The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-11
REPRESENTATIVE PRESI-
DENT

From the Daily OF the 4ih.
To-day James a. Garfield, the eight
zenith president OF the United States. was
inaugurated at the national capital, and
assumed the duties of the most exalted
trust in the gift of the American or any
other people The genius Of our Repub-
! lican Institutions can boast Of no proud
or vindication than the elevation to this
high Cfice, Of man taken from the
ranks of the people, and whose splendid
success IN life has been predicated upon
his own exertions, aided by those helps
which are v0uchsaFed to her sons by a
government which recognizes all men
as equal before The law, and makes no
political OF civil distinctions between
It's proudest potenlate aud most humble
citizen.
The history of the new presidcnt-eIect
is fraugit with an interest dear to every
American heart, and with results calcu-
lated not only to kindle hope in the
| breasts of the d0wn-trodden ofother lands,
but 10 cause To tremble in the fancied Sc
curity Of their strongholds, the arbiters of
political desiinies which discriminate
against the common people, the vital con-
stituency ofan governments, and subordi-
nate the dearest interests of humanity
| to the perpetuation of invidious systems
OF caste, founded upon error, and reared
upon a corner stone hewn by the hand
of despotism. The career of the man,
who, beginning life AS "A canal boat driv-
/ er, has made his sure way upward,
through all the gradalions of honor, till
he has surlnoua;ed the very pinnacle of
earthly glory, indicates that the world
| is moving on toward new centers of
light, and nations that are sitting in
! darkness shall come unto the brightness
of it's rising before another generation
of freeincn shall have left the impress of
their sirivings upon the civilization of
the world.
Rising, as he has, from the humber
1 walks of life, and bringing TO bis lofty
! position all the culture and high order
OF states.nanship possessed by his most
distinguished predecessors. General Gar
/ field realizes, IN the fullest measure,
the highest aims of our system of gov
ernment and the best purposes of the
party which elevated him to power.
That the pride and hope Of the
nation have been wor;hily bestowed,
we have every reason 10 believe.
Beginning with his term of ser
vice in the legislature of his
own grand state and following him
through all the successive steps OF his
\ political promotion, covering a period
! of twelve years of distinguished service
| In the congress- of the United States and
eliminating in q fruition of honors
such as few men have ever enjoyed, he
has never fallen short Of the standard of
the highest expectation, or proved re-
creant TO any trust committed TO him by
"a coniiding people. On all the great pol
itical issues with the discussion OF which
in whose settlement he has proved such
a potent factor, he has ever kept pace
with the most enlightened opinions of
the times, and has always been found in
the line of his parly's best thought and
purest purposes. His admirable bear
ing since his election TO the Office of
president OF the United States, has
been of character that has tend
ed to strengthen his large claims
upon the respect and confidence of
the people, and in taking the chair
OF the chief executive to day, he
may safely lay to his heart
the helpful assurance that the fifty mil
lions of people, whose destinies he shall
assist in ordering for the next four years,
are fully imbued with the most unwav-
ering faith in his capabilities for sue
cessfully meeting any and every emery
ency which the gravity of his response
bilities may impose.