The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-02-17

W ~ ington's name.
Y year by year. has
- gained In glory
and rcnown; In the Great Hall OF
Fame. the heart Of his country. his
name is the most glorious. more to-.
day than ever before are his deeds
and writings familiar to the whole
world.
II is manlfestly futile TO expect new
discoveries regarding this man. or
fresh facts concerning his life and ca.
reer or an original viewpoint from
which to estimate his services. Tho
Intense interest OF tho past genera.
lions Of Americans has uncovered all
available materials OF Washlngtons
life. and foryld orntory has wrought
these facts into brilliant form. There
would seem. however. 10 be need OF
omphasizlng the grandeur OF Washing.
tons character as It Is set against the
background OF criticism TO which no
was subjected In his own day.
That Washington was not universal
iy appreciated In his own time by his
countrymcn seems incredible TO us
who have always rendered honor to
his name. Our sense OF reverence Is
outraged on the first intimation that
Washington was the victim OF muck.
rakers. Deep contempt scizes us
when We realize that these attacks
were made upon him by his fellow
citizens at the close OF his matchlcss
career.
ON washington's last day In Office
a Philadelphia newspaper celebrated
his retirement from public life In n
TRADE worth remembering by all who
think that political vlruloncc Ia today
on the Increase. The text OF this odi.
torial Is In the following amazing para.
graphs:
Lord. now lettest thou thy servant
depart In peace. for mine eyes have
seen thy salyationl' was the cxclama.
ton OF man who saw flood OF bless.
edness breaking In upon mankind. II
over there WAS time that allowed
this exclamation 10 be repeated. that
time is the present. The man who IL
the source OF all our countrys misery
is this day reduced TO the rank OF his
fellow.cltlzenH. and has no longer tho
power TO multiply the woes OF these
United States. Now more than ever is
the time to rejoice. Every heart
which feels for the liberty and tho
happiness OF the people must now beat
with rapture at the thought that this
day the name Of Washington ceases to
give currency to injustice and TO legal.
ize corruption.
when we look back upon the eight
years OF Washington's administration
II strikes us with astonishment that
one man could thus poison the prin.
.ciples OF Republicanism among our
enlightened people. and carry his de-
signs against the public liberty so far
as to endanger It's very existence. Yet
such Is the fact. and II this Is appar.
ent to all. this day they should form
jubilee In thu United States"
II Is safe TO assert that no man has
ever been able to accomplish any
great work. to execute n mighty mis-.
sion IN any land. without encounter.
ing the misunderstanding and crit.
.cism and abuse OF section OF his
contemporaries.
II ever a man. within the history OF
the Christian era, by reason OF pre-.
eminent virtues. deserved TO be held
above the reach OF evil tongues. surely
Washington was that person. Yet no
I'm munity was granted because OF his
self.sacrince to his country; and
Washington learned TO continue In
wCll.doing in the face OF all sorts OF
obstacles and discourngements, An
understanding OF these facts, however
unpleasant In themselves. neverthe-
less enhances the heroic figure OF our
first president.
From all this bitterness We turn
with relief and gladness TO the tribute
paid Washington by Charles Jamea
Fox In the British parliament: