The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
EuIogies By Grover Cleveland x, and Judge Gray
HEROISM OF CIVIC COURAGE
Fermer Presidents Address, on Ac- count of Illness, Read by Professor Moore at Unveilng of Shaft
 to Famous Statesman.

ence of fully 5000 persons the memorial statue to Thomas r. Bayard. former United States senator and secretary of state, was unveiled this afternoon in Rockford park. Addresses were made by J. Harvey Whiteman. president of the Bayard Memorial association, and Judge Gray of the United States circuit court. Former President Grover Cleveland, who was to have spoken, was not able to be present. because of illness, but his address was read by Prof. John Bassett Moore of Columbia university, who was an as- sistant secretary of President Cleveland under Bayard.
 The memorial occupies a commanding position at the entrance of Rockford park The location oyerlooks the city of Will snington. where Mir. Bayard was born, and where he lived during all his life.
 The statue which was modelled by Miss Fife Sullman now Mrs. William Ritchie of London, and cast at a bronze foundry in Surrey, England, was given by an un- known friend of Mir Bayard to the Bayard Memorial association. To the left of ex- edra circular a stand was erected for the nveiing.
 J. Harvey Whiteman, president of the Memorial association. presided. Among those in attendance were members of the Wilmington board of trade to the number of more than 800, the members of the S Bayard Legion Democratic association and Imembers of other civic bodies
 After an invoes tion by Bishop Cileman and the singing of This is the Day of lthe Lord" by the Delaware saengerbund, 2 Chairman J,,,1 Gray. who delivered an address
 Juoae Gray's Address.
 Judge Gray referfed briefly to the pro fesslonal career of MT. Bayard and then dwelt upon his personal charms his in- tensty of nature, and brilliancy of in- tellect, saying that he made those sent- ments the governing forces of his life, whether in public office or in private station.
 Continuing Judge Gray said:
 The high standards of conduct set forth by him in his public utterances were never lowered into intimacies of private life.
 Time does not permit me to dwell upon his senatorial career, so useful to the country and honorable to himself and to the state which he represented. For Sixteen years he was conspicuous in all 4the important debates of that great body, and his name was synonym of knightly courage and honorable devotion to duty throughout the length and breadth of the land.
 Interesting Incident.
 An interesting incident occurred in my presence. during MT. Bayard's service in the Senate, which impressed me much as Indicating the serene equipoise of his mind, when once convinced which way the path of duty led.
 An important crisis in financial affairs had brought about a situation in which he could not accept certain opinions that seemed dominant in his own party and he had, with characteristic candor and hon esty, declared that position which his science compelled him to take on the questions involved. A deputation of his party friends from this state visited him in Washington and with entire respect and kindness urged him to at least sup press the announcement of these views, and stated that there were many of his political frineds who feared that if he continued to proclaim them he might be left at home result of the ensuing election which was to decide whether he should succeed himself of not MT. Bay ard quetly listened to all that was said, and then smilingly replied go back and thank these good friends of mine for their interest in my personal fortunes and tell them that home has no terrors for me-
 Tn March, 1885, MT. Bayard resigned I his seat in the Senate, in response to the call of President Cleveland to serve his country as premier of his cabinet To the high and responsible duties of secre- tary of state, he brought the same high qualities that had distinguished his ser vices in the Senate.
 Home No Terrors.
 "At the close of Mir Cieveland's first administration, with the consciousness of :. duty faithfully performed. MT. Bayard H returned to the home which had no ter N TOTS for him and in which he gladly set 4 tied down 10 the quiet routine of domestic ' life. After four years of this quiet life \ in his old home, he was called by MT. \ Cleveland in his second administration to 2 represent the country as our ambassador to the court of St. James. l personally { know how reluctant Mir. Bayard was to give up the quiet pleasures of his home four a four years sojourn in England, but he recognized the call as one of duty which it was for him to obey and so he left us, and we felt that America could not have sent better representative of that true and self-respecting American ism. Upon his return to his home in 1S97 there was only an interval of year and half before he was to lay down life's burdens and render the last and final ac- counting of his statesmanship. But he has left the legacy of his good name and the memory of his upright life. We are all better that he lived among us. Let us point our cnlluTeH 10 the example Of his life and teach them to love and revere his memory. He died he had lived, without fear and without re- proach.'
 Ceveland's Address Read.
 The reading of MT Cleveland's address e. by Professor Moore followed.
 We are here to commit to the keeping of years to come and to future genera hons, lasting and constant reminder of \ noble life. We dedicate this imposing monument, not to the heroism which war 7 and strife create, but to the heroism of civic courage and the achievements of peaceful patriotism. And we seek to beau tify it's massive strength by votive offer lngs from loving hearts.
 What we do here is not for the dead, nor is it for ourselves alone. We reveal to sight a witness which long as our
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