The Ordway new era., 1913-11-07

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 the
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 Blair
of Virginia; James Wilson of Penn
sylvania, and r. H. Harrison of Mary
land-for he knew that the govern
ment must draw its strength from the
men who administered 1t. and that the
common run of people must learn to
respect 1t in the persons Of its officers.
But he was equally careful to find out
In advance of every appointment what
thought Of the new government and
wished It's future to be.
Many to whom he offered appoint
ment declined: minor ofiices 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
a. the country must look up to and
revere. His letters again went abroad
by the hundred, and. as so often be.
build a 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, 1883, his principal ap-
pointments 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 ad.
miration; and he had 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 AZ the president
of the United Staten.
At Boston Governor Hancock
sought by cordial notes and pleas of
illness to force Washington to waive
the courtesy Of first call from him.
and 30 give the executive Of Massa-
chusetts precedence. II only for old
frfendship's sake. But Washington
would not be SO defeated OF his err
rand; forced the perturbed old patriot
to come to him. swathed as he was in
fannels 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. 10 long as
George Washington was president.
Having seen him and feted him, the
eastern towns had seen and done hou-
age to the new authority set over
them. Washington was satisfied, and
returned with 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 surer genius. Ham
ilton knew who the well.wishers of the
new government were. whence its
strength was to be drawn, what It
must do to approve itself great and
with an insight and thor
6ughness Washington himself could
not match: for Hamilton knew Wash
ington and the seats OF his strength in
the country as that self-forgetful man
himself could not.
He knew that 1t was the CONNER.
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 half-score; and that the
men who were standing to its support
put of a reasoned prudence, out of
desire to secure good gov
and place of consideration
'or their couatry amongst the nations
of the world, were individuals merely,
% be found only in small groups here
md there. where special light shone
n some minds.
He knew that Washington was
owed most for his national character
md purpose amongst the observant
middle classes of substantial people
n the richer counties of Pennsylva.
,ia. New Jersey. New York and New
England, while his neighbors in the
,outh loved him with an individual af.
'ection only. and rather as their hero
han as their leader in affairs.
He saw that the surest way to get
10th popular support and interna-
ional respect was to give to the gov