The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-03-15
GRANTS INAUGURAL.
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He Is in Favor Of Gold for
the BOndhOlders and
II Votes for the.
Negroes. -
AND AN occcAAsloNAL VETO
"Citi:ens ofMe United States :.

tion of our country, taken the oath Of Of.
fee presented therein. | have taken thi:
oath without mental reservation, and with
the determination to do to the best Of my
: ability ali that tIrcquires of me. q''.-
q The responsibilities Of the position
feel, but accept them without fear. The
office has come to me unsought; l com
mence its duties untrammelcd; Ibring to
tia conscientious desire and determine
ton to oil it to the bcstof my ability and
tho satisfaction Of the people, On all
the leading questions agi,asiug the public
mind, will always express my views to
Congress, and urge them according to my
judgment. and when think it advisable,
will exercise the constitutional privilege
of ipterposing a veto TO defeat measures
which oppose, but all laws will be faith
fully executed, whether they meet ny ap.
proyal or not. ,.,..,
h 81 shall on all subjects pursue the pol
icy Of enforcing laws that arc enacted,
but will recommend the passage Of none
the enforcing Of which will be against the
will Of the people. Laws are to govern
all alike-those opposed to, as well as
those who favor. them. IL know no lne,hol
to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious
laws SO effective as their stringent cxecu-
ton. so, n, (, .I...,
The conntryihaving just emerged from
a great rebellion, many questions will
come before it for settlement in tue next
four years which preceding Administra-
tions lave never had to deal with. In
meeting these. it is desirable that they
should be! approached calmly, without
| prejudice, hate, or sectional pride, lcmem.
boring that ,lq greatest good TO, the
greatest number is the. Object to be at
tanned. This requires security of person
and property, and for religious and polit-
icnl opinion, in every part Of our common
country, wishoutFcgard to local prejudice.
Laws 10 secure these will receive my bes,
efforts for their enforcement. ,drl dgn
ie"A great debt has been contracted in
securing us and our posterity tic Union T;
the payment Of this, principal and inter
est, as well as the return To- a specie ba.
sis MS soon as it can be accomplished with
out material detrimcnt 70 the debtor class
or to the country at large, mus. 30 pro-
vided for TO protect the National honor.
every dollar; Of tue Government indebted
ness should DO paid in gold unless other
wise expressly stipulated in the contract
"Let il Misunderstood that no repudia-
tor Of, one far'hing Of our public. deb,
! will be trusted in public place, and it will
go far toward strengthening credit which
ought to be the best in the world, and
will ultimately enable us to replace the
debt, with bonds bearing less interest
than we now pay. TO this should be nd-
ded faithful collection Of the reyenac, a
strict accountability to the Treasury for
every dollar collected, and the greatest
practicable retrcnchneut in expenditure
in every department OF tho Government.
When We compare the paying capacity Of
the country now With the ten States still
in poverty from the. effects Of war, but
soon to emerge, ! trust, into. creatcrpros-
pcrity than ever before, with its paying
capacity twenty-five years ago. and cacu.
late what il probably will be twenty-five
years hence, WHO can doubt tue feasibility
Of paying every dollar then wil,more
ease than we now pay for useless Injuries.
) Why, It looks as though, Providence had
bestowed upon us strong box, The pre-
cious metals locked up in the sterile
mountains Of the far West, which VIC are
now forging the key to unlock to meet
T the very contingency that isnow upon VS. i,
ultimately ]. may be necessary to increase
; The facilities to reach these riches, and It
may be necessary also that the General
Government. should give its aid tosecurc
this access but that should only be when
d dollar Of obligation 10 pay secures pre-
cisely the same sort Of dollar to use now /,
and not before. While the question Of
specie payments is in allegiance, the pru.
dent business man Is careful about con
tractihg debts payable in the distant fu-
turc. The nation should follow the same
rule A prostitute commerce to berebuil' j.,
aud all the industries encouraged the
young men Of the conntry-tllose who,
from tier age, must be its rulers twenty.
Eve years hencc-bayc peculiar interest
in maintaining the National honor.