Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22

against war. and those who in what
ever capacity, have helped to build 1t
up during the past twenty years nave
been in good faith observing ana NV
ing up to ono OF the most important
of the principles which Washington
laid down for the guida ot his couh-
trymen. Nor was Washington the only
one of our great presidents VINO snow
ed far sighted patriotism by support on
the navy When Andrew jackson was
in congress he voted for the first war
ships we ever built as part OF our reg
ular navy: and he voted against tine
grant of money to pay otr Illuminating
tribute to the pirates of the Rarbary
states. Old Hickory was patriot thru
and thru, and there was not an ounce
of timidity in his nature. and oil
course he felt only indignant contempt
for Il policy which purchased an lg-
noble peace by cowardicc instead oi
| exactng q just peace by showing we
were as 1iftfe willing to submit to as
to inflict aggression. Had u majority
of Jackson's colleagues and success
sors felt as he did about the navy. had
1T been built up instead of being
brought to a standstill. it would prob
ably never have been necessary to fight
the war of 1872.
Again Washington said: "Give to
mankind the example o. people al
ways guided by an exalted justice and
benevolence." This feeling can he
| shown alike by our dealings within
| and without our own borders. Taft
and Wright in the Philippines and
Wood In Cuba have shown us exactly
| ti,s hon
evidence in dealing with other peoples
"a justice and benevolence which can
be shown. not by shirking our duty
aud abandoning to self-destruction
| those unfit to s. gern themselves. but
by doing our duty by staying with
| them and teaching them how to gov
| ern themselves, by uplifting them
! spiritually and materially Here at
| home we are obeying this maxim of
| Washington's just so far as we help
| in every movement, whether underta-
ken by the government. or as is. ana
| should be, more often the case, by vol
untary action among private citizens,
! for the betterment of our own people.
| Observe that Washington speaks both
of justice and benevolence. and that
| he puts justice first. We must be gem
erous, we must help our poorer bro
| ther, but above all we must remem-
| ber to be just; and the first step to-
| ward securing justice is to treat every
| man on his worth as a man. showing
him no special favor. but so far as may
| be holding open for him the door of
| opportunity so that reward may wait
upon honest and intelligent endeavor.
| Again Washington said: Cherish
| public credit" Just at the moment
| there is no attack on public credit,
| but IL ever the temptation arises again
| let our people at the outset relmem-
| Der that the worst because the most
| insidious form of the dishonest debtor
| is that man who would persuade him
, the; il .; 'tnyt's Rg but dishonest for
him to repudiate his debts.
| FINALLY, it is peculiarly appropriate,
when 1 have come to this city as the
guest of the University of Pennsyl-
| vania, to quote another of Washing
| toms lnaXims: Promote, as an object
| of primary Importance, institutions for
| the general diffusion of knowledge. In
proportion as the structure of gov
ernment gives force to public opin-
ion, it is essential that public opin-
ion should be enlightened Education
may not make a man a good citizen,
but most certainly ignorance tends to
prevent his being good citizen.
| Washington was far too much of a
patriot, had far too much love for his
fellow-citizens, to try to teach them
that they could govern themselves un-
less they could develop a sound and
enlightened public opinion. No nat
ion can permanently retain free gov
ernment unless it can retain high
average of citizenship; and there can
be no such high average of citizen
ship without high average of educa-
ton, using the word in it's broadest
and truest sense to include the things
of the soul as we'll as things of the
mind. School education can never
supplant or take the place of self-edu-
cation, still less can it in any way
take the place of those rugged and
manly qualities which we group to-
gether under the name of character;
but it can be of enormous use in sup
plementing both. 1t is source of just
pride to every American that our peo-
pie have so consistently acted in ac-
cordance With Washington's principle
of promoting institutions for the diff
fusion of knowledge. There is MOTH
ing dearer to our hearts than our pub
lie school system, by which free prim-
ary education is provided for every
one within our borders.'
Leaving the Academy of Music the
president was escorted to the arlnory
of the first troop. where he was en-
tertained at luncheon.