Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-25
SOME STRAY THOUGHTS
ON WASHINGTON
Also on Jefferson, Jackson and Some
Other Historic Characters in
Cluding Everybody.
(Written for The Journal)

N"nbNN bA'bb NtAAlNh AhlNNtllAh'l lllll-
ilton aside and said Hamilton, I've
just got a new country on my hands
now and | want you to get up a gov
ernment for it, "All right" says
Ham,, What kind of a government do
you want?"
Well replied Washington, mean
while testing the edge of his hatchet,
I'VE want a glorious country of free
men. All men must be legally equal.
We want to take our side alongside
the other nations of the world. We
have fought for independence and got
it, so now let's get a government in
accordance with the spirit of the
times We don't want to be like the
fellow said the Irish were, in speaking
Of Home Rule, that they didn't know
what they wanted and wouldn't be sat
isfied until they got it.. Get me up a
good government that will please ev-
erybody OF course half of the peo-
pie are strong on the king business,
while the other half are lukewarm on
independent colonial government We
have to pull this proposition through
somehow, so hurry up and get things
tarted before every one gets cold feet"
After listening to this lengthy
speech on the part of Geo W., AleXan-
der Hamilton, after almost bursting
his eyeballs peering into the dark fu-
ture for the American government,
said, Just So" And so 1t was. Ham
ilton framed up our government and
handed it over to Washington, and
Washington handed it over to u.s.
Washington and Hamilton are gone,
but we are still here, and, incidentally
speaking, so is the government. Well,
the government started rolling down
hill to meet the centuries to come, and
on account Of the new roadbed nearly
flew the track several times. How
ever, with George in the engine and
Hamilton in the caboose, the rushing
experiment in politics" kept up a
good appearance in some respects
When the government run out Of mon
ey, Washington hunted Hamilton up
and told him they needed more grease.
So Hamilton established financial
system. And so on, and so on.
Whatever of the newly created gov
ernment partook Of the letter Of the
British government, so far as struc-
ture is concerned, gave Thos Jefferson
chance to fay Hamilton. firing Of
Jefferson constantly accusing him Of
modelling our government in the in
terest Of the aristocracy, Hamilton fn-
ally arranged to have Jefferson presi-
dent. He gave Jefferson a chance to
change the form to suit the clamoring
democracy. But, II so happened that
Jefferson didn't do it. He just kept on
with the same old structure, built, as
he claimed, for the benefit of the arls-
tocracy.
AS years went on. the government
became established sufficiently to
stand alone and manage to get by her
debts. Then the commercialism of
slavery plunged the states into a civil
war. Lincoln, dropping his axe, step
ped into the breach and saved the
Union from itself He liberated the
slaves. He said, the country was for
the people, Of the people and by the
| people, Settling that question, we
started again with new tag on the
constitution,
Now we have arrived. In so years
time one man with 179 lieutenants
owns all the money in the United
States, thus controlling all great en-
terprises for public veal The money
made out Of slaves wasn't a patchin
TO the money being coined out.of the
tariff The state charges a man SO per
year for parading up and down our
paved streets in a gasoline showcase
while the city taxes a poor fellow try
ing to eke out an existence with an
express wagon, $50 per year, During
the Spanish war the express compan.
les made the public pay its war tax
President Taft says If Lincoln was
here, he would say, Boys get bacp
into the band wagon let the good old
Rcpublicanism rule" Then he agnof
order No. 5. Roosevelt eavs lhc ldan,
supreme court and The Drod ScotD do
cision would look alike to Lincoln
he were here, Then he says. "No rr
sion, boys, with the old gang On with
real progression"
Next we have a sideshow worth at.
tending, the controversy between con.
servation and conservation. Both sides
want to conserve. Taft and Ballingei
had the deal all framed up whereof,
they would not only forever conserve
Alaska, but all the timber. coal ant
oil In this country and have Wicker.
sham o. X the deal. But II so hap,
pened that Teddy and Plncbot hat
framed up a different kind Of dea