Iron County register., 1898-03-03
President Mckinley replied as fol-
Lows:
The Presidents Address.

LOWS
The Presidents Address.
NIX PROvosT. OFFICERS AND STUDENTS OF
THE URIvERstTY OF PENNSYLVANIA LADIES
aNp GENTLEMEN-We celebrate here, as in
great patriot, who assured the begin Mug of
great nation. This day belongs to patriotism
md the people, But, in a certain sense. the
CniVersity OF Pennsylvania has special rea-
SON Tor honoring the twenty-second of
ENsbruary. For over half century,
public recognition. you have observed the
occasion, either as a holiday, or with patriotic
exercises, participated in by faculty and stu
Srg has a prouder title to the yeneration of
WSs2Iington,s memory than this, whose foun-
GSatiou was laid in colonial days, nearly fifty
years before Pennsylvania became state;
whose progress was largely due to the activity
OF Franklin and other Jealous and far-Seeing
patriots and whose trustees were terms of
sufficient intimacy with Washington to con-
sErslGulate him upon his cleo ion to the preSi-
denry and to receive from him notable reply,
which has passed into the history of the times.
OF the alumni Of this institution, having ac-
Gepted the degree OF doctor OF laws, conferred
upon him in i7S3-an honor. doubtless, the more
appreciated when he recalled the events which
gave him closer peculiar attachment to the
city OF Philadelphia
Nc wonder that your great university has made
The tventy-second of February it's most impress
SiVe ceremonial. and devoted its annual exercise
TO special tributes to the memory OF the first
president Of the United States, and the patriotic
= themes which cluster thickly about his life and
: work. rejOiss with you in the day. rejoice,
birthday OF the patriotic leader is faithfully
observed and celebrated with an enthusiasm
and caTneStneSS VIII ch testify TO the virtue and
gratitude of the American people.
IL would not be possible, IN the comparative
tAy short time to which these exercises must to-
,EtaE be limited. to follow Washington in his
4Oogsnd distinguished services at the head of
Eke army end rs chief executive of the govern
Enent My purpose is simply to call to your at
tEeation few points in Washing on's career
which have singularly impressed me, and refer
70 some passages in his writings that seem pc
~ClliarlY appropriate for the guidance of the
people VINO, under form OF government.
have IN their keeping the well Deing of the
& country
ar its entirety, Washiugton's public life is as
OF the United States They are associated in
holy AMI indiSSoluble bonds The one is in
complete without the other WaShingtou's
character and achievements have been a part of
the school books OF the nation for more than o
-Cent1ry, and nave Il wed American youth and
American manhood to aspire to the highest
ideals of responsible citizenship. With endur-
ing fame a great soldier. the world has rec
SsgniZ~d his equal accomplishments in the maths
or craftsmanship. As soldier he was peer
statesman his rank is fixed with the most Illus
IriOuS in any country or in any age.
But. with all our pride in Washington vs. nor
sxnfreq uently. fail TO give him credit for hSs
smarVelouS genius Us q constructive statesman
We are constantly in danger of losing sight of
y4Ass sweep and clearneSS of his comprehension
rtSich accurately graSped the problems of the
remote future and knew how to formulate the
best means for their solution 1t was commit
tel TO washington to launch our ship OF state.
belp him. He welded the scattered and, at
times antagonistic colonies into an indeStructi-
he union and inculcated the lessons OF mutual
zAorbearance aud fraternity which have cement