The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21

pear in the Hall Of Fame. have agreed upon
thirty eminent men. The Hall of Fame was
founded by Miss Helen Gould as an adjunct
10 the University of New York
The Father Of his Country" received q
unanimous vote for i place in the Han NJ
Fame. In thcmselves. thes. words: "fath"'
Of his Country" comprise the biography
Of George Washington. From his boEho"1'
ul Il tLs Virginia fam. through nus 'N-
! perience as Il serveyo!. his entrance mo
! military life in I.5l. when he became M
! iufant Of Virginia troo's. down 10 His ca
recr as Cnmminl"r-iu-thi.f uf the AmrlI-
! can forces and twice ;he President OF 'Hc
| United States. the people Of America nave
followed the events OF his life and know
them as they do not that of any o'Aer
| American.
HIS military tactics are sometimes called
Fabian because he knew The value OF Ia
thence. and wore out his opponents by Keep
ing them waiting. Al bTadiOcks deItat'
! near Fort Duqu,Sns. In il1'. washington
| displayed his first marked fitness 10 com
| maEd. That Il remnant IF the line army
| remained 10 tell IN" story of that terrinie
| defea; was due to the young NifSinlan-
He was remarkable fox clearnesS amH
soundress OF Judgment. calnlness ana seii-
| control, and what Lecky. the English ms
! torian. calls transparent integrity OF eHaf-
acter."
"Iincoln was not a great orator. ana ne
had not the brains people credit HIM WIN.
| These words fell from the lips OF a dear
| old lady not 50 many years age. She Wasa
| gracious and fair-minded woman IN us
4 main. but she had lived through the bioouS
| conflict of the sixties, and hers had not oeeii
| the winning side. She did not mean 10 cls-
| plrage Lincoln. but she couldn't make HiiA
out SO very great. -r,
why, mother, Lincoln beat Douslds.
| The exclamation came from her only SON.
a man who had fought. as a boy tnroush
~ Ioto- wears of the war. and he. also,
was on the losing side.
And the mother had to admit that Lincoln
| was a great man because he beat Doug
las" $1,000
| ure oF comparison, but. after all. Lincoln
| the war President. was I great Mah-
schoolboys knew Daniel Webster 'for MS
| famous speech in reply to Hayhe.
"Siu;; or swim, live or die. survive OF
! norisb 7 give nv hand and my heart 10
| this vote" is a sentence which occurs ia
Webster's euIogy on Adams ana Jeneis'"'
made in Is26. r
Websier made two addresses at Bunker
Hill. one at the laying of the corner Sun
| and the other at the dedication OF the mon
,rpcnt LAWYER, orator and Statesman,
! Daniel Webster has dazzled the eyes VI
| countrymen. He was much IoVeu' ou' "o
could not be President.
Ren;amin Franklin was an all-rouNd i.'n-
He was IA printer and a statesman d scieH
fist aud an Ambassador. an inventor ii'u "a
| author, and, more than anything eise'ne M"s
a Patriot. He was eminently praclcdi' III
| man who was laughed at by ms iutuie W."
| as he carried n loaf IF bread III ohT namu
and ate OF the second loaf as he stroleo up
the street.
This bow became the man who, In old age.
delighted elegant France by ms coutus
manner and quick Wit IL Is toiu y M
lFanAr IN n III L
after The Revolution aud that the Ehshsn
Ambassador IN response to the toast on
| cra,t E-itair. dwe,t upon his country >
greatness and iikenei her to the sun tha.
sheds lis beneficent rays on al. AhhcIN"
,-as tine next toast, and Franklin s'Od:
1.-The Republic is TOO young 10 De sp"At"
~ in terms OF praise: her career Is Yet 20
cove and so. instead OF America, L VIII
name You n man, George Nashlnston-.nc
Joshua who successfully COMMANDED the
sun to stand STILL"
The author OF the Declaration OF indie
pendence had a large portion OF tne "oi"s
work laid out for him. He was a ered'
Dannocrat. was Thomas Jefferson. ana pc
cause of some of his work the afistocracy
Of his ovr Virginia hated him. He was
700 bir a man to ignore. however. anu they.
and others. made him President OF t"
United States. II he hal upset \irsihia
laws of primogeniture ana ehtaii VIZ" ~
was Governor OF Virginia an" bcA"'
had vet more achievements 10 place 10 h'
credit when he came to The White House;
The purchase OF Louisiana Tor Si'"cVV
was one of the things for which America
has 10 thank him
Jare-son founded the University OF Nir-
,,ni, and then retired to his estate, where
ba became tire Sage of Monticello ana
told other Presidents and pubic men
America what to do. Thomas JeHefsoh u,eu
I'm 1895. on the fourth day o; July 'he Jay
John Adams passed from earth. but MS III
nuence lives to-day.
ITO come within reach OF the snare o, NJ
sne.ch was to love him." This was salo or
Henry Clay. All Kertuckians ana nedils
on .he other folks who live in the Missis-
sin,,i Valley are united in admiration lor
hin, Perhaps no other public man hau SO
many namesakes as Henry Gay.
The Missouri Compromise was Designer
chiefly by Henry Clay. He was prominent
I'm national politics from 1Sh TO the tihle "
his death in 1852. People crowded the sat-
,aries OF the Senate Chamber when they
heard that Clay of Kentucky would speak:
He urged tho war of ISL, ana was one OF
the Peace Commissioner that sishcu '"o
Treaty of Client In 1914.
-CIny'S ambition WAS To be fresideh' %,
tn, United states. and. thought he achieved
the nomination Of his party three tinss' Il
,h!rs which was not true oil webster ne
was defeated in 1S2i. in lSs and again III
lSi2-
John Adams was the second President OF
Tho United States. lie is distinguished as
the man who proposed tina; George Wash
in-ton Of Virginia be elected COMMANDER
in-Chicf of the Continental forces lie also
approv,,l the Declaration of Independence
tina. Thomas jefferson wrote. and put ms
name to it. Before that. however. ne hau
been = leader in the opposition 10 me
Stamp Act. He was 4 treaty maker. ne
Entiating a treaty with the Netherlands In
rs. and WAS one of the Commissioners VINO
settled the terms of peace with Great Brit
ain i'm I7s2-S3. In 1850 he ran for the presi-
Gcucy for a second term. but was defeated
by Thomas jefferson. He l. the Only Pres
ilent Of the United States who Was a
father OF another President
unconditional Surrender Grant saw
service for tie United States In the war with
Mexico. but the highroad to military great
ness opened before him at Fort Doneis0n
I'm 1867, when h. began to turn the Con-
federlcy's left flank. and he fought II Out
along that line until A~rpomattoS. when
there wasn't much left of the tonfederacy
that could fight. After his two terms as
President of the United States he made a
grand tour of the world. is1.-.?. and was
an unsuccessful candidate for the nominal
ton for the Presidency in $3.50. Ulysses ;.
Grant died at Mount McC;rcsor. near Sar-
atoga, y. y, July 3. lssJ.
United States. had a picturesque career He
l.. NSA1 -. tho