The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-30

-ife AMI character Of Governor Pier
Dont
In addition 70 the Senator's from West
Virginia. Senator's oliver. Of PennsyIva-
mia. polliver' or Iowa. and Hepburn OF
Idaho. were 10 speak IT. The Senate,
while in the -Iouse Representative
Hubbard. Stlr1is. and Gaines OF west
y ITEinia, Eeifer OF Ohio. Payne Of New
York and Mccall Of Massachusetts.
were to make addresses
Scott Offers Resolution.
Senators EIkins and scott Of West
Virginia. oliver of Pennsylvania, Dol
liver OF Iowa. and Hepburn Of Idaho,
were the principal speakers on the
floor Of the Senate. They reviewed
TIE history Of The secession Of Vir-
giuia. the formation OF West Virginia
%i-a iolI OF 3 rallclS H. EIerpOnI s part
III that historic drqama-in that great
American romance as Senator Oil
Yer referred 10 it.
senator scott presented the resolu-
ton rendering the statue 10 the people
% the United States Speaking to his
RESOLUTION. senator Scott paid fine
tribute to the patriot of the Younger
days of West Virginia OF Governor
PierpODU. The Senator said
man it is said. could ever receive
appointment under Governor I%erponI.
VINO did not possess the moral and n
telecJual Quaiiiica lions for the position
During his administration, nearly the
ehiiFc judiciary was changed, and II
was Sald by men and newspapers that
he gave Virginia the best judiciary the
Commonwealth ever had.
Governor Flerpunt was a Iarge-heart-
90 true man and JUST one His love
of country was Of intense order, and TO
the support Of his views he brought 4
fine logic which but few could combat
History may do but scant Justice to
Frsr rrra
by the marble sta ne unveiled today.
but there IS monument found in the
hearts OF the people there Francis Il.
PlerponJ VIII live while the ifeblOOd
ElkIns Reviews History.
Senator EIkins followed. His address
vas largely a historical review OF the
events which led up 10 the formation
OF the new State After speaking OF the
struggle before The civil War, Of the
mountain folk for self government. the
Senator said
old Virginia, which has given 10 the
nation 50 many great statesmen and
great Presidents. with her proud his
tory and hallowed memories, and spIen-
did traditions, chose, in the hour Of
passion, the way &c SeceSSioU-to 20
out Of the orbit OF the nations life
This false step furnished the way 10
West Virginia being made a State in
the Union
The loyal and i.erty-Iovine noun
talneerS Of what Is now West Virginia
seized tnl SoDnOrtuCI-N and req lfZed the
ITuluOn OF the hopes cherished in the
hearts OF their ancestors for more than
q century.
The credit of having formed the new
state OF West Virginia now a great
common wealth, with million and
ed people and destined TO hold within
her borders one of the denseSt popuIa-
TONS IN the Union. must ever remain
with Governor PierpOuJ and his assO-
Oliver Calls It Revolution"
senator Oliver, stating that the story
or the formation o. eWst Virginia is
one Of the rOmances Of American his
Jory,- reviewed the story and said
Prom a strictly. legal standpoint IT
is hard to justify the movement by
which the PieTDont government was set
~ although able arguments TO the
contrary were presented to the COnVen-
ton
-'It was revolution pure and simple
and it required success TO make IL even
resuec-ahIe- it was justified by the dire
emergency which confronted the loyal
people Of West Virginia and by that
alone Il met with that measure of sue
cess which made II not only respectable,
but lIllStrOuS, and II IS e-UIOus facE
that the present government of the Old
Dominion traces lis title through the
usurper PierPont and not through the
iezII1uISL I.e-cneT-
Senator Oliver paid high tribute to
Governor PierpoLt'S personal character
and official acts
Compared With Lee
In the House. Representative Sturgiss.
Who had been especially active in ar
ranging the ceremonies. traced the Pier
pCnr family back TO ~he year $50. when
one SIT Hugh was Lord Of Pierpont so
named from a stone bTidge-the French
pier meaning stone and ''p0nt'' mean
-D- bridge