Evening journal., 1913-04-07

more rapidly than has any other
country Of the globe within the same
period Of time.
"Since the day when the fairhaired
Swede first set foot upon our shores.
Delaware has produced men OF more
than ordinary strength and ability.
OF these. many have achieved distinc-
ton and lived their lives within the
State: others have won plaudits OF
their fellow citizens and distinction
by the services wihc hthey rendered
to the Nation, both at home and
abroad. To this latter class belong
our distinguished fellow citizen whose
memory we seek TO perpetuate on
this occasion
1T is a fitting tribute to the life
work and service of Thomas f. Bay
ard that his portrait should adorn
the walls Of teh State Capitol Build
ing of his native State. that the future
generations may look upon the
countenance Of this distinguished
statesman.
Gentlemen OF the General Assem-
bly, OF Delaware ! have the honor Of
presenting through you to the people
OF Delaware this portrait of the Honor.
able Thomas Francis Bayard."
Professor Moore Receives Gift.
In accepting for the General As
sembly the portrait OF Mr. Bayard,
the Hon. Mr. Moore said
"A very grateful and most honor
able part has been condded to me In
the ceremonies of this fortunate oc-
casion. When | received through
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatlves. the invitation of the Gen
eral Assembly Of my native State
10 accept, in its behalf, at your hands,
/ the gift Of the portrait of Thomas
Francis Bayard. and In so doing TO
make an address, | confess that / at
] first hesitated to undertake a task
I'd which II would be easy to do less
4 than justice. But. other and deeper
| impulses soon gained the mastery
| placed myself at your disposal; and
l did so because ! could not do other
wise. We are all brethren here to-
/ day. Delawareans and Americans,
and can speak to one another as man
TO man; and in this frank communion
of the family and the Preside. ] sim
ply say that your summons touched
my heart. ] could not refuse to
heed IL. No matter how far, I'm obedi-
ence to duty, or In pursuit of fortune
or OF fame, our steps may wander,
we must ever cherish with warmest
affection the place about which are
Sntwincd the sacred associations of
cur earlier years. In a peculiar
sense il always remains our home.
| II misfortunes come upon H. VIC feel
the burden or the discredit; II pros
psrity with honest renown Is its por-
ton. we share H. To-day I return
70 rejoice with you in things Of glori-
Gus memory
The public life OF the statesman
In whose honor we are assembled
falls into three distinct parts, In
which he successfully occupied the
high stations of Senator of the United
States. Secretary OF state. aud Am.
hassador to the Court Of st. James
His service as Senator, beginning OF
d March 4. 1862 continued for sixteeI
years, and covered one of the STORM
est and most momentous periods n
our history. When he entered tn
, Senate four years had elapsed since
the triumphant close of the war FOL
the preservation OF the Union; but
the passions engenderod by the strug
gle had by no means subsidized Or
the contrary, the disturbed conditions
to which the great conflict and its in.
cidents gave rise still prevailed, and
grave questions profoundly affecting
the spirit and purpose OF the govern
ment remained to be determined. Or
the one side there was heard the de.
mand, supported by a strong popular
sentiment, for what was called 'ths
preservation OF the results OF tho
war; a demand which, in the minds
OF n majority of the people OF the
North and West, was so closely idan.
tihcd with the re-established SUI
supremacy OF the national govern
ment that they we're prepared az tn;
moment to go TO any length to main
tain H. On the other side. there were
those who, believing, with equal in
tensity OF conviction, that the safet'
OF the country and the preservation
OF the liberties OF its people depend
ed upon the recurrence to constitu
tlonal methods. demanded for III,
Southern States full restitution ant
! continuous exercise OF their autono
nous rights under the Constitution
2 or, TO use the earlier phrase OF Lin
! coin, the restoration Of the Union a
l Il vas
! ITO the impartial historian, sur
veying with philosophical candor tn
g record OF that eventful time. moth
ing can be clearer than the proofs /
q furnishes OF how essential to tn
I maintenance Of constitutional govern
> ment. especially In times of intens
4 popular feeling. is the existence o
= an intelligent, active and patriotic op
\ position. Nothing can be more dan
gerous TO the perpetuity OF free inst
tutions than the tendency to go to eN
tremes in the exercise OF powei
, This may seem to be an obviou
. truth. But there Is another trutl
/ which. although as important. is ofte
ie overlooked, and that Is, that the ter
70 dency TO excess OF power does M
y invariably presuppose the existenC
OF evil motives II may indeed b
Il most dangerous when motives Of b,
Il nevolence invest Il with halo, an
L blind us to its progress. II Is the
4 that firm and sagacious resistance
OF hardest TO find but most sorel
" needed; for in the world today. jui
D. as in the past. and especially in n
Is United States. with its vast and con
n pick application Of the plan Of sci
p government the great problem
craftsmanship is the reconciliation
s. government and liberty. without sa
j. rihcing the efficiency OF the one ,
contracting the bounds Of the othe
To the solution of this problem NJ
>. Bayard Immediately dedicated hir