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By DAVID T. HARDY
Happahannoek New. Contributinf Writer
The name of our capital, a monument, and Mount Vernon all commemorate George Washington, the Father of His Country. Jefferson’s monument, and his home at Monticello, are memorials to his genius.
To find the monument dedicated to James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, author of many Federalist Papers, and Drafter of our Bill of Rights, you'll have to find his cemetery in Orange, Virginia. In the District of Columbia, Madison (who hated traveling and died nearly bankrupt) has a hotel, a bank, and part of the Library of Congress to his name, but no memorial.
We celebrate Labor Day (by not working), the birthday of Columbus (wno discovered a distant island for a foreign monarch) and sundry other holidays; we recognize Mother’s Day, Arbor Day, Flag Day and (by Congressional resolution) Colostomy Awareness Day. March 16, the birthday of James Madison, the “Father of the American Constitution,” passes unnoticed.
In part, this is to be expected. It is hard to picture the diminutive Virginian as a towering bronze figure. Always a hesitant and nervous speaker, his carefully-chosen words lacked Jefferson’s clarion tones. Madison’s impact was measured in his deeds, not his speeches.
And what an impact it was!
David Hardy is an attorney with the law firm Beneson, Kates and Hardy. He is currently on leave to work in the federal goverment.
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