K \> \ A V ■ V b,\N^ \ ^ \ J'N^ V .^ \ \\ \ \ X ^\ ix-*^ ^ \ \ \ \ \ \ v\\\ \ ^. \ \ i»«JSSS¥s i:JW«S^'&"JS!&Niii5&S»4^^ 1^^"- ■< 1 ''0*£°^f;_^"^j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1^^"]^^^' if/ Llewellyn Powers I Late a Representative from Maine) MEMORIAL ADDRESSES * Sixtieth Congress Second Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 1909 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 1909 Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing WASHINGTON : : GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : : Vm n. OF 0. AIIRrgTiq09 TABLE OF CONTENTS. Proceedings in the House 5 Prayer by Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. !> '' Memorial addresses by — Mr. Guernsey, of Maine ' 9 Mr. Burleigh, of Maine..- . - - '3 Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee i8 Mr. Cole, of Ohio =3 Mr. Hamilton, of Michigan. _ . -5 Mr. Hayes, of California _ . . . - - -9 Mr. Stanley, of Kentucky - Mr. Fowler, of .New Jersey.. Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri 4" .M r. Swasey , of Maine 43 Mr. Waldo, of New N'ork. . . 1 ^ 45 Proceedings in the Senate 47 Prayer by Rev. Edward K. Hale. 4^ Memorial addresses by — .Mr. Frye, of Maine — .^' Mr. Sutherland, of I tali . H .Mr. Smith, of Michigan. .i9 Mr. Dixon, of Montana ^" .Mr. Hale, of Maine ''4 6 Death of Hon. Llewellyn Powers PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE Mii\i}.\v, December ~, igo8. Mr. GrKKXSEY. .Mr. vSpeakfr, it is willi regret that I rise to announce the death of a former .MeinlK-r of this House, Hon. Llewellyn Powers, and ofTer the resohilion which I send to the Clerk's desk. At a later day I shall ask that the House set apart a time for its consideration. The Clerk read as follows : Resolved, That tlie House has heard with prdfoiind sorniw of tlic death of Hon. Llewellv.v Powers, a Representative from the Slate of Ahiine. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the uieinorv of our de- ceased colleague, Hon. Llewellv.n Powers, tlie House do now adjourn. The resolution was agreed to. Accordingly, at i o'clock and 2 minutes ]>. m., the House ad- journed until to-morrow at i 2 o'clock noon. S.ATtRD.w, Januaiy 16, igo'h Mr. Guernsey. Mr. Speaker, 1 ask imanimous consent to in- troduce the following order, and ask that it be read and eon- sidered at this time. The Si'E.AKEK. The gentleman from .Maine asks unanimous consent for the consideration of the following order, which the Clerk will report. The Clerk read as follows: Order So. ;? Ordered, That there be a session of the House at 12 o'clock ni., Sunday, January 31, for the delivery of eulogies on the life, character, and public 6 Proceedings in the House services of the Hon. I.levvellvn Powers, late :i Meinlier of this House from Maine. The vSpeaker. Without objection, the order is agreed to. There was no objection. Sunday, January jt, igog. The House met at 12 o'clock noon and was called to order by the Speaker ])ro tempore, Hon. Amos L. Allkx, Representative from Maine. The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, 1). I)., offered the fol- lowing prayer : Our God and our Father, whose name is sacred to the heart of every true man and the inspiration of every noble deed, help us to realize that the highest service we can render to Thee is willing and unselfish devotion to the welfare of our fellow-men, which reflects itself on the pages of history, sacred and profane, in song and story, in monuments of bronze and granite. We are here to-day in memory of one who ser\ed his State and Nation with patriotic fidelity and devotion and has left behind him a record worthy of emulation. Inspire us with courage, zeal, and fidelity, that we niav be worthy and pass on to the reward of those who, true to them- selves, reflect in thought, word, and deed the ciiaracter of their Maker. Comfort, we pray Thee, his friends, colleagues, and titose near and dear to him by the bonds of kinship with the blessed hope of the immortality of the soul, and Thine be tiie praise forever, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Spkakkr pro tempore. The Clerk will read llie order for the day. The Clerk read as follows: On motion of Mr. Guernsey, by unanimous consent, "Ordered, That there be a session of the House at 12 111. Sunday, January 31, for the delivery of eulogies on the life, character, and public services Proceedings in the House 7 of the Hon. Llewellyn Powers, lale ;i Member of tliis House from Maine." Mr. Guernsey. Mr. Speaker, I send the following resoluiious to the desk and ask to have them read by the Clerk. The Clerk read as follows : Resolved, That the business of the House l)e now suspended that oppor- tunity may be given for tributes to the memory of Hem Lueweulv.n Powers, late a Member of this House from the State of Maine. Resolved, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of the deceased and in recognition of his distinguished pubUc career, the House, at the conclusion of the memorial exercises of the day, shall stand ad- journed. Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate. Resolved, That the Clerk send a copy of tliese resolutions to the family of the deceased. The resolutions were agreed to. MEMORIAL ADDRESSES Address of Mr. Guernsey, of Maine Mr. Speaker: On the 28tti day of July last, an honored Mem- ber of this body, a distinguished citizen and former governor of the State of Maine, passed from the activities of this world after an illness of several months. He was, I believe, more widely and intimately known to the people of JIaine, whom he has of late represented in the Con- gress of the Ignited States, than any man who has ap])eared in public life in our State during tiie past forty years — the Hon. Llewellyn" Powers, of Houlton, Me. It becomes my solemn duty as the successor to Mr. I'uwKRS in Congress from the Fourth Congressional District of Maine to call attention to some of the characteristics and achievements of his long and active career. I first became intimately ac- quainted with him when he became governor of our State, and I soon recognized that he was a farsightefl man, of imusual tact, and ])ossessed unfailing judgment of men and ])ul)lic affairs. I.LiCWKLLYN POWERS was bom in Pittsfield, Somerset Countv, .Me., in 1836, the eldest of ten children, and of the eight boys six have attained distinction in the legal i)rofession, and when Llewellyn Powers was in acli\e practice he was regarded as one of the best-equipped attorneys of the Maine bar. His parents were of sturdy New England stock, several an- cestors being in the Revolutionary war. He grew up in his native town, and fitted for college in its common schools and 9 lo Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers Maine academies, and spent two years at Colby College, but, desiring to fit himself for the legal profession, he left at the end of two years and entered Albany Law vSchool, where he grad- uated. He was not forgotten by his alma mater, however, and in later years received honorary degrees from Colby College. In i860 he returned to Maine and was admitted to the bar, and in 1861 began at Houlton to practice his chosen profession, which he continued for nearly forty years. His legal ability was early recognized, ana he soon had a large and growing prac- tice, in addition to which he took up the duties of a prosecuting officer, being elected as attorney for the State in his county, which office he held for three terms. In 1873 he was sent to the state legislature, serving in that bod}' three terms, and upon leaving there was elected to the Forty-fifth Congress at the same election with Eugene Hale and William P. Frye, who have so long and honorably repre- sented the Commonwealth in the Senate. At the end of his term of office he retired to private life and devoted his time and attention to his legal and business inter- ests, except one term in the Maine legislature. In 1892 he was again sent to the state legislature, and served for three successive terms, being unanimously chosen speaker the last term; and in 1896 was nominated and elected governor of Maine, receiving the largest plurality vote ever cast for a gubernatorial candidate in Maine. He was chosen a second time as governor. During his legislative service in the Maine house he reported from an evenly divided judiciary committee, of which he was chairman, a bill abolishing capital punishment, and was success- ful in liaxing the measure become a law. Many other pieces of important legislation in the interest of the State might be mentioned, but I will not weary \ou with their recital. Address of Mr. Guernsey, of Mai)ie ii His administration as governor was one of the best that has ever been given the State of ^Maine. He gave to the office the same careful oversight that marked his private business, and on one occasion during the early part of the Spanish-American war, w-hen there was strong pressure from all over the State to call an extra session of the legislature to appropriate monev for the equipment of men and purchase supplies for the expected volunteer regiment, he was opposed to it on account of the large and needless expense to the State, and acting in accord witii the judgment of other conservative business men of his part\ refused to call the extra session, but when funds were necessary he advanced the large sum of monev required, and his patriotic and public-spirited action was approved by the next legislature, which refunded the money he had ad\anced from his private- purse. Soon after his retirement from the governor's chair he was chosen to fill out the unexpired term of the Fifty-seventh Con- gress occasioned by the death of Congressman Boutelle, in 1901, and was returned to Congress with each succeeding election, but he was obliged to withdraw from the renomination to the Sixtv- first Congress, which had been tendered him b\' acclamation b\' the Republican jxirty in his district, on account ol his continued ill health. His career in the National House of Representatives was marked by conservatism and sound business judgment in all matters in which he took part, and on account of his long experience in financial and legal matters he was always listened to with much attention and interest on pending questions relat- ing to banking and curniicy and i)roblems concerning state- hood for the Territories, and his fairness and courtesy in debate won him many friends on both sides of this Chamber. He was a firm believer and advocate f)f a revenue system which would afford protection to Anurican industries and 12 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers vvorkingmen and give American manufacturers the preference in our domestic markets. He never posed as an orator, yet he was classed as a very effecfive speaker, and, with but one or two exceptions, no political speaker of Maine ever addressed a greater number of audiences during the campaigns. It seemed to be a part of his life to meet and mix with men and discuss the affairs of state and nation, and for more than thirty years he took jiart in every political campaign in Maine, and sometimes lent his \oice to campaigns in neighboring States. In his private life he was always regarded as the friend of the poor man, and many a prosperous citizen of the State has received his start from the kindly advice and financial assistance which it was their good fortune to receive from him, and it is said he never spurned one of his less fortunate friends of vounger days when they came to him for aid. He was a man of great tact and shrewdness and ahvavs pre- ferred to conciliate rather than to antagonize. He was a generous giver to charitable and benevolent objects, and it is said his donations to church organizations extended to almost every church which has been dedicated in the last twentv years in eastern Maine. But, i\Ir. Speaker, words of eulogy can not add to or detract from the fame of this or any man; so having given a brief out- line of the life and affairs of him who brought honor to his native State and district and whose service in this House was marked by dignity and wisdom, who was a kind and loving husband and father, I will close, leaving it to others to portrav his greatness in more eulogistic terms. Address of Mr. Burleigh, of Maine 13 Address of Mr. Burlhgh, of Maine ^Ir. Speaker: -My colleague, who so ably represents upon this floor the district formerly represented by our deceased friend, has so fully covered the salient points in his career that 1 may well confine myself to a personal and heartfelt tribute growing out of the cherished memories of an acquaintance and friendship. extending over a period of more than forty years. I first made the acquaintance of Li.Ewhi.i.vn Powers in 1861, when, a vear after his graduation from the Albany l'ni\ersit\ Law School, he came to Iloulton, the shire town of the great count V of Aroostook, to enter upon the practice of his profes- sion. I was living at the time in an adjoining town, where I was born. Very well do 1 recall the appearance of Mr. Powers at that time, and the rapidity with which he impressed his strong and masterful personality u])on the community. Young, affable, of splendid physique, alert of body and of mind, an indefatigable worker, he brought to his labors rare qualities of leadership and the elements that win success in the practice of the law. He combined with marked powers of concentration a wonderful capacity for close and sustained application. He not only had a comprehensive and thorough grasp of legal principles, but he jiossessed, moreover, the ability to detect at once the weak point in the case of opposing counsel, and the aggressive force to make the most of it. Like Ulysses of old, he was "full of resources." Few men in the history of the Maine bar have ecpialed him in the ability to so marshal the strong points in his case as to make them carry conviction to the minds of a jury. 14 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers But it was not alone in his profession, where he speedily built up a large and lucrative practice, that he attained dis- tinction. Born on a pioneer farm, the eldest of a large family, he was forced from boyhood to be the architect of his own fortunes, and yet he did not enter into the competitions of life devoid of capital. He was peculiarly rich in the qualities that command success, in the full vigor of a splendid physical and intellectual strength, in abounding health, in self-confidence to meet and conquer the difficulties that confronted him, and in a personal magnetism that speedily drew about him a wide circle of devoted and admiring friends. There was in the make-up of Mr. Powers no trace of snobbery or affectation. He was all his life in close and sympathetic touch with the plain people. Warm-hearted, cordial, and genuine in his deal- ings with those about him, he constantly ex-tended the circle of his friendships. It was a real pleasure for him to meet old acquaintances and make new ones. His instincts were social. He loved the companionship of his fellow-men, and few there were who could resist the rare charm of his personality. As he came and went he had a cordial word of greeting for every- one he met. He looked out u])on life with the spirit of an optimist, and from the depths of his own frank and generous nature radiated an atmosphere of hope and cheer upon those about him. His own pioneer training stood him in good stead and sjie- cially tittid him for leadership in the coniiiuuiilv with which he had cast his lot. The great country of Aroostook of that day was onlv in tin- early stages of the splendid development that has since been achieved there. It was then a pioneer commu- nity, and it is doubtful if its own citizens had more than a vague eonce])tion of its vast resources still waiting the hand of development. A large part of its splendid domain, now covered with rich and fertile farms, was then a \irgin forest. All over Address of Mr. Burleigh, of Maine 15 it men were engaged in the slow, laborious work of reclaiming the wilderness to the uses of husbandry. Among the hardy, industrious people of this communit\- Mr. Powers soon won the distinction of admitted leadership, both at the bar and in its political life. He served for six years, with notable success, as count V attorney, and for four years as collector of customs, de- clining a tendered reappointment. Then followed a membership in tlie Maine house of representatives for three consecutive sessions, during which hi- took a conspicuous part in its proceed- ings and made a name for himself all over the State. In 1876 he was elected Representative to Congress from the Fourth Maine District and ser\'ed out his term with a degree of dis- tinction not often vouchsafed to new Members. He was renomi- nated bv acclamation in 1878, but was defeated, in 'common with other Republican candidates, by the so-called " Greenback wave" that rolled over the State in the election of that year. In 1883 Mr. Powers again represented his home town in the State legislature, following which he was for a number of years out of personal politics, devoting his time and energies to the practice of his profession and the management of his large and growing timber-land interests. In 1892, vielding to the earnest solicitalion of his friends, he was once more elected to the State house of representatives, where he speedily became recognized as the Republican leader. He was returned to the house in 1895, and was unanimously chosen as its speaker, in which jjosition he further strengthened his strong hold upon the ])eople of his State. In the summer of 1S96 he was nominated for governor of Maine by acclamation, and elected the following September by a record-breaking majority. It was mv ])rivilege to be closely associated wilh him in his canvass for the gubernatorial nomination, which lerminated so favorablv to him, and to see him in new lights. What ]jarticu- i6 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers larly impressed me at that time was his large and tolerant spirit and his willingness to overlook and forget present and past differences. ■ He seemed to be singularly incapable of har- boring personal or politicar animosities. He looked calnilv out upon the situation in a broad and generous way, without jeal- ousies and without recrimination. What impressed his friends at all times was the attitude of absolute fairness which he maintained toward those who at first were not favorablv dis- posed to his candidacy. It was this spirit, I know, which ulti- mately made it possible for him to secure without opposition the high honor he sought. His record during the two terms he served as governor of Maine was a notable one. He brought to the many and exacting duties of the office the same calm judgment, firm purpose, and clear grasp of affairs that had won him eminence in other walks of life. The result was a record in administration in the highest degree creditable to himself and to his State. I shall not undertake to enlarge upon his distinguished career as a JMember of this House. Others who will speak here to-day, and who were more closely associated with him in its work, are far better qualified to do that. In paying this small tribute to m\ late colleague and friend of many years, I am impressed anew with a sense of ihe uncertaint\' of life. I-'our of the distin- guished Jlembers of this House from the vState of Maine with whom it has been my privilege to serve on this floor have laid down the burdens of life and crossed that mysterious border line that separates time from eternity. Truly — Death rides on every passing breeze. He lurks in every llower. In the diath of Li.i;wi;i.i.vN' PowiCRs his State and his country lost a man of large nmlil, whn had in a marked degree the high ciualilies that win success both in private and in public life. Genial, tactful, untiring, he stood always in the open, having in Address of Mr. Burleiqh, oj Maine 17 full measure, at all times and in all plaet-s, the eoiirage of Ins convietions. He was called to high places of [wwer and respon- sibility in the public service, and out of the fullness of his strength was able to discharge every duty that devolved u[)ou him with signal ability and success. He performed well his part in the busy world of affairs. His work is ended. He is at rest. His death is sincerely mourned by a host of warm friends and admirers, who watched with interest his rise to influence in his State and in the Nation, and who fell a deep and an abiding pride in his distinguished career. Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north-wiiifl's lirealh, And stars to set; but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O IJeathI 781J5 — H Doe. 151J, 60-j 2 1 8 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers Address of Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee Mr. Speaker : I rarely ever engage in a memorial ser\'ice. 1 have made it a rule of my life to tell my friend of his golden characteristics while he lives. That may, as intended, give him some joy. It does me. I think that that is a much better rule than to wait until after he is dead and gone. But after his demise it is well to speak of his strong and valuable charac- teristics, that we as individuals, as a people, and as a Republic may profit by it. If the deceased had any faults, I never knew them. I knew Governor Powers intimately from the time he ap- peared as a Member of the Fifty-seventh Congress. His strik- ing personality first attracted my attention. He was a man of large frame, large head, covered with a heavy shock of hair, crowning a thoughtful and e.xpressive face. He showed every appearance of a delightful, social, generous, and thoughtful man. I knew him more intimately socially than I did in the House. I was thrown willi him very frei|uently, almost daily, after the House adjourned. He was very resourceful in conversation and in debate. With a wonderful fund of infoniiation upon most every subject, he was at ease with anyone anywhere. He was gifted in the knowledge of statecraft. His life was spent mostly as a public servant, and happy have been the results of his splendid stew- ardship. In these respects he was a very remarkable man. You have but to recall the places of trust that he so well filled amongst his own people and in the Nation to be llioroughly convinced that lie must have been a most useful man in every sphere of life. Address of Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee 19 He was born in 1S36. He was one of ten children. There were eight bovs, six of whom, we are informed, achieved dis- tinction. We know that he did. I was talking with him one evening about the able supreme court thqt the State of Maine nearly always had, and alluded to some particular opinion, which, as I remember, I had used in a debate in Congress, and asked him if he knew the Judge Powers of that court who wrote the opinion, and in a modest way, but with a loyal pride, with sunshine beaming in his face, he told me he was his brother. If he had a weakness, it was his extreme modesty at all times. He was educated in the common schools, in the academies, and attended a university, which afterwards honored him. He then graduated in law from the Albany Law School, and came to the bar in i860. He soon demonstrated his legal abilitv and his affability, and won the people, for in a short while they elected him as attorney for the State in his county. He was reelected, ser\-ing three terms, from 1864 to 187 1. He was then appointed customs officer and ser^-ed four years. In the trying year of 1873 he was elected to the legislature. He was reelected, serving three terms. He was then elected to the Forty-fifth Congress, thirty years ago. He served in the House one term, and retired to take up his private affairs. He again served in the legislature, a rather unusual thing to do, Mr. Speaker, after ser\ang in Congress; but that showed that he loved his neighbors, and wanted to build up his State. Again, in 1892, he was sent to the legislature. He ser\-ed three terms. He was unanimously elected speaker the last term. Thus honors were heaped upon him. Then he was elected governor in the noted campaign of 1896. He was re- elected governor, and must have made — and I am informed (lid make — one of the best executives that great State ever had, and Maine has always been noted for her great i)ublie servants, 20 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyu Powers many of whom I have personally known, of whom we fre- quently speak and from whom we often (jiiote. I shall not . stop to recite their names. When the Spanish war began, I belie\e he was governor; and the question of equipping, so as to send promptly to the front, the patriotic volunteers of Maine was a question of dollars and cents, with the legislature not in session and no public funds available. Being a man of large means, which he had accumulated bv the sweat of his own face; being patriotic, as I think he always was, he opened his own purse and promptly equipped the troops. The legislature, appreciating his patriotic act, promptly indorsed his public-spirited act by refunding the money. He was next elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress, succeed- ing Mr. Boutelle, a distinguished Member of this body for manv vears. He was elected to the Fifty-eighth, the Fifty- ninth, and the Sixtieth Congresses, declined a renomination, and died in Iul\, ic^oS. I personally know that hv did not wish to come back even to the Sixtieth Congress, but he said to me: "If mv people want me to ser\-e them, I shall obey their will." We often "paired, " but he never broke faith, through pres- sure, to change the ]>air in a trying struggle and vote. "They pressed me mightily, my bow but I kejU my word with you." How heroic, how honorable, that. Here is about thirty-seven years of actual, otlicial service, and 1 ha\e not seen, even in the partisan press, at an\ time, a single uncomplimentary criticism of any of his public acts. That, ^Ir. vSpeaker, speaks well of the man as a man and of liis high sense of duty, thoroughly believing, as he did, that a "public office is a trust," as the Supreme Court of the United States said many years ago. Address oj Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee 21 He was a man oi deep convictions. He did his own thinkini; and he decided for himself, always havin.t; a keen sense of jus- tice and feeling for the masses. I remember an instance here on the floor of this House, showing the strength of the man's character and his i)ower to discriminate; and for the purjwse of showing vou his keen sense of justice and "where his heart was," I shall rter adds the price of duty to the article, the consumer has to pay that additional price, and so the cemsunier pays the duty, and not the importer. 22 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers Then, another Republican Member exclaimed: That is good Democratic doctrine. Now, here is the point of my reference. Mr. Powers, not tin- least disconcerted, instantly replied: It is a pretty fair doctrine. I say that the consumer pays the addi- tional duty if he can not buy it at a less rate in the market. He was known at that time on both sides of the House as a "standpatter," Mr. Speaker; but I sa}' he had a keen sense of justice, and with both heart and head decided matters, par- ticularly when they reached down to the fireside of the masses and home building in this country. He was as loyal to his party and to party creed in a purely partisan contest as any man, I think, in Congress, but fostered his own judgment and individuality. If you will recur to the hearings of the Banking and Currency Committee, you will discover, though rich in years and a sick man, that he was almost regularly present and took an active and inquisitive part in the grave and great consideration that was given the currency question by that committee during the last past session of Congress. He was an indulgent husband. It was always a sunny day and starry night to him when his wife and children adorned his presence here in Washington. I have seen him meet them with tenderness and pride. I have seen him pained to jiarl with the little ones as they returned to school. These scenes were notice- able, beautiful, and refining. It is well that he lived. He fought life's battle well. Llewellyn G. Powers was most useful to home, to Slate, and to the Re])ublic. Mr. Speaker, his motto nuist have been, as oins should be, "Country, God, and truth." Address of Mr. Cole, of Ohio 23 Address of Mr. Cole, of Orao Mr. Speaker: I am grateful indeed for the opportunity of paving tribute to the memory of Governor Powers. It was my good fortune to serve with him on the Territories Committee, and I early fonned a high opinion of his ability and character. His consideration for the rights of new Members soon won for him a permanent place in their esteem. Governor Powers was a product of the State of Maine, and is trulv tvpical of the manhood of that great Commonwealth. Maine's contribution to the grandeur of this Republic is uni- versallv recognized. Her citizens have ever fought for the triumph of right. Her statesmen had championed with com- manding power the cause of human freedom. The patriotism of her people is an imposing fact in the Nation's history. In the judgment of her sister States, Maine stands for manhood — pure, noble, and exalted. Governor Powers, in both private and ]nihlic life, has lieen ^true to the best traditions of his native State. Nature bequeathed to him rare endowments of heart and mind. These were his sole reliance in life's contest. Fortunate is he so richly endowed of resources so royal. He carved out his own career unassisted. He conquered by his courage, and through years of toil succeeded. Hnierson says: Sculpture in its truest sense is historj-; and the sculptor chisels character from marble. F.very trait recorded by the artist is lirst seen in real life. The master hand of an unseen Sculi)tor carves character in the human form and face. With strict lidelily, true to each trait the lines are drawn. We have noted the potency of that truth in him whose memory we honor. The \ery form and expression of his face, deep furrowed with thought and care, displays great 24 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers strength and character. Resistance to circumstance, true meas- ure of man's worth, is recorded there. The austere virtues by Bryant to purest gold compared were fadelessly impressed. Resolution was written there by an invincible will. Deep en- graven was his determination to achieve high purposes. No mark of dishonor marred its rugged grandeur. There is no line typifying failure. High intelligence, strict integrity, and imposing personality are qualities which the public seldom fail to recognize. He was chosen chief executive of the State of Maine. His name stands undimmed in that galaxy of magnificent men. He came with exceptional equipment to the discharge of duty as a national lawmaker. Laurels gathered in other fields of endeavor are of little note in this House. Here is found equality of merit. Demonstrated capacity to do is the only rule of recognition. The jjretender is denied preferment. This unyielding rule proved no bar to his progress. He had measured every ui)ward step in life by that same standard. All his time and talent were devoted to his work. He com- prehended the broader questions of national policy, but neg- lected not the trying details of lesser concerns. He was faithful in all things; negligent in none. He was sound in judgment,' safe in council, fearless in action. The character of his serv- ices in the House of Representatives has won for him t he- respect and admiration of his fellow-Members, and entitles him to enduring remembrance as a faithful and capable public serv- ant. His life is a splendid illustration of the i)ossibilities of young- American manhood. Under our system of free institu- tions there are no heights of human achievement to which he may not aspire. So near is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, Wlien Duty wliispers low, Thou must. The vouth rci)lies, I canl Address of Mr. Hamilton, oj Michigan Address of Mr. Hamilton, of MionGAN Mr. Speaker: Llewellyn Powers was my friend. Wt- were associated in legislative work upon the Committee on the Territories, and in his ser\^iee upon that committee he impressed upon its legislation the stamp of his mature judgment and experience. He was bom in Maine in 1836, and he loved the soil of his native State. His name will always have a place among Maine's most distinguished men, and to be among Maine's distinguished men is high honor. He was county attorney, collector of customs, member of the Maine legislature, speaker of the Maine house of representa- tives, governor, and Representative in Congress. With him faculty went with opportunity, and he was what the world calls a successful man — successful in business, sue cessful in politics. Whatever his hand found to do, he did it with his might, but at last his health failed, and one day he bade me good-by, stood for a moment watching reflectively the business of a busy session, which I think he had a premonition he was quitting forever, then went awa\' (^ut of it all. The House of Representatives, to which he first came in ICS76, and then again in 1901 to serve until his death, with its shift- mg membership, its varying types, its ambitions, and its fail- ures, is not only representative politically and socially of our civilization, but it is a stage, typical of human life, across which some pass quickly, upon which some few linger, but from wiiich most depart, having accomplished little of what lhe\ hoped fm 26 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers . Here, as elsewhere, some sho\v\- talent frequently succeeds, while sober diligence seldom receives its due reward. There are waits between acts; administrations come and go; new messages arrive from new Presidents; but the curtain is never finally rung down, and "when you and I behind the veil have passed," others will crowd upon our footsteps. Even,' man arrives here more or less a legislative experiment, and anv dream that he may have had about his work holding his name forever above "the flood of years" suffers a change. His identity becomes merged with that of many others in connection with some policy which ma\- or ma>- not survive to become a part of histor>- on which the a>es and noes were called. Down on the Avenue a blear-eyed old man on sunshiny days sits in front of his secondhand book store, smoking his pipe, and waiting while the feculent dust of the street blows in, and we go by on our way to the Capitol on the hill to help to make more history to be sold at secondhand. And some men have made great noise and vociferation here on the hill; some have even become famous, but the dust of the street will after a time blow over their works sold at sec- ondhand, just as it has blown over the works of thousands who have gone before them. But the curtain is never fmally rung down here. When it is, there will be an end of popular government. Out of the stress and rush and rivalry of this scene l.i.icwEU- LYN Powers went the way of all flesh— prince, peasant, harle- cjuin, and sage — beckoned b>- a hooded figure in the wings. He had finished his work. Whether he was satisfied with it or not depends upon his ideals. l-'ew men are satisfied with what they accomplish. C'.eorge Frederick Watts spoke of his paintings as "only studies for the picture that might have been." Address of Mr. Hamilton, oj Michigan 27 Bacon says: If a man medilaU- iiiucli upon the universal frame i>i nature, llit earth with men upon it — the divineness of the soul excepted — will not seem nuich other than an ant hill, where some ants carry corn and some carry their voung, and all go lo and fro, a little heap of dust. Bacon's exception — "the divineness of the soul" — is the onh' element that makes the ant heap explainable. If the reasoii of life is that life shall reproduce itself, rim its short course, and then die, then life is a tragedy, and the greater the intelligence, the greater the tragedy. The acquisition of knowledge, the development of character under discipline of circumstance only ser\e to educate a keener consciousness of the stinginess of happiness and the opulence of misery. But the soul idea gives ]iurposc to existence and dignity to effort. No philosophy will ever satisfy men which can not Ihrmv a ])lank across the grave. If the hope of continued, conscious existence after death ever fades out of humanity, then the light will have gone out of the world; the deepest inspiration to right living will have gone out of human conduct, and human existence will have become a meanmgless tragedy. With that hope we are on a journey toward sujierlative issues. With that hope we are as much in eternity now as we ever shall be, and every day is a part of the exolution of a ])erson ality being trained for a higher destiny. That hope transforms Bacon's ant heap and glorifies htiman endeavor. Mr. Bryce, in his American Connnonweallh, says: Sometimes, standing in the midst of a great American Commonwealth, one is startled by the thought of what might befall this huge yet dehcate fabric of laws and commerce and social institutions were the foundations it has rested on to crumble away. Suppose that all these men ceased to 28 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers believe there was any power above them, any future l)eforc llieni, any- thing in heaven or earth but what their senses told them of. Llewellyn Powers perfonned his duty to his State and to the Nation loyally and honestly. He was courageous, manly, loyal in his friendships, strong in his likes, strong in his dislikes, and never a waverer. He had keen zest in the pursuit of his business, the practice of his profession, and the jx-rformance of his political and official duties. He died a manly, upright man wlio had used the talents given him to the best of his ability. Address of Mr. Hayes, of California 29 Address of Mr. Hayes, of Caufornia Mr. vSpeaker: It seems to iiie uidsI I'lltiiig that when Ilu- scenes of strife and confusion whicli usually fill this Chamber have been succeeded b\- the Sabbath cjuiet we should put aside the ordinar\ activities and thoughts of the world and spend a little time in meditating upon the virtues and conduct of those of our colleagues who have penetrated the great beyond. The great Giver of Life has so ordered things that after the allotted years that man spends in the activities and strife of this world he should pass on to another state of existence, where, no doubt, he will tind new conditions and new opportunities for the exercise of all those powers which his schooling in this world has developed. Our fellow-laborer, Llewellyx Powers, after a life of great activity and usefulness in business and the public ser\4ce, has made this change. We can not pene- trate the veil and discover what his [present condition may be. It onlv remains for us to think of and talk over his useful life and derive such lessons and strength from it as we ma\-. When I entered the Fifty-ninth Congress, I at once came into close relationship with Llewellyn Powers as a member of the Committee on Banking and Currencx', of which he also was an old and active member. I should say that the strongest elements in his character were his absolute independence, his self-reliance, his boldness and fearlessness in defending those things that he conceived to be right and for the highest inter- ests of his countrv, and attacking fierceh- those things that lie judged wrong or ill-advised. Rut the legislative warfare of .Mr. Powers was never per- sonal; it never had any bitterness in it. While he respected 30 Memorial Addresses: Lku'cUyn Powers the opinions of his fL-llovvs, while he freely yielded to them the same right of individual judgment and action which he claimed for himself, he did his own thinking; he made up his mind without much reference to the opinions of his fellows. After careful research and investigation, after informing himself as thoroughly as circumstances would permit, and having made up his mind upon any matter, he was like adamant; he could not be moved nor swerved from his purpose to be loyal to his own convictions by personal considerations, selfish suggestions, or any ulterior motive whatever. For these characteristics in his life I admired LlEWELlyn Powers while he was among us ; I revere his memory now that he has passed from us, and 1 am glad of this opportunity to testify to my appreciation of his strength as a legislator, to his strict honesty, and his unfailing courtesy to all his brother Members of this House. The people of his district evidently knew of his sterling characteristics, appreciated his honesty and unselfish devotion to their interests, and his character as a man at their full value, and kept him here many years as their Representative. His service in this House has honored them as well as himself, and in his death the House has lost one of its most conscientious, industrious, and able Members, his district a Representative of the first order, and his country a statesman and patriot. Mr. Powers was not what would be called a religious man. His mind was of that practical turn which was interested in and busied itself with all the business and material acii\ities of life; but he had a simple child-like trust, and 1 have no doubt that as he went down into the dark \:illev he could say in truth with the great poet of humanity, I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms- in air; 1 only know I can not drift Beyond His love and care. Address of Mr. Hayes, of California 31 If it be given to those who have entered the great beyond to have memory of the deeds done in the body and to know of the results of the Hfe they led here, surely satisfaction must I'lll the heart of our brother in the realms above when he thinks of the useful and stainless life which he led in this world. Let us emulate his virtues; and while recognizing that Hke all hu- manity he had his frailties and failings, we can not do better than to follow in his footsteps in our ser\-ice in this Chamber, and strive as he strove, with singleness of heart, to uphold that which is right, to fight with courage and persistence against that which is wrong in legislation, and to do our part in bring- ing the country which we all \o\x up to a full realization of its highest ideals. 32 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers Address of Mr. Stanley, of KENTuav Mr. Speaker ; Llewellyn Puwers was the scion of a martial race. Beneath the gentleness of his mien, the modesty of his mannt-r, there was easily discernible the stalwart strength and the unfaltering courage that under other circumstances would have made a warrior. The elements So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, "This was a man!" And the elements were so mixed as not only to make a model man, but a typical legislator. He came of a family of lawyers, too. It was not necessary to read his biography to know that Llewellyn Powers was not only a jurist, but that he possessed fundamentally a judicial mind, clear, lucid, strong, practical. It was natural that such a man should become a lawmaker. It was fortunate for his people that he was so long intrusted with the great responsibilities which lie discharged with such signal fideHty. At this time we can look back over the career of this remark- able man with pecidiar pleasure and peculiar reverence. He possessed liiat rare quality that (libbon has ajitl)' ])()rtra\e'. Life itself is a series of battles, wherein each of us must play the soldier's part and assume the soldier's responsibility, contending with whatsoever weapons we can best use, accepting, if we are wise, the victories which we mav win without too much self-pride and the defeats which we mav suffer without loo much self-pity, and submitting at the end serenely, patiently, and cotirageously to the inevitable stroke of that final grim antagonist against whom no man can prevail. To one who has grown weary of the strife the stroke is some- times not unwelcome; but whether sweet or bitter, to-da\- or to- morrow or finally it comes to all, and the vacant places in the ranks are filled by new comrades and the battle goes on, for the militant business of the world must be done, whoever mav fall. While the stern necessities of the living will not ])erinil us to sit idly with the dead, it is fitting and proper that we jjause in the conflict and pay passing tribute to the memorv of those who, having borne with us the heat and the stress of the strug- gle, have passed on to their final rest. It is appropriate that we reverentl\' give expression lo our gratilu(k' for what thev did and our ap])reciation of what they were. For this ]iurpose we are here this afternoon. Address of Mr. Sutherland, of Utah 55 !Mr. President, it was tny good fortune to meet Governor PowKRS very soon after I became a .Menil)er of the House of Representatives in the Fifty-seventh Congress, and dnring llie sessions which ensued I became intimately acquainted witli him. He was a man of striking personaHty. His face and figure were so sufficientls' out of the ordinary that tlu-y will not soon be forgotten, and both are very clearly in my mind to-day. His frarhe was strong, almost massive; his head large and well formed; his features rugged, strong, furrowed with deep lines. His face, when in repose, gave an impression of sternness, but was full of enchanting kindliness when illumined with the smile that always came at the word of a friend — a face, withal, full of character, expressive, thoughtful, which at once and instinc- tively inspired confidence and trust. His manner to all was gentleness and courtesy personified. "He was by nature social — a lover of his fellows. He was a good conversationalist and a good listener, which is sometimes a more amiable, if rarer, accomplishment. He could tell a good story or listen to one with keen and intelligent appreciation. His good nature was infectious. Mentally, he was, I 'thought, more sound than alert. He did not come to a decision quickly. His conclusions were not intui- tive, but the result of ])atient. deliberate, jiainstaking, Intel lectual effort. .Vlmost as a necessary consequence, having ar rived at a determination respecting the merits of a proposition, he was immovable, albeit he was not dogmatic or stubborn. He listened to the views of others with an opin mind; he did not differ for the mere sake of difference. He was an earnest j)artisan in the highest and best sense. .V Republican all his life, the traditions and principles of that great party had been woven in the very warp and woof of his character, and yet he never hesitated to voice his disagreement whenever his party declared for something lie could not indorse; but when he disa- 56 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers greed it was reluctantly, regretfully. Always he gave his own party the benefit of the doubt. It is a trite thing to say of any citizen of the Re]niblic that he is patriotic. That is the normal attitude, thank Ciod, of all our people. It is equally a trite thingHo say of any properly con- sliluted man that he is humane. That is the common attribute of our modern civilization. But a good many people are patri- otic in sentiment and humane in feeling who are neither in practice when the practice entails personal sacrifice. Governor Powers believed that love of country was not a mere abstrac- tion, but a deep and holy sentiment for which one should be willing to give his time and strength and property and, if need be, his life. When war was declared with Spain he was the governor of his State. He was urged to call a special session of the legislature in order that an appropriation might be made to equip and supply a regiment of volunteers for service in the field. This he declined to do, because of the great expense an extra session would involve, but instead he went into his own pocket and paid out of his personal means the great sum which was required to properly equip the troops and send them to the front. That the legislature at its next regular session promptly reimbursed him detracts in no measure from the generosity and patriotism of his act. There' was no legal obligation on their part to do so, and most men would probably have called the legislature together instead of taking upon their own shoulders the burden and responsibility which he assumed without regard to the consequences. He was strongly opposed to capital punishment . He t bought , as many others have thought, that the poorest use to jnake of even a bad man is to kill him. The object of punishment for crime is threefold — to retorm the criminal, to protect society against a repetition of the crime, and to deter others from com- mitting like offenses. Capital jiunishment does none of these. Address oj Mr. Sutherland, of Utah 37 'I'hc dcatli 1)1" tin- oriniiual pRiludts ii'loriiiation; socictx is effectuallv ])rotected by permanently depriving the criminal (jf his liberty, and life imprisonment operates as a deterrent quite as well as capital punishment. Sheep stealing was at one time a capital offense in England, but sheep stealing was as jjopular when the punishment was death as it has ever been since that punishiiK-nt was abolished. Organized society has no more right to take human life as a matter of vengeance than has the individual. This was the way in which the matter presented itself to the mind of Governor Powers, and as a member of the judiciary committee of the state house of representatives he succeeded in impressing his views upon his colleagues, with the result that his bill abolishing capital punishment in Maine was reported to the house and subsequently enacted into law. This upright man and splendid citizen, having ser\'ed ills State and country with signal success and distinguished honor as legislator, as governor, and as Congressman for more than thirtv vears, on the 28th day of last July, passed from the eon flicts of this world into the rest of the world that is to be. What lies beyond the grave it has not been given us to know. The old, old question, at once the most pitiful and the most stupendous inquiry of the human race, echoing from the lijis of Job through the vanished and the vanishing years, is to-day, as of old, the passionate and sometimes despairing cry of the human heart — "If a man die, shall he live again?" Science has measured and weighed the stars, analyzed the sunbeam, caught the rhythm and the music of the waves of sound, wrested from nature her choicest and most closely guarded secrets, and enslaved liir most subtle and ])owcrful forces, but to this one question she gives no answer which carries either hope or conviction. The lips of the young asking "whence" and of the old inquiring "whither" are alike unanswered, l-'aith alone vouchsafes a reply. Somewhere in the innermosl 58 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers sanctuar)- of the self there is something vvhicli assures us that at the end we shall find a door and not a wall. The vast majority of mankind, when told that ilature at the very heart is dead, experiences that fainting of the soul that comes in the presence of a supreme falsehood. Every cell and every nerve instinct with life cries out against it. What, then, am I, An infant crying in the night, An infant crying for the Ught, And witli no language Inil a cry? ***** My own dim Ufe should teach me this: That life shall live for evermore, Else earth is darkness at the core, And dust and ashes all that is. We Stand upon a mountain top and look down long stretches of undulating forest, over grass-grown meadows and peaceful pastures filled with slow-moxdng and contented herds; we see the lordly river stretching like a ribbon of silver with long vistas of shimmering shallows and shadowed banks; we lift our eyes to the blue sky, and see here a fantastic cloud and there a hawk lazily drifting with outstretched and motionless wing. Our senses thrill with the glory of the vision; but the majesty of mountain, the beauty of field and river, the splendor of the sky, the witchery of cloud and sunlight and shifting shadow are not in the eye or the brain or the body of the beholder, but in the soul. We close our eyes, and the scene is gone from the phvsical sight, but we behold it, nevertheless, softened and sub- dued, vet filled with a tender and dreamful lovehncss, still pic- tured in the marvelous gallery of the mind. Then may we not l)elicve that, when the darkness of death is come and the cells of the brain go back to dust, a conscious something, above and bevond all nerves and tissues and cells and brain, which saw the pictuix" and hung it in the memory, will mount from this earthly night of death inlo the light of the eternal morning? Address of Mr. Smith, of Michigan 59 Address of Mr. Smith, of Michigan Mr. President: In the busy whirl of hlV, with its trials and exactions, we pause to pay a tribute to the tneniory of one of our late colleagues in the House of Representatives. Llewellyn Powers, for many years a Representative in Con- gress from the St&te of Maine, served with honor and credit to his Commonwealth and to the country. Maine has been limited in its geographical area, and almost unlimited in its material resources and seemingly inexhaustible in its wealth of able and distinguished men, many of whom have been chosen because of their special fitness for public place, and retained in the service with credit to the vState which conunissions them as long as they have been willing to ser\-e. Think of a State which has within a generation contributed to the public service a Fessenden and a Hamlin, a Blaine and a Reed and a Dingley, and is now so honorably represented by our colleagues, Senator Hale and Senator Frye, than whom there are no more able, conscientious, upright, worthy, or inlluential men. 1 consider myself fortunate to have served with many of these men in the latter years of their public service. Reed and Dingley and Houtclle and Milliken were all colleagues of mine in the House of Representatives, and I learned something from each of them. I consider the country most fortunate to-day to be guided, as it often is, by the i)ractical common sense and the wise experience of the distinguished Senators from Maine now in this Chamber. True to her high traditions, Maine commis- sioned our late colleague for duty here. 6o Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers Mr. PowiiRS first entered public life as a young man, and retired after one term in Congress. He carried his shrewti com- mercial instincts into the bus\' world of affairs and made a busi- ness success of life. Later returning, after serving as goxernor of his State, he entered again into the activities of legislative life. I consider that we were fortunate indeed in his legislative companionship. He was modest and unpretentions, yet he was firm and substantial. He made few tenders of his sympathy or kindliness of nature, but no one could come in contact with him and fail to appreciate that he was one of natui'e's truest men. Mr. President, death places its hand upon all that lives, and in calling Llewellyn Powers from an ideal home life and the activities and responsibilities of private and public employment nature drafted an honorable and a worthy son. His personality will long be missed in the House of Representatives and among those who loved him. I simply desire to pay my tribute to his lofty character, his usefulness, and his fidelity, and 1 shall long remember the pleasure and the satisfaction I have taken in our companionship and association here. Address of Mi . Dixon, of Montana 6i Address of Mr. Dixon, of Montana Mr. President: Llevvellvx Towers was horn in Pittsfield, Me., December, 1836, the eldest of ten children. He was descended from a family that had been prominent in New Eng- land for many generations, and whose name frequently appears on the muster rolls of the Continental Army. Born on a farm, he was educated in the common schools and academies of his native State and at CoIb\- University. He entered the Alban\- Law School and graduated therefrom in i860. He immediately returned to Maine and began the practice of liis profession at Iloulton. the county seat of Aroostook County. Of splendid physiciue. affable in manner, temperate in his habits, and indus- trious in his profession, front rank at the local bar was soon attained. Like most voung lawyers, he was soon attracted to the field of local ])olitics. In 1.S64. four years after being admitted to till- Ijar, he was ilected prosecuting allonie\' of liis comUv. and was twice reelected to the same position. He held the ])osition of United States collector of customs for four years. In tlie earlv seventies he was sent to the Maine legislature for three consecutive terms and tiieii elected as a Representative to the Federal Congress, serving one term in that body along witii a disthiguished delegation from the Stale of Maine which num bered among its members such men as James G. Blaine, William 1'. Frye, and Eugene Hale. Defeated for reelection in the greenback agitation of 1878, he again took up the ])ractice of his profession. Twelve years later he again entered public life as a meml)er of his state legislature. 62 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers serving again three terms, during tiie last of which he was elected speaker. Then followed his election as governor in 1896 and his reelec- tion in 1898 by a majority of nearly 50,000. A few months after his retirement as governor he was again elected a Member of Congress, where he ser\^ed continuously until his death on July 28, 1908. Elected by the people of his own district three times as prose- cuting attorney, six times as a member of the legislature, and five times a ]\Iember of Congress, his actual time spent in the public service covered a period of a quarter of a century. Unlike most men who devote so much of their lives to the public business, Governor Powers was also most successful in his own private business affairs. By his own exertions and good business judgment he accumulated a private fortune of considerable magnitude. Coming from a State justly celebrated for the sound conser\'atism of its people, he was by nature, blood, and training well fitted for the position of one of the leaders, both in business and political affairs. * It was my pleasure to have ser\'ed with him for four years in the other end of this Capitol. The Maine delegation, famous for a century past for its strong membership in both Houses of the Federal Congress, was then famous for having three ex- governors of the State in a delegation of only four members. Governor Powers was a striking figure in that body, compris- ing a membership of nearly 400 men, the directly chosen Repre- sentatives of 90,000,000 people. Large and well-proportioned physically, swarthy of complexion, a massive head crowned with a shock of raven-black hair, he attracted notice among his fellow-Members. He was most genial in his manner, conser\'a- tive in his speech, and fair in his judgment of both men and measures. Measured bv anv standard, his life was a success- Address of Mr. Dixon, of Montana 63 fill one. In business affairs, in the legal profession, and in the public sendee he had achivcd distinction in all. At the close of their life this can be said of but few men. Most men whom the world calls successful ha\"e only achic\'cd success along some one line of action. Our so-called great and successful men have nearly always been deficient in some things. To his wife and children, to his State, and to the Nation Llewellyn Powers has left a record of an industrious, well- spent, well-ordered, and successful life. vSo long as men of his type shall be selected as the chosen leaders of the people of the respective States of this Republic, all is well. ^^g1mm, UoKarm Pimt Amass m KlIm^i Mr, VtePMVEui : I bad hoped to secnre sooie bet- a a family J ■ jt the Pa»reis iaaSx m Maim a t>-pical ,',; ,„.,, , ,^., ...;.% a hcMsefaold that is the real tTiea New Iw^huui life, V/ut the inquims wfakh I have made a to detaik )(av«' rniMed their way, and I can ouh' say here tht our col- l«a>{ut, Governor Powers, n^as the natural and di'inguished r«i;ri-<«-ntalive fjf the New England family and fan life and ' few Maine families. 1 had the iii!»i;iratifjn, the best inspiration for youth, of co itr>' life. country associations, of the training and education lat come ill New Ivn^land, I know in Maine, from the district hool and Ihc aca)n. Til'' l:iiiiily furnished distinguished lawyers and kislators iiii'l 111. u of large and sagacious business minds, an. stands lo (lav in my mind as one of the best products of New ngland iiiicl Maine eouiidN life. One of the family was a n st dis- liiiKiiisiied ineinher of the supreme court of Maine, and nen he volmihiiilv ivlind from iluU high place it was to the rrret of •'" "111 |»'..ple. oilKMs of the Powers family have jcied in Address of Mr. Hale, of Maine 65 laking the record of Maine in business and in legislation and 1 social life, and all have been active and influential factors. There was none superior to the Governor. That is our.fash- m, Mr. President, in Maine. A man who has once been gov- nor with us is always "Governor." He may be a Member the House of Representatives, but wt- call him "Governor." e mav come to the Senate, but he is "Governor." He mav ) to the Cabinet, or even to higher places, and I fancv we lould always think of him and address him as "Governor." ) Mr. Powers was always to the people of Maine, from the me that he ser\"ed in our highest chief magistracy, "Governor" JWERS. What my colleague has said of him, and what other Senators lio shared in the pleasure of his acquaintance have said, is ue. He was a leading and influential ligure wherever he was en. He was intelligent and faithful in his duties, courageous : his standing b>- his beliefs and convictions, and was never a gligible factor. In Maine, whether in its legislature or as highest executive otTicer, or in Congress in the House of epresentatives, upon whatever comnnttee he sen,'ed, and lerever he appeared and was seen and known, he had weight, had consideration. He was of importance not by intru- : 'U, for, as one of the Senators has just said most fittingly, he s by nature, while courageous and outspoken, a modest and i-er\-ed man. But wherever he was, he was of account. We were proud of him in Maine, Mr. President. We were ! )ud of his position in Congress, of the increasing weight of 1. character and his counsel as the \-ears went by; and it was vth a sense of great loss that ilaine gave him u\i as a public s vant. He had in him great elements of what I may call the practi- Ci, shrewd side of New England character. He was not easily 78125 — H. Doc. 1512,60- J 5 66 Memorial Addresses: Llewellyn Powers moved in business or in politics or socially from what he be- lieved to be the true and the practical course. It was shown in his business life. I knew him always quite intimately, from the time when he began practicing as a young lawyer in a young country shire town. He gained, in the estimation of his neighbors, friends and clients, and the people as a lawyer, as a business man (and was almost infallible in his judgment as to investments), the returns that would legitimately come to a young man from his growing resources. He was at last, as my colleague has said, one of the largest owners of valuable lands in the State of Maine, and he was worth, I suppose — what with us is a large fortune — a million dollars. He was not penurious. While he was frugal and sa\- ing, he had a large and generous mind. I shall miss him, Mr. President, very greatly, because, com- ing from the same part of the State, we were thrown together closely; and I think I may say that in the years I have known him, with increasing regard, for more than forty years, we had no differences. He and I in political matters, in matters touching state interests, and what was of most account to oui people, traveled together. All of this companionship, Mr. President, all of this associa- tion, will dwell with me as- long as I continue in public life. My colleague and I have had an unusually long service in Con- gress; I think I may say an unusually friendly and cordial service together. We have seen nearly everybody who has come here with us and in the other House disappear. Neither to him nor to nie will the renuiant of our days be the same wilh the new men. He and 1 will welcome them and act with tluni so far as we can helpfully, but we shall miss the departed, and none will we miss more than Governor Powi:ks. o -t S T)9