Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-03-10

States, I have, IN conformity With the
Constitution of our country taken the
oath OF office prescribed therein. !
have taken this oath without mental
reservation, aud with the determine
iion to do, TO the best OF my ability
an that IL requires OF me. The re-
-ponsibiliiios Of tho position l feel,
but accept them without fear The
Office has camo 20 me unsoughti l
commence It's duties untrammcled. !
bring to il conscientious desire and
determination to GIL it, TO the best Of
my ability, 20 the satisfaction OF the
people On all tho leading questions
agitating the public mind will al
ways express my views to Congress,
aud urge them according to my jndg-
meni, aud when | think it advisable,
/ will exercise the constitutional priv
ilege Of intcrposing veto 10 defeat
measures which ] oppose. But all
laws will bc faithfully executed
whether they meet my approval
or not shall on all subjects have n
policy 10 recommend, but none to en-.
force against tho will of tho people
Laws are TO govern all alilSe--ihose
opposed, as well as those who favor
them know no method to secure
the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so
effective as their stringent execution.
The country having just emerged from
a great rebellion, many questions will
como before it for settlement in the
next four years which preceding Ad-
ministrati0ns never have had TO deal
with In meeting these It is desirable
that they should be approached calm.
ly, without prejudice, hate, or section
al pride, remembering that the greatest
good TO the greatest number is the
object to be attained This requires
security Of person and property, and
for religious ard political opinion. in
every part OF our common country,
without regard to local prejudice All
laws TO secure these ends will receive
my best efforts fortheir enforcement
A great debt has been contracted in
securing to us and our posterity the
Union. The payment Of this, princi-
pal and interest, as well MS the return
TO a specie basis, as soon as il can be
accomplished without material detri-
ment to the debtor class or the coun.
try at large, must be provided for.
TO protect the national honor every
dollar of Government Indebtedness
, should be paid in gold, unless other
wise expressly stipulated in the con.
! tract Let IL be understood that no
repudiator Of one farthing of our pub
! lie debt will be trusted IN public place
and twill 90 far towards strengthen,
, ing a credit which ought TO be the
best in the world, and will ultimately
enable as TO replace the debt with
i bonds bearing less interest than W,
now pay. To this should be added ;
faithful collection OF the revenue Z
y strict accountability to tho Treasury
II for every dollar collected, and tn,
b greatest practicable retrcnchment il
v The expenditure in every department
II Of the Government. When we com
/ pare the paying capacity Of the COM
try now, with the ten States il
d poverty from the effects of the war
u but soon TO emerge, ! trust, int
i greater prosperity than ever before,
(. with its paying capacity twenty fiv'
: years ago, and calculate what IL prob
p ably VIII be twenty 6su years hence
Is who can doubt the feasibility OF pay
j ing every dollar then with more cas-
than we now pay for useless luxuries
d Why, il looks as though Providenc
= had bestowed upon US q strong boS
o in the precious metals locked up in lh
y sterile mountains of the far West
Of which wcarc now forging the key I
unlock, TO meet the very contingenc.
n. that is now upon us. Ultimately, j
!, may be necessary to insure the fa
D. cililies to reach these riches, and
Al may be necessary, also, that the Ger
N erul Government should give its al
Is TO secure this access But that shoul
lie only be when dollar OF obligation I
is pay secures precisely the same sort {
d. dollar TO use now, aud not beior,
c. While the question Of specie paymon
Z. is in allegiance the prudent bushes
man is careful about contracting debt
payable in the distant future. Tn
oil nation should follow the same rul,
w A prostrato commerce is to be rebuil
rs aud all industries encouraged. III
N young men of the country, those wh
i. from their ago must be its rulcI
n. twenty-five years hence, have peel
re liar interest in maintaining the M
ar tional honor. A moments rcAeclio
ne as to what will be our commandin
,r influence among the nations OF ia
earth in their day, il they are onl
true to themselves, should inspii
!, them with national pride. All divi
nj ions, geographical, political and r.
m ligious, can Join in this common sent
a. ment. How the public debt is to [
,s paid or specie payment resumed
,o not so important us that n plan shoal
4 be adopted aud acQuiesccd in,
!, united determination 10 do is wort
- more than divided councils upon Il
method Of doing. Legislation upo
this subject may not be nccessai
q now, nor even advisable, but it will |
pu when the civil la-ss are more fully r
~ stored in oil parts Of the country. an
=. trade resumes its worted channel
:" Il will be my endcavor TO execute Il
:" laws in good faith, to collect all re
|" cnuos assessed, aud to have the
7 properly accounted for and econom
a cally disbursed. ! will, TO the best
10 my ability, appoint TO office tho
only who will carry out this dcsig
, In regard to foreign policy, wou
IN deal with nations as equitable law =
ge Quircs individuals 70 deal with oac
IVI other, and ! would protect tho las
~ abiding citizen, whether OF native
h' foreign birth, wherever his rights a
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