The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-02-25


which we must evolve the new aris-
tocracy on the true principles of cul-
ture, worthiness and intellectual at
tainment. Have that faith that if all
present examples of liberty are re-
moved God can raise up another. Ad
here to the wise and honest standards
which he raised
Think Of the scorn on Caesars face
if any one had suggested that the
Northern barbarians which he con-
quered would bring out leaders such
as have arisen. He had seen the scep-
tire taken from the OrientalS and as
sumed by Greece and Rome, but it has
been transferred by superiority to the
northern races. The Teutonic peo-
Piles could conquer, but thev could also
assimilate and give representative
government. So we must be thankful
that there was man willing to lay
down his life for his beliefs. We must
sit up and take notice as citizens.
What is the name Of George Wash
ington, a dim wrath, or is it living
presence? ? 1t is charged with great
embassies. No man is worthy fellow
citizen who has not tried to enter in
to the inner meaning of the citizen
ship Washington helped to confer.
The fact, the speaker had noticed in
coming to America was, that men
here hold up their heads; the atmos-
phere of artificial social barriers has
been swept away and instead, is the
wise man, the true man, the good
man. Citizenship fastenS upon all kinds
of men to be the great instrument to
make new composite nation which
will gain it's aristocracy through the
free school and Christ's church. 1t is
not enough to have three millions at
the top and great gulf between them
and the others below, but, better the
equal privilege.
Yet the speaker called to mind the
homage paid few years ago by judi
ges, professional men and leading
men in one of our great cities to a for
eigner with the thinnest veneer over
the barbarian. When Austr la
wanted articles for confederation, it
looked to the atmosphere of Washing
ton and Hamilton. The air dealer is
not to be dispised. Valley Forge
looked little ahead for England, but
had the gift of atmosphere. The gos-
pei is woven air caught in the net of
literature. George Washington gave
the right to fill the lungs with good
healthy breath.
Commenting on his generalship the
speaker said that it had been said that
Washington was safe, but not brill
liant, yet he won out. He struck the
knell of personal monarchy not only
here, but in all the English colonies.
Won Moltke said he was the great
Strategist. 1t is the cause for which
one fights that counts. England woke
up a great Englishman He was one
of the best and noblest of the human
family.
The veterans who fought with Well
ington at Waterloo were afterward
told that for them to have the ballot
was leap in the dark. For less than
George III. attempted to do, Charles
1. went to the block. The great Pitt
was silenced, Chatham was carried
dying to make his last protest, but be-
cause of what Washington did the
younger Pitt dethroned the king for
eighteen years, and gave England lib
erty. The inspiration of English lib
erty for hundred years has been that
man.
The reason blood did not flow in
England as it had in France was be-
cause of the self RESTRAINT of the peo-
pie.
Such controlled man was Wash
ington, such was Gladstone. We need
such leaders for the next ten or twen-
years. We need the strong man, the
brave man, the one willing to be sill
ent, to suffer, to be misrepresented or
scandalized by the fools. We haven't
him to-day. In England they say as
they do in church, Gas it was in the
beginning, is now and ever shall be. .
In America we said " AS it was in the
beginning, is now and by gum its got
to STOP" We said it in 1776. in 1872
and 1861, and we have President
who says it every morning. Bryan
may be fine gifted Christian man,
but he is a great talker. Roosevelt is
a great talker Democracy wants a
leadership, that is vlrtuous, but does
not seek place, profit and power for
itself; but as stewards to bless the
man who tolls for his bread and the
woman who spins the loom.
At the conclusion of the address, af-
ter the applause had subsidized, vote
of thanks was extended to DR. Cad
man for his eloquent and interesting
address.
General Wilson was then introd uced
and recalled the story of his sleeve
links which he had exhibited the even
ing before and also showed ring liz
which was preserved the hair Of Wash
ington, Wellington, Napoleon and
Lincoln, telling an interesting story
of how he acquired the looks.