Eventually Themptander was constrained to retire, yet not through defeat in the 1887 election, when his resistance towards the new duty-friendly winds of opinion meant more election debate than before.
Finalmente Themptander foi obrigado a retirarse, aínda que aínda non nas eleccións de 1887, nas que a súa resistencia cara ás novas correntes favorables as taxas levounos a un debate electoral maior ao anterior.