The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-02-12

pcudcnce, the Constitution, W0shingtons Farewell
Address and the Monroe Doctrine.
The Farewell Address was used at a test every
where by everybody Both sides used 1t. Those
who opposed the treaty made use Of 1t us a solemn
warning against "enangling foreign alliances
thc present-day equivalent Of Washngton's phrase,
permanent alliances with any portion of the for
cjgn world" Those fayoring the treaty argued
that Wushingon's political wisdom was Of his day
only and that his teachings are out of date;
that while Washington was good and noble he was
rnlcarncd IN the science Of government and I'M
trained In the arts Of staecruft.
Those who adhered to the policy Of the Farewell
Address also upheld the Monroe Doctrine holding
the hitter to be The development and outgrowth of
the former
The events leading up to the Farewell Address
are briefly as follows: The constitutional con-
yentlon met In May in Philadelphia After four
months of secret deliberations the Constitution
was completed and offered to the individual states
for adoption. Nine states were necessary; New
Hampshire made the NINTH The Constitution
went into effect June q, 1888. George Washing
ton was elected the first president Of the United
States and served two terms. 1TS9.1796 He de-
clined third term and established the precedent
for but reelection.
II Washington accepted the presidency with re-
mctance 1t was with pronounced dIstaste that he
yielded to what he thought was his duty and took
the Office for II second term, And II proved to be
stormy term. In 1893 France declared war on
England and Louis XVI beheaded in France
by the revolutionlsts Citizen" Genet represent.
ing The French rcyouonists, arrived here and
stirred the American people to a frenzy OF
sympathy with France. Washington issued a neu-
tralIty proclamation which aroused storm Of
popular protest Gcncts activities resulted in his
IA, Ia, meantime
poning the surrender Of British posts in the North.
west taking American sailors from American
ships under the pretext that they were Britons
and so acting generally that a large part of the
American people clamorcd for war against the
British, Washington finally succeeded in ne
gotatng a treaty with Great Britain, which in
part corrected these evils Thus ne succeeded
both In maintaining neutrality and ayertlng war,
IN spite of dlsCord In his cabinet and division of
sentiment in the nation, And 1t was with full
heart that he wrote that part of his Farewell Ad-
dress to the American people, September H. 1906
as his retirement from the presidency approached
That his heart wns full is shown by these words
from the address:
"In Offering to you, my Countrymen, these coun-
sells of an old and aGectiOnate friend | dare not
hope they will make the strong and lasting inn
preston that | could wish--that they viii control
the usun current of the passions or prevent our
nation from running the course which has hitherto
MARKED The destiny of nations. But If | may even
iuttcr myself that they may be productive Of
some partial benefit, some occasional good--that
hey muy now aud then recur TO moderate the
fury Of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs
Of foreign intrigue, to guard against the i'm.
posturcs Of pretended parIotism-thIs hope will
be Il full rccompense for the sollctude for your
welfare by which they have been dictated"
The part Of the Farewell Address most used OF
course, was those paragraphs toward It's close,
! which bear on foreign relations Of the United
! states. These paragraphs were read into the
| Congressional Record US follows on several oc.
] casluns:
| "Aeans, the nsidious wles Of foreign influence
! q conure you To believe me- follow ctIzens) the
! Jealousy Of Il free people ought @ be constantly
awake since history and experience prove that
foreign influence il one of the most banef1l foes
| OF republican government