The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-27
THE BIapHpAY oFaRoaGn WASH
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0eorge Washington was born on tnp
2gud OF February, lias " hVlhg W,
day he would bs 1855 years old, Ihlh ~
pretty aid Tor a man, but Qulle )ouIh-
ful for a country, -. ba
When Warrington WIS born tho
hone .of an American hepuplle was
sull a sumheriug dream, logbta ~ lhp
bosom ot the ages, When washington
died a7Oal the great Empue OF to'uhy
was iiot oven u plophthy W W. Wpst asst
hopeful Of the great palIlpls Wnu "'''
set the new liepubllo on lta phiVpl o,
since Washington dlea Wp haIe ',d,,' nau
less Than a hundred years Of HISTORY,
ana yet what grand results nave peeh
achieved iu that brlef period, ,....,..a
When Warrington resigned hishWolu
al AnnHpOlis. eight ytafa
AVA a hslf after the lllal
natrlotle blood redeemed the llells
nj Lexington aud Concord, the uhlteu
s,atea numbered but three mi Mons OF
pe0ple The thirteen ollglp.a, ns"Vte, n,
impoverished by WAT, puluvheg ~
hopesles deul gave no polltaV W ivy ,e1
GRAND ara OF progress thhl hWhlleu
mem In 1878, New York Clly now
the thlfd in the world, was q ahAmullnB
sranort town of 5000 people liohloh
waa a eonntry town OF Of 10000, Fhlla
delphla the great metropolis OF tle
cnlnnirR numbered 1000 Ihe aus
gheny riyer WAS tho lar ffonuer ~
diana aud Illinois were lnho,pi'",yh,s ,he
and hOwllng wlldefnthhep, auu n Wv
dense forestd OF Michigan Wein pup
pled only by wild beasts, Ahu hull wylu
savage Indians, There were no lelu'
erapha no railroads, no hIeampualh'
On the sea coast passengers were con,
veved from pOint TO point III hlhhll
si6oue. IL took three days 70 go lluuh
Nav York 30 Philadelphia ny WaVeF
aud four days by stage, .,i.o,,,,s ou
Twenty-Five weekly pnplloaIo,,mu', nv Nv,
ANAL, diugy sheets, eonpulnleu all u tuo
newspapers Ia the Unileu alaWh ',,a Mn,m
George Washington died, Inc hrWb
was slx weeks old, if published from
Rurops and ak mOntha old II gathered
frnm the femuttgt colonies, IN Local
news ihe edltoH never dealt IL space
was vacant they quoted rom llolaou
or ,IuvBnal, or wrote an taSay Oh orig
~ Even AZ late as 1899, the year George
Warrington ditd, almost u quarVS' w. VI
A century after tue Declaration Vi ln,
dependeioe, the United states Wab
comnosed of but 10 States, ana less lhah
iva millions Of people Neither Louis,
i,nn unr Florlda, nor u single acre OF
isnc ic west " of the Mississippi river be-
longed 10 the United states Ohly
sey,'n yeara before this, the great 70
lumbia river IN Oregon was llrot uls,
ouyered. Louisiana, which enloragvu ,,Ssa
all that vast domain between lhe I1 h,'ea, .r
issippl and Pacific ocean, belonged 70
PralIee. IL remained for Thomas Jel'
efaon A greater civic character than
Warrington, 10 grasp the spirit OF COM
inc empire, In the great Louisiana
Mia was two years before gas lighti
venra before Robert Fulton lAuhGh-
ed Ma frat ateambOat, twelve years De'
fore the Arst steamer deBcehueu WY wy
Ohio river, and eighteen Years ogiol9 ,
tho 0rat steam vessel broke tho Hlleit
echoes of the great lakes, IL was w
yeam before the hrst locomotive, ana
20 wears before any steamer hau ven
tur,d across the Atlantic ocean
And vet the men and women VINO
lived when George Washington died
enioyed life about ~ well as we 40 now,
md knew some Thugs better than we
know. Pnblio men were OF hlBner
order Of talent, and the debates lh the
Congress of 100 years ago, snow DetleI
EnplIeh. more vigorous Thought ana
hIober culture than the debates OF the
biet Congress The Cabinet or the
Presldent In 1900, far outranRs the Cab
met of 1899, In character and aDlllty'
There 10 no doubt about THIS ~,
And to-day while we revere the
name of George Washington, and glory
In his career, let us not forget 10 10
member that In thu political contests OF
to-day a race Of politicians ana puDl0
men have been elevated TO high places
in this land, who, IN the days OF wash
ington. would not have been NJ tor
bewers of wood aud drawers OF water,
II you win tnm over the pages OF
George Westinghouse biography you
Will lind that no was not elevated TO the
Presidency by any blocks OF 1--we devise,
aud that no Boss Quays, or Dudleys OF
Wanamakers fried any fat out OF any
portion of the American people, TO
cover with degrading grease the poor
voters OF the ylrgiu land, In order to
make President 49,. y,,
And as we thiuk Of George Washing
ton to-day, let ua breathe one humble
prayer that we may have a man more
ike him than Little Ben for our next
President.