and fortunately, we had men like mac mathias, teddy kennedy, and others i won't begin today because ipedient in my observation never mattered, never meant anything to mac. and moral compromise made even less. i will not recount, as i had attended to do, because of the wonderful remembered his bus far, but you know, think about it. mac voting against and coming out against the vietnam war went incredible pressure was being placed on him as a loyal republican. mac marching with gloria steinem in the midst of a highly charged atmosphere. when most people were hoping not to actually having to talk to either one of them with a cabazon, because they were lightning rods. wonderful, wonderful people. but such political lightning rod for significant parts of our constituency. and mac just the up and marched with them. campaigning for campaign finance reform. oh, god, had he won. want a different country this would be had mac prevailed on campaign finance reform. not a very popular position to be in, as a leading republican. i served with mac in the senate judiciary committee and foreign relati

for mac mathias it was a separate issue. regardless of where his friends and party stood, regardless of the popularity, those things were less important. partisanship would not influence his vote neither would french. -- neither would friendship. good order, fairness also depend on this. he would vote to sustain the ruling of the chair. that spirit of independence and the principles of good government informed many. he saw the place of government as standing behind, not in front of the constitution. the dictates of law ensures equal rights and values that could not be subjected to sentiment. the american creed allowed no less. some said he was a renegade. if so, then so were thomas jefferson and teddy roosevelt. so was martin luther king, and yet this gentleme could manage o hold -- gentle man could manage to hold his tongue when all around were losing theirs. how did he manage to hear them out without getting caught up in the argument? he said that he learned a lesson from the late speaker sam rayburn when they served toget

mac mathias has gone home. and so we gather today to celebrate the life of a man who did his duty by meeting his high calling. we sent out our compassion to ann bradford mathias whose marriage to mac was a love match, a perfect blending of old stock new england. and our own compassion goes out to charlie and rob and the rest of the mathias family. here's to a man whose dignity, wisdom, courage and integrity earned him the respect and admiration of all who met him, all who knew him, a number far too high to measure. and still this celebration would be incomplete were it to conclude without a few words about other members of the mathias family who, at a much earlier date, were also called home from above. first, let us speak of sha finish ny. shanny. may i see a show of hands of those who recognize the name? for those of you in the dark, shanny played the lead role in the stephen country horrow movie, kujo -- cujo, about a big dog that terrorized a small town in maine. shanny scared the life out of capitol hill po

mac mathias has gone home.and so we gather today to celebrate the life of a many who did his duty by meeting his high calling. he sent out compassion to his wife, who marriage was a love match. a perfect blending of old stock new england and the highlands of frederick county. and our own compassion goes out to charlie and rob and the rest of the family. here's to a man who's dignity, wisdom, courage, and integrity earned him the respect of all who met him, all who knew him, and a number far too high to measure. still this celebration would be incomplete where it to conclude without a few words about other members of the mathias family who had a much earlier date were also called home from above. first let us speak of shammy. may i see a show of hands of those who recognize the name? for those of who in the dark, shammy played the lead role in the steven king horror movie " "kuj o" about a big dog that terrorized a small town in maine. scaring the living daylights of capitol hill, police, ends probably even some

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and earlier this morning i attended the funeral of great mac mathias who 30 years of noble service epitomizedr but also what it means to be a citizen. it is a true honor to join you here once again in this historic building, the oldest state capitol in the united states of america. where marylanders have come together, year after year to renew our democracy and to move our state forward. in this place of the people's will, we express our differences of opinion mindful of the fact that all of us gathered here to serve act on behalf of maryland. and there is only one maryland. we are here because we care about people. all people. and to safeguard our children's future we are committed to the work of justice, security, job creation, environmental sustainability, and fiscal responsibility, understanding that progress for one requires progress for all. in times of great adversity, we don't make excuses, we make progress. we set aside partisanship. and embrace the power of citizenship, guided by the values that unite us. our belief in the dig active every individual. -- dignity in every individual.