The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-04

NAL Celebration OF the Inauguration of
George Washington the first
President OF the United
States.
The sword was sheathed: in April's sun
Lay green the fields by Freedom won;
And severed sections, weary of debates,
Joined hands at last and were United Staes
O. city sitting Icy the sea
How proud the day that dawned on thee,
When the new era long desired, b. gan.
And, in its need, the hour had found the man!
One thonght the cannon saIvos spoke;
The resonant bell towers vibrant stroke,
The voiceful streets the plaudit-echoing halls,
And prayer aud hymn borne heavenward from
st. Paul's!
How felt the land IN every part
The strong throb OF nations heart,
As its great leader gave, with reyerent awe,
His pledge to Union, Liberty and Law
That pledge the heavens above him heard,
That VOW the sleep OF centuries stirred;
IN worldwide wonder listening peoples bent
Their gaze on Freedoms great experiment.
Could it succeed Ofhonor sold
and hopes deceived all history told.
Above tie wrecks that strewed the mournful
past
Was the long dream of ages true at last?
Thank God the peoples choice was just.
The one man equal to his trust,
wise beyond lore, and without weakness good,
Calm III the rength OF haWless rectitude
His rule ofjustice, order, peace,
Made possible the worlds release:
Taught prince and seri that power is but trust,
aud rule, alone, which serves the ruled, is Just;
That freedom generous is but strong
In hate of fraud and selfish wrong,
PTetense that turns her holy truths to lies,
And lawIess license masking in her guise.
Land of his love- with one glad voice
Let thy great sisterhood rejoice:
centurys suns DER thee have risen and set
And, God be praised, we are one nation yet
And still, we trust, the years to be
Shall prove his hope was destiny.
Leaving our flag with all its ADDED stars
Unrent by faction and unstained by wars
Lol where with patient toll he nursed
And trained the new set plant at first
The widening branches of a stately trte
Suetch from the sunrise to the sunset sea,
And in its broad and shetering shade,
Sitting with none to make afraid,
We're we now silent through each mighty limb,
Tie winds OF heaven would sing the praise of
him.
Our first and bestl-his ashes lie
Beneath his own Virginia sky.
Forgive, forget 0 true and just and brave,
The storm that swept above thy sacred gravel
For ever in the awful strife
And dark hours of the nations life,
Through the fierce tumult pierced his warning
word
Their fathers voice his erring children heard
The change for which he prayed and sought
Iii that sharp agony was wrought;
No partial interest draws Its alien line
'Twlxt North and South, the cypress and the
pine!
One people now, all doubt beyond,
His name shall be our Union bond;
We lit our hands to Heaven, and here and now,
Take on our lips the old Centennial vow.
For rule and trust must needs be ours;
Chooser aud chosen both are powers
Equal IN service as in rights: the claim
OF Duty rests ON each and all the same.
Then let the sovereign millions, where
Our banner floats in and air,
From the warm palm-lands to Alaska's cold
Repeat with US the pledge Il century old
OAK KNOLL, DANyERs MASS.