The sun., 1889-04-30

and Justice OF our Constitution. how can We
fail 10 honor and obey its wise provisionsf
In uhus saoTonGhy mSned With loyS 81 eon1try
mother, following In the footsteps OF Mary and
Martha Washington, creates and fosters In the
hearts OF all committed to her caro- that Same
% Lowell says hat the 'Turiians were the
practically tho simple moiai, aud political
truth that knowledge was not an aims to bc
dependent on the chance charity OF private
men. on the precarious nittsnce OF a trust fund,
butt but q "a sacred debt which the conmonyealth
hen TO as s on mSI ss
duty for to-day the highest education is within
tho reach OF the hunlbest OF our little ones. for
which the men OF former ago had TO struggle
=" This day. one hundred wears, ago. beheld
weak, and divided entered, with taith, hope.
o e. is hE9
for seli-government, In this, our wo-beloved
city to which honored sir we BID 'ou thrice
though ' already % Sswed BEN senes,h tho Weight q
bloody wal war, undertook at the cali of the copn.
Try he had freed tho arduous task OF guiding
studded with rocks aud shoals. into tho haven
OF neacs, hapninesss, and prospcrty. He lived
to see the stately ship snie at anchor, and then
gladly, gratefully. happily sank TO rest
No weak human culoRy can enl ance his
glory. for 1t outshlnes that oil every other hero
whose namc is recorded on the rago of hlstoryi
neither Is II necessary that we speak of him for
mere romembrance sake; for his namo, indis-
the birthright of every American citizen is for
eyer enshrined In every American heart. It
pleased Divine r9ydenSo , n9rsd yeaTs
a body of men whom the Earl OF Chatham pro-
no9nced the greatest and nohlest the earth
luton 1t is no disparagement OF any to say that
Washington was the wiscst and tho, most
Character of all time. it is. then. because we
honor, because we reverence. because we love
him that his name comes s /" our rs to-
ending source of pride and ioy. ana an eternal
Obligation I, 10 OF @ gratitude and thnnksElying
we not humbly hope that he would be pleased
at our progress and proud OF cur position
land and its active, vigorous population sixty
ful to the sacred charge left by their glorious
,n,pcestors' the wise and temperate use OF dtheig
tsS ASS AL w9nd ;%a be e2 be sd
aud intellectual growth of the people. and feel
that these blessing were sufficient recoIn-
nensIc M for a 81 L, his s ssu5ferings and an ample re-
Upon you, hono,ed sir. has been conferred
gent sef-goycrning freemen has In its gift and
It is as President OF the United States that you
i haye come to help us 70 woflhiy orth
shoulders hns the mantle Of Americas first
and noblest son fallen that we can repeat to
You to-day tho words our Trenton sisters.
addressed to him Il century ngo:
Virgins fair and matrons grave,
those thy sonquertnr arms did save,
s,rsw, re fair, his way with flowers
strew your heros way with flowers
While Miss Abrahams spoke n sweet faced
lad, of years. decked IN continental uniform.
and wearing a powdered wig, sstoo! beside her
% Madison street and the President anil Vice.
President heamed smiles upon him. After the
address Miss Fannie Cole. one OF the Normal
bouquet Of red and white roses and lilies OF the
valley. bound with silk ribbons OF red, white,
a f as had
bound in flexible cover, Of black morocco. and
The girls followed the President up the stoop
Just after the presentation.
RUSH FOR THE sTREwN ROBES.
Then began a rush OF the crowd TO pick up
walked. Tho crowd was fairly frantic to get
them as souvenirs Of the great jul bilee. Tho
down upon tho, ruined hear Of roses began
address Of welcome. Tho pressure was SO
the crowd twice gave way. Tho police had to
charge the crowd on the second occasion.
But the police coul ln't hold back tho sudden
and strategic rush whom the schoolgirls iell in
and and marched en- after ts. thS p]residHnt; President Hoys and
ss ,ne hsn a .y fs
and scampered across the roadway. They
stopped and 9ath,.red mp the crushed flowers
SsS s and M .hrs% I %hs@ % back IN s.S shsf
would be a mighty rush Of ali tho Thousands
for tho flowers, Can't. C!inchy dashed down tho
T baek q @ bsrs a
sands thrown before the President when the es-
planade was again cleared