The Father and Mother of Our Country
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W. R. O
KE'S
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rket
A WASHINGTON POEM.
By Tommy Traddies.
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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.
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 Unclt
Sam.
Copyright, l12. by American Fin! Asioolutlon.
THE ELECTIONS
OF WASHINGTON
N
By JAMES A. EDGERTON.
i: AltlA' 125 years have elapsed
since Oeneral George Wash
ington was first elected presi
dent of the United States. It
to a physical impossibility for any one
sow living to picture the situation of
the country at that time. The consti
tution had been adopted only after ro
fcust opiHMtltlon. The colonies had been
depleted by the long years of the Rero
tutlon and had not much recovered un
aW the loose and inadequate articles of
oufederatlon. While political parties
bad not yet had time to form, there
jar err bitter lefctlonal feuds and person
al and sectional jealousies.
The 3.000,000 people of the new na
tion were strung along the Atlnutic
coast. The railrond and steamship had
avot yet been 1 nought of, while the oth
er great inventions that lime changed
the face of the world were far in the
future Ele trii ity was but a scientific
nrloslty. The steam euglue had !een
Invented, but was not yet in general
Mount Vernon, to private life and do
mestic felicity and, with a inlnd op
pressed with more anxious and pain
ful sensatious tunn I have words tc
express, set out for New York."
rnictlcHlly every step of the way it
was a triumphal procession. If big
own 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 know
the story of that flower strewn journey
and the Inauguration that followed.
One of the prettiest displays was at
Treuton. Here, where the great Amer
ican general bad achieved oue of the
most brilliant successes of the war,
the women of New Jersey had erected
I triumphal arch, bearing this Inscrip
tion: "The Defender of the Mothers
Will Be the I'roteotor of the Daugh
ters." Along the way mothers and
daiiRhters, dressed iu white, strewed
flowers In the path and sang a song
written for the occasion.
The inauguration occurred on Thurs
day. April i:i, the oath being admin
istered by Chancellor Livingston on
the outside balcony of the Federal hall.
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PHONE 40
U. S. CIVIL
There waa no other republic lu the
world. The revolution that Minted oue
In I t nin e did not open until the fol
lowing year. The so called Dutch re
public was ruled by an aristocracy
nndfi a hereditary stadtholdcr. The
Swiss caninns were under a loose con
federation. Not only was the world
Without republics, hut well nigh with
ut parliaments. Great Britain had
form of iiarilanieiitary government,
tint most other nations were absolute
er slightly limited monarchies.
Moreover, there had never leeu on
earth a republic such as our forefa
thers outlined for us. The so culled
Greek and Uoiuan republics were real
ly oligarchies, the mass of the isquila
tlon being slaves. The Italian rcpub
lies were in some instances a slight
advance ou these, but even they fell
jfgr short of the American ideal, our
proposed form of government was
largely au expert incut without piece
dent anywkefe in the world's history
The division of isiwers between the
federal government and the stales and
the MihdlYlftfBn Into o ordinate depart
Vents of executive, legislative ami Ju
jfjdnl were new and untried deuir
turea.
It was an adventure on such au un
known political sea that Washington
and the first congress elected with him
were called upon to undertake. There ,
were still large and influential elements i
grumbling a boat the constitution. Una
r Iau colonies had failed to ratify.
and ltlnslc Island continued iu that
attitude. Washington was itufeigued
ly reluctant to embark on the task of
leading the new govnrouMWt. lb' 'uul
retired from public life and had plan
ned to sieud hi declining years ou his
Mount Vernon farm. The people of
the whole country turned to hiui with
one accord, however, and It was in,
possible for him to resist.
No candidates were nominated for
president in those days, the presldeu
tlal aletluia hPlSl Ml absolutely free
to choose These elei tors w ere chosen
Despite this temporary cloud, Wash
ington was yet held In such esteem by
the American people that he was be
ing urged to accept a third term. He
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 he issued
his celebrated farewell address, which
was published in the Philadelphia Ad
vertiser In September. 1790.
W hile this was the beginning of the
powerful tradition against a third terra
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
ing were personal. He would have
taken such a step earlier, but was con
vinced that It would ha e been against
public policy. Now. however, that dif
ficulty had been removed. Washington
says:
"1 rejoice that the state of your con-
I cerus. external as well as Internal, no
' longer renders the pursuit of Inclina
tion incompatible with the sentiment
of duty or propriety and am persuad
ed, whatever partiality may be retain
ed for my services, that in the pres
ent circumstances of our country you
will not disapprove of my 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 aud a warning
against tlie perils of partisan division
and (Mission. 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. 1 shall also carry with
me the hope that my couutry will nev
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
certainly Carried out this wish.
SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
Examinations to be Heid
Spring of 1913
iha
WASHINGTON TAKINO o.! II OF ol I ICR
1 Broad -and Wall streets. New York.
The United States subtieusiiry now
occupies this she. ami ou the broad
portico of the building, at the exact
sst when the Father of His Country
took the oath as the first president,
there now stands a noble statue of
him. Within a stone's throw is the
famous New York Stock Kxchaiige.
The president was almost its reluc
taut to enter u second term as be had
beeu tle first. Jefferson, tils mi re
tarv of taie. ami Hamilton, secretary
if the treasury, joined in urging hiui
o accept. Widely as the two wort
divided personally mid potll ieally. they
w ere united on this point.
tine additional embarrassment at
alioiit this time occurred ill the death
of a nephew, licorice A. Washington,
w ho had I ecu left in charge at Mount
Vernon. Tile president feaiisl that
this would "cause m.t private concerns
Ma suffer very much."
Nevertheless he accepted. Ill the
election lie received every vote of the
at the same lime as the members of! electoral . ..Ilege. as Iteforc. By this
the Hew congress at the popular elec- ; time the seal ot government had Urn
Hon lu the fall of 17KK. They after- moved to Philadelphia, w here the sec
ward met in their several stale capitals ; nnd inaugural occurred
ami cast every vole for Washington Hilling the second administration
The Inaugural ceremonies took place 'r W declared between Kngland
la New York. Congress w as slow iu and I 'ranee, and the president and Ids
aaaemhllug. and by the time it bad' adtisers were accused of siding with
a quorum to canvas the vote it was! Kngland. This was deiioumed by
March t. A messenger was immediate- J friend of France as the rankest in
ly dispatched to notify the president gratitude, in view of the services ren-
lect of the vote, aud he reached Mouut dered by 1 rame to the American revo-
Vernoii ou the Hth. On the liith Wash- j lutlouisls. Out of this situation grew
togton wrote in Rla diary : the bitterest attacks ever made ou the
"About 1U o'clock I bade adieu ta W president.
THE SHORTEST INAUGURAL.
Washington's Second Address Only
135 Words Long.
The first president was never given
to much speaking. Ills first Inaugural
was. however, of average length. This
was delivered la New York at the very
beginning of our national life under
the constitution, and the occasion de
manded a more extended utterance
than the Father of Ills Country was
ivfitit to give. The second inaugural,
delivered four wars later iu Philinlel
was more In line with his custom
id was exceedingly brief, only ifll
words long. In fact. It is helleved to
lie the shortest ever delivered by an
elected president. The address follows
in full:
"Fellow Citizens 1 am again called
upon by the voice of my country to ex
ecute the functions of Its chief magis
trate When the occasion peeper for
It shall arrive i shall endeavor to ex
press the high sene I entertain of tills
distinguished honor and of the confi
dence which has been reposed In me
by the icople of united America.
"Previous to the execution of any
official act of the president the consti
tution requires un oath of office. This
oath I am now about to lake and in
your presence: That If !t shall be found
during my administration of the gov
eminent I have lu any instance vie
laled willingly or knowingly tbe In
junctions thereof I may (besides in
curring constitutional punishment) tie
subject to the upbraiding of all who
are now witnesses of tbe present sol
emu ceremony."
The following named examinations
wll be held on various dates between
March I and May 1, 1913:
Apprentice map engraver; clerk,
departments and offices at Washing
ton, D.C.; elec.trotyper, finisher, gov
ernment printing office; electrotyp
er, molder, government printing of
fice; elevator conductor, Department
al Service; press feeder, govern
ment printing office; stenographer,
all services; stenographer and type
writer, all services; Stereotyper, gov
ernment printing office; subclerical
t messenger, skilled laborer, and
watchman), Departmental Service
(men only); typewriter, all services.
The following named examinations
will be held on March 12, 1913:
Aid, Coast and Geodetic Survey;
apprentice plate cleaner, transferrer
and engraver, liu.au of Kngraving
and Printing; assistant, Philippine
service (men only); assistant engin
eer, reclamation service; assistant
inspector of boilers; assistant In
spector of hulls; bookkeeper, depart- ;
mental service (men only); clerk, Is-
thinian Canal service (men only);
computer, coast and geodetic sur
vey (men only); computer, supervis
ing architect's office. Draftsman:
architectural, supervising architect's
office; copyist topographic, depart
mental service; engineer, supervising
archMect's office; heating and ven
tilating, supervising architect's office
junior architectural, supervising ar
chitect's office; junior engineer, en
gineer dept. at large; topographic,
departmental service. Forest as
sistant, forest service; forest a isl
am. Philippine service; Industrial
Jeacher, Philippine service tmen on
ly); Junior engineer, reclaniat : n
aervice; kindergarten teacher, Indian
Service; local inspector of boilers;
local Inspector of hulls: matron, In
dian service; physician, all services
(men only); superintendent public In
st rue t ion; teacher, Philippine ser
vile; veterinarian.
The following named examinations
will be held on April 9, 191.::
Agricultural Inspector, Philippine
service; aid, lighthouse service: as
sistant examiner. Patent Office; as
sistant observer tmen only); cadet
engineer, lighthouse service; cadet
officer, lighthouse service; civil en
gineer and draftsman ; evil engineer
Btudent; computer, Nautical Alimmae
otitic and Naval observatory (men
(Silly I : draftsman, median it :il, 1st li m ' -M
canal service (men only); drafts
man, topographic. Isthmian canal ser
vice (men only); engineer, Ir.J'an
service; farmer, ludian service; t iU
culturlst: junior engineer (civil), en-
gimei depai incut at byygaS Junior
cnginePr t mechanical and electrical).
engineer dept. at large; junior engin
eer I mining), bureau of mines; scien
title assistant. Dept. of Agrlcultuic;
surveyor, Philippine service; teacher,
Indian service, traiued nurse, all ser
vices ; wire ma n.
The railway mall clerk examina
tion will he held ou May 3. 1913.
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