The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
c CENTENNIAL IDEAS
OF BIG EDITOR
The Modern Conceptions OF George Wash
ington-His Great Deeds-his fstriot'
ism-His Character.


ineton-Hi. Great De.ds-His Patriot
ism His Character.
New York SUM-
The naval display afforded a great
many people their first opportunity OF
seeing the ships that form The nucleus OF
the new navy The Boston, Chicago,
Atlanta and Yorktown stood cut nODly
I'm comparison with the other vessels.
The promise OF navy that VIII
be worthy Of the flag il nies j.
something that appeals to our
patriotism And the first fruits )l
il are eminenily satisfactory in appear
ance. Nor did The immense crowds who
saw these noble warships forget that To
Democrat and New Yorker is due the
largest measure Of applause for Their
presence in the line. EX-Secretary Whit
new can be assured that his cOuntrymen,
on inspection, find every reason to APP
prove his work.
New York star.
The American Republic in its birth
gave impetus to all efforts and to every
movement for the enlarged liber,y Of
every people on Gods EARTH its success
after 100 years of struggle Will still
further add TO the recognition, by every
ruling power, of the rights OF man Our
forcfathers fought not solely for their
own freedom: but in the establishment OF
government based on the vital princi-
pies of the equal rights OF all, they
struggled successfully for liberty in all
nations and the emancipation Of al
races Our republic has been the least
aggressive one which has ever existed,
vet il has accomplished more than all
the others combined to enforce this un-
dying principle.
New York Herald
In the not distant future steam will be-
come obsolete 1t is simply a wondrous
stepping stone to higher things The
time is at hand when our ocean grey
hounds will be propelled by stored cleo
/ trioity; when all our mill wheels VIII be
turned by the same compelling force;
when this captured and trained OmnipO-
tence will be our obedient servant in the
manifold industries of the age.
But throw hasty glance over the wide
field of inventive daring. The Arabian
Nights" the tales Of necromancy the
widest imaginings of the past have been
outstripped by the realities of to-day
Washington reached New York in a
q coach and six. 1t was numbering,
slow moving affair The crack of the
drivers whip could bring no better fe-
suit than six or eight miles an hour. Mr..
Harrison left Washington at midnight in
a car Of statelier fashion than the
palaces Of the last century, and had he
so minded he could have reached this
city bv high noon What would Jeiler-
son say, or Franklin, or Adams, If he
had Joined the Presidential company
and been hurled along al the rate of a
mile for every minute and half
New York Times.
When, hundred years ago to-day
Washington took the oath of Office as
President of the United States, he had
already rendered to his country such
service that il may be fairly said thai
what came after was subOriinated and
precious as it was, was of less value
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which The relative value en-
be clearly stated, we should be
strongly inclined TO say that The greatest
service was not in his cOnsummaie mill
tarv skill. nor in that splendid courag,
which. at moments like those of Trenton
and Germantown, could risk much &c
gain much. but in what may he summed
up in the single word, character.
philadelphia Tlmcsl
He is not only the central figure in
this period of our history, but he il
something more. lie was not prominen
in the early movement for independence
and the war was well begun before he
vas called 10 command " bat nigh
have been its result without him 10 is
proftless 10 guess but we know that il
was Washington calm strength and
character that held the armies together
and through endurance won. And when
with independence achieved, there re-
+ suited only political confusion, and, after
long delays, the Constitutional COnven
ton was assembled, il was again the
calm influence of WashingiOn's char
acter that mainly held this body 10 itl
work. amid discomfort and discour
agement, and il was the influence OF hii
name quite as much AS the arguments O
! Madison and Hamilton that secured the
favorable reception of the Constitution
And finally, when .he government thu.
provided was to be pat in operation. i
was started successfully only because j
was possible for all TO unite in the
election Of Washington, while withOu
him the country would have been almOs
hopelessly divided
Philadelphia Record
But, although the American flag Wa.
to be seen everywhere few of the grca
, vessels from whose masts it iloatcd be
p lOnged 10 our own country. Imposing
therefore, as the spectacle of yeste -dal
undoubtedly was, il may have suggested
to many spectators that "A century
of national life should have done
: as much for us on the sea as il has OF
the land that there is still another Iii
rectiOn in which we can show our power
and that we will not have reached ou
highest development until we ourselye.
shall send our products out TO all IN,
b world in merchant marine worthy oil
r our growth and capacity.
New York World.
In this splendid demonstration of the
strength and elasticity of republican in
situations the struggling peoples of In,
Old World feeling their way slowly TO
wards the assertion or the full enjoyment
of their natural rights. may find grea
encouragement \ century Of self-goy
eminent in America is the justification
of their demand and their hope.
To the citizens of the Republic con
temptation of the deeds and the doc
trines of the Fathers should serve as
warning against the growth OF the Plu
tocratic usurpations and the corruption;
consequent upon vast accumulaiiOns Of
wealth which have wrecked the republic
OF history.
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