The Portland daily press., 1901-01-26

llfe without fear and without reproach =
life that showed that
''nge IL opportunity no less
Than youth itself. -
that
nothing Ia too late
Tin the tired heart shall cease to paipl-
tate"
Hon. George II. Talbot who studied
law with Senator Bradbury was the next
speaker, and spoke In beginning his very
interesting remarks Of the uncertainty OF
human life and OF how many persons OF
apparently poor health and weak consti-
buttons outlive many persons Of strong
aud vigorous life. Mr.. Talbot went on
TO say that Augusta was well chosen by
Senator bradbury as ths theatre for bis
professional career. He became eminent
In the prosecuting OF cases bsfore the
legislative committees ana had great
deal OF this 30 do a. bis qualifications pc
culiarly fitted him for this work and his
reputation as strong advocate brought
him many cases Of this character. Mr..
Talbot said that he believed that large
part Of his professional earnings came
from that branch of advocacy. Mr. Talbot
then went on to speak OF senator Brad
bury's political career. He said that
senator Bradbury was ciasssd as Demo
orat. The lines which are drawn between
parties have been about the same from
the lime of the Roman and Grecian re-
publios to this day. Two classes have al
ways existed, one class being conserya-
tive and the other radical In its views.
| Though named as Democrat Senator
Brad bury was q conservative and believed
In the maintenance OF the existing condi-
ton. He was associated in public life
with such great statesmen as Webster,
CLAY, Cass. benton ana dozen mors OF
| the greatest lights in our history. AS
some may remember" MIR. Talbot said,
tiny political views were different from
those OF Senator bradbury as / did not
belong to the conservative element" In
those days the men of Senator Bradbury's
views were termed dough faces" Thsy
stood sturdily for the preservation of the
Union, while the party to which Mr..
Talbot belonged believed In the abolition
OF slavery. Like thunder stoim full OF
lightning, Mr.. Talbot said that the
mighty conflict which ensued before the
questions at issue were settled had swept
over the country and though at that slime
bitterly opposed to the course Senator
Bradbury took In the questions then un-
der discussion, Mr.. Talbot said he was
Wiling to conoede that the dough
faces did most salutary work In saving
the country and In preserving the Union.
When tue struggle finally came what
stirred up the country and brought thou
sands OF volunteers to the government s
aid was the union sentiment and 1t
aroused more general interest than did
the abolition of slavery advocated by the
radical party. The dough faces" were
instrumental In stirring up this senti-
ment Of love for the Union though the
radica party did its shsre in the work as
eifectually as did the conservative element
| for IL stirred up the hatred for slavery
which was necessary to success also. MIR.
Talbot spoke most interestingly ex-senator
BcadbuIys public career and in closing
paid him an eloqgent tributs stating that
he did much TO cultivate the people OF
this state, that he was always on the
right side OF all questions, little timid
perhaps, but sound In his patriotism.
Rev. DIR. Dalton who, said he was not
only life long friend ex-senator Bradbury
but connected with him by close ties OF
family and relationship also spoke very
entertainingly Of Senator Bradbury. he
said that In his home life ne was true
Democrat. He was not strong partisan
and he thought he had received many
Whig votes In his election to the Senate.
| He was a great admir-r OF Clay, Webster
and the other statesmen of his time and
when young man went to Boston and
| introduced himself to Webster who then
lived on High street In that city and who
knew Mr.. bradbury father. DIR. Dalton
went ON to speak of the stirring events OF
Senator Bradbury's political career and
said that he had often talked with the
Senator about the history OF those days.
The policy of Webster. Clay and others OF
less belief who were In accord with SEN
ator Bradbury's views. was to delay the
| threatened disunion OF the Southern
States until the North became go power
full that the South would not dare to at
tempt 1t. He spoke OF the apology OF
Webster for his speech of March seventh,
made in Boston from q carriage in front
OF the Revere house. DIR. Dalton said he
remembered his speech well and recalled
as though It were but yesterday the man
ner In which Webster defended himself
for his action, saying that I'VE have
taken this stand and We will maintain
it." DR.. Dalton thought that these men
who were fighting for the preservation OF
the Union were as much entitled to be
classed as patriots az were men contempo'
raneous with them such as Edward
Everett ana Rufus Choate or as much en-
titled to be 50 chased as were the men
who succeeded them like Charles Sumner
and Theodore Parker. Senator Brad
bury's course was not approved OF by his
constituents. but he was actuated by q
patriotic motive and maintained his POSI-
tion to the end. Another time when
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