The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11

4 Better, said he. to pay every dolla'
Of 1t, no matter how dishonesty tn
SPECTATORS acted. than have the slight
est stain on the nations honor OF
credit. Nor would he listen to a sug-
Igestion Of compromise.
In four years he brought the nations
credit to so high standard that he
was able to obtain loan for the
government in Holland at per cent
Only one other nation on earth could
get 1t at SO low rate, and that nation
was England. He established tho
Rank OF the United States. and started
A the first great period Of prosperity
| through 1t. His financial brochures
are models to-day.
IE manufactures he advocated a. sys.
tenn of governmental bounty to aid
Infant industries. He may be termed
the father Of the protective tariff.
Everything he did while in the Cab
met was against strong opposition.
Most OF the time Congress was hos
tile. A good deal Of the time he was
subject to the most vicious attacks.
| He was accused OF dishonesty and
various other crimes. Nothing check-
ed him He worked steadily and used
every means to strengthen the cen
| trail government and reduce the power
of Individual States. The decisions
OF Chief Justice Marshall of the
Supreme Court aided him greatly
His Work Done.
When he left the Cabinet. after five
wears of service, the Constitution was
d far more powerful instrument than
when It came into being. His Will
had done much to make 1t strong But
while Hamilton was giving spirit and
force to the Constitution he was arous-
ing bitter antagonisn,. Party feeling
was stirred to high pitch. Trance
was in.sthe commissions of revolution
soon revolutionary orrepublican France
WAS at war with England. The SYM
with France The people still consid
cred the old alliance with King Louis
to be In force. They had not ceased
either, to hate the British.
Hamilton had no sympathy with the
revolutionists. When, Citizen Genet
came here as French ambassador and
gave letters of marque to American
ships to act as French privateers he
promptly forced Jefferson to demand
his recall.
AS a statesman Hamilton was mag
niflcent, but as a politician he was a
failure. He left the Cabinet because he
was deeply In debt and had to wipe
out those obligations and provide for
his family. But out of office he was
almost as powerful as in. Washing
ton summoned him many times The
farewell address OF the first President
one of the noblest Of State papers, was
written by Hamilton. John Adams,
when he became President. bitterly in
Weighed against the influence of Ham.
ilton. Adams hated him, but nevertne.
less was swayed so much by Hamilton
that he declared that "the Little Lion"
acted as ii he not only was leader Of
the Federalist party. the whole Cab.
met of the President. but the Presi-
dent also
When war was declared against
F.ance, and Washington was summoned
to take charge of the army. Adams
sought to humiliate Hamilton. WASH
ington had designated the four men
who should be major-generals. Ham
ilton headed the list. Adams put Knox
first. Washington refused his commits
sion unless Hamilton should lead With
bad grace Adams gave in.
If Adams hated Hamilton the hate
was returned with interest. When
Adams sought reelection Hamilton
wrote a bitter tack on the President.
which was intended for his personal
friends among the Federalist leaders
only. In 1t he exposed every weak
ness every fault Of Adams without
mercy and with marvellous skill. Aaron
Burr got a copy Of the letter and used
It to confound the FederaIists. In the
election Jefferson and Burr had Ito
vote for President Through the In
Iluence of Hamilton with the Federal ,
of Congress Jefferson was
chosen. Burr never forgot and never
forgavc.
The defeat of Adams practically
marked the beginning Of the end of,tha
Federalist party. Hamilton saw every
conceivable danger In Jefferson's rule
He had no confidence in tho man
and little in tho people, He despaircd
for the republic and feared civil war
would rome within a few years
The Duel.
Meanwhile he was the foremost law
yer In America. IN New York his
Hamilton and Burr ostensibly were
friends. They dined at each others
louse, We're suave and good natured to |
ZACH other and appeared to give and /
AXE in court and In the arena of pol
ties with good grace and without feel \
ng. AS lawyer and rs a statesman
here was no comparing the two men
hamilton lowered Above the other, liz
curt Hamilton usually Won. He had
title of the magnetism the charm OF
he generosity of Burr, but the strengtnll
u his intellect, the power OF his ar
suments, We're so great that he won I
wen where his case vas weak. Burr, I
N the other hand, was less on anpeaI I
o reason than appeal to emotions. He
vas one of the kindest, one of the most
ovable and one of the loosest living OF
nan. He could not refuse an appeal for
lid, Beggars got in line when they !,
new he was near by, He always vast
n debt and he always was in Iowa
lie WAS as small and as slight as Ham
lton, but, like Hamilton, was one OF
he dandies OF the day, For women
le had great fascination. AS u pol-
tlcian he was adrolt Many charges
we're made affecting not only his
morals, but his honesty.
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