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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.
The Father and Mother of
WASHINGTON POEM. SJW By Tommy Traddles.
A
F Father George and
Martha, too,
I'm proud as I can be,
For they were parents of
this land,
Of which I'm part, you
see.
THE ELECTION
OF WAS
By JAMES A. EDGERTON.
"EAHLY 125 years hnve elapsed
since General George Wash
ington was first elected presi
dent of the United States. It
Is a physical Impossibility for any one
now living to picture the situation of
the country at that time. The consti
tution had been adopted only after ro
bust opposition. Tho colonics had bceo
depleted by tho long years of tho Itevo
lution and had not much recovered un
dcr tho loose aud Inadequate articles o
confederation. While political parties
had not yet had time to form, there
Hvere bitter factional feuds and person
al and scctlonnl Jealousies.
The 3,000,000 people of the new na
tlon were strung along tho Atlantic
coast. The railroad and steamship had
not yet been thought of, while the oth
cr great Inventions that have changed
the face of the world were far in the
future. Electricity was but a scientlflt
curiosity. The steam engine had been
invented, but was not yet In genera)
use.
There was no other republic In thp
world. The revolution that started one
In France did not open until the fol
lowing year. The so called Dutch re
public was ruled by an aristocracy
under a hereditary stadtholder. The
Swiss cantons were under a loose con
federation. Not only was the world
without republics, but well nigh with
out parliaments. Great Britain had
a form of parliamentary government,
but most other nations were absolute
or slightly limited monarchies.
Moreover, there had never been Of
earth a republic such as our forefa
thers outlined for us. The so called
Greek aud Itoman republics were real
ly oligarchies, the mass of the popula
tion being slaves. The Italian repub
lies were In somo Instances a slight
advance on these, but even they fe!!
far short of the American Ideal. Out
proposed form of government was
largely an experiment without prece
dent anywhere in tho world's history.
The division of powers between the
federal government and the states and
the subdivision Into co-ordinate depart
ments of executive, legislative and Ju
dlclal were new and untried depar
tures. It was an ndventuro on such nu un
known political sea that Washington
and the first congress elected with him
were called upon to undertake. There
were still largo and Influential elements
grumbling about tho constitution. One
or two colonics had failed to ratify,
aud Itbode Island continued In that
attitude. Washington was unfeigned
ly reluctant to embark on the task of
leading tho new government. lie had
retired from public life nnd had plan
lied to spend his declining years on his
Mount Vernon farm. The people of
the wholo country turned to hltn with
one accord, however, nnd it was lm
possible for him to resist.
No candidates were nominated for
president In those days, tho presiden
tial electors being left absolutely free
to choose. Theso electors were chosei)
at the same tlmo as tho members ol
tho new congress at tho popular elec
tion In the fall of 1788. They nftcr
Ivard mot In their several state capitals
and cast every vote for Washington.
The Inaugural ceremonies took place
In New York. Congress was slow In
ussembllng, nnd by tho time it had
a quorum to canvass the vote It was
March C. A messenger was immediate
ly dispatched to notify the president
eloot of the vote, and ho reached Mount
Vernon on the 14th. On the 10th Wash
ington wroto In his diary:
"About 10 o'clock I bade adieu to
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Mount Vernon, to private lite ami uu
! ruustlc felicity and, with a mind op
j pressed with more anxious and pain
ful sensations than I have words to
express, set out for Now Yorl"
Practically every step of the way 11
was a triumphal procession. If his
jwn sensations were painful those of
the country were quite the opposite
Scarcely had he got outside of his own
private estate than the processions and
feasting began. Every child knows
1 the story of that tlower strewn journey
and the Inauguration that followed.
One of the prettiest displays was at
Trenton. Here, where the great Amer
I lean general had achieved one of the
most brilliant successes of the war,
the women of New Jersey had erected
a triumphal arch, hearing this inscrip
tion: "The Defender of the Mothers
Will He the Protector of the Daugh
ters." Along the way mothers and
daughters, dressed lu white, strewed
flowers in the path nud sang a song
written for the occasion.
The inauguration occurred on Thurs
day, April l.'l, the oath being admin
istered by Chancellor Livingston on
the outside balcony of the Federal ball,
fWmwm
WASHINGTON TAKING OATH OP OFFICII!.
Broad aud Wall streets. New York.
The United States subtreasury uow
occupies this site, and on the broad
portico of the building, at the exact
spot where the Father of Ills Country
took the oath as the flrst president,
there now stands a noble statue of
him. Within a stone's throw Is tho
famous New York Stock Exchange.
The president was almost as reluc
tant to enter a second term as he had
been the first. Jefferson, his secre
tary of state, and Hamilton, secretary
of tho treasury, joined In urging him
to accept. Widely as tho two were
divided personally and politically, they
were united on this point
One additional embarrassment at
about this tlmo occurred n the death
of a nephew, Georgo A. Washington,
Who had been left In charge at Mount
Vernon. The president feared that
this would "causo my private concerns
to suffer very much."
Nevertheless ho accepted. In tho
election he received every vote of tho
electoral college, as before. By this
time tho seat of government had been
hoved to Philadelphia, where tho sec
ind Inaugural occurred.
During the second administration
war was declared between England
and France, and the president nnd his
advisers were accused of siding with
England. This was denounced by
i friends of Franco as the rankest In
gratitude, In view of the services ren
dered by Franco to tho American revo
lutionists. Out of this situation grew
tho bitterest attacks ever made on the
flrst president.
I
Our Country
HIS country ought to
honor them,
For it's mighty sure I am
That if we'd had no Fa
ther George
We'd have no Uncle
Sam.
u-aiiie tins temporary cloud, Wash
ington was yet held in such esteem by
j tho American people that he was be
. Ing urged to accept n third term. Ha
' felt, however, that he had sacrificed
enough and was determined to retire
to a well earned repose at Mount Ver
non. It was at this time that be Issued
his celebrated farewell address, which
, was published in the Philadelphia Ad
vertlser In September, 1700.
I While this was the beginning of tho
i powerful tradition against a third term
1 In the presidency, it is but Just to say
' that Washington himself made no ar
' guments against a third term. He ex
plained that his reasons for withdraw
lug were personal. He would have
taken such a step earlier, but was con
vinced that it would have been against
public policy. Now, however, that dif
ficulty had been removed, Washington
' says:
"I rejoice that the state of your con
cerns, external as well as lnternnl, no
longer renders the pursuit of Inclina
tion Incompatible with the sentiment
of duty or propriety and am persuad
ed, whatever partiality may bo retain
ed for my services, that In the pres
ent circumstances of our country you
will not disapprove of ray determina
tion to retire."
As though the first president had a
prophetic glimpse of the future, the
burden of the farewell address was an
argument for union and a warning
against the perils of partisan division
and passion. In the memorable closing
paragraph he said:
"Though In reviewing the incidents
of my administration I am unconscious
of Intentional error, I am nevertheless
too sensible of my defects not to think
It probable that I have committed
' many errors. Whatever they may be,
I fervently beseech the Almighty to
avert or mitigate the evils to which
they may tend. I shall also carry with
me the hope that my country will uev
er cease to view them with indulgence
and that, after forty-five years of my
life dedicated to its service with up
right zeal, the faults of incompetent
abilities will be consigned to oblivion
as myself must soon be to the man
sions of rest."
Both his country and the world have
tertalnly carried out thie wish.
THE SHORTEST INAUGURAL
Washington's Second Address Only
135 Words Long.
The flrst president was never given
to much speaking. His flrst Inaugural
was, however, of average length. This
was delivered In New York at tho very
beginning of our national life under
the constitution, and the occasion de
manded a more extended utterance
than the Father of His Country was
wont to give. Tho second Inaugural,
delivered four years later In Philadel
phia, was moro in line with his custom
and was exceedingly brief, only 135
words long, In fuct. It Is believed to
be tho shortest jver delivered by an
elected presidont. The address follows
In full:
"Fellow Citizens I am again called
upon by the voice of my country to ex
ecute the functions of Its chief magis
trate. Whon the occasion proper for
It shall arrive I shall endeavor to ex
press the high sense I entertain of this
distinguished honor and of tho confi
dence which has been reposed In me
by the people of united America.
I "Previous to tho execution of any
I I'JlcIal act of the president the consti
tution requires an oath of ofllce. This
oath I am now about to take and In
your presence: That if It shall be found
during my administration of the gov
ernment I have in any Instance vio
lated willingly or knowingly the in
junctions thereof I may (besides in
curring constitutional punishment) be
subject to the upbraldlngs of all who
are now witnesses of the present sol
i emu ceremony,"
COItN DAY AT STATE COLLEGE.
School of Agriculture and Experi
ment Station of tho Pennsylvania
State College to Hold n Com
Dny, Feb. 28.
One of tho Important -features will
be a display of tho corn show at the
State Corn Show at Harrlsburg and
at tho National Corn Show at Co
lumbus, South Carolina. The wholo
exhibit will Include about 200 10
ear lots, representing the best corn
grown in the various sections of
Pennsylvania. Tho corn In the ex
hibit from Pennsylvania at the Na
tional Corn show was one of the
most creditable exhibits there. It
Includes the sweepstake exhibit of
flint corn for the United States and
the champion 10 ear lot of dent corn
for tho Middle Atlantic and New
England States.
Thoro will be special topics of
Interest to corn growers discussed as
follows:
9:30 a. m. Care and Testing of
Seed Corn, C. F. Noll; More Corn
Per Acre, P. D. Gardner; Corn for
Silage, H. P. Davis.
1:30 p. m. Selection of Seed
Corn, W. H. Dorst; Boys' Corn
Clubs, M. S. McDowell.
Corn Is the most important cereal
crop In Pennsylvania, both in total
acreage and In the acre value of
tho crop. In yields, too, Pennsyl
vania compares favorably with even
the states of the corn belt. It is
because of the Importance of this
crop and the possibility of realizing
greater profits from It, that this day
has been set aDart as Corn Day.
'Farmers are invited to bring with
them 5-ear lots of their corn to add
to tho exhibit. These may be taken
back by the farmers, when so de
sired, at the close of the meetings.
Wide publicity of this Important
meeting -will be given throughout
Pennsylvania and It Is believed that
hundreds of farmers will avail them
selves of this opportunity to hear the
discussions, see the exhibit and at
the same time visit their Agricul
tural College and Experimental Sta
tion. For further information address
Prof. M. S. McDowell, Extension
Department, The Pennsylvania State
College, State College, Pa.
HONESDALE BOROUGH ORDIN
ANCE. Whereas, the town council of the
Borough of Honcsdale, by an ordi
nance, duly enacted, upon the 9th
day of January, 1909, granted to
the Lackawaxen Valley Railroad Co.
certain privileges and franchises:
And Whereas, Sec. Nine of the
said Ordinance, provides, inter alia,
"That the said Lackawaxen Valley
Railroad Co., shall begin to exer
cise of the franchises and privileges
granted within six months from the
passage of this Ordinance, and shall
have its railway In operation within
eighteen months after tho passage of
this ordinance."
And Whereas, The said Lacka
waxen Valley Railroad Co. has
wholly failed "to begin the exercise
of the franchises and privileges here-
iby granted" or to "have its railway
in operation witnin eignteen montns
after tho passage of this ordinance";
but has allowed four years to pass
without any effort whatever to com
ply with the said ordinance.
And Whereas, The rails laid in and
upon Main and Park Sts. 'by Its pre
decessor in many places were, and
are above the surface of the said
streets, by which they became and
continue to be a nuisance, and re
quired the Town Council to expend
large sums of money to cover said
rails and make the said streets safe
for the passage of vehicles, which
expenditure the, said Railway Com
pany were In duty hound to repay,
but their officers promised to do so,
yet have neglected and still neg
lect to reimburse said expenditures.
And Whereas, Said projecting
rails In certain Instances have caus
ed serious Injuries to vehicles law
fully using the said streets by which
great damage was done, suits for
negligence against the said Borough
threatened and large sums paid by
the said Borough In settlement of
said claims for damages, which the
said Railroad Company 'by Its said
officers promised to repay, but have
neglected and still neglect to do so.
And Whereas, The said Lackawax
en Valley Railroad Co. has, as is as
serted, assigned and transferred
their privileges and franchises there
in granted to them unto tho Wayne
County Traction Co. which company
has made no effort to comply with
tho terms mentioned In Sec. Nine
aforesaid.
And Whereas, The Town Council
can obtain no assurance that the
said Lackawaxen Valley Railroad
Co., or Its successors will ever build
said railway or have the said railway
In operation; but on the contrary
from all Indications as well as from
all Information obtainable they are
led to believe and are fully con
vinced that the said Railroad Com
pany will never complete the said
railway: therefore, Sec. First: Be It
enacted and ordained by the said
Town Council of tho Borough of
Honcsdale, In Council assembled, and
It Is hereby enacted -and ordained by
the authority of the same; that the
I said Ordlnanco of 9th January, 1909,
Is herehy repealed and wholly an
nulled, and all the privileges and
franchises therein granted annulled
and mado of none effect.
The loregoing ordlnanco was on
tho Sixth day of February, 1913,
duly ordained, and enacted by the
required vote of the town council
of the borough of Honesdale, Jn
council assembled, and to go Into ef
fect from and after the publication
thereof in accordance with law.
MARTIN CAUFIELD,
'President.
JOHN ERK,
Secretary.
Approved 10th Fobruary, 1913.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL BILL.
Notice Is hereby given that dur
ing tho regular session of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to bo held In the
year one thousand -nine hundred and
thirteen, there will be Introduced a
bill entitled "An act to amend an
act approved the eighth day of May
ono thousand nine hundred and one,
entitled 'An act to Incorporate the
Mllanvillo Bridge Company, In
Wayne County, Pennsylvania.' "
The object of said amendment Is
to change ,the annual date of meet
ing from the flrst Monday of Janu
ary to the second Monday of Janu
ary in each year.
MILTON It. SKINNER,
President.
Chas. E. Beach, Sec'y.
Feb. 7, 1913. 13eoU
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