The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-09
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cate of the liberties of the people. The
one was the champion OF ab-
solute monarchy, the other the believer
in enlightened democracy. Bismarck
aimed at the centralizing Of power in
the hands of the king, Gladstone lifted
his voice for the diffusion of power
among the people. Bismarck would
suppress socialism by the mailed hand
of force. Gladstone would enlarge the
liberties and powers of the people, and
by moral arguments teach them to use
their power for the good of the COM
monwealth. Bismarck would build the
throne on force, Gladstone saw that
the throne to stand must be broad
based upon the peoples will. Bismarck
would not scruple to gain his ends by
bribery, duplicity and fraud. Glad
stone invariably appealed to the intel
igence and conscience of those he
would influence and win. Bismarck $
political creed was that might makes
right. Gladstones working theory was
that expressed by Lincoln: Let us
have faith that right makes might and
in that faith let US do our duty as we
understand it," Bismarck acted on the
belief that lies and brute force would
build the nation up. Gladstone planted
himself on the divine and eternal prin-
ciple that righteousness exalteth a
nation and sin is a reproach to any peo-
pie" The difference between the two
is, the one was politician and the
other was a statesman. Gladstone was
pre- eminently the Christian statesman.
He believed in the practicability of the
sermon on the Mount. His state craft
was the rule of Christ. He believed
that government was but the transla-
ton of the teachings of Jesus into laws
and institutions. He was the apostle
of principle in political as we'll as in
private life. 1t was nothing to him
that a policy might be dazzling and
popular what Gladstone always asked
and insisted on was that the policy
should be one of morality and Christi
anity. He would say with Norman
Mcleod
Perish policy and cunning, perish all that
fears the light,
Whether winning, whether losing, trust
in God and do the right.
This Gladstone did through all the
eventful, tumultuous years of his long
political life, and dying left q lofty
name, "a light, landmark on the
cliffs of fame
Whom shall we hold up as the model
for our young men who aspire to serve
the State in Senate chambers or halls
of legislation? If this Republic is TO
grow strong, and I pray God that it
may, it must be served by men of SPOT
less integrity and answering right
eousness. The worst enemy of his
country is the statesman who resorts
to fraud and bribery and corruption to
accomplish the ends of government.
The State is as sacred as the church,
and requires. for her service men of
clean heart and holy life. The men who
have made this Republic great have
not been seheming, rathole, pothousa
politicians I thank God that ne who
to-day occupies the highest place of
responsibility in this fair Republic is
a man of truth and righteousness. a
man clean in his personal life and in
corruptible in his public adminstra ton,
a Christian in faith and character. The
Hon. Mr. Bayard, who died last year,
was man Of that type. AS Senator,
as Secretary of State, as Representa-
tive at the Court of ST. James and as
a private citizen he lived a clean. up
right Christian life. Such men are the
glory of the nation. They are the sal
walton of sthe Republic. Towering
above their talents and service stands
their superb manhood. The wealth Of
a nation is mot in her money, but in
her men,
Young men, you cannot hope to be so
widely read in the worlds literature
as was Gladstone. You are not likely
to be called to such eminent nights as
he attained. You cannot hope to rival
him in oratory. But this you may do
You may be as loyal to God, as faithful
to duty, as true to conscience as he was
In your sphere and day and accord
ing to your ability you may stand for
right and justice as inf1exibly as he
stood. Fame is a steep which few may
climb. but duty is a path that you and
and all may tread.
There are graves of 1898" dearer
and more sacred to you than any I
have mentioned or led you to tonight.
When you recall the graves Of 1898
you think of mound in some quiet
cemetery where one who was so rear
and dear to you is sleeping the last
long sleep.
mere is narrow ridge IN the grave
yard,
Would scarce stay child in it's race,
But to me and my thought it is wider
Than the star-sown vague of space.
Tonight as you think of the graves of
the year, you think of revered father,
a sainted mother, who through the thin
veil has passed to the eternal reward.
You think of one who in the prime Of
his young manhood was called to that
higher service beyond. Some recall an
honored husband and some loving
wife who have passed where beyond
those voices there is peace. For them
we do not mourn as those who have no
hope. Life is ever Lord of death. Love
Will never lose its own.
For life and death with God are one,
He breaks no thread His hands have
spun;
Hail and farewell, we go our way
Where shadows end we trust in light.
Beaver Trapping.
Joseph Maxwell, one of the best
known trappers of the State who lives
near Ashford, at the foot of Mount
Tacoma, was in Tacoma yesterday,
having recently returned from the
OlympicS