The Washington times., 1905-02-19

Judge speer Sees Here Per.
feet Government.
APPREHENSION DIsAPPoINTE
City Is Center of Culture and Intel
leet-science and Ethics Have
Home Here.

in recently discussing before a Law
e.ass In Macon. Ga. the clause Of tEe
constitution giving Congress exclusive
JURISDICTION over the District of Column
oia' J.fase Emory Sreer Of the Southern
circuit of Georgia said:
This clause, however. has nof escar-
ed the aniInadversfons of The tietractors
OF the General Government. 1t was said
+ tiiat the. exclusive eession of such terri
4 tory would make il the sanctuary fo+
the wicked, the spot for the establish
1 fneIat OF tyranny, and a refuge for the
i oppressors of the people.
30 such danger has manifested itself
! in al tie Years which have elansea
since the adoption OF the Constitution
! he District Of Columbia and the CITY
OF washington are both objects OF pride
70 patriotic Americans everywhere.
There no concentration of arbitrary or
aatccratic power threatens the liberty OF
| the people.
Center of Culture and Intellect.
The city which hears the f7onored
name Of the Father of His Country ia
/ the rendezvous for all that is most bril-
Iistlt, thoughtful, scholarly. and learned
among the intellectual forces of our
+ country There clusters great colleges
/ Tor the education OF the country's youcil.
II mat noble edifice constructed
through the benevoIence of Snithson
may be seen demonstrations of the weird
and fascinating mysteries of anip1ate
ana lnanifnate nature. In the vast xnu-
scum which ad1oins It are comprehend
| cd a varied collection from every science
ana art, trophies Of the Hottest e1lfeay-
i or, souvenirs OF the most nIustrious of
/ our RAGS. everything, indeed, to aelisat.
/ TO charm, and to instruct the masses
I of the people
in the marble walls of the CAPITOL.
/ IN its exquisite entabIatures. its Cor
j inthian columns. its matchless SYM
netry, its enduring grandeur, are typi-
i fed the genius, the beauty, the sim
Dlicity. and the durability of the great
I Republic itself
In the one wing Is the majestic and
spacious hall devoted to the use of the
representatives of the people There
/ gather that great assembly fresh from
/ its constituency. ardent with their In
/ SEPARATIONS. devoted 10 their interests,
imDassioned in their advocacy. feryid
] with the Ioftiest ideals of the American
hears. the effective, potent, indispensa-
bic body. most accurately termed the
American House OF Representatives.
In the other, is serene. conservative,
and sagaeIous. the nobIest deIiberative
body on earth, the Senate of the United
States.
August Judiciary.
Midway between them in a small but
beautiful chamber, once the Senate
! chamber itself. there daily meets the
supreme appellate tribunal OF the great
American people, the Supreme Court of
cd Gf74c 81 ;ai
power literally without precedent Or
parallel not only in the present, but in
all the ages of the past
Hard by is the American valhalla,
where each State may place the ehiseled
presentn1ents of two of its noblest and
its best. There stand in stored marble
or enduring bronze the figures Of men.
the very mention of whose names COM
pels thrill OF admiration and pride in
the heart OF every man capable cf love
Of country
There, too, at the other enc of the
avenue is that White House hallowee
by the name of every Chief Magistrate
of cur country from the second to the
latest President.
Around il at varying distances ara
gathered the more than imperial struc-
lures which the nation has contributed
for the uses OF the great executive de-
partments of government, and from its
southwark windows one may behold tive
objects. either of which will evoke the
unbidden tear OF all save to him
With soul so dead.
Who never TO himself hath said
This is my OWL, my native land
4 Majestic Monument.
''The one. on whose lofty summit eker-
nal sunshine seems to gIeam, Is THO
this country. and across the, broad, pIa-
cid and majestic river which well nigh
bathes its foundation stones. amid an
cestral forests may be discovered the
Doric simplicity OF an ancient Virginia
home. It's spacious grounds are couss.
Grated as the resting places of heroes, OF
many who fought its master, of others
who were guided by his natchless gen.
fus for war
There together sleep the ashes OF the
blue and OF the gray, their tombs alike
marked and cared for by the tender
province and the gentle ministrations OF
a proud and reunited country
: TIL, The neighing troop, the flashing blade.
The bugle's stirring blast;
he charge the dreadful eannonads.
The din and shout are passed,
No wars wild note nor glory's peal
=, Shall thrill with fierce delight
/ nose breasts that never more may feel
The rapture OF the fight.
:. On flames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread
And Glory guards, with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead
Above them all softly floats the fax
of the freenan's home ana hope. It Il
Arlington, the home OF our own i'm
mortal Robert Edward Lee.
TAFT AGAIN PRESIDENT