Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-23


Again Washington said: Give to
mankind the example of IL people al
ways guided by an exalted justice and
lene yolence" This feeling can be
shown alike by our dealings within and
without our own borders. Taft ana
Wright in the Philippines and Wood III
cuba have shown us exactly how TO
practice this justice and beneNolence III
dealing with other peoples-a justice
and beneVoience which can be shown,
rot by Sinking our duty and abandon
ing to Self-dtStruction those uilnt 10
govern themselves. but by dong our
DUTY by staying with them and teach-
ing them how to govern themselves. by
uplifting them spiritually and natefial-
ly. Here at home we are obeNlnS TINS
maxim of Washineto TONS Just 50 far as
We help in every movement. whether
undertaken by the Gevornnent. or as
is. ana should be more often the case.
10y voluntary action among private Gnu
:enS. for the hettermcut of our own
PEOPLE. Observe that aSIl''S'"ii
speaks both of justice and brheNoieiic''
and that h- puts justice flral. We HIuSl
be generous. We must help our poorer
brother. but above I'LL we must reiheh-
Der to be Just: and til" first step Tow
ara securing Justice is To treat every
man ON his worth as Il man. showing
him no special favor. but-so FAR as may
he holding open for him the door of op-
uorturitv so that reward may wait
upon honest and intelligent endcavor.
Again Washington said: "''herisll
public credit just at the moment
there is no attack on public credit. hut
| if ever thu. temptation arises again let
our people at the outset remember that
In. worst because the most iuSidiollS
form of the dishonest debtor is that
man who would persuade him that it is
anything but dishonest for him to rrpu-
Giate his debts
Finally, it is peculiarly appropriate
when | have come to this city az the
guest of the University of PeunSylva-
nia. 10 quote another of Washington
maXimS: 'Promote. as an object of
primary Importance institutions for the
general diffusion of Knowledge. In
proportion as the structure of Il GOV
erilment gives force to public opinion
IL is essential that public opinion
should b" enlightened" Education
may not make Il man a good citizen.
but most certainly ignorance tends TO
pr event his being a good citizen WASH
lnSton WAS far too much nf Il patriot
mad far too much love for his fcllaw
citizens, to try to teach them that they
| could govern themselves unless they
could develop sound and enlight eueI
pupllr OPINION. No nation can perma-
hently retain free government unless
it can retain Il high average of citizen
| snip; and there can be no such high
| average of citizenship without a high
| Average of education. using the word
| in its broadcast and truest sense to in
| cludc the things of the soul as well as
| the things of the mind. School educa :
| tlon can never supplant or take The
place of education, still less can il
IN any way take the place of those rug
Sed ana manly qualities which We
| group together under the name of char
| acter; but it can be of enormous usa i,
| SupPIemeltin@ both. 1t is a source or
| Just pride to every American that or,,
people have so consistently acted in a.
'"fd"lIc" with NashingtonS principle
"i promoting institutions for the diffu-
SION of knowledge. There is notbinp
dedrer I" our hearts than our pubIic
school system. by which free primor,.
education is provided for every ono
Wlthln our borders. The higher educa-
tloh' such as is provided BY the mi
NerSlty of Pennsylvania and kindred
| p"ileS, not only confers great benefit :
| 70 thoSe able to take adVantace Of II
put entails upon them corcspoudiie
duties.
The men who founded thi. nation bad
to deal with theories of eovern,,a,,t
and the Fundamental prjuc;pIns ne f.aa
INSTITUTIONS. w" ara now concerned
18th different set of questions fo,. w.,
| fepublic has been firmly established
rs principles thoroughly tested AMI
f"'iy approved To merely political
ISSUES nave succeeded those Of grave
social and economic inheritance: tho
| solution Of which demands the best
efforts of tn" best men We have !,
| flSht I" expect that Il wise and leadin =
part III the effort to attain this solution
| VIII he taken by those who have been
| exceptionally blessed in the matter of
obtaining an education. That college
| graduate is but poor creature who
""eS not feel when he has left colleg,
| that he has received something for
| Nhlch ne owes a return. What he Tins
owes he can as rule only paw by the
way ne bears himself throughout life
IL IS but occasionally that q collern
| graduate can 90 micl, outright for nj.
anna mater he can best rcpav her b,,
living Il life that will reflect credit ,Inon
'"r by so carrying himself as a citizen
mat men shall see that the years snnn4
IL training him have hot been wastod
The educated ran is entitled IN no
special privilege. save the inestimahIa
privilege of trying to show that bis
education enables him to take the laad
III striving 70 guide hi, fellows arioht
III the difficult task which is set to M
OF the twentieth century. The proh-
tmS before us today are very comDlev
and are widely different from tboea
winch the men Of Wasbington.s cener-
alton had to face: but we can overcome
| th"n surely. and v-o can overcome
'h'm only If We approach them i'm tho
81 lflt which Washington and Washinp-
ION great supporters brought to hear
un"n the problems Of their dav-tha
spirit of sanity and of courage the
spirit which combines hard common