The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-10
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ago than we OF to-day dream OF the pos
sibilities Of the future. When I realize
what has been accomplished I'm less thar
a century and a half. I dare not lift the
cup OF optimism 60 my lips because
there are such limitlesa possibilities In
this country Of ours. We have been
such incompatible contributors TO the
progress of mankind that we OF to-day
can little imagine the things we have
wrought and are passing on 20 succeed
ing generations. Dr. Hibben. I want 10
thank you for your earnest wish for the
President l care not who one Is. II he
car only extend his power IN righteous
ness he shall not have lived Ia vain. I
only ask you TO ask God to help us make
our way I'm righteousness In the United
States. and IL in our making our way
righteousiy we grow little more re-
ligious we shall be a little better in
these United states"
Monument stirs Comment.
The President then went into his for
mally prepared address. In which no
said that he was proud TO be a Princeton
man even by adoption and to cherish
Princeton traditions. particularly that
one which had TO do with the firing of
the cannon shot through the picture Of
George ILL., by Alexander Hamilton.
Bonus raiders in the Congress may
have many doubts as TO the Presidents
precise stand on the bonus question
but apparently all New Jersey. which
was in Princeton to-day. and the "old
grads" from every section of the coun-
try, seem TO have an exact notion. The
outburst on this was the one great high
light in day.
At the Princeton Monument, earlier
in the day. the President drew a num-
Der of lessons from the revolutionary
struggle and emphasized that peace
hath its victories no less than war"
and stated the conviction that the New
Jersey campaign brought Washington TO
the height of his military genius. He
quoted Lord CORVALLIS and Frederick
the Great in substantiation.
The monument. standing at the head
of Nassau street, Is an architectural
structure of noble proportions. carrying
on its face a vast has relief. the work
of Frederick c. MacMonnies. The CEN
trail figure is Washington. mounted on
his charger and calling to his men to
cut the bridge back of Princeton. Just
below is a figure of Liberty. seizing the
tattered standard from a fallen soldier;
below them are the torn and bleeding
men and on either side a number of fig
ures, including sergeant raising the
fallen Gen. Mercer and a shivering
drummer boy. matching the one Of the
Lexington trio.
The unwilling brought burst of APP
proving applause, but much comment
followed on the figures. Liberty. with
calves that more than match those Of
the Civic. Virtue hero, was standing
above, but not on the necks of fallen
soldiers.
President Harding and his official
party, including Mrs. Harding. Secretary
George b. Christian and DR.. c. E. Saw
yer, motored to Princeton from the home
of Senator F-elinghuysen in the morn
ing, reaching, Princeton shortly after
noon. Senator Frelinghuysen had as
his guests his colleague Senator Edge,
Speaker Gillett of the House OF Repre-
sentatives and a number Of New Jersey
officials.
At Rocky Cross road the party was
met by Mayor Browne of Princeton and
an escort of the First Troop. Philadel-
phia Cavalry. The President was trans
ferred to little green roadster and the