SENATE. maintained his equilibrium-his sense of the right proportion . of things-and he moved steadily along the line of his own SuNDAY, February ~5, 191'7. conception of what was just and what was right. He was identified with what was then known as the reform faction, (Legislative day of Tuesday, Februa1·y 20, 1917.) yet he did not allow his desire for reform or his association The Senate reassembled at 2 o'clock p. m., on the expiration with the leaders ·of the reform faction to sway him from what of the recess. he conceived to be the real mission of the reformer ; what he· conceived to be good in the reform movement he championed M EM ORIAL ADDBESSES ON THE LATE REPRESENTATIVE FINLEY. with his characteristic coolness and persistence, and what of Mr. TILLMAN. Mr. President, I ask that the resolutions good in the opposition, either as to principle or men, he un­ of the House of Representatives on the death of the late Rep­ hesitatingly rec gnized. There were dramatic incidents wherein resentative FINLEY, of , be laid before the Senate. he played a marked and heroic part in this memorable era o.f The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the oru· St-ates' hist01-y. Senate the resolutions from the House of Representatives, He appreciated fully the highest and noblest of the old r~gime which will be read. and did not hesitate to grant it a part in the new system ot The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: reform that he soaght with others to inaugurate. · R eso lved, 'llhat the business of the House be now suspended that 1\Ir. FINLEY would not be characterized as a brilliant man. opport unity may be given for tributes to the memory of Hon. DAviD but his characteT was of that type which, perhaps, in the E. FINLEY, late a Member of this House from the State of South Carollna. storm and stress of life is more useful in the great structure of Reso lv ed, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of State and society. the deceased and in recognition of his distinguished public career, As a 1\fember of Congress he served his State as a national the Honse, at the conclusion of these exercises, shall stand adjourned. R esolved. That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the legislator as he had served her as a State legislator, wl.th that Senate. same persistent adherence to his conception of right and duty. R eso l ved, That the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to the He was the living embodiment of democracy; in his personal, family of the deceased. · social, and political relations he was democratic to the core. Mr. TILLMAN. Mr. President, I offer the resolutions which Our first acquaintance and a soci.a.tion was while he was a I send to the desk and for which I ask immediate consideration. student of law at the University of South Carolina in the­ Tlle PRESIDENT pro temp01·e. The resolutions submitted law department and I was a. student in the academic depart­ by the Senator from South Carolina will be read. ment. The Secretary read the resolutions ( S. Res. 373), as follows: My associati"On as friend and cowoi"ker with Congressman Resolved., That the Senate expreses its profound sorrow on account FINLEY is one of the treasured memories now of my life ; he of the death of the Hon. DAVID E. Fr~LEY, late a Member ot the gave me his sympathy and support when I came to Washington House of Re-p':' e~nto.tlves from the State of South Carolina. R eso l ved, That the business o1 the Sena.t~ ba. now suspended in order as a 1\Iember of the Senate. He set an example worthy o.f that fi tting tributes may be paid to his high character and distin­ emulation in his moral integrity, his intellectual independence, guished public services. and his political manhood. ResoZ1:ed, Thnt the Secretary communietlte a copy of these resolu­ tions to the House of Representatives and to the family of the The State and Nation are richer for having had the strong deceased. character of DA vm En wARn FINLEY to live and act for both. 1\Ir. S?!UTH of South Carolina. lUr. President, DAviD ED­ Mr. WEEKS. 1\Ir. President. if the Members of the Congress w Arm FINLEY was born February 28, 1861, in Trenton, Ark. He of the United States had no other association with each other was the son of David M. Finley and Elizabeth 1Ucllwaine. Fin­ than the formal and impersonal proceedings of its daily ses­ illy. Though he was born in Arkansas, yet he was in every sense sions, death might levy a heavy toll and still fail to make us a native South Carolinian. His parents had moved from South fully realize our loss. But, fortunately, a large part of our Carolina to Arkansas, and when young FINLEY was 2 years daily task is performed in the smaller confines of the com­ old his parents returned to York County, which was their native mittee rooms, where the individual Members are brought closer county and which county was the home of the Congressman dur­ together, and are given the opportunity to learn a man's true ing his entire life. character and worth. It was through this medium, while a Like most southern boys of that period. Mr. FINLEY's oppor­ :Member of the House of Representatives, that I came to know tunit ie for education were meager. His primary education was the loyal qualities and the high and patriotic principles of receivetl in the public schools of his native country. He at­ our late colleague, DAVID EDWARD FINLEY. tended the law school of the South Carolinn University, from I served for four years with :Mr. FINLEY upon the Com­ whid l he graduated in 1885, when he began the practice of Jaw mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and during that in York County. He married October 9, 1889, Miss Elizabeth L. period of intimate contact with him from day to day, I became Gist, of York, a member of one of South Carolina's oldest and increasingly aware that in him the State of South Carolina best families. He was elected to the South Carolina Legis­ pos essed one of its ablest son an

LIV-270 4245 4246 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY ·25, to DAVID Enw.Alm FINLEY. In his passing they have lost a faith­ his old-time neighbors and friends that :Mr. FINLEY was univer­ ful and forceful sen-ant. sally regarded as a faithful friend, a devoted husband and father, a just man; and an efficient Representative. His distin­ 1\fr. ROBINSON. Mr. Pre ident, considering the circum­ guishing characteristics were generosity and hospitality. On stances which attend congressional labors it is not surprising every hand we observed the evidences of his contribution· to that every year records the death of many Members of both the material and moral progress of the people who honored and Houses. The last 10 years have brought a manifest change in trusted him, and who loved him as few public men are loved the membership of Congress. Formerly the Senate was com­ by their constituents. pose

the refurmers, but· 1Ie: never did surrender· hl& freedom oft mind. J This sudden and· tragiC' event- came> absolutelY' witliont wm:n He was: nut :rft.aid: of adverse DllltjJlrities, but stoo

spent his boyhood in part helping ,upon t~e farm, but. takipg MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE, ~TE REPRESE~TATIVE _!JROWN. · advantage of all the school opportunities _of his county. He Mr. CIDLTON. Mr. President, I ask that the resolutions might well have remained in the county, and followed the line of the House of Representatives on the death of. the late Rep-· of work of his ancestors, but he had an aspiration to practice. resentative BRowN of West Virginia, be·laid before the Senate. . law, and, after completing his course in the schools of tl;le The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the county, he went to the Un~versity of Georgia at Athens. · Th~re Senate the resolutions of the House of Representatives, which he stood among the very best at.the college, taking a high rank will be read. .. I' for his character, for his industry, and :('or his intellectual. The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: strengt_h. He also graduated from the law school of the univer- sity a,nd _then opened a law office in Athens. _ R esolv ed, Tllat the business of the House be now suspended, that opportunity may be given for tributes to the memory of Hon. 1 WILLIAM Athens has been the home of as great lawyers as ever lived G. BROWN, Jr., late a Member of this llouse fr.om the State of West in the. United States. From their number I may mention Jos~ph Virginia. . · - · · R esolve_d, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of Henry Lumpkin, William Hope Hull, Thomas R. R. Cobb, and the deceas~d, and in recognition of pis distinguished public career the Benjamin Harvey Hill. It was a place of great culture and House, at the conclusion of. these exercises, shall stand adjourned . . · L'efinement. This ambitious boy from the country walked into Resolved, That ·the Clerk communicate ·these resolutions to the Senate. ' · · 1 a law office in Athens and at on_ce took a position along with Resolv ed, '.rhat the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to the the very best, inspiring the confidence of men and growing day family of the deceased. . · . , by day. He was .. soon made prqsecuting attorney of the city l\fr. CHILTON. Mr. President, I offer the resolutions "·llich court _of Athens, and a little. .later on h,e bec~me a candidate for I send to tl"le desk, and ask for their immediate consideration. solicitor general of the western circuit, where the judge and The PRESIDENT pro tempore.·. The Secretary will reau the the solicitor conduct the business in half .a .dozen or more coun­ resolutions. . . ties. . He r~n again~t a man of influence and prestige_, _but wa~ .The Secretary read th~ resolutions (S. Res. 375), as follows: elected by a handsome majority. Subsequently he entered the Resolv ed, That the Sc_nate expresses its profound sorrow on account race for Congress. My colleague [Mr. HARDWICK] has called of the death of the Ron. WILLIAM G. BROWN, Jt·., late a Membe1· of attention to the character o.f the. opponent be encountered and the House of RepresentativPs from the State of West Virginla. · Resolt:ed, That the business ·of the Senate be now suspended in to his long ancl . distinguished record. , · ord~l· that fitting tributes may be paid to his high character and dis· He has calleq our attention to the il.Iustrious men who have tinguished public services. represented that dlsh·ict. He .might have added a1_1other s~nce Resolved, That the Secretary communicate a copy -of these · resolu· tions to the House of Representatives und to the family of the the war in every particular the equal of. those who. represented deceased. · the district before the wru,·. I refe.r to the great_ Georgian, Benjamin Harvey Hill, the ablest debater I ever. heard. . 1\Ir. CHILTON. Mr. President, this day has been set apart Mr . . TRIBBLE was elected to_ Congress in this first ra ~(' by .a as a time upon which to pay a tribute of love and respect on good majority of the popular .vote. Of his splendid service in the part of the Senate o.f the United States to the late WILLIAM the House of Representatives his coll~agues have borne ample GAY BROWN, Jr., who, at the time of his death, on the 9th day testimony. It is with aU o;f us a source of deep -regret that he of March,, 1916, was a Member of the House of Representa­ has not been spared longer to serve that district. tives, serving his third term in that body. He was born on His hold upon his· people was deserved. It was due not alope the 7th day of April, 1856, at Kingwood, then in the State of to his ability and to his patient. care about matters pertainiqg, Virgiliia, 'now a county of West Virginia. His father, William to the interest of h).s district; it was due also to the fact th!lt Gay Brown, s.r., was:b.orn in the year 1800 at the same place, he really thougpt with aQd felt with the._ people of his district; and his grandfather, James. ~rown, originally from Ireland, that he reaUy loved the people of his district; that his heart. came over the mountains from Pennsylvania and settle

War; James C. McGrew; who was elected to· congress frorn the of reward except that consciousness within, which brings in-esti· second district in 1868 and 1870, and declined a third term ; · mabie treasures to the soul. His big heart did not inquire into Maj. Gen. Godwin, now retired; Hon. P.- J. Crogan, one of the the details of the cases of distress. The straitened su:ffere1• really great lawyers of the two Virginias; the late William M. 0. who went to him received no lectures upon economy nor the Dawson, who was for many years the leader of his party and rules of health. He had learned that hunger is hunger, no was governor of his State, and who died within a few days matter what chain of circumstances had made the human being after the death of Mr. BROWN, are among the distinguished men its victim. With him heartache was as hard to bear alone whom this mountain county of West Virginia produced. It is when the victim's fault contributed to it as it was when no one neither a back nor a backward county. It is wild only in the was to blame. The old soldier, his family and children were Switzerland-like beauty of its mountains, valleys, green forests, as much the recipient of Junior BROWN's benevolent bounty as brooks, and rivers. Here the brook leaps and bounds over they were of his unceasing care and attention in the Halls of precipice and bowlder, making a symphony of waterfall and a Congress. Truly he went about hi~ tasks spreading .sunshine cantata of gurgling rill and sweeping stream; the high moun­ to his fellow man, mingling good cheer, charity, and kindness tains, the gigantic forests, the broad valleys, and the deep jungle with practicing law, farming, banking, publishing, and congres­ are sometimes the frame, then the picture as the sun and cloud sional duties. He built and improved, advised and helped. shift the kaleidoscope for man's pleasure and inspiration. He trusted humanity as he wanted it to trust him ; made friends Beauty, grandeur, power, and repose stimulate the imagination because he knew how to be a friend; accomplished things be­ and beckon to healthy pursuits and noble aspirations. · cause he had a well-trained mind and a ready hand; met diffi­ Beneath the surface are found the well-known seams of West culties with a strength and directness that beat down oppo~i­ Virginia coal and oil and gas. Nature has indeed been prodigal. tion. He lived in the world as it is but never neglected an The soil yields the cereals, the mountains the timber, the bowels opportunity to make it better. He had lofty ideals and dreamed of the earth give up the coal, oil, and gas ; but man in his quest even the poet's dreams without any diminution of his efficiency. has never succeeded in destroying the grandeur of its valleys, He was a lifelong Democrat, never failing to contribute of his the never-failing perfume of the mountain flowers, the music of means to his party's succe s. Although he lived always in a the rushing waters, nor the harmony of sunshine, waterfall, county that was largely Republican, he and his newspaper mountain, valley, and river. The railroads have come, and with always kept Democracy to the front and never yielded any­ them the towns, the factories, the busy shops, the mines, the oil thing in principle for temporary success. derrick, the gas and oil pipe lines, but. these have but made a When he carried his county in his race for Congre s every Re­ frame to the picture or a contrast to bring out the inspiring publican who voted for him knew that he was voting for a Demo­ beauty and grandeur of nature's work. \Vealth has come, and crat who believed in Democratic principles and would vote for with it the fine homes, large buildings, and factories, but every­ those principles, as he understood them, in the Halls of Congress. where in Preston County there is still beauty, flowers, and gran­ They voted for him because they knew that he would not deceive deur. It is still the place wherein strong men are reared; it is them, and,because they believed that in the thousands of things a place where tired nature loves to resort and where the vigor outside of politics he had worked and would continue to work of nature seems to be communicated to the human being. Here indefatigably for every man in the country as his frien

the boyhood sncriftce. This Is an Illustration of genuine friend­ by his people. Sadness could be read in the faces of even t11e ship and loyal companionship, and foreshadowed the man children. It was not a formal funeral, but from all sections Junior BnowN in his private and public life. His proprietor­ of the co.untry and from all parts of the State friends who loved ship of wordly goods never spoiled him and never inspired him him while he lived genuinely mourned his death. Death is but to llo an act or assume a position at all affected by the power the promise and the beginning of a new life, and if it be the of we!llth. He never tried to use his money or his private or true work of a Christian to- help one's fellow man and " do political power for supremacy. He constantly sought the human unto others as we would have others do unto us,'' then Junior level, spurning friendships that were not based upon merit or a BROWN in his life performed that full measure of duty which victory not attained by intellectual or moral force~. l\Ioney attaches to his profession of faith and his membership in a and power were both to him a b·ust. He was incapable of be­ Chri tian church, and his spirit is now enjoying that bli s eter­ ing cruel, arbib·ary, dishonest, or unfair. · He b·od the earth nal which is promised by the Bible. unafraid, because he ll.ad the ·consciousness of using his own menus and power with justice as a guide. This faith and con­ 1\!r. HUGHES. Mr. President, I had the privilege of serving fidence in his fellow man automatically inspired faith in him. with. the Ron. WILLIAM G. BRowN, late Representative in Cou­ On the Saturday before his death I was invited with other gre ·s from the State of West Virginia, and had for him the Members of Congress from his State to a dinner which he was affection and esteem which all had who, like me, knew him giving to the members of the congressional committee from his through that association. district. Unfortunately I was compelled on the day of the He was one of those rare individuals with whom friendship dinner to tell him that I could not attend, owing to other en­ and affection were not matters of slow growth, aud from our gagements which were pressing. At that dinner 13 sat down first meeting I felt toward him as though he had been a lifelong to the table on Sattu·pay night, and on the next Tuesday morn­ friend. He was generous and courteous to those with whom he ing he was stricken with apoplexy and cUed on the second day came in contact, and I think it can be truly said of him that afterwards without regaining consciousness. Of course, there no man ever came to injury through a transaction he had with is nothing in sitting down to a dinner with 13, and yet I can 'VILLIAM G. BROWN. not uppress a regret that I did not go to make the fourteenth. He was one of those endowed by nature with a warm sym­ Thi loss is not Preston County's, for this man belonged to the pathy for and a broad understanding of humanity, despite its State. His district and State need such men, and they feel frailties and imperfections. I never heard him say a harsh that one of their distinguished men has been called away while word to a human being, and nature seemed to have endowed him in the vigor of his physical manhood, and just as he was finally with a knowledge of the great truth, one of the greatest of all placed for usefulness. He ·had improved his time in the House truths, that" to understand all is to forgive all." and was recognized as a Member who studied public ·questions, Take him all in all, I never met a man in the course of a long attended his commjttee meetings, and was a force to be reck­ association here with men from every section of our great land oned with. He spoke when he had something to say; stated who did more to make me feel that there was something about I'lis propositions clearly and systematically ; argued them when our people, our institutions, our Government, our national spirit necessary; but rarely ever undertook to indulge in ornamenta­ that was calculated to make this Nation lasting and secure. tion of speech. He probably knew intimately more of his col­ He .was an industrious, patriotic, and able legislator, single­ leagues than any man in the House. His frankness, good mindedly devoted to the interests of those whom he represented sense, and sunny disposition made an asset that enabled him in Congress with an eye ever on the larger interests of the to accomplish much with little public discussion. Nation which he loved and served. All the ::;trength of mind, Success is relative. It depends upon many things past and nobility of character, and loftiness of purpose could give him pre ent. The measure of an accomplishment depends upon the he brought to the service of the State and the Nation. So that amount of resistance. The ·heights attained in business or as public servant a.nd as private citizen he did the work each politics are gauged by the surroundings and the obstacles. day which came to his hand and needed to be done, not reluct­ Junior BROWN became a successful man notwithstanding the antly and grudgingly but with the optimism and enthusiasm ot handicap of wealth in youth. Thousands of young men have one who joyed in the performance of a difficult but necessary failed because they had money with which to gratify the ap­ task. petities. We often extol the poor boy, who has risen in spite of poYerty. Let us be candid and admit that poverty in youth And .so we say to those "\Vhom he leaves behind, we, too, has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. The young treasure the memory of your lost one; we note his absence with man who ha wealth must run the gauntlet of temptation as a pang, less poignant perhaps than yours but none the less real. the young man without means must carry the handicap of en­ We join those who mourn the absence of one who left the world furced work. better than he found it. and we indulge the hope that we our­ Lincoln's inspiration and vision may hav-e pierced his soul selves may earn that consciousness of right doing which enabled ~a.cau e of some struggle with poverty and adverse conditions, him to seek his last couch " sustained and soothed by an which might not have intervened had he been in easy financial unfaltering trust like one who wraps the drapery of his couch circumstances. Jefferson might not have been able to fathom about him and lies down to pleasant dreams." the philosophy of self-government and the whole gamut of Unspoiled by wealth, unstained by contact with ~ the sordid human liberty- had he not been. given a liberal education and things of the world, the memory of WILLIAM G. B11.owN will the means . which enabled him to pursue his studies without live long in the hearts of those who knew and trusted him. much care for his living expenses. The America!l heart loves His epitaph is inscribed on those hearts in the words " He was the boy who struggles against poverty and ignorance to secure my friend, faithful and just to me." opportunity for genius and enterprise, and it is equally as generous in its praise for young millionaires, like Vincent Astor, :Mr. CLAPP. 1\Ir. P1:esident, these services are a solemn who enlist for their country's service and leave luxury and ease admonition that death is ever stalking in our midst. In the for duty amid hardship and exposure in the trenches. 16 years which I have served in this body 41 Members of the After all, rich or poor, each individual must tread the wine Senate have died in service and 35 have died after their serv­ press of temptation or poverty alone. The poor Dolliver or the ice here had terminated. Some one has expressed the senti­ w 11-to-do BRoWN must have strength of body and mind, solidity ment " bring me flower while I am living rather than sb·ew of character, habits of work, to rise in the fierce struggle for them upon my grave." That sentiment broadened into a recog­ life's prizes. Both had the physique, the head, the heart, to nition of the duty we owe those around us, of the duty of mak· per evere 1n their tasks, to consecrate manhood and honor, to ing our pathway a ray of sunshine to others, is a noble ~enti­ love their fellow man. Each added a gem to the crown of West ment, but if brought down to the individual there is always a Virginia. possibility that favors done the living and shown the living It was a benevolent dispensation of Providence that saved may have back of them the thought of favors to be returned. ftis kind-hearted, brave man from the pain_ and struggles of However, the flowers which we strew upon the graves, the death. A kindly. hand brought the message without a warning words we say of tbose who are gone, can have no such thought to distress or pain him, and he passed away to solve alone the lurking behind them. great mystery-" If a man die, yet shall he live again." We come to-day to pay our heartfelt tribute to the memory He goes to the reward of the Christian who wrote his title of one who has departed. While we may not know as to to eternal happiness upon the hearts of his fellow man with whether he is cognizant of this tribute, we do know that the whom he mingled here on earth. His funeral cortege was met genuine tribute of the living to the me-mory of the dead re­ in the dead of winter in the beautiful little town of Kingwood flects itself in a broadened impulse to prompt those who live by people from every walk of life. It was painful and yet in­ and pay the tribute. te're ting to see the sign of distress among all the people. It Man is not only dual in his nature. but he is many-sided in did not take a close observer to tell that he had been beloved many ways. A Illi.ln is largely the product of environment, anu 1917. · CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· SENATE.

yet a strong man contributes to form the character of .the in­ His devotion to family was so marked as to command the atten­ stitutions about him. tion o{all who were brought in conta-ct with them. He brought Mr. BROWN came from a section where the people ·were a to Congress an intelligent and accurate knowledge of public sturdy people. Following him but a _little time a great struggle 3;ffairs and addressed himself to his duties with great ability came, and out of tl•at great sh·uggle a State was born. It must and rare fidelity. No district in the United States ever had a haYe required a st.l·ong and sturdy people t<;> have evolved that more faithful, conscientious, and patriotic Representati-ve in condition, and Mr. BnowN inherited and received from en,viron· Congress than did the second district of We t Virginia in the ment those attributes which contributed to his own strm.lg person ·of WILLIAM G. BRowN. He lo,-ed his native State and nature, to his own sturdy character. On the other hand, he glorieq in her. history and traditions, and right loyally did he himself, in turn, left his impress upon those conditions and espouse every measure that be believed would promote her honor upon his environment. and welfare and ad~ to the happiness and prosperity of her It is not my purpose to speak in detail of the life of Mr. people. Bl{OWN. There is one trait only that I shall dwell upon, and The divine Master, when on earth, declared that tl1ose who that was the great, broad, generous natur.e of our · depJirted loved the Lord and their neighbors as themselves should surely friend.. Owing to circumstances beyond his own control, he was inherit eternal life. Accepting this as the highest and most relieved of much of the stress that comes to so many of the boys conclusive declaration on this all-important question, there can and young men of our land, but, as has been well said, while be no doubt but the future hapP.iness of our friend is assru;ed. poverty is a limitation, wealth too often also proves a limitation. He proved his love of God by his exemplary an

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before him that he was trying to find out the trntb and that ginias. He inherited his liking for a business career from hi · l1e would go wherever th~ tJ:uth led him. fatber, his love of public affairs from his motller, antl his Upon his retirement from the bench he was elected to rel)l'e· attractive social qualities from both. sent the fourth congressional district in the Sixty4 thlrd Con· Shortly before his death he had busine s misfortunes of a gress, and was reelected to the Sixty-fourth Congress. It can serious character, but they were nothing ·for a brave spirit ito thus be seen that he went from one step to another in legitimate overcome if his life had only been spared. A large percentage auvuncement, and when he was called away at the age of 44 of bnsiness men have erious losses, etbucks, even failures years he had been in public positions for 15 years, 4 years as before they finally settle down to the safe road which leads to prosecuting attorney, 8 years as judge, and 3 years in Con­ business success. True manhood is helped by ·mi fortune, and gress. _.r'\..s a Member of Congress he showed the same devo­ it is not to oo doubted that had he .lived the usual span of tion to uuty, the same industrious habits, and those peculiar life be would have retrieved his business .Jo se and been .as qualitie which made him su,ccessful as a prosecuting officer successful in business us •he was in ·public affairs. Mter .all, and as a judge. He was prompt in his attendance upon com­ the r.ules of success in ·anything at~ not -known quantities and mittees and his ::tttendance upon the ,sessions of the House and there is bn.und to be an element o.f chance in everything in life. was faithful and painstaking in discharging the varied details The :field of business, like the panorama of polities, is ·filled of business wWch the people look to a Congressman to attend with surprises and disappointments. For good or evil unfore­ to. Be had patience, effectiveness, .abllity, power of analysis, seen circumstances enter into every .man's life. •Every ·election anu very rare ability to express himself on his feet. He en­ must witness the disappointment of the defeated ftS ·wen as gagell in the debates upon the floor of the House and always ·the shouts of the victorious, and all along the 1-oad in eve1-y a<:quitted himself to the satisfaction of his friends and col­ business and in official life there are those who fall by the way­ leagues. side often because of things which ·human endeavor could not While lle was a Republican, he did not always follow the arrange otherwise. Like HUNTER ·Moss, I believe in initi-ati:ve, party when he thought the ,interests of his people demall.ded a genius, close application, hard work, energy, persi tence, , nd different course. A notable instance o.f this is found in the patience, ·but even the e have sometimes failed ngail.lst th~ - de­ / fact that he supported tpe shipping bill against the wishes of cree of fate. Our departed friend never "failed at oollege, nor most of .bis party assocmtes, and made a notable address to at the bar, nor in politics. Here his 1social qualities, pe1·sorral the House favoring the p_assage of that act. All of us under- magnetism, brains, and power of expression were the factors tund that a service of a little over two _years in either branch of success. of Congress is barely uffi.cie.nt to acquaint one with the rules I saw him many times in the last months of his life. There and the general trend of legislation. Indeed, o complicated was a pained look upon his face, and it was perfectly eviu.ent has become the affairs of the Government, so many are the that there was a d€pression of spirit which no outward effort subjects dealt with at every session, that a Member of either could conceal. .rro hero upon the battle field ·ever made a braver body js not expected in less than four years to feel at home in fight. He was ever struggling for strength to discharge tlle either body. Yet we see Mr. Moss taking prominent part in duties of tbe office to which he had been elected, and it gave the work of his committees and a distinguished part in tbe one pride in manhood and faith in the race to see his masterful discussions of questions upon the floor of the House, though battle for life and duty. his actual service in the House was not over three year . His 'Ve took him to his ..la..st _resting place at his home city of life work, what he accomplished in public places, stamps him Parkersburg, in the beautiful valley of the Ohio River, and us a man of much more than average ability. Indeed, it hows surrounded by devoted friends and relatives, upon a beautiful that th(> judgment of his friends that he was destined to be­ hillside covered with flowers and evergreens, we laid him to come one of the leaders of his State was well founded. 'He rest. It is strange that there is always n horror of what we cull left a record in public life that will be a heritage to his ehil­ the mystery of death; strange that this ordeal which the d.ren and a beacon light to young men. He demonstrated the billion.. · who have lived in the world in the past, the billi ns eapacity of young men in public positions to disch rge high yet to come, m:id the millions now living must experience, re ponsibility with distinction and credit. He was a young should be regarded a anything but natural. We are born and prosecuting attorney, a young judge, a young Congressman, yet we live in and by tbe phenomena of death. Death and bil·th when called to the discharge of the duties of these positions ne we ee in the vegetable, the animal, and the mineral kingdom, showed matm·e judgment and those solid qualities of mind and always going on. With very death there is a new life, .and in heart expected enly of the mature. · every· new life there is tlle seed of death. Thm·e is ·nothing to In 1902 he married Mi Annie Barker Ambler, the druug:hter be learned except -the lesson that all mankind is subject to of Hon. B. Mason Ambler. His father-in-law 'is one of that disinteglration ; every hmnan being lives under tlle -sentence ef galaxy who have made .Pa:rk.e1·sburg noted for the ability and death. The ·.time of -execution is th€ only uneertainty. . Dut the l1igh character of tbe 'lll€mbe:rs of its bar. He has never that whichJs the common lot and whichJ.s nature's law can not sought office himself, but has been contented with the pursuit be an evil and ought not to be ,dreaded. of hi profession. He belongs to that large class found in West In bidding -.farewell to this wonderful young man who left Vu·ginia who. have made the legal profession their masters and his mark :written .high in the hist01;y of his collll.tr.Y we ca:n have Bschewed all kinds of political pxeferment, and yet he truthfully sary that he -was an exemplary :father and :husba-nd, took prlge in the achievements and the great success of his a most delightful an.d lovable companion, a useful public­ distinguisht-