The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-25
SECRETARY sAYARp.
An Eloquent Eulogy on the Father oi
Democracy by the Secretary Of War.

SECRETARY BAYARD.
An Eloquent Eulogy on the Father OF
Democracy by the Secretary Of War.
At the recent commencement exer- |
cises of the University of Columbia,
Mo-, Secretary Bayard delivered an
elaborate Grafton. The occasion was
rendered interesting by unveiling tab
let on which was inscribed the MEM
orable epitaph of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr.. Rayard said:
There is but one word proper for me now;
Is to
in the center of Missouri and among the peo-
pie of Missouri and permitted to witness the
the raising Of the minds and hearts of her
people. This is edification In its true sense.
1t is the building up of the strength of our Ma
tion, and !, humble worker, coming from q
post somewhat of fatigue and anxiety, am
thankful that my steps have been allowed to
IS she
Jefferson's life and death, but also the trans
sons Of his hfe @ and Of Els services, Ices a and what
more proper than that the tablet, inspired by
and yet his own true sense Of sreatness-thst
tablet commemorating the name Of the states
man and patriot who added the Louisiana
its final place in the greatest State carved
from that Louisiana purchase? It is Pc
ouIiariy fitting that this tablet to the
As my eloquent and valued friend, your hon
which % have attracted serators a and l have so
ing You the history Of Jenerson's life he
name Of another, not Of M. Jefierson's school ei
of politics. but still q patriot longing, in his
owl own way for the & advance%ent an and safety OF
ment were not those Of Mr.. Jefferson, nor
those which happily have become the ruling
sa e os
honorable, than that of blending the powers,
the names, the principles of two great men
vancement SO desire, with much humility
and some hesitation to point out ut may. the
right to speak Of this. There e. is COZ, COR
respondence to-day In my possession to
in int the '6 United States was the y election i in
1901 of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency
of the United States more due than to the
der Hamilton. will tell you how this was:
The election in 1901, as Senator Vest has por-
College at a tie. Neither Jefferson nor Burr r.
had that majority in the joint meeting in the
two Houses of Congress which was necessary
L
dent. Then the machinery of our Govern.
ment was called in, and it became the duty of
the House of Representatives to elect the
President OF the United States. Each State
voted as a unit and equally as a unit. There
| were fifteen States. In that vote some were
balanced by an equality of their representa-.
i the two highest candidates voted for the
President who should be by them elected
Jefferson and Aaron Burr-the one now the
| synonym of patrioti the other of treach
cry, but not ,s 50 at, at that day Mr. Burr stood
| to principles. He stood closer to the Federal
party than did Mr.. Jefferson, who was con
| was taken, but no election resulted; either
| the votes of States were silenced by their hav
ing equal numbers on either side, or the vote
the fate of this country hung almost upon
thread. There was no feeling of concentra
| ton. A few poor and broken States lay along
ss was t thing g. almost uninown. Means Of COM M
munication scarcely existed. Opportunities
of Intercourse there were none. Railway
| were unknown, telegraphy undreamed Of. II
| those days it was almost a rope of sand tina
held together the confederation of the Ameri
bility that our Union would fall to pieces fo
| want of concentrative power. There was NJ
feeling of consolidation, but everything fet
nothing but dissolution seemed at hand.
Then came the letters that have held in m,
then then REPRESENTATIVE Rep @ % from the State Of Della i,
ware whom have the honor to call my grand
father. [Applause.] He held the vote o
lot as the State Of New York or the State O
Virginia Each State had its single vote un
der the Constitution, and this one man. and b
nent, politically, of Thomas Jefferson, bel,
that vote in his hand. He took counsel witt
rece1e and what did he obey fswas d th
counsel that the country is greater than tn
party. 1t was the counsel that the Unio
TSs By
5eFersen! 5aF%n TherefOre, a Is when '0 We look ms
fail to respect the dignity of the men of this
day. They did differ in counsel they did di,
fer in theory but M they & did n, not differ IN tn
were intended-the happiness, the advance
ment and the welfare Of the human species
fearlessiy the % truth from @ every eve LESS lesson n in 4
past and look at its teachings unflinchingl,
let us also remember with thankfulness an
pride that in this American Nation there lii
gers something stronger than party, that Owe
rides personal ambitions, that, where drea
and small aGan,+ thoughts and oo,to., to rise +
n sh1Red Itself Hae IN there nss
time when more than one-half of this peopl
felt that they had been wronged in the result
objects of their wrath rose the form {
their mother country, and, If a han
was raised to strike the form of their countr,
forbade. it, and they sacrificed party demand
to the existence of this Union and to tt
progress of the people Of the United State
tApplause.] 1 refer to these things in n
narrow spirit. as you see, of party success {
of party failure, but only in view of such a
address as we have just heard-in regard to
man row recognized everywhere as patrio
a sage, true founder Of wise and liber
principles in the Government Of this countr
It is, as l say, always pleasant 70 rememb'
that whatever may be the differences b
tween mems opinions, whatever may be Il
differences between mems personal ami
, tions, the American people have recognize
and they do recognize that there is point
i yond which they can not go, and that point
National safety. [Applause.] That Is Il
guard, that is the boundary, that is the wol
| | which 1 trust all education in this count
will teach us to observe. Our education in
form is simply to end in making us highe
I Better, more self-subordinate, to teach us tn
/ | we are the humble instruments in the q
, Hucement not of mere self1shness, but
something far beyond 1.-THE glory and VI