Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-22

| house. long a resident Of the National
Capital, with a wide acquaintance among
persons who have taken conspicuous part
in national affairs, and a devoted reader
on historical and patriotic subjects This
digest has been presented to The Star as
a timely contribution to the celebration Of
the birthday anniversary of the first Pres
ident, who contributed so largely to the
upbuildng Of Washington as city beau
tiful
The compilation includes eulogies from
Speaker Champ Clark, an extract from
Senate resolution and pen pictures by
such men as Lafayette and William Make
peace Thackeray. 1t is as follows:
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During the delivery Of the address at
recent natal day celebration, Speaker
Champ Clark said. in part: Many great
men have lived and wrought in this glor-
acter and in the far-reaching important
and heneficent results of his laborious
achievements Washington overtops them
all. And perhaps even greater than his
service as comrnander-in-chiefO OF the rev.
| dictionary army was that as president of
the constitutional convention, when his
commanding influence made formation OF
the republic possible
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On another occasion date unpreserved)
the United States Senate resolutions were
thus worded. with patriotic pride We
review the life of our washington and
compare him with those of other coun-
tries pre-eninent in fame. Ancient and
modern names are diminished before him.
Greatness and guilt have too often been
allied, but his fame is winter than 1t Is
brilliant. The scene is closed and we are
no longer anxious lest misfortune should
sully his glory. He has travelled on to
the end of his journey and carried with
has deposited it safely, where misfortune
cannot tarTish 1t, where malice cannot
blast it. Magnanimous in death, the dark
ness of the grave could not obscure his
q e g y
Senator Lees eulogy I give in part:
His character was such and the time
was such that George Washington and
what he did and stood for have be-
come part of the fixed ideas of the
moral character and the very physical
figure of the man were in harmony
with the great events which his labors,
as the leader of his time, brought forth.
The way of his life, his personal char
acter. the balance of his nature, the
farmer turned soldier. the soldier
turned statesman, the scope and posi-
bilities of the American character, also
IN a way measured ana revealed the
purposes of the great event which most
of all Washington achieved-these
United States of America. Thus he
bore himself from the beginning to the
end. as the first great character of a
new nation, of new continent, re-
served, under Providence, to give a new
form of government to mankind Sim
pie in his strength. courteous though
strong, fighting without hatred, labor
ing without covetousness, he was filled
ha wi hot tod
nation to save the world"
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Miss Leila Herbert, in her sketch of
his life, THE First American" says:
America is not republic because it
is easier to be that than a monarchy. 1t
is more difficult. for the only sure
foundations upon which to build re-
publics are education. patriotism and
courage. All this none knew better
than George Washington. Washington
was full of the pride of Americanism.
He wrote: The first duty OF Ameri-
cans is to be American. Do justice to
all and never forget that we are Amer
convince US that we ought not to be
French, or English" Cat that time
England was waging one of her nu-
merous wars against France.l
Miss Herbert continues: "Oh, long
life to the star-reaching pride of Amer
icanism, courteous. generous, just!
George Washington in his will made
his dying declaration against the edu-
cation abroad of the men of America
Though the university for which he
left endowment is not built. his words
of warning must not be forgotten by
his countrymen. Washington was
many-sided; he neglected no duty, pub
lie, domestic or recreatiye. As Presi-
dent. foreseeing that his acts would
be precedents, he rejected all offers of
patronage. and allowed no condescen-
sion on the part of foreign representa-
ttves: insisted on executive preroga-
tives. and refused to encroach on the
domain of Congress; managed internal
instruction and war with Indians:
swept clear of alliance with France
builded reverence for the Constitution
remembered the laws of health to obey
them. and managed with exactness his
personal fortune. His style of living
had it been wasteful, would have bank
rupted him. SO generous was it. 1t was
executive ability, which is but MASTER
full attention to details, that made him
victor in domestic problems as in pub
lie"
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Lafayette said that Mature did honor
to herself in creating Washington, and
to show the perfection of her work,
she placed him in such a position that
each quality must have failed had it
not been sustained by all the Others"
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William Makepeace Tbackeray's trib-
ute was: 1T was ordained by heaven,
and for the good. we can now have
no doubt, of both empires. that the
great western republic should separate
from US. and the gallant soldiers their
indomitable chief above al, had the
glory of facing and overcoming not
only veterans amply provided and
Injured 70 war, but wretcheduess, cold,
hunger and dissessions. treasons with
in their own camp. where all must
have gone to wreck but for the pure,
unquenchable fame of patriotism that
was forever burning in the bosom of
the heroic leader. - Washington
hundreds that fought with him, but
Washington. the chief of a nation in
arms, doing battle with distracted
parties; calm in the midst of conspir-
acy; serene against the open foe be-
fore him and the darker enemies at
his back: Washington, inspiring order
and spirit into troops hungry and in
rags. stung by fngratitude, but be-
| traying no anger, and ever ready to
| forgive; in defeat invincible. magnani-
nous in conquest. and never so sub
| his victorious sword and sought his
| noble retirement; here. indeed. is q
| character to admire and revere, life
| without a stain, a fame without a
Jaw"
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| Henry Armitt Brown delivered an ora
ton on ''Washington's Great Services at
| Valley Forge" in which he said: '.And
his heart the weight of all? Who can
| measure the anxieties that affiict his