The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03

office OF consequence Knowingly he de-
political tencts are adverse TO the teners
| which the general government are pur-
suing; for this; in my opinion IN ~ would m be be
| the presidency ready to call himself very
| natly a "Federalist'-of the party that
stood for the constitution and abated
nothinv OF It's powers You could as
soon scrub a bla ckam more white. he
| cried 'as TO change the principle OF a
| protest Democrat"-''he will leave moth
| Ing uninterrupted to oVerturn the govern
ment Of this country
WASHINGTON FAREWELL.
Affairs fell very quiet again as the last
year OF his presidency lrew toward It's
close. Brisk trade under the new treaties
heartened the country more and more
the turbulent democratic clubs that had
so nosiy affected French principles and
French modes OF agitation were soberei
and discredited now the reign or terror
had come and wrought its bloody Work
IN France; the country turned once more
TO Washington with It's old coniiucn
and affection, and would have had him
take the presidency third time, 70 keep
the government steady III us new ways
But he would not have the hard office
again. On the 10Th of September. 1896.
! he published to the people a farewell ad-
dress, quick with the solemn eloqueuce
men had come to expect from him. II"
wrote 10 Hamilton and to Madison for
advice as to what ne should say. as in
the old days II his diffient beginnings
In the great ofhce--thougn Hamilton was
the arch Federalist and Madison was
turning Democrat-took their phrases for
his thought where they seemed better
than his own: put the address forth as
his mature and last counsel To the little
ut was designed" he said, "n a more
especial manner for the yeomanry OF the
country. and spoke the advice he hoped
stances which had given his services a
temporary value. he told them were
passed; they had now a unified and ma
tional government, which might serve
10 preserve It intact. and not to degrade
1t In the using; to put down party spirit,
make religion, education and good faith
the guides and safeguards Of their gov
eTnment, and keep II national and their
own by excluding foreign influences and
entanGlements.
RETURNS TO MOUNT VERNON.
Twas noble document. No thought
full man could read it without emotion.
knowing how 1t spoke In all its solemn
sentences the great character Of the man
whose career was ended.
When the day came on which he should
resign his office TO John Adams, the
great civilian who was to. succeed him,
doubt-not even Washington himself
what the people thought of the leader
they had trusted these twenty years
A great crowd was assembled TO see
ton, on that April day in New York
eight years ago; but very few In the
tlroug watched Adams.
All eyes We're bent upon that great hg-
ure In black velvet, with a light sword
slung at his side No one stirred till he
had left the room, to follow and pay his
respects To the new president. Then they
and all the crowd in the streets moved
after him. an immense company. going
as one man. in total silence his escort
all the way, He turned upon the thresh-
"A 11Ir-
looked. If for the last time upon this
multitude Of nameless friends. mo man
ever saw him so moved" The tears
rolled unchecked down his checks; and
when at last he went within. a great
smothered common voice went through
the stirred throng. as II they sobbed TO
see their hero go from their sight for
ever.
IT had been noted how cheerful he
looked. at thought of his release. as he
entered the hall of the representa- tives,