The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-02-25
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

One virtue which distinguished
George Washington from other
men who have achieved greatness
strikes vibrant chord IN the
heart, of millions Of his country
men this week az they commence
rate the 10th anniversary Of his
birth. That was his unspltishn
In this age of conmerciallsnI,
with ~ Inst for money, its greed
for material power aud social
prestige, II ~ difficult t. imagine
"A man, so free Of personal vanity
and love Of "eH rxaltatlOb NJ to
feel All honest sense Of resentment
IN The suggestion Of hl- admirers
thai hc 'uIn 10 his individual ad
vantage TIA. irlnmphs of the he
rolc little army he did 80 much to
I keep together and declare himse r
/ KING III the American colonies
| IL many The Hrrvilr, Ob~tqnpnt
HiiHi'i hSHfiii'b tbNhIi Tue noon
MY OF other countries nowadays
! by many Americans, who bow tC
the fetch Of royalty Ike he Tories
Of old and Who appear 20 be
ashamed Of their democratic hpri
tagc must seem HE survival of
tha' snobhl,h spillr in the land t.
"hlch The decision Of Washington
70 keep faith with The people,
brought such keen disappoint
ment
By his waiver Of all salary due
him for eight Years service az
Commander 10 Chief Of the Con j
mental Army, his insi-tence that
he be allowed to retire to private
life at I h. end Of his second term
as President any other honor than
the abiding confidence and esteem
81 his ApptrcIailve country men b.
sci his fellow conntrymrn All ex
ample IN unSrliiShHrss winch they
might con emplarr with profit IL
themselves and their country on
thus ami rrsarN.
10 him the respect Of his fellow
men WAS worth more than the film
~ splendOr Of 4 crown or the emo
lnmcnts Of an Office for The estab
llshmcnt ot which his cOuntr, men
poured forth their blood and offer
cd up their lives on Il hundred
from Lexington to
Yorktown. StndlOusIy avoiding
all en'angIing alliances with for.
rign NATIONS against which III,
warned us, We have left them 10
zap their vitality preparing 10,
var while We have assidmuusly
cultivated HE arts Of peace. With
'ur hands ou'Strctched acl Ons the
'eas we have invited the heath,
md III" strong Of The old world u
make heir home with ~ and help
~ develop and make fruitful the
'ast hcrItag" he bcqucalhrd us
'lindIng our own business and IN
roubltd by The concerns Uf GU.
'eighbors, with a pleasant word 1
md a friendly smile for all, We
ave kept stradfastly to the task
D which Washington pnjo,nrd us
" stick and have reared tho great.
st and most prosperous industrial
mpire np"n which the sun ha,
Yer shOne. We fee: The world
nth our wheat and our com, keen
III profitable employ men. with
ur machinery. and cIuthe it with
ur cotton, thanks to Eli Whit.
~ y cotton GIN, the only great Ia
or saving invention Of hi~ cOmn.
~ men hr lived to see applied a. y
sc, We snIpass Gen many in the Il
~ steel, excel France Y
! the value and volume Of manu- 0
actured products and through a
he use OF the Oxford progresses, i
jncle Sans newest mOnopOl, n
hlch accoml,lishrs here in one 10 i
~o days what requires thirty v
eeks to do abroad we have begun n
wresl from England it's cent? u
rs old pscd"minance in linen, one It
our most promising infant indus. b
les. In our peaceful commercial n
inquest of the earth We follow Ia
'e trail Of civilization INTO the q
ost remote corners Of the uni u
rise and open its doors 10 the &C
'tpnt Of onr farms and our facto. Of
~ Jealous of our honor abroad to
ID proud Of our achievements, AZ &C
nation We have kept with our u
emlsh The faith be- gave us. To- til
y as ever he ,s ensh,ined in on, Ri
'mo'ies ~ The one American pe
10 WAS First in War, First in pc
ace, and FIRST IN The Hearts Of pr
. Country men. N N. s. &c
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