National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-21

= To II IUNIIIE IIHIIITsl
From quarrics in remolest lands
Have sent choice stones which, while II


From quarrics in remoest lands.
Have sent choice stones, which, while 1t
stands,
Shall witness bear that not alone
In this, his country, he was known;
hut how worldwide hi fame had grown.
The polyglotiC types of speech
Deep chiseled IN those stones shall teach
10 coming ages what u reach
The splcndor of his deeds made bright,
AS through unmoasured realms of night,
Some planet sends stream of light
From point so distant that It's ray
Would reach us yet for many day
Even though the star had passed away.
Lightnings may flash from clouds that ride
ON whrlwinds borne; those clouds may hide
It's top sometimes, us slanderers tried
At times to drive him in disgrace,
With clouded name, from his high place.
But the spent storms shall leave no trace
or their fierce wrath poured out in vain;
Nor stone displaced, nor rent, nor stain
Leave trace of lightning, wind, or rain
Upon II, more than they prevailed,
Whose enyious tongues his truth assailed.
And, powerlcss in their malice, failed
10 drag him from his lofty height
Or leave his fane one shade less bright,
As storms on this shall waste their might
Rock based, is firm built walls shall stand,
Not only proof of skin that planned,
Nor less OF faithful workman's hand,
But teacher of this law, that they
Who on ambitions sands or clay
Empires foundations seek 70 lay
Or build up names tho world shall own,
Must ever fail and they, alone,
Who, making mankind's veal their own,
on Truth bedrock their cornerstone
of Justice laying, build thereto
With deeds for stones, cut square and true
Can Ger succeed. So his life grew;
So grow all lives supremacy great
No famc--nO character-no state,
Unless so built, will God or Fate
Permit to stand. None thus built can
It's part of Heavens eternal plan
BE oyerthrown, by time man.
And now to his name, in the name of all man.
kind,
And all that true men love, We dedicate
! This III memorial of him whose life cOmbinel,
In one grand chain, each worthiesL human
trait
! In yaior's name these cheitains who have led
The nations hosts in battles dreadful hour,
| Salute his memory with uncovered head
As their eXamplar in tho use OF power.
Here statesmen, crowned with honors, bare
their brOws
10 him whose craftsmanship stands uncx-
cClled,
Save by his patriotism, and renew their VOWS
| That their best efforts shall not be withheld
| 10 make their country worthy of his fame.
! In that religions name, whose laws he made
| His rule of Hcton--tOr he did not shame
| 10 own his faith IN that supreme, whose aid
His great soul felt its need Of to sustain
! Him In the task his cOuntrymen had laid
! Upon his shoulders In its name, again,
! And that OF Masonry, whose teachings swayod
! Ills life TO virtues which that ancient guild
| Hath taught It's yotnrles since ere Hiram sent
! The masters of its mysteries to build
| Gods temple NJ Jerusalem, and lent
/ Their skill tohelp the Judean monarch crown,
| liy It's erection, that illusrious reign
| Which illod the ngc with SOlomons renown,
That he would make immortal through this
fine;
In all these namcs-by all they represent
That's best or wOrthiCst TO he Thought or done,
We cOnsGGratc to-day this monument
To him who lived them all-our Washington