with his highest effort, and as friends we will treasure 
 ahyavs the memory of that man of character, simple and direct, 
 and who gave of his best to our Republic — D.wiel L. D. 
 Granger. 
 
Address oj Mr. Kcliher, of Massacliusells 
 
 Addriss of Mr. Kelihek, of Massachusetts 
 
 Mr. Speaker: It was my good fortune upon entering Con- 
 gress, six years ago, to draw a seat beside that of the late 
 Member from Rhode Island, Hon. Daxiel L. D. Granger. 
 
 Sitting together upon this side of the House as Democrats 
 from New England, we naturally formed an early acquaintance, 
 for the company of New England Democrats in Congress has 
 been discouragingly limited of late. This acquaintance gradu- 
 ally developed into an intimate friendship, which I prized as 
 one of the most valuable of my life. Mr. Granger was mag- 
 nificently fitted for ser\4ce in Congress. He was gifted by 
 nature with a fine mind, which was fully equipped by thorough 
 education and extensive travel; possessed of a high sense of 
 honor; and was in perfect sympath\- with the highest tradi- 
 tions of our history. He approached the consideration of 
 every public question with rare intelligence and courage. The 
 public welfare was his sole guide in public life. With the 
 demagogue he had neither sympathy nor jjatieiice, and when 
 his conscience and political expediency did not harmonize all 
 thought of the political effect of his action vanished from his 
 mind, and his vote answered the command of conscience. He 
 was a model citizen, and the discerning people of his State 
 appreciated the fact, for they chose him almost continuously 
 to represent them in administrative capacities, and their con- 
 fidence was repaid in the perfect character of his service. 
 
 His assignment to the Ways and Means Committee, the most 
 important of the House of Representatives, indicated his high 
 standing in this body. He was personally popular with the 
 membership of the House, which recognized and respected in 
 
38 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 him a manly man and courtly gentleman as well as wise coun- 
 selor, \vhose sound advice was available to all who would but 
 ask it. He approached very near to my ideal of statesmanship. 
 
 Mr. Speaker, the cause of good government in Rhode Island 
 lost a stalwart champion in the demise of Representative 
 Granger that it can ill afTord. Let us hope that the great 
 record which he established in public life will attract to his 
 methods the voung men of that State entering public life. 
 
 Mr. Speaker, while in his death I lose a dear friend to whose 
 sound advice I owe more than words at my present command 
 will indicate, I am still the beneficiary of profitable precepts 
 which came to me through years of association with the dis- 
 tinguished gentleman to whom I pay this modest and inade- 
 quate tribute — Daniel L. D. Gra.n'ger. 
 
Address of Mr. Ryan, oj Sew York 39 
 
 Address of Mr. Ryan, of New York 
 
 Mr. vSpEaker: M\' acquaiiUaiici- with our late colleague, to 
 coniniemorate whose memory we have met to-dav, began when 
 he entered the Fifty-eighth Congress. As time passed our 
 acquaintance ripened into a warm friendship. 
 
 Mr. Gr.angER having friends and business interests in Buffalo, 
 my home city, he frequenth' visited there, and on those visits I 
 often had the pleasure of his company. He was a tvpical Xew 
 England gentleman. It was always a pleasure to meet him. 
 
 He was a lineal descendant jjf Launcelot Granger, who with 
 his wife came from England and settled in Ipswich, Mass. 
 
 Capt. Abner Granger, a descendant of this common ancestor, 
 served with distinction in the war of the Revolution and was 
 with Washington at \'alley Forge. 
 
 His grandfather, Erastus Granger, was a warm supporter of 
 Thomas JeiTerson. He and Gideon Granger, his brother, were 
 residents of the State of Connecticut and were survevors and 
 civil engineers, and were engaged by manv Xew Englanders 
 who had invested in Mrginia lands to go to Virginia and survej' 
 them. 
 
 During their stay in \'irginia they visited Monticello and 
 there met Thomas Jefferson and became very much attached 
 to him. On their return to their home in Connecticut they 
 were enthusiastic in their praise of Jefferson and the policies 
 he advocated. 
 
 When Jefferson was a candidate for the Presidency of the 
 Urtited States those sturdy Xew Englanders traveled through 
 their State advocating his election. Afterwards President Jef- 
 ferson, in appreciation of the services rendered, appointed Gid- 
 eon Granger Postmaster-General in his Cabinet, and Erastus 
 
40 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 (iranger was named as the first postmaster of the then villa<;e 
 of Buflalo, N. Y. 
 
 Both rendered distinguished serv-ices to their country. Eras- 
 tus Granger, representing the United States, after much negotia- 
 tion with the famous Indian chief, Red Jacket, of the Iroquois 
 or Six Nations of New York State Indians, succeeded in keep- 
 ing that powerful tribe neutral during the war of 1812. 
 
 Mr. Erastus dranger was for years one of the leading citizens 
 of Buffalo, and there are many landmarks to-day in that city 
 tliat recall the family name. 
 
 Daniel L. D. Granger's father. Rev. James N. Granger, was 
 a clergyman, and settled in Providence, R. I., where our late 
 colleague was born in May, 1852. Mr. Granger graduated 
 from Brown University in 1874; was admitted to the Rhode 
 Island bar in 1877. He practiced his profession in his home 
 citv; was twice elected reading clerk of the Rhode Island house 
 of representatives; was for eleven years after 1890 city treas- 
 urer of Providence, and for two terms elected mayor of that 
 city, and when death called him was completing his third term 
 as a Member of this body. He was of the old school of New 
 England Democracy. 
 
 To know Mr. Granger was to love him. He was a man of 
 good habits, an exemplary citizen, and lived an upright life. 
 He was a conscientious Representative and an able legislator. 
 
 His kind manner endeared him to all, and by his death this 
 House has suffered a great loss. 
 
 It was my jirivilege to be one of the committee appointed b)' 
 the Speaker to pay the last tribute of respect to our departed 
 colleague. The ser\'ices were held in vSt. John's Church, Provi- 
 dence, and that magnificent church was filled with mourners, 
 including state and city officials and hundreds of sorrowing 
 friends. The burial was at Swan Point Cemetery, where all 
 that was earthlv of Daniel L. D. Granger is laid-at rest. 
 
Address of Mr. Howard, of Georgia 41 
 
 Address of Mr. Howard, of Georgia 
 
 Mr. Speaker: Daniel Larnkd Da\-is CtRancer was horn in 
 the city of Providence, R. I., May 30, 1852, and was a son of 
 Rev. Dr. James Nathaniel and Anna Brown (Davis) Granger. 
 
 His father was the pastor of the First Baptist Church in 
 Providence, founded by Roger WilHams, 1638-39. 
 
 He was a lineal descendant of Launcelot Granger, who settled 
 in Ipswich, Mass., in 1648, coining from England. 
 
 Capt. Abner Granger, in the fourth generation, served in the 
 Re\olution and was with Washington at Valley Forge. He 
 also ser\'ed in the French and Indian wars. Erastus Granger, 
 in the fifth generation, and grandfather of Mr. Gr.\.\h;er, a resi- 
 dent of Connecticut, together with his cousin, Gideon Granger, 
 were early adherents of Jeffersonian views of public and domestic 
 affairs. Coimecticut was a strong Federalist State, and these 
 two young men stumped the vState for Jefferson in 1800. 
 
 Gideon became Postmaster-General, while Erastus was sent 
 to Buffalo, \. v., then a hamlet and the frontier, as Indian 
 agent for the Six Nations. He was the last full agent, as Sir 
 William Johnson was the first. 
 
 Erastus Granger's most \'aluable service was his influence to 
 keep the Six Nations neutral during the war of 181 2. 
 
 News of the declaration of war reached Buffalo June 37, 1812. 
 On July ^)-S he held counsel with representatives of the nations 
 and entered into a treaty of neutrality. Circumstances forced 
 the Indians to take up arms. He was commissioned a lieu- 
 tenant-colonel. New York Volunteers, and commanded these 
 Indians in several engagements. 
 
 Janus N. Granger, jr., brother of Da.ntel, was a lieutenant, 
 vSecond Rhode Island X'olunteers, and served in the ci\il war. 
 
42 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 On his mother's side he was descended from Roger Williams 
 in the ninth generation. His great-grandfather, Daniel Lamed, 
 was a captain in the Revolution. His grandfather, Simon 
 Davis, jr., was for many years postmaster of Thompson, Conn., 
 and pension agent for Revolutionary soldiers and those of the 
 war of i8i2. 
 
 Mr. Granger preparwl for college in the Providence schools, 
 and was graduated from Brown University in the class of 1874 
 with the degree of A. B. He received the degree of master of 
 arts from his alma mater in 1902. 
 
 President Faunce presented the degree in the following terms: 
 
 A. M. — D.\NIEL LarnEd D.avi.s CtR.\nger, of 1874, for some time treas- 
 urer of the city of Providence, now its chief magistrate. In both offices 
 showing sturdy honesty, unflinching courage, teaching us to love the city 
 mure than (larty, and righteousness more than all. 
 
 Mr. Granger studied law in the office of Brown & Van Slvck, 
 of Providence, and spent two years at the Boston University 
 Law School, graduating in 1877. 
 
 He was admitted to the Rhode Island bar in the same year, 
 and later to the United .States courts. He was twice clerk of 
 the Rhode Island house of representatives. In 1889 he was 
 elected city treasurer of Providence and held that office for 
 eleven years. He was mayor of Providence, 1901 and 1902, two 
 terms. He was a ^lember of the Fifl\-eighth, Fiftv-ninth, and 
 Sixtieth Congresses, and during the last two terms was a mem- 
 ber of the Ways and Means Committee. 
 
 Mr. Granger's nonpolitical activities were wide. He was a 
 member of the University Club of Providence, the Manhattan 
 Club of New York, the Cosmos Clulj of Washington, and of 
 the Psi Upsilon Fraternity of Brown University. 
 
 He was a member of the Rhode Island Historical Society; a 
 trustee of the Providence Public Library; for years a member 
 of the managing board of the Young Men's Christian Associa- 
 
Address of Mr. Hoivard, of Georgia 43 
 
 tion; former [iresideiU of the Churclimen's Club of Providence; 
 a member of the standing committee of the Episcopal diocese 
 of Rhodi' Island; a delegate to the Episcopal triennial con- 
 vention held in Richmond, \'a., in 1907; a member of the 
 vestry of St. John's Episcopal Church, Providence; twentv-five 
 years the superintendent of the Simday school; vice-president 
 of the American group of the Interparliamentarv Union for 
 the Promotion of International Arliitralion, and American vice- 
 president of the union. 
 
 JNIr. ftRANGER died in Washington, D. C, at the Hotel Rich- 
 mond, vSunday, February 14, 1909. 
 
 The fimeral ser\ice was held at St. John's Episcojial Church, 
 Providence, February 17; the burial in the famih- lot, Swan 
 Point Cemetery, Providence. 
 
 Mr. Gr.xncek was unmarried. He is survived bv Miss Grace 
 Ciranger, a sister, with whom he lived, and a brother, Dr. Wil- 
 liam D. CTranger, of Bronxxille, .\. V. 
 
Memorial AJJ)xsscs: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 Address of Mr. Chaney, of Indiana 
 
 Mr. vSpeaker: In this House we come to know each other best 
 when we come in contact in committee work. With those who 
 meet merely on the House floor we are not so intimate. I did 
 not serve with Mr. Granger on any committee, and, therefore, 
 in the House we knew each other at a distance. He faced me 
 from the Democratic side, and being of a quiet nature, not given 
 to bombast or display, attracted such attention onlv as required 
 by his duties here. 
 
 It is not, however, by the man whose voice sounds oftenest 
 in the House that legislation is framed and passed, but rather 
 by the steady hand which works out the details, searches for 
 the facts, and builds from the ground. 
 
 The architect of a building is rarely ever the orator who 
 paints the picture in eloquence. He is always on hand, but 
 his works speak for him. 
 
 On the trip to Panama to see the greatest of the enterprises 
 of men, I became really acquainted with Mr. Granger. I found 
 him to be a genial gentleman, entertaining in conversation, 
 worthy in judgment. 
 
 From his biography it appears that he was possessed of a 
 good education, having graduated from Brown University in 
 1 874, and admitted to the bar in 1 877. He was qualified, there- 
 fore, for the active duties of a statesman. 
 
 He was not limited b>- the routine of the college and the bar, 
 however. He was reading clerk of the house of representatives 
 of his State, and thereby made acquainted with the forms of 
 law. He was acquainted with business also, having been treas- 
 urer of his home city for eleven years. He came to Congress, 
 
Address of Mi . Chaney, oj hnliaita 45 
 
 therefore, with fitness for liis duties here. Although' a Deuio- 
 crat and bound by party ties, he yet maintained an independ- 
 ence which made his inlluence felt in this House. He was not 
 of the school of pessimism and class discontent. He was 
 broad minded and patriotic. 
 
 He is missed in the councils of the Nation, and friends will 
 long remember him for his many good qualities of head and 
 heart. 
 
 I am glad to testify to the esteem in which he was held by 
 his friends on this side of the Chamber, and to extend to his 
 family that consolation which crowns a well-spent life. 
 
46 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 Address of Mr. Coocran, of New York 
 
 Mr. vSpEakER: On the 14th day of Fcbruar\-, 1909, Members 
 of Congress approaching the Capitol saw the flag at half-mast 
 and thus for the first time were apprised of a great loss that 
 had befallen the public service. • D.^NiEi, L. D. Granger, a 
 Representative in Congress from Rhode Island, died during 
 the previous night. His last illness had been long and tedious, 
 but he had persisted with such firmness in attempting to con- 
 tinue the performance of his duties that few realized the des- 
 perate state of his health when he appeared in the Committee 
 on Waj's and Means during the public hearings lately held on 
 the tariff. This iron determination to remain at his post under 
 conditions so painful that a man of less rugged fiber would have 
 considered himself justified in employing all his time and 
 thought in efforts to alleviate his physical suft'ering illustrates 
 strikinglv the scrupulous fidelity to duty which was the dom- 
 inant feature of his character and which explains his long career 
 of sell -renunciation, of usefulness, and of honor. 
 
 It would be profitless to repeat here the account of his life 
 and (if his public services, already given in complete and loving 
 detail l)v others among the colleagues who served with him and 
 the friends who revere his memory. 
 
 There is, however, one aspect of his career which, I think, 
 deserves special mention for the light it sheds upon the political 
 system of which he was an important feature and on the quality 
 of the citizenship which he adorned. 
 
 When we recall the length of his public sersdce, the various 
 offices he filled in his own State, as well as in the Nation, and 
 the success he achieved in each, the fact that his death has 
 
Address of Mr. Cockran. of Sew York 47 
 
 been followed by no evil consequences to the body politic estab- 
 lishes conspicuously the excellence of our political system. 
 In anv other country the death of such a valuable public servant 
 must have left a palpable void in the machinery of govern- 
 ment. His sudden removal from the popular representative 
 bodv, and from its most important committee, must have 
 been followed by some impairment of its efficiency, if not by 
 serious disturbance of its operations. The fact that notwith- 
 standing his sudden, abrupt removal the efficiency of the House 
 remains unimpaired, the current of legislation uninterru])ted, 
 the stability of government unaffected, prove conclusively that 
 to the perfection of our political system no one life is absolutely 
 essential. 
 
 While, however, no man is indispensable to the efficiency of 
 our Government, it is nevertheless by the virtues and patriotic 
 activities of all men subject to its authority that its functions 
 must be performed, its vigor maintained, its excellence ad- 
 vanced. Effective maintenance of such a system is possible 
 only where civic virtue of the highest order is a common posses- 
 sion of its citizens. To have become distinguished in such a 
 citizenship establishes higher merit than to have become indis- 
 pensable in a community composed of baser elements. The 
 extent to which our late colleague achieved this distinction can 
 be judged by the spontaneous expressions of regret which his 
 death has provoked. The highest praise which a public ser\'ant 
 under our system can deserve is that which the unanimous 
 voice of his fellows bestows on D.\.niel L. D. Gr.\ngER. He 
 took a foremost place in the foremost representative body of 
 the foremost Nation of the world, and ne proved himself worthy 
 of it. To have merited this imiversal acknowledgment is the 
 noblest crown that can reward a useful life of unwearied, un- 
 selfish public service. 
 
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48 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 That he has iiieritcd it fully and completely is shown by the 
 profound respect in which all his associates, in common with 
 the whole body of the American people, hold the character he 
 established, the high value they place on the virtues he pos- 
 sessed, the deep gratitude with which they appreciate the 
 services he rendered, the pride and aflfection with which they 
 treasure the memorv he has left 
 
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE 
 
 Monday, February 75, 7909. 
 
 A message from the House of Representatives, bv Mr. W. T- 
 Browning, its Chief Clerk, communicated to the Senate the in- 
 telligence of the death of Hon. Daniel L. D. Granger, late a 
 Representative from the State of Rhode Island, and transmittid 
 resolutions of the House thereon. 
 
 The' message also announced that the Speaker of the House 
 had appointed Mr. Capron, of Rhode Island; Mr. Howard, of 
 Georgia; Mr. Boutell, of Illinois; Mr. Underwood, of Alabama; 
 Mr. Hill, of Connecticut; Mr. Slayden, of Texas; Mr. Hughes, of 
 New Jersey; Mr. Washburn, of Massachusetts; Mr. Williams, of 
 Mississippi; Mr. Parsons, of Xew York ; Mr. Sherlev, of Kentucky; 
 Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee; Mr. Ryan, of New York; Mr. O'Connell, 
 of Massachusetts; and Mr. Marcus A. Smith, of Arizona, members 
 of the committee on the part of the House. 
 
 Mr. .\LnRicH. Mr. President, I ask that the resolutions just 
 received from the House of Representatives be laid before the 
 Senate. 
 
 The Vice-President. The Chair lays before the Senate reso- 
 lutions from the House of Representatives, which will be read. 
 
 The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 
 
 Resohed, That the House has heard witli profound sorrow of the death 
 of Hon. D.^.viEL L. D. Gr.\.\gER, late a Representative from the State of 
 Rhode Island. 
 
 Hciolved, That a committee of 15 members of the House be appointed 
 by the Speaker to take order superintending the funeral of Mr. Gr.\m;ek 
 at Providence, R. I., and to attend the same with such Members of the 
 Senate as may be appointed by the Senate. 
 
 49 
 
50 . Proceedings in the Senat^ 
 
 Rciolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be, and he is hereby, 
 authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary to carry out 
 these resohitions, and that the necessary expense in connection therewith 
 be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. 
 
 Resolved, That the Clerk comiruinicate these resolutions to the Senate 
 and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. 
 
 Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the de- 
 ceased the House do now stand in recess until ii o'clock a. m. to-morrow. 
 
 Mr. Ai.DRiCH. Mr. President, I offer resolutions which I send 
 to tlie desk. 
 
 The \'ice-PrEsident. The Senator from Rhode Island sub- 
 mits resolutions which will be read bv the Secretary. 
 
 The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 
 
 Resolved, That the .Senate l:,is heard with profound sorrow "the an- 
 nouncement of the death of Hon. D.^xiEL Iv. D. Gr.\xgER, late a Repre- 
 sentative from the State of Rhode Island. 
 
 Resolved, That a committee of seven Senators be appointed by the 
 Presiding Officer, to join a committee appointed on the part of the House 
 of Representatives, to attend the funeral of the deceased at Providence, 
 R. I. 
 
 Reio/ved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the 
 House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the faniilv of the 
 deceased. 
 
 The resolutions were considered by unanimous consent and 
 unanimously agreed to. 
 
 Under the second resolution the \'ice-President appointed 
 Mr. Aldrich, ]Mr. Wetmore, Mr. Burrows, Mr. Money, :\Ir. Clarke 
 of .\rkansas, Mr. Taliaferro, and Mr. Taylor members of the 
 connnittee on the jiart pf the Senate. 
 
 Mr. .\ldrich. Mr. I'resident, I offer the following additional 
 resolution : 
 
 The Vice-PrE.sident. The resolution will be read by the 
 Secretary. 
 
 The Secretary read the resolution, as follows: 
 
 Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memorj' of the de- 
 ceased the Senate do now adjourn. 
 
 The resolution was considered by tnianimous consent and 
 
 luinnimouslv agreed to. 
 
Proceedings in the Senate 51 
 
 Thereupon the Senate (at 6 o'clock and 9 minutes p. m.) ad- 
 journed until to-morrow, Tuesday, February 16, 1909, at 12 
 o'clock meridian. 
 
 Wednesday, February 24, igoQ. 
 
 Mr. Aldrich. Mr. President, I give notice that on Saturday, 
 February 27, I shall ask the Senate to consider resolutions com- 
 memorative of the life and character of Hon. Daniel L. D. 
 Granger, late a Representative from the State of Rhode Island. 
 
 Sattrdav, February 27, igog. 
 
 The Senate met at 11 o'clock a. m. 
 
 The Chaplain, Rev. Edward E. Hale, offered the following 
 prayer: 
 
 Behold, I come quickly; aiul my reward is with me, to qive 
 every ma)i nccordinq as his icork shall he. 
 
 Blessed are they that do His comtnandments , that they may 
 hare right to the tree of life, and may enter in throuah the gates 
 into the city. 
 
 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were 
 dissolved, we have a building of God, an liouse not made with 
 hands, eternal in the heavens. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Father, Thou hast taught us this by Thy word in all ages 
 by Thy well-beloved Son. To-day we are to go back in mem- 
 ory to those who have served Thee here and are now serving 
 Thee in the larger sen,-ice of that other world. 
 
 O God, be with us when we interpret history. Be with us. 
 Thou, when we look into the future to see what our own duty 
 may be in' these days that are before us. Show Thy ser\^ants in 
 the Congress, show all persons in authority in the Nation, what 
 it is to scr\-e the living God and to bring in Thy law for our law, 
 Thy rule for our passion. Thy strength for our weakness, and 
 Thy love to be with us always, that we may bear each other's 
 
S2 Proceedings in the Senate 
 
 burdens, that we may find the duty that comes next our hands, 
 that we may enter into that service which is perfect freedom. 
 
 We ask it as Thine own children. 
 
 Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy 
 kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses as 
 we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into 
 temptation, but deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom, 
 and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 
 
 Mr. Aldrich. Mr. President, I offer the resolutions which I 
 send to the desk. 
 
 The \'icE-PrKSIdent. The resolutions will be read b\- the 
 Secretary. 
 
 The resolutions were read, considered bv unanimous consent, 
 and unanimously agreed to, as follows: 
 
 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announce- 
 ment of the death of the Hon. D.\nieu L. D. Gr.^xcer, late a Representa- 
 tive from the State of Rhode Island. 
 
 Resolved, That the business of the Senate lie now suspended in (jrder 
 that fitting tributes may be paid to his memory- 
 
 Resolved, That the Secretary communicate a co])y of these resolutions 
 to the House of Representatives and to the family of the deceased. 
 
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 
 
 Address of Mr. Aldrich, of Rhode Island 
 
 Mr. President: Mr. Granger was born in Providence, R. I., 
 in 1852. He was educated in the public schools of Providence 
 and graduated from Brown University. He was a lawyer bv 
 profession, and engaged in active practice until 1889, when he 
 was elected city treasurer of the city of Providence. He served 
 in that capacity for eleven years, and was a faithful and efficient 
 public servant, securing the confidence and support of members 
 of both political parties. 
 
 In i9(;i) he was elected mayor of the city of Providence, and 
 was reelected in 1901. The success of his administration as 
 the chief magistrate of his native city strengthened the esteem 
 continuously accorded to him by the people'of Providence. 
 
 He was elected to the House of Representatives as a Demo- 
 crat in 1902, and reelected in 1904 and 1906. For twentv 
 years — almost the entire period of his active life — he was 
 engaged in the public service. 
 
 The depth and sincerity of the regard with which he was held 
 by a very wide circle of friends and admirers were evidenced by 
 the numerous tributes to his memory, made public at the time 
 that his death was announced in Providence. 
 
 Mr. Gr.\n"GER was closely affiliated with St. John's Episcopal 
 Church in Providence, and was one ol its most active and inilu- 
 ential members. He was vestryman of the church, and for 
 twenty-five years preceding his election to Congress was super- 
 
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54 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 intendent of its Sunday school. He was frequently a lay mem- 
 ber of church conventions. 
 
 I can, perhaps, best illustrate the position held by Mr. 
 Granger in the estimation of representative men of Providence 
 by c]Uoting from recent statements made by the Right Rev. 
 W. N. McVickar, bishop ol Rhode Island, and Col. R. H. I. 
 Goddard, one of Rhode Island's leading citizens. 
 
 Bishop McVickar, in speaking of Mr. Granger's death, said: 
 
 Both cliurch and state have lost a very valuable man, a man who was 
 noted for his high principles and integrity. He was a man whom the 
 state and city had delighted to honor. 
 
 Colonel Goddard said : 
 
 Mr. Gr.\nger was a faithful city treasurer, an excellent mayor, and an 
 able Representative in Congress. His death is a distinct loss to Rhode 
 Island, whose interests he served most conscientiously. In his private 
 life he was exemplary, and throughout his public career he stood for the 
 highest standards of political honor. 
 
 These expressions iairly represent the estimate placed upon 
 the character and sen.^ices of Mr. Granger by those who knew 
 him best and were most closely associated with him in his re- 
 ligious and political life. This judgment of those most familiar 
 with his successful public career and his many private virtues 
 enables us to measure the loss sustained by the people of Rhode 
 Island in the death of Mr.'CiRANGER. 
 
Address of Mr. Wctmore, of Rhode Island 55 
 
 Address of Mr. Wethore, of Rhode Island 
 
 Mr. President: Daniel Larned Davis Granger was born 
 at Providence, R. I., May 30, 1852, and died at Washington 
 February 14, 1909. His funeral took place from St. John's 
 Protestant Episcopal Church, at Providence, and he was buried 
 at Swan Point Cemetery on February 17. 
 
 Mr. Gra.nger was fitted for college in the schools of his native 
 city; was graduated from Brown University in the class of 1874, 
 from Boston Universit)' in 1877, with the degree of LL. B.; 
 was admitted to the bar of Rhode Island the same vear, to the 
 United States bar in 1882, and fo^r ten years practiced his pro- 
 fession. In igo2 he received the honorary degree of A. M. 
 from his alma mater. 
 
 The first of Mr. Granger's family in America, Launcelot 
 Granger, was an inhabitant of Ipswich, Mass., as early as 1648, 
 and afterwards of Xewberry, in the same State. He went to 
 Suftleld, Conn., in 1674, where the line of descent of Congress- 
 man Granger remained until his great-grandfather and grand- 
 father removed to Buffalo in 1800 and 1806. 
 
 Capt. Abner Granger, the great-grandfather, was present at 
 the battle of Crown Point in 1758 and the taking of Montreal 
 in 1760. He took part in the battles about New York, in New 
 Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and during the winter of 1777-1778 
 was at Valley Forge. He was also a participant in the war of 
 1812. At his death, in 1816, a Buffalo newspaper described 
 him in an obituary notice as a "veteran of three wars." 
 
 JuHge Erastus Granger, the grandfather, was appointed by 
 Jefferson agent for the Six Nations, and also by him post- 
 master, sur^-eyor of the port, and collector of the port of Buf- 
 falo, performing the duties of the three last offices by deputv. 
 He was also one of the judges of the court of Genesee, super- 
 
56 Memorial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 visor of Buffalo, and one of the founders of St. Paul's Episcopal 
 Church, being its first senior warden. As Indian agent he was 
 largely instrumental in making a treaty with the Six Nations 
 which bound them to neutrality; and afterwards, when they 
 openly joined the side of the Americans, he was commissioned 
 as lieutenant-colonel of New York ^'oIunteers and went to the 
 front with them to Canada. 
 
 The Rev. James Nathaniel Granger, D. D., the father, was 
 born at Canandaigua, N. Y. In 1828 he received an appoint- 
 ment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, 
 but, deciding to become a clergyman, entered the Hamilton 
 Literary and Theological Institute, now Colgate Universitv, 
 and was graduated from the .collegiate department and theo- 
 logical school. In 1842 he became pastor of the First Baptist 
 Church of Providence, R. I., and was for many years president 
 of the Rhode Island I5aptist vState Convention, president of the 
 Rhode Island vState Sunday School Union, trustee and fellow 
 of Brown Universitv and a member of its executive board. 
 
 'Outside of his political activities, Mr. D. L. D. Granger was 
 a trustee of the Providence Public Library and a member of 
 the Rhode Island Historical vSociety. His interest in religious 
 matters and the appreciation in wliich he was held by the 
 Protestant Episcopal Church of his vState is shown by the posi- 
 tions he held in that denomination, having been president of 
 the Churchman's Clul), member of the standing committee of 
 the diocese, member of the vestry, of St. John's Church, and for 
 twenty-five years preceding his election to Congress superin- 
 tendent of its Sunday school. 
 
 Before his election to the United States House of Represen- 
 tatives Mr. Granger was twice reading clerk of the house of 
 reprcsentati\"es of Rhode Island, city treasurer of Providence 
 for eleven years, from 1890 to. 1900, and mayor of Providence 
 for two terms, for the years 1900 and 1901. 
 
Address of Mr. W'etmore, of Rhode Island 57 
 
 Mr. Granger was elected from the first district of Rhode 
 Island to the House of Representatives for the Fifty-eighth, 
 Fifty-ninth, and Sixtieth Congresses and defeated last Novem- 
 ber for the Sixty-first Congress. During his service in the 
 House of Representatives he was a member of the Committee 
 on the Revision of the Laws and the Committee on Ways and 
 Means. 
 
 As an evidence of the loyalty of Mr. Gr.\.\'GEr's political sup- 
 porters 1 would state that in the Rhode Island election of 1907 
 the Democratic candidate for governor was elected by a plu- 
 rality of over 2,000 votes, and the full Democratic ticket for 
 the general assembly from the city of Providence, a part of his 
 congressional district, was elected by an average plurality ot 
 over 3,000 votes. 
 
 At the elections last November, the presidential year, when 
 Mr. Taft received a larger plurality than President Roosevelt in 
 1904, the situation described a little above was reversed, and 
 the Republican candidate for governor was elected by a plu- 
 rality of over 7,000 and the full Republican ticket for the gen- 
 eral assembly from the city of Providence was elected by an 
 average plurality of almost i,aoo, and yet Mr. Granger was 
 defeated by only 81 votes. 
 
 VoT some time past Mr. Granger's health had beeii seriously 
 affected, and he was obliged during a part of two sessions of 
 Congress to go to Florida and the South, the condition of his 
 health being apparently much benefited by so doing. Last 
 summer, when in England, he had, however, such a severe at- 
 tack of the heart that on his return home he was advised by his 
 physician to take little or no part in the presidential campaign, 
 an admonition which he submitted to with rare exceptions. On 
 November 7 last he was stricken on his way to Buffalo with 
 a much severer similar attack, from which he never reco\'ercd 
 to anv extent. 
 
58 Mciiioyial Addresses: Daniel L. D. Granger 
 
 On his death the governor of Rhode Island, a Republican, 
 communicated the following message to the general assembh' ; 
 
 As chief executive of tlie vStute it becomes my painful duty to commu- 
 nicate officially to you the fact of the death of Hon. Daniel L. D. Granger, 
 Member of Congress from the First Congressional District of Rhode Island 
 for the term ending March 4, 1909, which occurred at Washington, D. C, 
 on the evening of Sunday, February 14. 
 
 As a lawyer, statesman, and citizen. Congressman Granger held a place 
 in the confidence and esteem of the people that it falls to the lot of few 
 to attain. In the belief that some fitting recognition of his ser\-ice to 
 the State should be accorded by its legislative body, I would respectfully 
 recommend that on the day of the funeral, Wednesday, February 17, all 
 business before the general assembly that does not necessitate immediate 
 action be suspended for the day. 
 
 As a further mark of respect, I have ordered that the flags on all state 
 buildings in Rhode Island be placed at half-mast on the day of the funeral 
 from sunrise until the completion of the funeral ceremonies. 
 
 The general assembly of Rhode Island, Republican, by 95 to 
 
 12, under a suspension of the rules, passed by unanimous vote 
 
 of both branches the following resolutions of respect: 
 
 Resolved, That the general assembly, through the message of his excel- 
 lency the governor, learns with profound regret of the death of the Hon. 
 Daniel L. D. Granger, Member of the Sixtieth Congress for the first 
 district of Rhode Island. 
 
 Resolved, That the extended and exalted public services of Mr. Granger 
 entitle his memory to the highest respect of the people of the State. 
 
 Resolved, That as a mark of appreciation of Mr. Granger's devotion to 
 his ideals of right and his ever-faithful performance of duty the general 
 assembly shall, on Wednesday, the 17th day of February, the day of the 
 funeral, adjourn at the earliest practicable hour. 
 
 Resolved, That a committee of the general assembly, comprising three 
 members of the senate, to be appointed by his excellency the governor, and 
 four members of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the hon- 
 orable speaker, be, and the same is hereby, created to represent the general 
 assembly at the funeral ceremonies. 
 
 Mr. President, as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
 the deceased, I move that the Senate adjourn. 
 
 The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock 
 and 27 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until Monday, 
 March i, 1909, at 11 o'clock a. m. 
 
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