Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-05

est blessings the country mas aver
had.
But at this time It is well to review
history a little and see what has
been the estimation of many other
great men who have served this
great republic &c nobly and whose
memory is now revered above all
men. In the early days Of this a
ton there were several influential
newspapers published and several OF
them were extremely bitter against
President Washington and his adj
ministration. The irst President
was no exception to the treatment
that has been accorded every great
man-the treatment that Woodrow
Wilson is receiving now. This seems
unbelievable to us of this
generation to which the name of
Washington is almost sacred. Yet,
listen to this from the Philadelphia
Aurora, one of the great newspapers
of that period, In commenting on the
retirement of Washington from the
Presidency:
Lord, now lettest thou thy SER
want depart in peace, for mine eyes
have beheld thy salvation" was the
pious ejaculation of a man who be-
held a food of happiness ushering in
upon mankind. If ever there was a
time that would license the reitera-
ton of the exclamation that time has
now arrived, for the man who is the
source OF all the misfortunes of our
country is this dry reduced to a level
with his fellow-citiZens, is no longer
possessed of power to multiply evils
upon the United States. II ever there
was a period for rejoicing. nj is the
moment. Every heart in unison with
freedom and happiness OF the peo-
pie ought to beat high with exulta-
ton that the name of Washington
from this day ceases to give currency
to political iniquity and TO legalize
corruption. A new era Is now open
ing upon us an era that promises
much to the people; for public meas
ures must now stand upon their
merits and nefarious projects car no
longer be supported by. a name.
When a retrospect Ia taken OF the
washington Administration for eight
ysArs It is a subject of great astonish-
ment that a single Individual could
have cankered the principles or Re-
publicanism on an enlightened peo-
pie and should have carried on de-
signs against the public liberty so far
as to have put in jeopardy its very
existence. Such. however. are the
facts. and with these staring us In
the face this day ought TO be a
Jubilee In the United States
Substitute the name OF Wilson for
that of Washington and the same
article might readily come from the
pages Of the New York Herald or
New York American of today.
Washington died too soon to see
his political enemies repent Of their
abuse. These enemies who so We
hemently abused him are dead and
forgotten, yet the fame of Washing
ton goes on increasing with the ages
Lincoln, also, was subjected to the
greatest abuse not only by men OF
the opposition party. but by the
leaders of the party which now sc
proudly boasts that he was Their
founder and leader. Lincoln died In
the heat OF passion. the victim of ar
ASA ssin's bullet. He never know
what was to be his place in the
hearts of his countrymen.
Grover Cleveland lived LONG
enough to receive justice from those
who had traduced him during the
bitterness of partisan strife. 1t Is te
be hoped that Woodrow Wilson. also
will be spared for many years yet
that he. too. may see all the bitter
ness of today passed away and real
ize in a measure. the true estimation
in which he will be held by future
generations. But whether he shall
live to receive all this or not, full
Justice to his elevated character ant
his great work for his country will
be done before this generation 1
gone. When all the bitterness o
partisan strife has passed ava!
Woodrow Wilson will take his plac'
mong the immortals while those VIII
are snarling and swapping at his heel
will have died and been forgotten.