The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

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DEDICATED
Interesting Review Of the Pub.
lie Life of the Tenth Presi-
dent OF the United States.
RICHMOND, Va, oct. is.-A. monu,
ment to John Tyler, eminent virginia
statesman and tenth president OF the
United States, was added this week
to the list Of imposing memortals
erected in Hollywood cemetery in thu,
city TO the memory Of the famous
southerners buried there. The mon.
ument, which is the first public me-
mortal erected to President Tyler,
was made possible by a congressional
appropriation.
\ The unwilling exercises were pre.
ceded by military parade in which
the national guard Of Virginia. the
richmond Blues and other .organiza.
tons took part. Governor Stuart pre-.
sided over the exercises at the Gene.
terry and DR.. Lyon G. Tyler, presiden,
OF william and Mary College and son
OF President John Tyler, was amone
the guests of honor. The principal
address Of the day was delivered 4,
Armistead Q. Gordon, Of Stanton,
rector Of the University Of Virginia.
John Tyler, to whose memory the
pubic has been rather tardy In nav.
ing honor, was one Of the most UNIQUE
characters known to American states.
Iaanship. Fe was born in 1880 II
Charles City county, Va, the son ol
Judge John Tyler, soldier Of fhe
Rsyolution and afterwards q promin-
ent 1urist. The son began his public
career at the age of "a as a member
OF tne virginia house OF delegates. Be
lore his fortieth year he had SERVED
several terms in Congress, two terms
as governor Of Virginia and a tern,
In the United States senate.
Then came the presidential c.m.
palgn OF 1910, the most extraordinary
OF political campaigns that the conn
Try mad experienced up to that time.
president Van Buren, was renominated
py the Democrats and William Henry
Harrison, who had been defeated fonr
years before, by the Wings.
Tyler's Nomination.
In the Wing convention no Mat.
form or declaration of principles
was adopted. John Tyler, who llac
oeen member of President Jack
sons party. was nominated to catch
democratic votes. 1t was perfactlv
well known that he was opposed to the
whole Wing theory of government hut
u was never supposed BY those Who
voted for him that he would HAGEN
president, as he did through the death
81 Senerai Harrison one month after
inauguration. - sS-set
Slhe situation that developed with
}Iyier's accession to the presliency
was not long in producing startlins
results. Though no platform i,a6
been adopted in the Wing nominatioe
convention, 1t was we'll undarsioos
mat the doctrines of Henry Clay. in
Voiving the policy OF national bank.
nigh tariff and internal improve
ments, held the Wing party together.
and II was supposed that most 1aerie
VINO voted for Harrison did 40 IN tha
belief that his election meant the VIC
tory Of Clay's doctrines and tho ra.
establishment Of the United states
pank which President Jackson had mn
out Of existence. -
Disappointed Clay.
Tyler did not share these yiew.
but regarded the Wing triumph as p
victory over corrupt and tyranni,,a,
faction which he believed 10 be la,
oy jackson and Van Buren, and tl,eie
friends. Henry Clay was convinced
ne could control Tyler, but he and
81 the Wings soon discovered their
mistake. = ~ s4ee.
Tyler owed his place to the Whiz
party, but he had not changed lss
politics, and he remained what he .has
always been. a Democrat. The Wl,,9s
began Immediately the work Of un-
doing the financial legislation that
s,sS-. eu0 van 6ufen had nut
through. The sub treasury Of the nre.
vious administration was abolished l,v
bill wrich Tyler approved, but when
the Wings in Congress attempted IA
establish the fiscal bank Of the Untr-
ed States" Tyler vetoed the bin.
The cabinet at once resigned win
the exception of Daniel webster. sec
rotary Of state. and the Whig member
OF Congress issued addresses In which
they declared that "all political con-
necaon between them and John Tier
was at an end from that day forth
Only q handful OF Wing congress-
men thereafter supported the prss.-
dent, but as time wore on the admire
istration was successful against its
Wing opponents. who were compeil,l
to surrender or who went down in
opposition.
Perhaps the most important acts OF
Tyler's administration were the am
nexation of Texas and the treaties
With England and China. At the en,
Of his term he was nominated agasn
Itor the idehes. but Withdrew from
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