The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

celebration 81 TIC l1csh anniversary
81 the birth of George Washington
gives promise VI being more ciabc-
rate this year than ever before.
Governor Hughes. 81 New York.
will deliver three addresses under thu
auspices of the Union League Club
Benjamin ide Wheeler. president of
the University ol California. will also
speak at two Of the meetings
Public Offices generally will be
closed al day.
The text of Governor Hughes prin
cipal address was aS follows:
we venerate Washington because
ii supreme test he yindieatcd man
hood. The standards oi liberty were
unsulIied III bill hands. We must al
take 10 heart thar lesson 0t his llfe II
we are 10 realize American ideals. II
is The lcsson OF the supremacy Of
duty. IL II the lesson oi honor oi
fidelity 10 trust II must be cniorc-
ed In executive legislative chambers. IN
courts of justice, IN newspaper Offices,
in bank. Ii trust and insurance com.
panics. III professional and CONNER
cial HE, Ii the marts of trade. Ii the
counting room and In the shop, BY
employer and employed
There IL no Legislative road to
character. II the spirit Of Washing
ton could pcrmeatc our public and
private life we should neither week
nor need governmental panacca, and
Ii is only insofar as In fact that spirit
imbues administration that the gov
crnment of free people can perform
its functions.
THE country Is morally sound lis
standards Of business were higher.
The business men ci the country are
for the most part, honest men, repre-
scnting fairly the moral standards oi
the people and never more than 20.
Nday have they, taken as a whole, earn
&tIy desired that abuses shall be
stopped, that an end shall be put to
corrupt dealings and unfair practices,
that gambling shall not parade II
business livery and that every cncour'
agement be given commerce and IN,
dustry for development and extension
along The lines Of honorable rivalry
and with justice To stockholders, %
employees and 10 the people at large
"Pessimists and cynics cannot de.
vciop this country We must have
confidence In the stability OF our In
stitutions in the sanity Of the people
and III their realization Of what I'M
dcrIics our prosperity.
1--WE have only begun TO develop
the commerce Of this country
"This ii no time for discourage
mcnt or halting, but for appreciation
81 American opportunity and for thai
intelligent and united effort by which
alone we can avail ourselves Of i
and deserve the blessings of postcrity
aTo support this confidence and e
gain those ends we must have q set
tied governmental policy And II
must BIZ il right policy Il must be !
policy consistent with the genius o.
our institutions. The people Of thi.
country do not desire Socialism ever
as an experiment. They do not PRO
pose to pass through dreaded quar-
ter Of an hour of revolutionar,
changes to satisfy themselves q
those imperfcctions Of human nature
of which they Are already well ap
prised, and which make impossible
the constitution oi society ii accord
ance with the socialist theory w
must make progress aHd i must b
steady and conSisteAt conserving
what Ii good and safeguarding th'
opportunities for honest effort ON
efwise gains will be offset BY unncces
sary losses and expert accountants ma,
.1Scarch in vain for d verdict balance
VIZ may accomplish needed re
forms BY making our institution
work Is they were intended % work
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