Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-20
TO HONOR HIS NAME.
wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY BRINGS
RENEWED INTEREST IN HIM.
OPINIONS OF SEVERAL STATESMEN,
or Foremost Men Express Their
views AbOut HIm and Urge Ia 4,
keep His Memory Green-Wo Ne.s
washington Revival.

Mnahtnktou REVIVAL
We arc not a sentimental people wa
r, 90 busy 10 afford the luxury. as
,yal thing. On one subject, however
our duty to be sentimental. Geor,a
Washueton's pame IS too closely Iinked
u..l The glorious history OF a freA a,a
.at nation for such thing as forget
aaoss OF his deeds to be tolerated FOR
moment
The patriotic suggestion comes srovu
Ilh quarters that the United s,a,na
I,' long enough in its round OF inS,,s.
90 50 In for a Washington revive,
.at IS NapoleOnic REVEALS ara nertoS,'
.r and Systematically famed int
me in France. to the keeping alive NJ
,ae idrit that makes a nation feared ~,
ncmes, so II Is proposed to reviva
to name and story OF George Washino-
t.r. by a concerted movement that
.l'l put him on a pinnacle where eli
or. from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ai from the Great Lakes to the GuIf
cd Mexico. win see his greatness al .
c.auce and be better citizens and more
patriotic Americans for the experience.
We need "a Washington revival" sa,
the patriots in high places, Gust as pious
people are supposed TO need shaking no
ence In awhile, no matter how good they
may think themselves. Let everybody
take hand. and may George Washing
tons great soul so marching on" And
every sood American win say, Ameni
Below the Dispatch gives a few expres-
slons OF opinion from prominent states
men Of the Union, who s;nI honor the
memory Of our irst President, who would
Ike 10 see his name revered:
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rated days, when government by g
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OF the Constitution is sought to be @
abandoned for a government by @
theory and high-school examina- g
ton. Il Is we'll to call attention to g
Washngton's opinion upon this @
apparently now vital question TO g
certain newly-pledged politicians in @
the United States. Referring 20 the g
entire subject now embraced in the @
widespread civil-service discussion @
10 the United States, General WASH g
ington foresaw the evils that have g
crowded so thick upon us in this g
bureau, and recognized that the re- g
sponsible party should control the @
machinery Of the government. @
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wrecked the system of free govern @
ment and by a reaction that VIII g ,
sweep like the waves Of the sea, g
shall have gone back TO Washing g
fonts ideas. we shall know more OF g
politics than we do now, and lind g
ourselves lust where George WASH @
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