The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-23

at the very outset one thing In
Washingtons career strikes us with tell
ing force: He seems 10 have regarded
himself as the agent OF higher Author
ity. He appears anxious only TO well and
truly discharge the trust committed to his
care He knew himself as the mere work
And in this sign he conquered. Nor is
this peculiar to Washington. All the
great ones OF earth have acknowledged
the same. Napoleon. the hardly irrelig-
liberated French. believed himself under
the protection OF Destiny. At the bridge
that amid the leaden hail from which his
brave troops recoied no bullet was meant
for his breast Feeling thus alone and in
person he led the way to victory. After
ward. grown arrogant by misuse of grant
ed power and seeking only glory for him,
self. his star paled and finally disappeared
from sight. Caesar. too. felt the same
power coursing through his veins: he
Gains the fears OF the boatmen during
a sudden storm by the assurance: Fear
not. you carry Caesar.
Caesar and Napoleon.
Caesar and Napoleon failed TO main
tain a just relation between themselves
and their fellows, and both were finally
put TO shame. Not with Washington.
He maintained the equilibrium He at
tanned to an adequate and masterful ex-
preston OF the higher self and future aces
will delight TO honor his name.
The right OF Washington to the title
great has been very generally conceded
by mankind. Indeed. NOSE careful observ-
ers are inclined TO place him In the very
front rank OF those who have. in an es-
peclal manner. attracted the attention Of
the world Most men. too. place great
mon in a class by themselves as the Pc
Cplisr favorites of Heaven sent sch unon
his special mission, and with his persona!
message and word 10 the less favored
sons of men. And this Is the popular and
common belief. Washington - spoken
II as the father Of his country. With
-
not now exist and we should still 30 the
subjects Of a king. Thomas CARLYLE. than
whcfn few greater thinkers have ever
lived held substantially this view With
him great men were the cause OF great
events and from great events sprang the
progress of man.
But what should be. or really H. the
'fest Of grea tfess among men1 Is Ii not
that one be able to produce a great effect?
For II man is unable to do this. even
though he I'll great place in the hori-
Other than the mere creature OF fortunate
O. unfortunate environments Julius Gaze
sar. whom Shakespeare held The foremost
man Of all the world. can now see
was enabled by n fortuitous train OF cir
rtsnstances TO place himself AZ the head
% the Roman armies at a time when the
the figure head at the prov 81 me Ro-
man people made conquest and dominion
an unavoidable necessity. Caesar wss but
the figure head At thep row OF the Ro-
mar shif,-iriven upOn the ocean Of de--
troll The Roman character was handed
down from the DAYS ~ CYrrtnnatWs wnsn
each citizen had. or might have had. his
plot ~ ground. By contact with the coil
as In the fable OF AntaeHs. the Roman
people were rendered .nvinc.ble De-
prived ~ their little farms by the growth
~ weAlta and luxury. they sank 20 riss
10 mora Caesar did rot make the TO
grfas power. Tie Roman power made
Caesar Today Caesars are impossible n
italy FOR good and sufficient reasons
NAPOLEON led the axTies ~ Republican
France to victory. The French revoiu-
ton that volume OF truth 'wri, In heA
fire. had inspired and electrified FOR tae
,iu7e the thought AMI aspiration %
France NAPOLEON rode upon The tom por-
airy wave OF enthusiasm. When IL hsd
spent it, force re. too was forced 10 re-
cede into the oh@curity from whence ne
emerged.
h,s time. Opportunity came 10 him A
hundred md Atty years % ccsnpaTaii8e
freedom in contact Win free soil. asd
produced It's unavoidable result. The -nsn
n America we're free. strong and recon- ts-
ful They clsmoret 20 - led against =
r<yvss- thew hated A necessity existed. :
ard Waahia gton'S opportunity apps AIRED
Under this necessity re rcse IKE re moon
stirred Atlantic. because NJ ToEst Ii" had
little 20 o with the creation OF That - 1fi-
Yren.. mat love % freedom whIca. wn~n
once deeply aroused in t1e Eegrt or nan
sweeua away al opFSg~i,ssn- Rlt a Sn0Yt
tine before TIE outbreak of war he rad
declared IL the strongest terms mat Ne
Mould never Re found Ia arms against ire
Mother Country. BIZ. when opportunity