The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15


with him In the new service who did
not thoroughly believe in it.
He was careful to seek out six Of
the best lawyers to be had III the
country when he made up the SUI
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 Blair
of Virginia; James Wilson of Penn
sylvania, and r. H. Harrison of Mary
land-for he knew that the govern
ment must draw it's strength from the
men who administered it, and that the
common run of people must learn 70
respect it in the persons of its officers.
But he was equally careful to find out
in adSance of every appointment what
the man whom he wished TO ask
thought Of the new government and
wished its future to be.
Many to whom he offered appoint
ment declined; minor offices seemed
most to go a-begging amongst men of
assured position such as it was his
object to secure. 1t needed all the
tact and patience he could command
to draw about him body of men such
as the country must look up TO and
revere. His letters again went abroad
by the hundred. and. as so often be-
fore, to persuade men to their duty,
build bulwark of right opinion round
about the government, make his pur-
poses clear and his plans effective.
He would spare no pains to make the
government both great and permanent.
Tours Eastern States.
In October, 1889. his principal ap-
pointnents all made, the government
in full operation, and affairs standing
still till congress should meet again,
he went upon four weeks tour
of the eastern states, to put the
people in mind there, by his own pres
ence, of the existence and dignity of
| the federal government. and to make
trial of their feeling toward it. They
received him with cordial enthusiasm,
| for he was secure of their love and adj
miration; and he lad once more a
royal progress from place to place all
| the way to far New Hampshire and
back again.
| He studiously contrived to make it
everywhere felt. nevertheless, by ev-
cry turn of ceremonial and behavior
/ that he had come. not as the hero OF
the Revolution. but as the president
of the United States.
At Boston Governor Hancock
sought by cordial notes and pleas OF
/
the courtesy of first call from him
and so give the executive of Massa
| ehusetts precedence, il only for old
/ friendships sake. But Washington
would not be so defeated of his 'er
rand; forced the perturbed old patriot
TO come to him, swathed as he was in
/ fiannels and borne upon mems shout
ders up the stairs. received him with
i grim courtesy. and satisfied the Cos
sips of the town once and for all that
precedence belonged to the federal
governmental any rate, so long as
George Washington was president
Having seen him and feted him. the
eastern towns had seen and done HON
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
erai administration.
hamilton His Support.
No man stood closer to him in his
purpose to strengthen and give rres
tige to the government than Hamil
ton: and no man was able to discover
the means with surer genius Ham
ilton knew who the well-wishers OF the
new government were. whence its
strength was to be drawn, what il
must do to approve itself great anc
permanent. with an insight and thor
oughness Washington himself coulc
not match: for Hamilton knew Wash
ington and the seats Of his strength il
the country as that self-forgetful mar
himself could not
He knew that it was the CONNER
cial classes of the country-such mer
as he had himself dwelt amongst al
the great port at New York-who wers
bound by self-interest to the new gov
eminent. which promised them 1
single policy in trade. in the stead o.
policies half-score; and that tn,
men who were standing to its support
out of a reasoned prudence, out OF :
high-minded desire TO secure good gov
ernment and a place OF consideration
for their country amongst the nation:
of the world, were individuals merely
to be found only in small groups hers
and there, where a special light shont
in some minds,
He knew that Washington wa:
loved most for his national character
and purpose amongst the ohservan
middle classes of substantial people
In the richer counties of Pennsylva
mia. New Jersey. New York and New
England. while his neighbors in tn,
south loved him with an individual at
lection only. and rather as their here
than as their leader in affairs.
/ He saw that the surest way 10 ge
both popular support and interna
tional respect was TO give TO the gov
eminent at once and in the outset ,