The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-21
IN MENOR|AN.
Legislature Holds Services
In Honor of the Late
Garret A. Hobart.
Mr.. GRIGGs'S EULoGY
Eloquent Tribute of a Friend
to the Abilities and Char
acter of the Dead
Statesman
HIS GREAT CONSTRUCTIVE GIFT
Success Came to Him Through
Effort and 1t Was Always
Won by Genial Methods.
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TRENTON, eb.21 1900-Impressive ser
vices were held in the Assembly Chamber
this afternoon in honor of the late Garret
A. Hobart, Vice President of the United
States. 1t is seldom that the chamber,
under ordinary circumstances one of the
handsomest legislative halls in the coun-
try, has presented such an attractive ap-
pearance. Not the least of its attractive
ness was the simplicity of the decorations.
Between the pillars of the arch over the
Speakers dais were tall waving palms,
while the pillars thmselves were entwined
with smilax. A huge American flag en-
tirely covered the Speakers desk, being
caught up at the corners by draperies of
Grape and broad streamers of purple rib
bon. Below the Speakers desk was a
semi-circle of palms and calIa lilies and a
large portrait of the late Vice President
framed in hyaeinths a1ni calla lilies stood
to the left OF the Speakers dais.
The doors we're opened at 1870 O'Clock
and people began to pour into the cham
ber so that when the services began every
available bit of standing room was occu-
pied.
The Senate met in its chamber shortly
after two o'clock and led by President
Johnson and Leader Pitney marcaed over
to the Assembly Chamber in body.
The Governor, guests from Washing
ton aud State officials occupied the space
between the Speakers desk and the mem
pers' seats. The Assembly sat on the
south side of the chamber and the Sena-
tors on the north.
At 2:30 O'Clock President Johnson OPEN
ed the exercises and-tas- -RaR. David D.
Magic of Paterson, pastor of the church
of which the late Vice President was a
member, made prayer. President john
son then introduced Attorney General
Griggs, who spoke as follows:-
''If he whose memory we are met to
honor could know of this assemblage, of
this gathering at the Capitol of all the
high functionaries of the State, under the
auspices of the Senate and General As
sembly, in order to manifest in this sim
pie manner their admiration for his noble
life and their grief at his untimely death,
he could not, with all his modesty, but
give it his approval; for there is no place
more appropriate for the people of New
Jersey to pay their universal tribute of
love and respect to their illustrious fell
low-citizen than here at the Capitol
here where he passed so many years in
the service of the State as a member of
the Legislature, and where, on numerous
OCCASIONS, he met so many of our people,
who learned to know him as a friend and
who now lament his death.
It was here ne was most often seen and
best known by all except his fellow
townsmen; and here it was he first man
ifested the possession of those extraor-
binary talents for public affairs, legisla-
tive and political, that later made him the
most useful and at the same time the
most illustrious of all the Presidents
of the United States since John Adams.
'.No tributes of respect and love, how
ever warm and sincere. were ever quite
so welcome to our dead friend as those
that came from the hearts of his fell
low Jerseymen. For them he always kept
a special place in his affections, and no
matter where he might be nor in what
circumstances of national prominence and
activity, his careful solicitude was always
alert to show a peculiar friendliness to
every person hailing from New Jersey.
G1e had a genuine and most noble affec-
ton for the old Commonwealth and for
all that pertained to its honor and well
fare. He was a loyal and true-hearted
son to her; proud as we are proud. of her
history; rejoicing in her prosperity, and
ready at all times to give to her and her
people the best service of his hand and
brain. AS we traverse the corridors OF
the State House, we look upon the por-
traits of men who have brought honor
and glory to the State-Judges, Governors,
famous soldiers, statesmen-whose fame
extends throughout the land. There is a
still greater roll of illustrious men whom
we claim as our own. whose fame is a
rich inheritance and whose lives and ex-
amples are q source of pride and inspira-
ton Among them all, great as they
were, there is none that ever served the
country with more transcendent ability
or brought greater honor to his State
than Garret A. Hobart.
.sHe was born in period Of our country
history that just antedates the beginnings
of those vast movements in our national
life and progress which have made the
last half of the nineteenth century SO
marvellous. The political field was still
occupied with the vague and underlined
questions that related to the future regu-
gatloh ana extension OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that were to grow rapidly more acute and
more portentops. The vast territory that
came to us by the treaty of 1S4S, including
all the hidden wealth of California, was
still under the flag of Mexico The utmost
frontier was the Missouri River, and all
beyond was supposed TO be a vast and
untraversable desert. unfit for haIbitation
or cultivation. Railroad, and steamship
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