The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-22
Father Of His Country Did
Not Suffer in Vain
COUNTRY MORALLY SOUND
Has Aade and Is Making Great Aa-
vances - President Roosevelt. Like
Washington, Making for Advance
msnt-Pssple Mast Be Trusted.


sipal addssss a. tbe anaaal public meet.
iHg of Toe Tnion League eluh il ths
Auditorium this morning, as ssbiees
being @NasbiBesoa
W Fe1erate Washington lscanse Il
supreme test IL indicated manaoo5
TIE standards " hberty we're nnsuiliei
u BE tards. Whether AMID tie sara
ships If lnng anl si.eouraging a. muaigss
@ p tie hours d triumph. whstasr a
burden bearer d iaa 81 tse peosss I,
iaFsriabiy exhibited he same pas.ty 81
ss.ssife, fNe same PATRIOTS acvotion.
Against Al ta2t i sordid ana mean
against MI that i pestr Ard unnorshv
agaiast fhe irnoble consrivanees and ma
nipulatioas 81 the eanning aid sse AZ
"a againss tire graspiags u asaries ard
tAe sehemings Of selissness. against
every eEogt ID aaaka papcr ana osses
sontribnts % personal gaia. against Iii
that i q lbs been hateful aed harms.i
p oaF psiitieal life, ssanas II majestic
contrast Ehe character II Washington e
a. example and taaeiicssop. sr4a.urv
~ memory and security 81 heDe -
fl2Faeter, tte reFeEatien ~ uhst ~
noe.ssA humanity and enrieheS the
world.
Iae lesson q his Ire may IL who.1sv
missed % those who call with pride ire
fAttls-rois q TIE Revolution N who ~
count si- distinctions and Offices II
nsy make haf slight Impression tar.ea
those vino IL tue conventional - re-
exnif ~ his deeds ID Is 4 lese wa
must all take to heart n ne A. III
realize American Ideals. Il & tie e.so4
q tee supremacy d dutg. il Il fhe
ies9iu u hnaef.--uf iiHelitv ~ srues
4 masf u enforced in executive ekam
Beers - legislative halls IS e0ur7s 81 suz
tiee, n newspaper offices. ia sssnks ia
rust and Insurance companies. III pT8fes
sienal ana commercial iife ID taa nssrfs
af fFate. iff fhs caaniiaa roap. ana II
ire sagp, IS ergp.ayeE ard empsoras
lheEe n no legislative r0ad fa char
aftef u she sgirit q Washington esula
perneae aug public ard private lafa
50 slaeuia neiiaer ne~i nar sses govern
mental ranaeea Ard Il Il only Insofar
= ~ fart this spirit inbaes aansinlstfa
fion that tie government 81 a free feo
ple eaH perform it, function. We shail
largely lose tie value 81 tie eeies.ra
tioas d ~ day Il IT. eve err th8uphf
exclusively - questions q governmental
policy and 8Enia 10 emphasize the nsorai
sources from Hhieb 4 iHss government
mast derive It's strength
Intelligent comparison 81 tie csuai
flons g ttls dag with fhasa ia times pass
cannot tail a cause qualification aHI III
a,eget confidence. The evils which Ne
lament should not blind ns IA the bro.
eress which has been made aud IS Being
made
IN the thFoes of The Revolutionary
struggle #hen il Wauld n supposed
that Tile supreme cause af liberty and
the galof and sacrifices u great leaa4rs
would inaame NIL hearts with patriotic
ardor, Washington il an out6trss 81
Indignation al the Indifference agld venay
i'y which IN fact were exhibited. thus
described tie i80es In a letter 81 Renia /
min Harrison III December. 1885, H 81
Was 70 be called upon 70 draw a picture
u the times ard " Men. from shat 1
! hage seen, and heard. and ii part +
know. | SHOULD in one word saw that i
idlenes*. dissipation & extrasaaamoe /
seems 90 have laid fast bold d ncet /
u them. That speculation pecuiatf0n
and an Unsuitable thirst fof riches !
seems to have pot tie better II every /
other consideration aud almost of every i
order oil Men And about year later I
IL exclaimed: But alas. virtue and /
patriotism are almost Kicked ot,l stock
Ipbhiag, speculation. eneFDssiug. ere
ete., seens to be The ggeaf business 81
lie day & Of ths multitude whilst
Titfuosis few struggle. lament i suffer
ii silence tho | nope not IA vain
They did not suffer 81 vain: and
through their labofs and under the hens.
iesnt H0fkiHg 81 the institutions which
hey foandei each generation has at
aimed higher levels IN character and
achievement The cordial habitttaI Il
md imm0Yable attachment for the
.Hion has come 10 be cherished Is Wash-
ngton desired The name VI Amer
an, as he ardently wished. does eexait
he just pride Of patriotism more than
my appsllation derived from local dis
4 vast development, an
81 interests, and 4 facility
i communication 81 which be conld not
ven dream. has given Use 3 q natiousi
ointment which Is intense and domiast
ng ia every part of the Union.
The country Is morally sound Ts
tandards Of business we're never higher.
i this land OF industry Nith unexam-
lied opportunities for production aud ex-
hange with an area and 3 population
MOVING advantages q distribution free
rom artificial barriers 0f Intercourse
ueh as the world has never seen. the
asa cf business inevitably represent the
Intelligence and moral sent intent 81 the
eopic Ihev do not constitute 4 caste.
hey come from every walk "a sic; the
arm. the college, the counting room ana
he shop TheE represent every element
a the population. native and foreign
orr. ol every degree 81 advantage aud
isadyanfaga in origin snd environment.
.refy stimulus - ambition. every ure-
cps Of morality. eyefs counsel 0f *.
efience, every suaeess and every disas-
81. every ie=spn oi The past and tine
iultiform warnings 81 = world where
ruth ARA iusficf alone win iastfas sie-
1ffss. have helped % shape their star
ards and 10 determine sheir aims. And
.akinr 81 allowances for fhe extremes
ayariee and arfiics. for the unWtole
lme spsetscles q exploitation and IN