The labor world., 1913-08-09

hesitation, for what must certainly
turn out the most critical post in his
administration No man saw more
clearly than. Washington did how
large capacity for statesmanship
Hamilton had shown in his mastery
papers In advocacy of the Constitu-
ton. He had known Hamilton, more
over, through all the quick years that
had brought him from precocious
youth to wise maturity; had read his
letters and felt the singular power
that moved In them; and was ready to
trust him with whatever task he would
consent to assume.
Henry Knox, that gallant officer Of
the Revolution, had been already four
years secretary OF war for tho Confed-
GRAFTON. In appointing him to the
same office under the new Constitu.
tion, Washington was but retaining
q man whom he loved and to whom
he had for long been accustomed to
look for friendship and counsel.
Jefferson's Wide Experience.
He chose Thomas Jefferson to handle
the delicate questions Of foreign af:,
fairs which must press upon the young
state because, John Adams being vice.
president, there was no other man: OF
equal gifts available who had had so
large an experience in the field Of d.
p1omacy: Again and again Jefferson
had been chosen for foreign missions
under the Confederation; he was
onr.S0 nd tn
Washington's summons called him to
the secretaryship OF state; and he
came of that race of Virginia states
men from whom Washington might
reasonably count upon receiving q sup
port touched with personal loyalty.
Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry
and George Mason were housekeeping
spirits. and doubted of the success Of
the new government; but Jenernou:
though he had looked upon it's making
from across the sea, approved, and
was ready to lend his aid to it's :suo.
cessful establishment
In appointing EdmundE Randolph to
be- attorney general. Washington was
but choosing q brilliant young man
whom he loved out of a great family
Of lawyers who had held q sort OF
primacy at the bar tn Virginia ever
since he could remember almost, ever
since she'had been called the Old Do.
mfnion. I
Knox was-thirty.n1ne, Edmund Ran,
dolph thirty-six; but If Washington
chose young men to be his comradea
and guides in counsel, It was but an
other capital proof of his own mastery
in affairs. Himself a natural leader,
he recognised the like gift and capac.
1ty in others, even when fortune had
not yet disclosed or brought them to
the test: : .
/ Hard to :Fnl off,css+ 80:
TWAS hard. in filing even thefRreat
or Offices, to find men Of eminence who
were willing to leave the service OF
their states or the security and ease
Of private life to try tho. untrodden
paths OF federal government. TIE
states were old and secure--:so meu
Thought the, federal government was
new and an experiment. The atrnnges
sort Of men, particularly amongst
those bred to the law. showed, many
OF them, great reluctance to identity
themselves with new institutions set
but five or six months ago; and; Wash:
ington, though he meant to make very
liberal allowance: for differences Of
opinion, would invite no man TO stand
with him in the new service. who did
not thoroughly believe in it. -
! He was careful to seek out ak Of
the best. lawyers to- be had in tho
country when he made up the Su;
preme court. and to choose them from
as many states-John Jay of New
York to be chief Justice: John Rut:
ledge of South Carolina, William
Cushing Of Massachusetts, John Blaib
OF Virginia; James Wilson of Penn:
sylvanfa, and R. Fl. Harrison Of Merry.
land-for, he knew that the govern.
ment must draw It's strength from tho
men who administered it, and that the:
common run Of people must learn to
respect it in the persons of its officers.
But he was equally careful to find out
In advance of every appointment what
the man whom he wished to ask
thought of the new government and
wished it's future to be.
Many to whom he offered appoint
ment declined; minor offices seemed
most to 90 a,begging amongst men OF
assured position such as it was his
object to secure. It needed all the
tact and patience he could command
to draw about him a body of~men such
as the country. must look up to and
revere. His letters again went abroad
by tho hundred; and, as so often be-
fore, to persuade men to. their duty,
build q bulwaTk of right opinion round
about the government. make his purs
poses clear and his plans elective.
He would spare no pains to make the
government both great and permanent.
- Tours Eastern States.
In October. 1889, his principal ap.
pointments all made, the government
in full operation, and affairs standing
still till congress should meet again,
he went upon. a four ,waoks' %o,r