Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-18

rand; forced the perturbed old patriot 10 come 10 him, swGthed as he was in flanuels and borne upon mems shouL ders up the stairs. received him with grim courtesy. and satisfied the gos. sips of the town once and for all that . precedence belonged to the federal government-at any rate, so long as George Washington was president. E. Having seen him and feted him, the { eastern towns had seen and done hom- age to the new authority set over them. Washington was satisfied, and returned with a noticeable accession Of spirits to the serious work of fed eral administration.
 Hamilton His Support.
 No man stood closer to him in his purpose to strengthen and give pres tige to the government than HamiL ton; and no man was able to discover the means with Q surer genius. Ham ilton knew who the well-wishers of the new government were, whence it's strength was to be drawn, what it must do to approve itself great and permanent, with an insight and thor oUghness Washington himself could not match: for Hamilton knew Wash ingtoI and the seats of his strength in the country as that selfforgetful man himself could not.
 He knew that it was the commer. cial classes of the country-such men as he had himself dwelt amongst at the great port at New York-who were bound by self-interest to the new gov ernment, which promised them a single policy in trade, in the stead of policies a half-score: and that the men who were standing to it's support out Of a reasoned prudence, out of a high-minded desire to secure good gov. ernmeut and a place of consideration for their country amongst the nations Of the world. were individuals merely, 10 be found only in small groups here and there, where a special light shone in some minds
 He knew that Washington was loved most for his national character s1E purpose amongst Ine observans intddle classes of substantial people h the richer counties of Pennsylvs. nia, New Jersey, New York and New England, while his neighbors in the south loved him with an individual af. lection only. and rather as their hero than as their leader in affairs.
 He saw that the surest way to get both popular support and interna. tional respect was to give to the gov srnment at once and in the outset a place Of command in the business and material interests Of the country. Sncb a policy every man could comprehend, and a great body of energetic and in- fiuential men would certainly support; 1; that alone could make the government seem real from the first-a yeritsbie power, not an influence and a shadow merely.
 Here was man, unquestionably, who had a quick genius in affairs; and Washington gave him leave and initi- ative with such sympathy and com preheusion and support as only q na- ture equally bold and equally original could have given. Hamilton's meas ures jumped with washington's pur- pose, ran with Washington's percep- ton of national interests; and they were with Washington's aid put into execution with a promptness and de- cision which must have surprised the friends of the new government no less than it chagrined and alarmed it's en- emies.
 His Plan Of Finance.
 Having done it's work of organiza- ton during it's first summer session. the congress came together again. January 4. 17so, to attempt the formu- lation of a policy Of government, and Hamilton at once laid before it plan for the settlement of the public debt" which he had drawn and Washington had sanctioned. He proposed that provision should be made for the pay ment of the foreign debt iu full-<hat