The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21

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mas discovered. what has not been
kilowr generally heretofore, tha'
George Washington entertained no oh
lection 20 "a thitd term. Il kind OF all
nirrfSonal opinion that Il would be az
'rtSht. Hat he would not accept a third
term himself. lie did not hesitate To
say that he deeGled ii patriotic not to
DO so. ON he 18th OF September. l!16'
he Issued what is known In history as
his farewell address" in which ne
said.
The period for a new election or a
citizen to administer the executive gov
Grnnlent or the United states teing not
far distant. and the time actually ar
rived when your thoughts must be en-
ployeo In designating the person VINO
is to be clothed with that important
trust, 1t appears to me proper, espe-
cialiy as II may conduco to n more dis
tnct expression Of the public voice,
that / should now apprisc you of the
resolution I have formed. to decline
'ning considered among the lumber
those out OF whom a choice is TO
made.
Il beg YOU, st the same time, to do
me the justice TO be assured that this
resolution has not been taken without
"a strict regard to all the considerations
| appertaining to the resolution which
blnds q, dutiful citizen to his country,
and that in withdrawing the tender of
service which silence in my situation
might imply, I am influenced by no
| limunition OF zeal for your future in
terest. no deficiency Of grateful respect
for your past kindness, but am sup
ported by a full conviction that the
step IS compatible with both.
me acceptance OF, n continuance
hitherto In, the office to which your
SURFACES have twice called me, hav
4 hnOn a Itrtfn~r, A..
10 the opinion of duty, and to a defer
ence to what appeared to be your de-
sire. | constantly hoped that It would
have been much earlier in my power,
consistently with motives which I was
not at liberty to disregard. to return
70 the retirement from which I had
been reluctantly drawn. The strength
Of my inclination 20 do this, previous
TO the last election. had even led to the
preparation Of an address to declare
1t to you. but mature reflection on the
then perpleXed and critical posture OF
our affairs with foreign nations, and
the unanimous advice OF persons en-
titled TO my confidence, impelled me to
abandon the idea.
| rejoice that the state OF your con-
Germs, eXternad as we'll as internal, no
longer renders the pursuit of inclina-
tlon incompatible with the sentiment
or duty or prosperity; n am persuad-
ed, whatever partially may be retained
FOR my services, that IN the present cir
cumstances Of our country you will not
oisaprove my determination to retire.
The impressions with which | first
undertook the arduous trust were eX-
planned on the proper occasion. In the
discharge OF this trust, | will only say
that / have, with good intentions, con-
tributed towards the organization and
administration OF the government the
best eNertions Of which n very fallible
judgment was capable. No uncon-
scious, in the outset, cf the inferiority
OF my qualifications, eA"erience in my
own eyes, perhaps still more in the
eyes Of others, has strengthened the
motives to diffidence of myself: and
every day the increasing weight Of
years admonishes me more and more
that the shade OF retirement Is as nee
essary to me as IL will be welcome.
Satisfied that If any peculiar circum-
n have given peculiar value to
my services, they were temporary, I
have the consolation to believe that
while choice and prudence. invite me to
quit the political scene, patriotism does
not forbid 1t.
In looking forward to the homer
which is intended to terminate the ca
reer of my public life. my feelings do
not permit me to suspend the deep ac-
Acknowledgement OF that debt Of graft
tude which / owe to my beloved coun-
try for the many honors which It has
conferred upon me; still more for the
Steadfast confidence with which II has
supported me; n for the o%pportuni-
ties | have thence enjoyed of manifest
ing my invoilable attachment by serv-
ices and ~persevering, though in useful
ness unequal to my zeal. If benefits
have resulted to u country from these
services, let it always be remembered
10 your praise; and as an instructive
example in our annals that, under cir
cumStanceS in which the paSsions--agi-
tated IN every d~irection--were liable to
mislead. amidst appearances sometimes
dubious, vicissitudes OF fortune often
disCouraging, In situations In which not
i"nfrequently want OF success has coun-
tenanced tho spirit of criticism-the
constancy of your support was the es-
sential prop of the efforts, and a guar
antee Of the plans by which they were
effected.
Profoundly penetrated by this idea, |
shall carry IL with me to the grave, as
O. strong Indictment to Unceasing vows
that heaven may continue to YOU the
choicest tokens OF it's bencf!cience: that
our union II brothcrly affection my
be perpetual; that the free constitution
which is the work OF your hands, may
be sacredly maintained; that it's ad-
ministration in every department may
be stamped with wisdom and virtue;
lilal, III liile, the HdpllHeSS OF the peO-
pie OF these states, under the auspices
Of liberty, may be made complete, by so
careful a preservation and so prudent a
use of this blessing, as will acquire to
them the glory Of recommending it to
the applause, the affection and adop-
ton of every nation which is yet a
stranger to il.
Here, perhaps, I ought to stop; but
solicitude for your welfare, which IAN
not end but with my life, and the ap-
prehension Of danger natural to that
solicitude. urge me, on an occasion like
the present, to offer FOR your solemn
contemplation, and to recommend to
your frequent review. some sentiments
which are the result of much reflection,
Of no inconsiderable observation: and
which appear to me all important to the
permanency Of your felicity as a people.
These will be offered to you with the
more freedom, as o can only see in
them the disinterested warnings Of a
parting friend. who can pOssibIy have