Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-12-30
AsuslNo WASHINGTON.



sons scandale1s Charges Mads Aeas.ss
the Father Of llis Coantry.
General Washington was PROBABLY
AZ much abused IS any President who
has ever acted as the Chief Executive
OF the United States At one time he
said that he had been abused worse
than common pickpocket, and he was
charged with all sorts 81 crimes during
his administration. The Philadelphia
AurorG was. perhaps, the most bitter.
When Washington left the Presidency
it had jubilant article over the close
OF his term, in which it said:
''f ever there was a period of re-
loicing this is the moment Every
heart In unison with the freedom and
happiness of the people ought to beat
high with exultation that the name of
Washington this day ceased to give
currency to political iniquity and to
legaiized corruption. A new era IS
now opening upon us-an era which
promises much to the people; for pub
TIC measures must now stand upon
their own merits. and nefarious pro-
jects can no longer be supported BY a
name. 1t is a subject of the greatest
establishment that a single individual
should have carried his designs against
the public liberty so far as to have put
in jeopardy its very existence. Such.
however, are the facts. and with these
staring US in the face this day ought to
be a jubilee in the United States"
During q part of his Presidency
Washington was called the step-father
OF his country, and among the para
graphs written about him was one
which said: THAT to talk of the wis
dom OF the great commander wash
ingtOn) and the great philosopher
lFranklin) was to talk nonsense, for
was a fool from nature
and Franklin was fool from age"
In 1895 "a Calm Observer" in the |
New York Journal accused Washing
ton of being a thief. He stated that he |
had Overdrawn his accounts and that |
he owed the treasury $1,O37. Another
writer accused Washington of hypoc-
risy and declared that he wanted to
be King. A third criticised his carri-
age and his aristocracy, and, in fact
all the opposition newspapers de-
bounced him in unmeasured terms.
Congress went against him during his
second term and refused to celebrate
his birthday, though they had been &C
to do so, and when he re-
used to run for third term they
charged that he did so because he
cared that he could not be elected.
1t will be surprising to the people
o-day to know that " ashington was
nee charged with murder. It was
Turing one of his Presidential cam
'aigns. The Philadelphia Aurora made
he charge. 1t stated that Washing
on had, during one of the battles of
is early life, shot an officer who was
caring flag of truce, and that in the
apers relating to the affair he had ac-
nowledged the act of assassination.
'eter Porcupine takes up the charge in
is letters and proves it to be false.
he fact, however, stands that the
barge was made. 3
Speaking of Washington, see that I
Dme of the gOOdy-gOOd newspapers q
{ the country arc very indignant at
le statement in Quackenbos' history 8
lat Washington at one time ate peas a
18th knife. l do not doubt but the Q
;atement is true The whole literary q
nited States at the time of Washing c
IN, however, seemed to be a mutual Il
1miration society, and there is little
gossip about the White g
ousc dinners. found the other day. ii
owever. Maclay's diary, giving his a
lperiences during his term as a Sen d
or Of the United States when Wash n
gton was first President. Maclay Il
ned with Washington a num- 81
r of times, and scattered b
rough his diary arc little bits tt
gossip about these dinners. At two t.
them he describes Washington as Il
nusing himself during all the dinner tt
: playing the devils tattoo upon the e.
bic with his fork. He says. speaking o.
one of these dinners: The Presi- d;
mt kept fork in his hand when The CT
9th was taken away. l thought for Of
e purpose of picking nuts. He ate no tn
It's. but played with the fork, striking Is
the edge of the table with it, 10
n. Cleveland Leader. IN