Evening journal., 1907-06-22

~ IT fHNbce MS profession In this
state with his home in this city. Here.
in a decade, he had taken his place In
the front rank Of his profession. and
was an acknowledged leader Of the
bar 9f the State. Conscientious and
iaborious n the preparation of his
cases, he developed ia their trial. "a
mental quickness and resourcefulness
that made him a formidable opponent
and "a much sought colleague.
OF intellectual and Moral lnteoritv
But this Is not the time or the place
70 dwell upon Mr., Bayard's merely pro-
fessional career Many Of those PRES
ent are familiar with II and certainly
all those who are OF the same guild
appreciated that intellectual and moral
integrity which more than professional
learning contributed TO his power and
influence with courts and juries. In
January 1869, he was called by the
Legislature to represent the state i'm
the Senate of the United States. where.
on March 4th of that year. he took his
seat. Into this wider field of service
he entered in the early prime of his
manhood. with an the ardor OF his
nature, but with trained facuifies
which responded easily TO the demands
made upon them. His whole soul was
aflamo with patriotic zeal TO serve the
country and the state that had hon
ored him
IN Washington, as here. Mr.. Bayard
did not long remain In the rear ranks.
but soon became a conspicuous figure
in all the great debates Of those excit-
Ing times. when the ground swell Of
the great Civil War had not yet SUBJ
sided, and sectional bitterness bad not
entirely disappeared. 1t was the natu-
raj impulse Of his kindly nature. as
well as the dictate OF his clear judg-
ment and patriotic instinct that he
devoted himself 10 allaylng, so far as
he could. by speech and personal in
fuence. this sectional bitterness and
to bringing about that union Of hearts,
without which an enforced union of
States would have been a mockery.
In this ondeavor. It was his good
fortune that a sympathetic nature. an
overlooking and kindly humor, and a
hearty good fellowship. combined to
make that winning personality whose
influence was felt by an, and gave
such charm to the social life OF which
he was u part lie roioiced IN the
equal comradeship of all who loved
the high ideals Of life. and he despised,
with all the intensity of his nature, the
distinctions that were founded on
wealth, and not worth, or on the ad-
ventitlous circumstances Of birth or
fortune. He loved 10 dwell upon the
genius of our democratic and republican
institutions, and upon the high ideals
Of civic duty and civic courage which
they tended 90 foster. He recognized
with reverence how much we owed to
the opportunity given under Provi-
dence to men OF our blood and race,
who settled upon this continent-a
continent unoccupied except by the
savages who roamed It's forests, that
here, freed from the traditions of caste
and absolutsm which fettered the
minds Of men. held I'm leash growing
spirit OF liberty in the old world, our
fathers were able to realize the hopes
and Aspirations OF all who hated tyr
amy and who loved freedom He
loved to think that In the institutions
that were founded on our shores there
was no place for the privileged classes
and nothing TO let on hinder the growth
Of individual character or the working
out Of civic righteousness on the broad
plane of human equality We are all
IN sympathy with these sentiments
and American citizenship would be of
| little worth. n IL were not instinct
with that love and appreciation of our
institutions which / have attempted Ia
describe. Mr Bayard's distinction was
that. with the Intensity Of his nature
and the brilllancy OF his intellect, he
made those sentiments the governing
forces of his life whether In public
Office or IN private station. He was a
natural leader OF men, though he
claimed no leadership. and he conse-
Grated himself TO the high duties of
the position TO which he was called
with absolute and unselhsh devotion
Had Few Faults
Mr. Bayard may have had his faults
though his friends found IL hard to dis
cover them. I know that some were
imputed TO him. grew out Of that very
whole-souled devotion TO duty as II
was given TO him TO see It that char
acterized his private and public life
TO the successful operation Of free
governments, political parties seemed
to be "a necessity. and Mr. Bayard rec
osnlzed as we an recognize, that prac-
tical results can only be accomplished
by association and organization. In no
bad sense was he n partisan, but he
doubtless provoked the antagonisms
which partisan contests always en-
gender. His partisanship took color
and character from his nature Though
aggressive, it was honorable and high
minded and was stained by no m-
worthy practices. In advocating the
measures and policies which he
thought were the true ones for the
promotion OF the best interests of his
country he appealed to the intelligence
and conscience, the manhood and civic
courage OF his fellow citizens. with a
force and cloquence which IL not con-
vincing 10 those who did not wish TO
be convinced, impressed an who heard
him with his high mindedness and with
his sincere and honest purpose. His
most important contribution to the
party with which he acted or TO the
cause he espoused. was that which
President Roosevelt in his letter just
read In your hearing, has called the
stainless purity and integrity of his
character" All who acted with him
felt the increment Of strength which
came from mere association with him.
The high standards Of conduct set
forth by him in his public utterances
were never lowered In the intimacies
Of private life. on such occasions his
conversation, though marked by the
charming and iambent humor which
was natural to him. more often than