Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1911-02-24

a. 49, the world" Wash
| NJ ington's name
Y year by year, hal
- gained In glor!
and renown; in the Great Hall o
Fame, the heart OF his country, his
name Is the most glorious; more to
DAY than ever before are his deed,
and writings familiar to the Who'll,
world.
IL Is manifestly futile to expect new
discoveries regarding this man, OIL
fresh facts concerning his life and ca
reer. or an original viewpoint from
which to estimate his services. The
intense interest OF the past genera.
ions OF Americans has uncovered all
available materials OF Washington
life. and fervid oratory has wrought
these facts into brilliant form. There
would seem, however to be need of
emphasizing the grandeur of Washing.
tons character as II is set against the
background of criticism to which he
was subjected In his own day.
That Washington was not universal.
ly appreciated in his own time by his
countrymen seems incredible to us
who have always rendered honor TO
his name. Our sense OF reverence IL
outraged on the first intimation that
washington was the victim of muck.
rakers. Deep contempt seizes US
when we realize that these attacks
were made upon him by his fellow
citizens at the close OF his matchIess
career.
On Washington's last day In office
q Philadelphia newspaper celebrated
his retirement from public life In a
TRADE worth remembering by all who
think that political viruience is today
on the increase. The text OF this edi-
ora " IA the following amazing para
Lord. now lettest thou thy servant
depart In peace, for mine eyes have
seen thy salvationi' was the exclama-
ton OF a man who saw a flood OF bless
edness breaking in upon mankind. II
ever there was a time that allowed
this exclamation to be repeated that
time is the present. The man who is
the source of all our country's misery
Is this day reduced to the rank OF his
'ellow-citizens, and has no longer the
power to multiply the woes of these
United States. Now more than ever Is
the time to rejoice.
when we look back upoa the eight
years OF Washington's administration
II strikes us with establishment 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 its very existence. Yet
such is the fact, and II this is appar-
emit to all, this day they should form a
Jubilee in the United States"
II Is safe to assert that no man has
ever been able to accomplish any
great work, to execute a mighty mis-
sion in any land, without encounter
Ing the misunderstanding and criti-
cism and abuse of a 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
immunity was granted because of his
self-sacrihce TO his country; and
Washington learned 10 continue in
well.doing in the face of all sorts OF
obstacles and diseouragements. 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 hand.
some and deserved tribute paid Wash.
lngton by Charles James Fox in the
British parliament