Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1920-02-12

pendence the Constitution Washincron-s Farewell
Address ana the Monroe Doctrine.
The Farewell Address was used at a test every
where by everybody. Both sides it, Those
who opposed the treaty made o u a solemn
warning against "entangng foreign Alliances
the present-day equivalent OF Washington's phrase.
pern"nent alliances with any portion OF the for
eign world" Those favoring the treaty argued
that Washngton's political wisdom was OF his day
only ana thar his teachings are out of date:
that while Washington was good and noble e was
unlearned in the science OF government and IN
trained in the arts of statecraft.
Those who adhered the policy of the Farewell
Address also upheld the Monroe Doctrine holding
the former
r The s-, events leading up to the Farewell
venton met in May in Philadelphia After four
months OF secret deliberations the Constellation
was conpieted and offered to the individual states
Tor adoption Nine states We're necessary; New
Hampshire made the ninth The Constitution
went into effect June 21, 1888 George Washing
ton was elected the first president OF the United
States and served two terms, 1TSo- 1896 He de-
cined third term and established the precedent
for but one reelection
If Washington accepted the presidency with re-
iueUance IL was with pronounced distaste that he
yielded to what he thought was his dutv and +on,-
oe once Ior a second term And 1T proved be
stormy term In lob France declared war on
England and Louis XVI was beheaded In France
by the revolutionists- Citizen Genet. represent
ins rne rehch revoutionists. arrived here
stirred the American people TO a frenzy or
syInpathy with France Washington issued ii netl-
trality proclamation which aroused n storm or
popular protest Genets activities resulted in his
poning the surrender of British posts in the North
west, taking American sailors from American
ION
and so acting generally that n large part of the
American people camored war ag,inst tic
British Washington finally succeeded in no
gotating treaty with Great Britain. which !,
part corrected these evils. Thus he s,ccae,,..I
both In maintaining neutrality avertfnu ,var
in spite of discOrd in his cabinet and division 80
sentiment in the nation. And with f,I
heart that he wrote that part Farewell Al
dress to the American people, September II 17oi
as his retirement from the presidency apDroa cel
That his heart full is shown by these. words
from the address:
In Offering to YOU my Ountrymen, these. co,,D-
sells of old and affectionate friend I dare ,,.-
hope they VIII make the strong a lasffn., i,,
preston that / could wish-that they Will contrn,
the usual current of the passions Or prevent our
nation from running the which has hitbor+,,
marked the destiny of nations But I NAV ever,
hatter myself that they may be productive of
some partial benefit, some occasional good-tbat
they may now and then o moderate the
fury OF party spirit to against he miSclf.fs
of foreign intrigue to guard against i'm
postures of pretended patriorfSm-this hone will
be a full recOnpense for the soIicitude for vo,,r
welfare by which they have been Dictated"
The part of the Farewell Address most used of
| course, those paragraphs its close
which bear foreign relations United
States. These paragraphs into the
Congressional Record follows several oc
/ casiOns:
Against the insdious wiIes foreign fnnuen CO
q conjure to believe fellow cftizens)
| jealousy OF free people ought be CONSTANT,
| awake since history and experience prove tha
foreign influence is of the most baneful foe.
| Of republican government