Evening star., 1928-02-22

For every morn
| knock at every door
and win
Faith In God land humanity and
freedom) never deserted washington
Dificulties never made him afraid.
Jefferson once said he was a
| stranger to fear. The unalteranle oe-
termination and dogged perseverance
which fought on after Long Island zen;
| fought on after the abandonment OF
New York. fought on after the retreat
| through Jersey, fought on after the
retreat from Philadelphia, fought on
after the loss of Charleston and the
| overr,,nninp of the Carolinas, iougnt
on with Howe at Philadelphia ano
| Clinton at New York. with Burgoyne
coming down from Canada and Corn
wallis and Tarleton coming up from
| Carolina, despite Benedict Arnold raw
aging New England and the sinister
| presence Of the Hessian-can you mag
| Inc optimism greater?
And then see him during tnat pe"
Rod from 1888 10 l7se--sx long, .so,-
writing. writing. urging. urging that
the Union under one government Is
| the only salvation. ..
| "Oh. the faith~-oh. the sublime 1ailn
in that glad and grand and glorious
| heart--faith In America. his country
and her ueopiei That sacred fame on
| the Nations altar never died down. pc
cause ne kept 1t alive. II burned and
| burned as our forefathers fell about the
| ca,npfrres that Graded our liberties.
And it famed right on in Washington
soul all through the ensuing SIX years.
/ those anxious years referred o~~tne
six wears, 1888 TO 1889. following the
Revolution.
And then, when those sig years
went by ard 1880, 9i, '92. 93, "a, 95
and 1886 came-tseven more years came
still he stood there at the altar OF
the Nation tending the eternal flame.
stood there, a pillar OF fire himself. be-
tween this infant Republic and all the
periis and politics that imperiled IL.
What If he had halien: what II he had
failed, had faltered7 Where and what
would We. the Americans. have been
today?
my fellow citizens, Washington was,
Of course. much more than a great
lover, great believer. great advocate of
education and OF religion and OF red
eral union and of individual Industry
and reliability. Soldier and general.
legislator and executive, politician and
Diplomat. he was all these and more.
He was farmer and business man and
promoter and explorer, and many
things more. But ] consider ms chlcf
distinction Is that he was the givef 10
the world and humanity Of It's chief
example q! free government ! think
we ought, here and now, to highly re-
solve that he shall not have struggled
In vain highly resolve that We VIII
not fail him Las he looks over the bat
Elements of Heaven N observe u.s. /;
that We viii do all that feeble, flnlte
! mind and hand can do 10 make real
that which Was nis ideal
oh. men and women of America.
believe that this dear country Df ours
was dlyinfiy ordained, ] believe that The
curtain III waters of The Atlantic Ocean
| was held right down on the east Side
u this continent until the PROV III Co
lufls1ls parted these western waters III
1892 for mighty purpose. And ! i,e"
iteye that that mighty purpose Wat
and is U establish and maintain yea
10 establish yea. ~ maintain in~v~here oi
this Western continent mighty and
model republic, believe that IL IL
, part 0f that mighty purpose that lhis
mighty Republic should be- and bee0tne
IN truth and IN tact ins heir Gf ages
. the enid of the centuries, The bfacoi
. light VI liberty, The last hope 0f bu-
I naauity utterly regardless Ut what II
costs III men nr IN money, III brain oi
| Ia bayolaets In treasure Or IN tears.
Wise and just. brave and firm. oili
forefathefs and our fathers have gone
away for while and have left In 0iIi
hands the work of their hands, II II
| worth saving. 1t IL worth serving I@'
ls right nov. In humble imitation 0l
their august example, pledge 10 ths
mighty work our lives, our fortunes
and our sacred hGnafs.
"1hDu, tgo. Aau On. q ship II STATE