Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
BUST OF SENATOR DAVIS.
Exercises Attending the Unveiling at
Arlington.

All of the distinguished guests who had
listened to the memorial services in the
amnbitheater at Arlington this afternoon
marched at their conclusion to the grave or
Senator Cushman X. Davis, accompanied
by the ID Cavalry Band, to witness the w
yelling of a bronze bust OF Senator Davis.
The bust is the work of Sculptor Trente-
move and is a lfe-like REPRODUCTION the
dead mans features.
When the assemblage had been called to
order by Department COMMANDER hliiioait,
the presiding officer. a dirge was played oy
the band and an invocation pronounced by
Chaplain Stevens
Denartment Commander Kimball made
brief address in which he spoke OF tie iale
senator's career as a soldier and states
man Little Miss Marie Johnson then drew
aside the curtain of flags that hi1 the me-
mortal from view as the panu Piayeu
Nearer NV God to Thee" Captain Henry
A Castle auditor for the Post Office De-
nartment, was then introduced as the or
ator of the day
Auditor Castles Address.
Mr. Henry A. Castle auditor for the Post
Office Department, was then introduced as
the orator for the occasion. Mr.. Castle re-
ferred to his long and intimate acquaintance
NTH Senator Davis and his interest in the
affairs of the nation. Continuing. he said;
Unconventional and approa enable. genial
and even affectionate in his daily walk ana
converse Senator Davis had that unoostru-
sive suggestion OF self-respecung dignity,
which lent no encouragement TO Such as
would be carelessly familiar. HIS circle OF
adniring friends was phenomenally extern
siye and he reciprocated their regard with
almost pathetic appreciation-put ms reai
intimacies were comparatively few. ana on
them all the richness OF MS love anu TRUST
was layishly bestowed
He was the living embodiment OF gen
uine, practical civil service reform and the
implacable foe of political corruption. In
Of hiS
promised or an unclean dollar expended Dy
him or for him; in many OF them ne was
confronted by venal methods employed py
INSCRIPTIONS rivals. His ultimate success
is a credit alike to his eminent merit and
his unpurchasable constituency. Detailed
records of the duplicities he met ana van
pushed are still extant. But his own piace
in history is secure. and in the light OF that
unchallenged exaItation the architects OF
treacherous conspiracfes to throttle ana
supplant him shrivel into disregarded IN
Significance. Let those who question the
survival of political purity take courage
from the advancement Of Senator Davis he
was recognized and sustained and elevated
without any of the appliances or wealth. OF
arts of the demagogue.
''Honored for thirty years with his I'M
broken and unreserved confidence; advised
as to the minutest details OF his political
contests, / here affirm with all the soiemnNy
these surroundings and this event can lend.
that no unworthy suggestion. no dishonor-
able proposition, no device for improper In
huence. no mint at undue advantage eve.
came from him, even In the most crucial
stress of dangerous and doubtful struggles.
He was never In ambush disguise. He
fiercely scorned all humbugs. frauds and
shams; in his rare natures vast and limpid
depths there lurked no reefs or quicksands
of guile or perfidy. Let others dwell on the
gifts and graces they discern-this Is my
acme of encomium for the politician and the
man.
His soul was the sanctuary of great de-
signs and grand Ideals He walked the noun
tain ranges In his thought: he eompassed
the world in his Intelligent perceptions. He
commanded homage by the brflliancy of his
genius the breadth of his culture and the
integrity of his purpose. He Frightened the
flag with the luster of his achievements: he
wrote new pages of glorious history.
Col. n Emmett Ureil commander IN chief
OF the Spanish War Veterans. made
short speech and the exercises were brought
to a close with the benediction By Chaplaia
Stevens. ~