I came to know Mr.
Beck later. But he had changed his feeling toward me, as
I had toward him, long before either found out what the other
was thinking about. So one day--it was the time of Mr. Dawes's
last reelection to the Senate--he came over to my side of
the Chamber, took my hand and said with great emotion: "I
congratulate you on the reelection of Mr. Dawes. He is one
of my dearest friends, and one of the best men I ever knew
in my life." And then, as he turned away, he added: "Mr.
Hoar, I have not known you as well. But I shall the same
thing about you, when your reelection takes place."
He had a powerful and vigorous frame, and a powerful and vigorous
understanding. It seemed as if neither could ever tire. He
used to pour out his denunciation of the greed of the capitalists
and monopolists and protectionists, with a fund of statistics
which it seemed impossible for the industry of any man to
have collected, and at a length which it would seem equally
impossible for mortal man to endure. He was equally ready
on all subjects. He performed with great fidelity the labor
of a member of the Committee on Appropriations, first in the
House, and afterward in the Senate.
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