New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
EULOGlZED BY TAFT
says WASHINGTON IG-
NORED ACCLAIM.
Wishes He Knee Him, De-
clmes Present President of
First at Plaza Dinner.

speaking as the guest OF honor at the
dinner given in memory of Washington
by the New Jersey Society of the Gin
cinnati at the Plaza last night. Hhe knew
men; he never put an ear to the ground
listening to the popular acclaim, but LED
the people on as he understood the
right
There was ring of admiration In his
voice as he said 1t. He had praised
Washington for other traits, but laid es-
pecial emphasis upon his devotion to
what he thought was the course TO pur-
sue. regardless of criticism. Compare
son was made with Lincoln. President
Taft said:
"Ingersoll declared that Lincoln was
2 nersonal memory; Washington only
steel engraving. I don't think that com
harrison could come from any one giving
thought to Washington's trials, MS
struggles in the times when all the forces
of q great power and of elements In MS
own country were against MN. ms
thought brings him into ones heart anu
before ones eyes not only In admlratioh
but respect and the deepest affection.
81 am very sorry" the President saio'
in opening his address and referring 10
the speaker who went before, VINO iiao
said in lest that he was among the le"'
nerhaps. who had not offered aoFlco
to the Chief Executive; Il am sorry he
didn't take time to give me that aoVlce'
because Of al incident at the ONO Do
cia,v when he was introduced to me as
an enti-imperialist from Boston WIZ
had voted for me. and he said ne o1oi'
,.os,~e+ II His advice might have peeh
valuable.
THANKS THE SOCIETY.
..r ,,,isb +o convey my thanks to the
New Jersey society for electins me ~
honorary membership. l am espeeidi'
rroud of the New Jersey society III 'iia'
ba;1 from Cincinnati That city TOOK
&c name doubtless, from the society OF
Now Jersey. as the city patent given
70 Sims contained the names OIL hNe
mon from New Jersey That was 'he
CITY in which I was born, In which
dragged out a sooty existence until L
was sent to the Philippines
aft was nv intention TO prepare an
Grafton but Governor Griggs told me
not to do so, and that REMINDS iiie Vi
story. A girl who was going 10 uaii0
ing school asked her mother Whe'iei'
when dancing the waltz, she shoulu
keen time with the music or Win hei
mariner. for the boys never kept tiiiie'
7 wanted TO know whether should Keep
.;r,, with Won bows or. deliver one of
Whose orations which GriEgs denVerS
so often and with such good erect
at know of TO body Of men more en-
.;.,oa +o commemorate Washington than
Won. Your society was organized ps
. sueeten the associations that
,,,ada memory so dear to him. niger
soil said. when, comparing washington
and Lincoln that the latter was the lea1
nersonalitv; that Washington TO |ie
,oa,nor-v was only a steel engraving
.- ..y-a can't think that comparison coulo
come from one who gave thought 10 the
trials through which Washington went
in his campaigns, the struggler with
POWERFUL nation and with enemies IN MS
own country. This thought brings MIN
;,+o ones heart and before ones eyes
,,o+ only in admiration and respect but
the deepest affection.
~
Hamilton. not as widely read as or with
the genius Of Jefferson, or like Marshai'
Vet a man who stood there head ana
shoulders above all, who typifed military
genius, leadership of men, and IN stout
ness Of heart and nobility of. character
was the equal of all. He had q. common
sense. a breadth Of perception. that ex-
ceeded all.
II mass over his military life, over his
campaigns, excepting to say that bril-
liant generals have said that he was as
great a strategist as is told of in his
tory. But when he came back from the
wars. like Cincinnatus to his plough, and
was called to the Presidency, then back
again to his home, and again, before his
death to be the commander in chief Of
the army, his life was full Of ennobling
actions. p.
AS President he showed character
istics l love to dwell upon. He had to
make his government. True, he had
men of great constructive ability about
him, but it was his guiding hand that
led TO success. The occasions, especially
the dssensions in his own Cabinet and
the political bitterness that came at the
end of his administration. brought out
the real quality that was in him.
Despite all this, he maintained his
progress, the credit Of the country, the
efficiency of the army, and asserted the
authority Of the central government
when IT. became necessary to suppress
the Whiskey Rebellion. He pursued the
golden mean more than any man in his
tory. He knew men. He never put an
ear TO the ground to listen to the popu-
lar acclaim, but led the people on as
he understood the right
Il would like to have known him. to
have found out whether he had a sense
of humor. He could swear He had the
passions of a strong man and the weak
resses of human nature. He had the
courage to pursue the course Ire thought
right. He was the first Conservationist
and practised 1t farmer He knew
the value of money and didn't part
with it in a wasteful way.
Put Washington gave his services to
lis country, charged himself with his
personal expenses. and he could do 1t,
having SO large a patrimony 1t was.a
good example to follow. It had been
said that Lincoln was q typical Ameri-
can Considering his origin in the West,
the idea that Washington, the Indian