Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-29
monument TO TYLER
Observation-Disclosures.
Tardy Honor Will Be Paid to Notable
American Statesman and
President.
CONGRESS PROVIDES FUNDS
Committee From House of Represent
tatiyes to Attend dwelling Next
Spring of Memorial 10 Tenth Chief
Executive Of United States.

Executive Of United States.
Tardy recognition of one OF the
greatest American statcsnen-John
Tyler tenth President of the United
States--is about to be made by the
government, which Is now making
plans for the erection OF monument
over his grave In Hollywood Cemetery.
Engineers have already laid off the
ground, and the stono Is being cut IT
VIII be impossible to complete the
monument before spring, however. and
1t In probable that the shaft viii be
unveiled on March 90. the one hundred
and twentyhfth anniversary OF his
birth.
Fifty-threo years haze elapsed since
tho death OF John Tyler, and this
ioonnmcnt will be the first public
recognition ofsonc OF the most eminent
men ever produced by Virginia, and of
ono of tho most brilliant men who ever
occupied the presidential chair. Con-
sress has appropriated tho sum of S1o,-
900 for the marker, which Will take
the form of n granite shaft, thirty feet
Ia height. surnounted by a spread
eagle. On tho facing OF the shaft Will
DO bronze bust of Tyler.
HAD UNIQUE PLACE IN
AHERICAN sTATEsNrASsIIIP
Of all unique characters known TO
American statesinanship perhaps John
Tyler Is one OF tho greatest. Elected
TO the c-prcsidcncy by the Wings
TO appcase strong Southern faction,
he was elevated to the highest office
In the gift OF tho American people
within a month by tho death OF prcsi-
dent William Henry Harrison. IIis
reputation of the party which elected
him forms one OF the most dramatic
incidents Of our history, and his re-
markable victories over an opposition
Congress mark him as one OF the great
est statesmen OF tho pact century. al
though II made him probably the most
Iislihed man OF his tins. and spelled
( his political death.
John Tyler was fearless When he
Look position, lie stood by HIS guns
without faiterinG. His whole political
life was marked by troubles generated
by his incorporating integrity.
While filling Il 3eat In the United
states Senate lac resigned rather than
Yield an inch. cvnp when called upon
to do Bo by the General Assembly OF
virginia. again lie showed the power
OF his convictions BY custlne the only
vote agains; tho A"lrorce BILL" giving
PRESIDENT Jackson extraordinary power
TO enforce the unpopular tarifi laws.
When the bill waB put to 4 vote. many
of the opponorts we're absent, ana
others left the hall rather than go
on record. But not Tyler. When the
vote Was countci, IL stood: yeas 81:
nay. |.
led ItEBELLION AGAINST
BRUTAL SCHOOL TEACHER
From earliest childhood John Tyler
~as leader among his fellows. lie
was born on March 90 1880. at Green
way. Charles City County He WAS
tho second son of Judge John Tyler
and. Mary AFmistead. Nils father had
ia, 81 ,..Nls t...s
Var and WIS tho first Judge OF the
United states Court of the Admiralty.
Speaker OF the Virginia House OF Dele
gates. and Gas also 4 State judge. The
Tyler family descended from Henry
TYLER who settled ct Middle Planta-
ton, Va. In 1862. and claims descent
from Wat Tyler. the famous English
gci,el.
When a child young tyler went to
a private school kept by a AIR. Me-
Alurdo. who was so dlligent in the use
o: the birch thar Mr.. Tyler In later
years said:
ut IL wonder that he did not
whip all the sense out of the scholars"
At the age of eleven young John was
r!ngleader In rebellion againSt
tho teacher Despotic McMurdo was
overpowered by numbers. tied hand and
foot and locked in his schoolroon.
Late In the night he was released by
a passcr-by. On complaining 10 Judge
Tyler. the pedagoguc was met with
the apt reply:
sic Sempcr Tyrannis."
The future President was graduated
crom william and Mary College at the.
age OF seventeen years. He showed
strong interest In ancient history, and
Was fond OF muaic and poetry. Like
Thomas Jefferson, he. was a. skilled
performer on the violin.
ELECTED TO LEGISLATURE AT
AGE OF TwENTY-oNE
Two years after leaving school
young Tyler was admitted to the prac-'
tice OF law, aud at tho age of twenty
one was elected to a seat in the House
Of Delegates, to which position no was
re-elected Ave times. lie supported
the War OF 1912, and raised a COM
pany TO &C to the defense OF Rich
mond when 1t was threatened. Al
though on duty for several months at
Richmond and Providence Forge, he did
not see action.
In 1915 Tyler was elected to Con-
greEs TO I'll q vacancy. and was twice
reelected. He opposed all internal
improvements by the general govern
ment, the United States Bank. a pro =
tective tariff and all restrictions on.
slavery. HIS course seemed to please
his constituents, because the following
year he found 1t unnecessary to make
4 canvass for recollection. Only one
NOIe Wub cast tGu'hSt III ulS
county, and the following year he was
unanimously elected.
ON account of falling health, Tyler
resigned his seat in Congress in 1891,
and retired to private life. In 1899.
however, his constituents returned
him to the House OF Delegates, and
two years later he became Governor
OF Virginia to I'LL an unexpired term.
tIc wac reelected tho following year
by a unanimous vote. Before finish
nS his term he was elected to the
United States Senate over John RAM
Jolph. In 1890 he was n member OF
the convention called to revise the.
state Constitution, after which he
again returned to tho Senate. In 1886
Tyler resigned rather than obey IN
structions from the General Assembly,,
IN MEMORABLE DEADLOCK
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE
In. $50 Tyler was elected president
os tho Virginia Colonization Society.
and in the spring OF that year was
returned to tho House OF Delegates.
In 1890 he was nominated for the
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