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On the floor of Grand Lodge he was a master of advocacy. The almost certain inquiry on any subject
under consideration, "Where does Chadwick stand?" His appeal to the Craft was simple, direct and
inherently honest, and nearly always it prevailed. It was said that he stood unmoved by vociferous
denunciation or clamorous applause for opposition, and, by logical presentation of definite
propositions which he thoroughly understood, changed the whole aspect of the subject before the
body. He dared to follow through to its logical end exactly that for which he stood. He hated
equivocation and double dealing, and he would not tolerate them in our open forum. Yet, when the
test had passed and a conclusion was reached, he held no rancor in his breast, but with tolerance
and submission yielded where to have longer stood out would wound. He believed and lived that
sentiment, which he incorporated in his message as Grand Master:
"Brave minds howe'er at war are secret friends. Their generous discord with the battle ends; In peace
they wonder whence dissention rose, And ask how friends so like could e'er be foes." This Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge has thus had for years the benefit of one of Washington's leading jurists,
one of her most distinguished citizens, one of her clearest thinkers, one of her most fearless men
and one of her most truly Masonic members,—all in this lovable brother, who was never too busy
to speak a kindly greeting, or to yield an attentive ear to the humblest of our Craft. He loved us all
and he never divorced himself from any of us. He had worn the purple of authority, and truly it
graced his shoulders, but it never changed his heart nor' affected his head. He lived and died truly
a member of the Craft.