The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-23
Washington, who manned and sailed 1t

Washington, who manned and sailed 1t
on its course.
The Washington spirit was the grand
est type of American manhood. The
great question of today, was, should 1t
be weakened or strengthened. Wash
ingtOn was honest, loyal, generous,
modest, noble, and unselfish, and as
could now be seen, had been sent of
God as was Lincoln. Washington, Lin
coin and Grant, needed to be exalted,
and the memory of such men used by
God for the blessings of this country,
should be exalted and venerated.
Prof. Maria l.. Sanford Of Minneap-
oils, talked of Washington Not Mere
ly a Steel Engraving" She said that
the more the search-light was turned
on Washington, the more he could be
hOnored. Pure and noble was his life.
and, If he had imperfections, they were
such as showed he was a man. He
was not a man Of education or cru
dition, but of calm judgment and &C
ton. He could not be discouraged,
was persistent and had the courage
Of his convictions. He had been called
cold and heartless, but his generosity
with his soldiers and the parting with
his officers after the war was over
proved that he had a warm and ten
der heart. The history of his life
showed why he was and always will be
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men.
Rev. James E. Smith, Of Minneapolis,
responded to the toast: Peace has
her victories no less renowned than
war" The battles Of peace were to be
fought against corrupt legislation the
non-enforcement of the laws, corrupt
officials, misrule of cities, encroach-
ments Of monopoly and the greed Of
false social and political schemes
FThnGn Indicated Wy 10 vic
tories must be won.
'Virginia's Contribution to the Amer
lean Republic" was the toast responded
to by Rev. w. H. Medlar, of Wabasha
New England he said, had her poets,
who wrote her history in verse, but
V1rgtn1a's days were coming. He men
toned the names of Washington, Pat
rick. Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Henry
Clay, Richard Henry Lee and Nathan
lei Bacon, who were Of Virginia and
played important parts in the early
days of the nation. Henry Clay had
said he would rather be right than
president, and the speaker, continuing,
said: Would to God we had such
men today that would not only say
but act it. Virginia has given seven
presidents to the Union, and" declared
the speaker, had we a few such men
now, way would soon be found to
take the arbitration treaty from thu
table and carry it forward to success"
Mrs. Adelaide q. Crosby was to have
responded to the toast Martha Wash
lngton," but owing to illness she was
prevented from attending and Rev. ..
w. WaldrOn. Of Minneapolis, was call
ed upon. The speaker begged the in
dulgence of his audience in his effort
TO do justice to the toast and as he
stated that he had some experience he
imagined in short talk the domestic
life of Martha and George
Rev. George r. Merrill. of Minnapo-
the Hatchet." Doubt, he said had
been cast on the story of the cherry
tree and the Ratchet. The latest his
tortans had endeavored to prove that
1t was a myth. To strengthen this
theory it was said that between 1900
and 1850 the story was not known As
against this argument the fact re-
manned that In 1850 the story was pub
l1shed in the readers and books used
in the public schools. This was suf-
ficient to show that there must be
something in the story, for new stories
and myths did not get into school
books until they were classics. The
generation of Americans who believed
the story and thought one of the most
noble things was a genuine regard
for the truth was the one foremost in
giving themselves to the rescue of the
slaves from chains. That generation
that so believed were the ones who
fought for the safety of the nation.
No such sentiment prevailed today.
The people worshiped hustle and laid
down to the man Of show. the glitter
The sentiment of today was not better
than that of the time when the noblest
requisite was truth and honor If all
the glorification of the day now cele..
brated meant anything, it ought to.
amount to a revival of and a return
to the spirit of a former generation.
The programme was interspersed
with vocal selections by members Of
! the Plymouth church quartette of Min
neapolis