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the resp onsi ilities Of or chief
=magistrscy should be disch arged.
S IL your observance Of this day
we're intended to make more Be-
scureSt the. immortal fame Of ash
ington, Or to add to the strength
and beauty off his imperishable
monument built upon a nations
afeetionate rememb rance, your
purpose lis useless u hing
ton has no need off you. But
in every moment from the time
he drew his sWcrd in the cause of
American Independence to this
hour, living or dead the American
people need him. II is not i'm
portant now, nor. will it Ibe I'M all
the coming years, to remind our
countrymen that Washingt ton has
lived and that his achievements
in his country's service are above
all praise But it is. important
and more important now than
ever before--that : they should
clearly apprehend and adequately
value the virtues and ideals of
which he was the embod imentt,
and should realize how essential
to our perpetuity, are the conse-
Grafton and patriotism which he
exemplifed. The American
people need today the example
and teachings OF Washington no
less than those who fashioned our
nation needed : his laborss and
guidance III !. :, $$sss =, = 4
Three months before his iinaug-
uration as first president ofs the
Republic which. he had done SO
mulch to- create, Washington
wrote a letter to Lafayette, his
warm friend and revolutionary ally
in which he! expressed his unre-
mitting desire to establish q gen ,t,il =
eral system of policy which in ID
pursued would insure permanent
felicity to the commonwealth
and he added these words sIS{
II think see path ass .clear
and as direct as a ray Of light,
which leads TO the attainment Of
that object. Nothing but har-
mony, honesty, industry Wand fru-
gality, are necessary to make us
great and happy people. Hap
PLY the present posture Of affairs
and the prevailing disposition Of
my countrymen promise TO- CO.
operate in establishing these four
great and essential pliers of pub.
lib felicity" " ,35 3ls5.5 ., ! :
Such. considerations as these
the thought that this lis
the time for honest and self ex-.
animation. The question pressed
upon us with d demand Il for reply
that will not be denied \
among US all il our hearts are
pnrged of, misleading impulse and
our minds freed. from perseTttiingi
pride, can bagsure: that Stdd tthet
posture of affairs, and she pre-.
Failsng disposition of ourcountryJ,-$
men, cooperate in the sstab lish-.i
nent and pr ONO lion OF harmony. .
honesty, industry aud fragulity 2,
The e self examination Invited
by this days commemorative will:
be incomplete and SUI cial, sif
We are not, there arc signs ,of the
times which indicate 8 weakness:
and relaxation Of cur hold upon IS
these saving virtues. When thus
foreWarned tits the height off; re- y
ereancy for us obstinately I'd close:
our eyes to the needs Of the sit
uation, and refuse ad mission 4 to;
the Thought that owl cans over
take u.s.. IF We IRE sto deserve
security, we will . carefully and
dutifully take our bearings and.
If we cam how Far wind,
and tide have carried nB; away from
safe waters,
we find that! tIla wick y eia,ess