Evening journal., 1913-04-07

such as those relating TO the cur
rency and finance in respect OF
which he maintained an attitude in
dependent Of and at times antagonis-
tic to that OF other leaders Of his
party.
! zone Of the worst legacies be-
queathed TO the country by the war
between the States was that OF de.
ordered currency. Not only had
prices been inflated by the issuance
OF paper money that rapidly deDre~
ciated, but there was manifested from
time to time q disposition TO dis
charge the obligations OF the gov
eminent in this deprecated raper
Against views and tendencies such as
these. he set himself with adaman-
tine firmness. II must be confessed
that the human mind has a certain
fondness for mystery; and perhaps
this is not to be marveled at. since
the origin Of life itself Is a mystery.
II is. however an unfortunate result
of the fondness for mysteries that
II often leads us TO look beyond the
simple truth that lies before us. TO
vague. shallow and deceptive eXpe-
} dents In nothing has this been
more clearly illustrated than in the
subject which. although complex IN
some Of its aspects. is exceedingly
simple in others, Mr.. Bayard planted
himself upon certain elemental as
sumptions Believing that the meas
ure OF values must me a thing itself
Of appreciable worth, and that Il
must be taken at its real and not at
fictitious valuation he approached
the question Of the currency from the
point Of view of elementary justice
and fair dealing.
"'At the bottom of all human deal
ings.' he once declared, lie certain
simple principles. implanted there
by the Author OF our being. One OF
these is truth-nothing that is not
based upon truth can long subslst.
and honesty Is but one form OF
truth In the same spirit he on an
other occasion exclaimed: Heaven
help us II the time shall come when
the value OF every mans farm and
every contract he makes is to be de-
termined by some accidental majority
In Congress that may change every
two years. He therefore contender,
I'm his own words. for the employ
ment Of gold and silver coins as the
only true and constitutional money OF
The United States The triumph OF
his views was substantially assured
when he had the happiness to wit
ness the resumption OF specie pay
ments
"His contention for the employ
ment Of things having real and
permanent value was only a nantes
tation Of his profound belief in the
necessity OF maintaining order and
continuity IN affairs OF government
From the same principle proceeded
his early. long-continued, consistent
advocacy Of merit as the sole condi-
ton Of official tenure in the civil
service. II was the same intimate
conviction that induced him IN the
extra session OF Congress IN 1879, to
resist the disposition so strongly
manifested In his party to carry
through certain important measures
, against the veto OF the President by
Withholding supplies from the gov.
eminent In opposing this course
!, he said; Confusion in a govern.
!, ment like ours Is pregnant with the
" deepest danger and with the greatest
|. disaster and suffering
= hold II to be the great mission Of III
: organization called the Democrat,
/ party " iihiHAdAn Aliio AAVNAi hAA'hA -
. all its parts, and. under the limita
ton Of its written charter Of powers
to protect Il against all enemies do.
: nestle as we'll as foreign. to pre-
: vent confusion from rushing in anG
! disturbing its orderly progress
! at was this fundamental thought
that induced him. in the contested
, Presidential election Of 1876. to sup
I port the bill for the creation of an
> electoral commission. When discus
sing, some years later. the results Of
! this transaction. he declared that h'
! shared, with the members Of his
! party in Congress, the solemn belle
that the will OF the people wa
thwarted and that the Executive in
stalled I'm 1877 took an Office tia
. Justly belonged to another Never
I theless. he continued to justify wha
o was done believing, as he said. tina
Il was necessary 10 the existence an
y support OF a government Of law; be
y lieving that Il was better that the oc
casion for violence should be pu
+. aside. and that the forms Of Law
a should be created and followed, ever
4 though the gravest disappointment
i even the overthrow of the will o
, the people. as expressed at the poll
= should result. He and those act
's ing with him WERE he affirmed. cor
tent. because they believed that til
>. public opinion OF the America
% people would In the end be a safe
: refuge than the rush to arms for IN
IL purpose OF vindicating a clear right
10 mo sordld appeal was this. n
\ croaking menace of retaliation
% come, no seductive insinuations {
n base rewards. II was. on the cor
\ trary. an invocation Of the healn
i and corrective influences of time an
4 elaboration. 10 was the confideI
< and unconditional avowal of relianc
r upon an enlightened public col
Is science. and as such smp
h and direct appeal TO the hight
m and finer elements OF civilization
a. Nor do the annals OF our parliamel
OF tary elquence afford a clearer e,
,e preston than this OF a fraternal an
be abiding faith In ones own countr.
e. men.
I'd Animated. as he was. with Il
IN spirit of American fraternity, NJ
is Bavard naturally labored to cultiva
" and develop a broad and comprehei
ST sive spirit OF nationality To invol
he the spirit OF antagonism for the pu
n pose OF obtaining party advanta.
r. was an expedient that he held in a
OF horrence II the exigencies of par
of SHALL he declared. still call up'
C. men to raise the standard OF stri
or and distrust among their countryme
sr. whatever may be the result. 7 sh;
ir. be found on the other side invokii
M the methods OF peace and good-wi
d. and not those of war, invoking ge