The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-08

in my letter of acceptance, that in my
Judgment the feeling Of uncertainty in
sepsrable from our irredeeuable paper cur
rency with its fiuctuation of values is one Of
the greatest obstacles TO return 10 pros
porous times. The only safe paper cur
rency is one which rests upon q coin basis,
and is at oil times and promptly convertible
into coin. adhere to the view heretofore
expressed by me in favor of congressional
legislation in behalf of an early resumption
Of specie payment, and | am satisfied not
only that il is wise, but that the interests as
well as the public sentiment of the country
imperatively demand IL.
! OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
| Passing from these remarks upon the
condition OF our own county, TO consider
our relations with other lands, we are re-
minded by the international complication
abroad, threatening the pence of Europe, that
our traditional RUE of non-interference in
the affairs of foreign nations has proved of
great value in past times aud ought to be
sirickly observed. The policy inaugurated
| by my bonored predecessor, President Grant
| of submitting 10 arbitration grave questions
in dispute between ourselves and foreign
powers points TO a new and incomparably
the best fundamentally for the perserva-
tion of poace and will us believe become
beneiicent example of the course to he
pursued in similar emergencies by other na.
tions. IL unhappily questions, Of difference
I should at any time during the period OF my
| administration arise between the United
States and any foreign government, it will
certainly be my disposition and my hope to
aid in their settlement in the same peaceful
and honorable way, thus securing to our
country the great blessing of peace and
| on; IL e
world.
| THE BECEST CAaPAI6N.
! Fellow citizens, We have reached the close
| OI "a political con test marked by the excite
| nent which usually attends the contest be-
| tween great political parties whose members
espousc and advocate with earnest faith their
| respective crecds. The circumstances were
perhaps in no respect extraordinary save in
the closeness and the consequent uncertainty
| Of the result. For the first time in the history
| of the country 1t has been deemed best, in
| view of the peculiar circumstances of the
| case. that the objections and questions in dis
pute, with reference to the counting of the
electoral vote, should be referred to the decis-
ion of a tribunal appointed for this purpose.
THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL.
| That tribunal, established by law for this
| sole purpose, its members all of them men of
| long established reputation for integrity and
| intelligence, and with the exception of those
who are also members ofthc supreme, judic-
ary chosen equally from both political
parties, its deliberation, enlightened by the
! research and argument of able counsel was
| entitled to the fullest confidence of the
American people. It's decisions have been
| patiently waited for and accepted as legally
conclusive by the general Judgment of the
| public. For the present, opinion will widely
|
sions announced by that tribunal. This is to
| be anticipated in every instance where mat
| tcrs Of dispute are made the subject of atbi-
| tration under the forms of law. Human judg-
ment is never unerring and is rarely regarded
as otherwise than wrong by the successful
party in the contest. The fact that two great
political parties have this way settled dis
pute in regard to which good men differ as to
| the facts and the law, no less than as to the
proper course to be pursued in solving the
| question in controversy, is an occasion for
| general rejoicing. Upon one point there is
entire unanimty in public sentiment-that
conflicting claims to the presidency must be
amicably and peaceably adjusted, and that
| when so adjusted the general acquiesccnce of
| the nation ought surely to follow. 1t has
| been reserved for Il government of the people
| where the right Of suffrage is universal, to
give 10 the world the first example i'm history
| of a great nation, in the midst of a struggle Of
| opposing parties for power, pushing aside its
party tumults, to yield the issue of the con est
| to adjustment according to the forms of law.
| Looking for the guidance Of that divine
| hand by which the dcstinies ofnations and
individuals are shaped, / call upon God ,
senators, representatives, Judges, fellow -citi-
zcns, here and everywhere to work with me
in an earnest effort to secure to our country
| the blessings not only of material prosperity
| but of justice, peace and uniou-a union de-
pending not upon the constraint of force, but
| upon the loving devotion ofa free people, and
that all things may be So ordered and settled
upon the best and surcst foundations that
peace and happiness, truth and justice, re-
| ligiOn and pkty, may he established among
US for all generations.
| At the conclusion Of the address the oath of
Office was administered to Mr.. Hayes by
| Chief Justice Waite, both standing with un-
covered heads at the front of the platform.
AFTER THE CEREMONIES.
| salute was fired in the adjacent parks
and cheering was kept up for several minutes;
meanwhile Mr.. Hayes was congratulated by
eX-President Grant, Chief Justice Waite and
II large number ofother persons naar him in
cluding Senator Conkling and many other
| members of both houses of congress- and all
| the associate justices of the supreme court
| except Justices Clifford and Field, who were
not present during any portion Of the ccre-
monies Of the day.
| Mr. Hayes, escorted by General Grant, and
| Mr.. Wheeler, escorted by Senator M'Crcery,
| then returned to the senate wing of the capi-
| tor and, taking a seat in the same barouche
in which he had come to the capital, pro-
| cecded TO the executive mansion, escorted by
the various military und civic organizations
which constituted the inaugural procession
On the return of the procession to the exc
cutive mansion Hayes was repeatedly
| cheered. Thousands of persons repaired
| hither to witness his entrance to his new
home discharge of artillery announced the
arrival OF the party at the executive mansion
at half past two o'clock.
THE EFFECT WAS MAGICAL.
1t is astonishing how many people
have their nerves in some way af-
fected. "Tbey are nervous" "can-
not control their feelings" "rest
poorly at night" "have the blues
feel ms though something dreadful
was about to happen" to them or their
friends all the time affected with a
sense of impending danger" etc.,
etc., all of which point to temporary
| impairment of the nerves, which if
not relieved, may result in an acute
attack of some form of disease. No
nerve remedy will benefit unless the
system is at the same time cleansed
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