Evening star., 1900-01-10
HOBART'S M EN- DRY
Tributes Paid to the Late Vice Presi.
dent. :
SENATE ADDRESSED BY Mr.. LODGE
Mr. Depew Pays High Testimony
to Qualities of the Deceased.
AISE OF MIR. SEW ELL

| Mr. Lodge said. in addressing the Senate
| today on the death of Vice President Ho-
[ bart:
| The dcaIh of Mr.. Hobart was both a
| loss To the country and a deep personal
| sorrow to his friends. of whom no man
| ever had more. OF the qualities of mind
| and heart which make it possible 10 say
| this without going beyond the limits of
| simple truth there is much to be said but
/ there was one conspicuous public service
| rendered by Mr.. Hobart which. l think,
has not heea understood and certainly has
not been adequately appreciated. He re-
/ stored the vice presidency to its proper po-
sition. and lifted it up before the people 10
! the dignity and Importance which it mer-
| its.
| The decline of the vice presidency in po-
| litcal weight and popular estimation has
| been an unfortunate development OF the
| last fifty years. In our regard for that Of
| ice and in our treatment of it We have
| departed utterly from the wise conception
| of the founders of our government. The
| trainers of the Constitution intended that
| the Vice President should be in all respects
\ IN ability. in reputation. in weight of char
| dcter ami III his standing before the people
| on Il plane of absolute equality with the
| President We have but to turn to the
| original clause of the Constitution amended
| :" iHnS ago that II Is we'll nigh forgotten
| and there mud the proof of this statement.
| in that clause it was provided that the
| electors in each state should vote for two
| persons from diff rent states without nam
| Ing IN" office voted for, and that the man
| receiving the highest Vote in all the cleo
| toral colleges should he President. and the
] one receiving the next highest should he
| Vice President. In other words. the cleo
| tors Were to vote for two men who were
| equally fit to he President and one was
| to have the first and the other the second
| place.
| This system led to the tie between Jef-
! ferson and Burr in 1901 the dangerous
| intrigue in the House to supplant the for
| mer by the latter. ana the consequent
] amendment 10 the Constitution compeliDg
the electors 70 indicate the office voted
ess,rv I,,t i, dmn. nt n, nee l.eC-
| the original conception of the makers ~
| the Constitution nor should it ever have
neeh Allowed to affect it, According to
tl1dt fl.af tfle nee PRESIDENT placed
onIy In To sl,rI.Ccj 70 ~. rol;i,'i tii'ii NO. ~
! case of death or disability. but was mark
| ell out by his position as the natural sue
cess"f Wnen the -four or the eight years
In va, "a ~ dsS,,'idte hdu expired.
| - "a! <Nua.i' Su'tttdeu "aShiAg-
- - - s IN ->Is''ll9. ttIeii' again, al
] ~ l'"s 'iItei VII ' an hurth Went from
~ ~ VIC p''S!uehcE |" lhe W mite House
| 2iitsr ma tlhe the conception OF the
IL tidS Idieu dLu grown dih.
| 4Hs 'lEs Pft@'"thtS mas been treated
| ; too otlFn "E paIl! convention either as a
| YIN h!ei'I ot ll"lloldpie smell upon Wnlch
| an etniheit man might quietly close his
| SGi'fr' or ~ consolation prize to be
a",'Itir" y" ttlt' ldcIl'll IN the party Whlch
iia'i laI-eH - WIZ lhe hlSheSt place In the
ir~' 'a~t tnt country ran the risk OF nav
| llS q wee freSluehl lhcapable from age or
| pSiIla pI "ltter causes oi carrying the re-
| <P"i'Si"!!i'i+s OF the presidency II they We're
| IN TSH cP'H Lliin dilh' III tle seconi. theS
| mao a VICE PRESIDENT VINO lVed IN strained
! anu ulstAnt reiatlon with the Wnlte House,
| anu II suddenly called 10 occupy IL biought
| a c!ahS- q! men ana OF measures. when
| the people hal voted Tor polIcles and eX-
ecutorS "l po!icles VINO Should De continue
| Gus III dctIpH 4ol Iouf years.
Regarded a. Extinction
| - fs,. 10. .bi. ,,;.o,,,o.,,.io,, o,,, -,,,s
| -"t ti'7 '''is p'ioI anu 'i'is
| iaiSe rtd'rheht OF the wee presidency gone
} IhdL II i Almost universally looked upon
= 80 I',.> ''n ~. any ~
| - o- iiA' sun t'ote WIN
| my Va '44e p-es''ei'VS' ~ aoeep' me
o4N p'''0S Al li'e s'N ei 'iiieH'' ~ ""A.n 'i'
! - NH'7eH 'S tre VIZ Vi 'He entIie -Aii'ei
| 90 h1N't N'e' anu ueii " ~
| Tar,arsinnS of tbt ipfentiarn nf tbo I'm
| ers and braad conditions which are noten-
| TALLY dangerous. out of this neglect and
| miscPncg2tlon. MI Hobart silently ilftea MS
Sttat 'iiitT h-ffeiS "S 'fis .tahtief III "nich
| IL firmly and viii n urrfeCt tact he asserted
| H. if,,,I,,T- ~ ri higt, ,cSitjor ,,aI,., -
| -, 10 - ,,,d W., o. annt,gb VIII
| niif l<nowine exactIy why neonIe s,IddanIv
| .Sr,. -, Lii. tbaf tharf. w. a VIZ. Pras
| - = - I-,,i,.5 60. ~ - ia
| rha s.r1rd nosifinn in the government ana
| -, ith H. ay,nant}1 Of tba presidan+
! - - ~ t,,r,. 49, -, ,ba l.oua,ry boiG
~ q. - - " - - - ~ ~ - -
| ne ne - -. ~ IA and +r,I, c,,nao
~ '"t ~ ii,t IN az 49, - - t; p
| ~ ,J,,ili-,r,tio5 reannaar.d Instaad ot
| .arl;,,,r 1t ~, rer1ainiro, irdiffersnt to
! ~, I,975,'nt af ~, ,,nrHnrnn9.nt M Hoha rt
! rt'p.,r,faf himself as a part Of the admins
| ,r.1ri.,,, .nG -. = renra.entative of inc noIi-
| - p-birb tbat administration had he4n
] ,.t,...,, D., ,.ry,- jpto eff.:ct. ss one of the
| Prs.i,j.nt,s friends advisers and s,npnrt-
! ~ a,uaIly interested with him in the sue
| SO nF ne rneas,Ires Ia whics they were
/ al:ka committed
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