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Every one saw that much would depend on the views of Washington. Every one looked forward with confidence to his unanimous election as the first President. Every one saw that it would be left to him to decide whether he should be reelected. His refusal to stand for a third term founded a usage that has become as controlling as an express constitutional provision. Washington took care that the judiciary should be composed of men who believed that Congress was not confined to the exercise of the powers expressly granted to it. It is a remark of one of our associates, Mr. Herbert Croly, |