The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-12-12
Address Of Chief Iustice Fnller.

WASHINGTON, Dec, lin purSu-
ance of resolution adopted by con-
gress in February last, the two houses
met in the hall of representatives To-
day to hold centennial exercises in
commemoration of the inauguration
of the first president.
The following is summary of Chief
Justice Fuller's Grafton:
In beginning his Grafton Chief JUS
tice Fuller said: by Che terms OF
That section of the act of congress uu-
der which We have assembled III
further cummemoratiOn of tue historic
Inauguration of the first president of
the United States George Washington.
the 30th of April, a. D.. 1889, Was de-
| cIared a national holiday and in the
| noble city where that event look place.
| its centennial anniversary has been
celebrated with u magnIhceuce If
speech and song of mu ,iludinous as
SemOly and of naval, military aud civil
display accompanied by every mauifes-
Iatlon of deep love of country. ash
lDgCon." the orator continued, had
become first in war, not SO much 10y
| victories over the enemy OF
by success i'll strategy as by the
| tr1umphs Of cOusCancy which
no reverse, no Lreachery could
shake OF overcome. He had become
| first in the hearts of ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
because the people comprehended the
greatness of their leader and recog-
hlzed in him an entire absence of per
SODal ambition and absolute love of
country. He had become the first il
peace by bringing to tue charge OF the
practical working of the system he had
participated in creating, on behalf OF
the people whuse Independence he had
achieved, tile same serene judgment
the same far-sighted comprehension ol
tue end to be attained that had marked
| his career from it's beginning. The
orator alluded but briefly to the bril-
liant war record of General Washing
ton, but in eloquent words portrayed
the growth and value of republican in
situations under the administration OF
President Washington.
Referring to the fear of arbitrary
power in respect to the presidential
office, Justice Fuller said: "But no
fear, no jealousy could be entertained
| of him who had Indignantly repealed
the suggestion of the DeStoWal of king
ly power who had never sought official
| position, but accepted public office as a
public trust, in Difference to SO unani.
nous demand for his services as to
convince him of the necessity. OF
GuS 1uGuI0 greatness OF Inc nation
Washington had no doubts. He saw.
as if face to face. that continental do
main which glimmered to others as
| through glass darby"
In referring to the international re-
latIOns existing between the United
States and foreign nations, Justice
Fuller saidS 1T is a matter of con.
graduation that the first year of our
sec nd century witnesses the repr+sen-
tatives of the three Americas engaged
in the effSrts to increase the facilities
of the commercial intercourse consult
ing the natural course of things diffus
ing and diversifying by gentle means
the streams of intercourse, but forcing
| nothing to success in which must knil
closer the ties of fraSernal friendship
and bring the people of the two Amer
lean continents in harmonious contro
of the hemisphere.
The orator then went into and ex
haustive review of the constitution
and the amendments there to, and cit
ed the civil war as searching test o
the wisd m and lasting quality of OF.
form of government