New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-02-13

pendcncc, the Constitution. Washington's Farewell
Address and the Monroe Doctrine,
The Farewell Address MAS used at a test every
where by everybody. Both sides used II. Those
who opposed The treaty made use of it as II solemn
warntng against "cntangling foreign alliances
The prrsenttlay equivalent Of Washlngton's phrase,
permanent alliances with any portion of the for
"iIn world Those favoring the treaty argued
that Washingtons political wisdom was of his day
only, and that his teachings are out of date:
that while Washington was good and noble he was
unlearued In the science of government and I'M
trained In the arts Of statccraft.
Those who adhered To the policy Of the Farewell
Address also upheld the Monroe Doctrine. holding
the latter 10 be the development and outgrowth Of
the former,
The events leading up to the Farewell Address
are briefly rs follows: The constitutional CON
Veution 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 u, l7SS. George Washing
ion was elected the first president of the United
States and served two terms. 17S9-1796. lie de-
clinCd "A third term and established the precedent
for but one reelection.
II Washington accepted the presidency with re-
Iuctance II was with pronounced distaste that he
yielded To what he thought was his duty and took
iir office for II second term. And il proved TO be
Il stormy term. In 1893 France declared war on
England ana Louis WI was beheaded in France
by the rpyolutionists. Citizen" Genet, represent
ing the French revolutionistS, arrived here and
stirred the American people to Il frenzy of
sympathy with France. Washington issued "A neu-
Irality proclamation which aroused "A storm of
popular protest. Gcnet's activities resulted in his
recall. In the meantime Great Britain was post
poninE the surrender of British posts in the North
west. taking American sailors from American
ships under the pretcXt that they were Britons
and 80 acting generally that n large part Of the
American people clamored for war against the
British. Washington finally succeeded in ne
guiiating a treaty with Great Britain, which in
part corrected these evils. Thus he succeeded
both IN maintaining neutrality and avcrtlng war.
in spite of discord In his cabinet and division of
sentiment in the nation. And it WAS with II full
hcart that he wrote that part Of his Farewell Ad-
dress to the American people, September IL. 1896,
a. his retirement from The presidency approached.
That his heart was full is shown by these words
from the address:
In offering to you, my countrymen. these coun-
sells of an old and afrectionate friend. | dare not
hope they will make the strong and lasting i'm
preston that / could wish-that they will control
the usual current Of the passions or prevent our
nation from running the course which has hitherto
marked The destiny Of nations. But If ! may even
sa1ter myself that they may be productive of
some partial benefit, some occasional good-that
thry may now and then recur to moderate the
fury If party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs
uf foreign intrigue. Ia guard against the i'm
toStures of pretended p~atriotism-this hope will
he a full recompense for the solicitude for your
welfare by which they have been dictated"
The part of the Farewell Address most used. of
course. was those paragraphs toward its close.
which bear on foreign relations Of the United
States. These paragraphs were read into the
Congressional Record as follows on several &C.
casions:
Against the insidious wiles Of foreign influence
U coniure you to believe me. fellow cltizens) the
jealousy Of a free people ought to be constantly
awake. since history and experience prove that
foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes
of republican government.