Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07

ZOE pElnulple- KS salus
The statesman applies himself to the OBJ |
sstvat.on aud recording Of certain causes |
which lead constantly to certain eli aots, |
and Is thus able to formulate general laws |
tor the guidance OF his own Judgment and |
for the conduct of affairs. He 10 not so |
much interested In the devices by which |
nsr may be influenced, as about how they |
ought to be Influenced, not so much about |
how mons passions aud preiudices may be
utilized for nomsntary advantage to him
self or his party, rs about how they may ne
hindered from doing permanent harm TO
the commonwealth. He trains himself to
discern evils In their causes that he may
warn II he cannot prevent, and that he may
net be taken unawares by the long bill OF
damages they nre sure 70 bring In, and
always at the least convenient moment. He
seeks and bnds In the moral world the
weather. signs of the actual world. Ha
etilves to see and know things as they ace
related TO sach other; as they really are and
therefore always must be, his vision nnde-
ilscted by the eross lights OF transitory Cir
cuns,ances, hls Judgment undlsturbed by
the elamor Of passionate AID changeIul
opinion.
At the stroke Of high noon on Monday
there stepped down from one OF the
highest positions in our country to pri-
vate citizenship one Of this bravest, most
high.minded and conscientious men
whom the country has aver known; our
friend aud neighoor. The quotation We
have given above, whenever we have re.
verified to it, hbs only brought up with
greater distinctuess the vision which
came before Us as Mr.. lowell spoke the
words; tha manly form, and the clean
cut, almost Wsshingtonian face of
Thomaa +. Bayard. In the high sense in
which the term ''statesman" is used In
tho description there is nous to whom it
can he better applied than to him whom
Delaware has delighted to honor,
aad has been honossd in having
TO Bhow honor to. There were one
or two other expressions in tbs
same address which only add to the forcs
of the application one of them being
description OF the politician as di5-
| t,nguishei from tbs statesman, as one
with whom tEhat viii be OF immediate
advantage to the party ia the first thing
considered, what Of permanent advantage
to this country ,ast;n and no one who has
known OF the great rnselGShness OF Mr..
Bayard, hut has known that with him
nsiiher self nor party weighed ia tbs bal
anoe 90 straw when bis conviction OF
right lsd him. There bs seldom been a
gssndar diqp.iy of true magA oourags
than when he told the a5sen 5led senators
OF his psgty that thu position Of casir-
man OF his committee wes at their service
hut TINT he would not report 70 the senate
bill which he believed TO be
fall of dishonor and disaster 10 tho coua.
try, and which they had decided in
caucus 10 support. Histery will tell that
his manly and statesmsnlike stand for
right dafeated what otherwise would
have been block blot on oar financial
legislation, as it Wall tell that be has almost
poured out his hearts hlo5i in the en-
deavor to wipe odt the almost century
Iona misunderstanding between ne and
Saz'lnd and Lee Fs sb
oialies. gussls et ttatas
shadow OF a. great domestic afll ctions as
ever weighed down thu heart OF man
and pursued nj every step by the hound!
Of psetisan ranc1r and naiioo, hat nevsi
faltenng Tor . mam9nt In the thosny
path OF duty. None know better
this si3s OF his character thar
] those OF bis own party WHO are
o. the mere politician typa, as described
above; ami We know that soma OF them
, have fell. to the qnics, tbs sting OF his
indignant zehuks st ths proposal for thr
. usa of partisan power for unjust ends
and of Gui7st means for mare partisan
: ends. MIR. IoHell, il the Same address
! apeAsinR Of the party with which he bad
| aotel FOR yeara, said: . Our leaders nc
) l1ngar leAa but are 40 akiltuI as Iadilnl
{. in following the fainiest trail OF pabli
' opimaa.n THIS soGlded to MS almos
J. IKE quotation from Mr.. Baysrd, or, a
) il t4koa as it dropped from tii lips, rs i
d WAS alma the identical phrase We hA;
d heard aim u,e ia speaking o, SONS OF tn,
, experieoo . Of his pablic life aud Of TO-
7 wary fght made necessary by just sucl
! leadership.
]. Its sfefs should again hnnor him b
giving him gnuh welcome home as 81
. Las never extended TO any oth4r Of he
!. sons, ana by seeking his advice and SCI
It Woe whenever she can get 1t in Il
/, future. We know thet he needs rsst an
q reaupeFatlon; but lot us make him ie
= Wien he IS onoa mora with and of as thu
is our hearts are hiF, and that his adyi,
/ and example are ever dear and valued
q aud thus give him the greatest ment
. sud moral stimulus possible to repair Il
y effects of clrs and work, not only dor
a tor as, but for cur country, and Tor Il
!. Uur!d.
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!. When President Harrison said, in h
laauaural address, so patty success til
q 10 achieved by unfair methods, or /
q practices that partake Of reyolu ion,
" hurIfnl and eYbusscent, even from
a rNty stand point it must have ma
Y .eaator higgins vince TO TANK OF II
10 methods used il quitting him in b
~ prereut position. Ibis followed ha
g upon tho embarrassing question, "E3o
"a shGii ihcsA WIG ptaatise election fs0u
a. taceY5r that respect FOR the sanotity
~ the ballet, which is the 6rst conditii