Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 74, 30 March 1894 Edition 02 — A STATESMAN. [ARTICLE]

A STATESMAN.

Some Facts Abont Senator Gray. Arnong tbe raen who attracted atteution iu tlie Demoeratic Nat ouul Conventious of 1880 aiul D84 was George Gray of D lawaie. He \veiit to Cinciunati and Cbicago as t1:«* ndroc»te of iiis frieud, Senat >r Bayard. He was then Attorm'y-pen<*ral <<f lus St ite L tt!o was known of him i ontside of D ■lawaie aiul the neighboring St .tes, for he is a mun who permits his characterto i speak f<ir him, and d <es not seek <>p|K>Hlia>t<<M il> KOOIII'.I 11« «u <lience or to enlnrge the nnmber f his acnnai.itmc s. When he b«d «ddressed the first D*raocratic couvention in beiialf of the noniinatioii f Mr. Buyard. t w s <greed bv «11 who heurd hiinthat the orator and the sp:ech were wort y of tiie occnsion and the >ubject; so th»t, when the second occasion eame, at Chicago. Mr. ; Oray's nomin <ting speech was looked forw«rd to as sure to be one of the i greeable episodes of the conve 'ti<»n. In these t\vo c>nvent:ons there was preseuted to the Democratic p.arty one of tlio.se pr.'inisiiig opportnnitier upon whieh t!ie party in its iūodern inood has so pers!steiitl}' tnrned its back. Tbe Massnclm setts Deraocrats, coraing out of their bomlage to tho worst elements of tlu ir party, tbrongh the trials and tribui.tions of Batlerism. weie turaug their fac< s to tiie r sing sun. Men I ke Leverett, Sa!toiistaII, and Fiaucis | B.r\l. oul Democrats with young hojH‘s and aspiratiocs and qnick ccnseiences, wero cle.»ring the wav for the new men who h*ve madu the mwe of Democrat of deeperand better iraport in the oid Bay State. When Mossacbu setts w*s edled in the conventioa i of 1880. Mr. S.dtoDstall. speaktng liie v iee of t!ie m jorityof his deleg*tiou, Rec<»nde<l Mr. Gray’s amuination of Mr. Oay»nl. Ifthe sonlhern men iu that convention , had l»eea ns free from fears aud doubts as they raight have been. : Mr. Bayaid won!d h*ve been nommuted. and the Deraocratic puty woa!d have beeu saved the fatal Haneoek ex{>eriuitut. Sen«tor Gray, like Senator B.ivard. Las for vears been one of the forces for good in tbe Deinocratio party, one of the leadcrs who has attractcd to the j>arty the independent voters who hare m ide its victorTēs j»ossible, because they h»ve hoped to niake the party represent thc priuciples of eeooomie aud admīuistrative ref<>rm, tu whieh thu llepuhliean pnrty was eithcr nctually i<pposed, j or iu behalf of whieū it*advno>cy i Wmh eohl «nd U}eaning!csw There wmi lmi«i Nineli |f«al» agO)

when Mr. B'jTrd {he one • {■nlil e n: u wh . s«eajp<l to anite 5 tbe 1 . rtv witfa tL« • ■ k iiide{<cdtnt votenj who L»<I j grown <] iSotisfi J vitii tfao j ; 1 r.it,;ices acd teudeuc:os c.f the < £epabiican p«rty, I; was gener- t vlly ssppo6cd tliat fae st"Oil aloae ! in fais htate, and tfaerefore the t appeamnee of a man of sncfa t erider.t character as Attorney- < 6econl Gr »v was somewfaat of a snrprise. Del.ivrare faad persistcd in sendiig ordlnary men as ee lleag"es to Mr. B «y.ird in tfae Sen ite and as it- Represent>tives in t!ie popul »r hmneh of Con1 * 1 gre<s. so lfaat it had heen accepted as a fjct tliat Mr Bayard was tl»e nn!y cons:derub'e pahlie uian o{ tbe St.ite, at le.ist in tbe Demccratic p ;rty. Tlie trntfa is, bowever, tii.it (action p< liticshjd mors (3 di with t is state of tbinps than tfae rcerits of i;idividnals, for Delaware in those d-:vs. being firulv nnder tfae couimand of t'.:e Deiiiocr<ts. was divided bet\vee.n the BayarJ an<l S;inlsbury f.ictinns, witfa the lialunee sliglitly infivorcf tfae latter. 3fr. Gi iy’s first < ffice vvas bv nj\pointment of tlie governor. Tbe fir?t elective ofiice be hekl was tbe Senatorship. The Senator’s father, Andrew C. Griy, vvas one of tho distintrnisIieol la\vvers cf De!aware, »111 1 0 • sti>< d on even terms \vith J <nies A. Bay u 1 aud S cretary Ciayton 1 George Gnv \vas b >rn nt New i Custle, on May 4th, 18J0. He , w .8 giv.du.tted at Pi inceton Cullecre in 1SŌ:T After gradn t ; on Iio 1 “ n studied law w.lii liis fatfaer and at 1 Hanard College, and wus adinittcd to ihe b tr iu 1863. For 1(> years 1 e practiced iiis j>rofession , witli distingnisfaed success, and was regarded not onlv as one of 1 tlie first la\vyers of !iis St ite, bnt ns one of tiie soand<>st Inwyers cJ tfae seetion of t)ie conntry in j wliieh ue dwelt. His first appeaianee iu national polit:cs \vas in 1876, wlien lie attended the iiat;onal c<*uvention at St. Lou s wliieh nemin <ted Mr Tilden. In 1879 he was aj>j>n nted AttorneyOniiei' i of tiie State by Go\ernor 1 : H.ill, aud wns re«ppointea by j Goveruor Stockley in 1889. It was wLile liolding tbis olliee t!iat liis worth heeame generally | knnwn tlirough the part wliieli fae t«n)i: in moving the nominatioh <>f Ml»ay rd, as faas been already uariated. I It \vas fitting in every way, wlien Mr. Bayard was nppointed j , Secret uy < J State by Mr. CIeve— | land at tlie beginning <>f liis first tenn, in 1>8'>, tfaat Mr. Gray sfaould be named as fais success<>r. In raind aud in cfaaracter he was . certainly Uie tqn:>l of tbe Democratic leader wlio j>receded him. Froia fais first eutrance upon . liis dnties, as S nat< r, Mr Gray lias boen recognized as a leader. Dy tomperameut lio is :i j'e <ce- , maker. but fae is a peacemaker wlio does not comj>romiso liis I principles as be understands tl»em. He 1 as been a consistent and able defender tff the President, and in tfaedebutes in wliieh Mr. Cleveland \vas nttacked lie ; displayed an ab lity and aeumen | whioh have not been overmatched by any of tlie President's eneraies and ontics. Tfaere are two classes of Seaators on the Democratic side of t!ie cfaaniber wlio consti- ; tute wfa;tt is kuown as tfae administratiou gronp; and one is resj>ected, wlnle ihe otlier is not. . VVhvtber jastly, or notsorae Sena. tos are i.ccused of ad<>pting and i defending t!ie j>olicyof tlieWliite j House fr >iu seifis!i raotives. Bnt 110 one says tfais. or thinks it, of Senator Gray, unless it be some oialieiooa person \\fao euiieoi bedeve thataoy profCssionof friend- j ship f«.r tfao Presiddnt ean be siucere. Ser.tator Gray did not > heeime Mr. Cleveland's friend ] becacse tfae latter \vas Pres;dent. or because fae was tfae friend and c successor of tfae Seeretary of tfae State. He w,«s and 5s an adrai nistration Senater because he believes iu tfae political priBcipl-s whieh triompbed in Mr. CIeve- ( laud's eiection. Ha is a b>r«fi'- 1 reforraer, a sonnd-raocey man, ■ 2 auil fae is a fr:eud of civ;l service * reforra. He knows that Mr. C!eve- • I land is doing fais utmost to ad- 3 vance those cuoses, mul to br ng • j the Djoiocratio p.«rty op to tfae n faigfa t>tandanl wfaicb has always c lieen hia owu, nnd mu it wua Mr a. ii* ta a puafy m*u «4 1

tne r;g«it kind, and snpprrts t!;e leader n f l, s i>vrt>* b-Cihe fee«s tii 1 1 it Ls r.gLt, cud ta t it ifor Ihe good of tfae eoantrr th;et h:s patt\ - pr.'i.c : r les s;; >c'. I j>re raifa hil»* Le is the {neo.! siul even t !, e paib> nof tbe Pn*>ident. he fa.-is tiie reg«rd aod n?sp,ct vf the Prrsi«lent's antag >cists n! enemi 3in Lis own party and cf the RepobIican v > r. »t r-.