The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-10

opinion. have so often oxpressedtl
10 these subjects The dnances OH
be government shall suffer no Diet
imcnt which % may be possible f0r
nV administration 90 prevent
The interests ofagIiCulture deserve
more attention from the government
han they have fct received III,
farms Of Che United States an1ri
homes and employment for mou
'haa "a bali ON people, and fur
lish mash tho largest part Of QUE
xpo.ts As lhc government lights
our coasts for the protection OF ma
iners AID lhe benefit OF commerce.
so Il shauld give to tie filters ofthel
.oi lhe 3 s. lights 10 practical sci
anlc aHl rxporienae
Our manufacturers are rapidly
making Us induslrially independent,
and opening to capital and labor
new ard profitable fields Of employ
ment Their steady and healthy
growth should stil be maintained.
Our facilities for transportation
should DO promoted by the continued /
Improvement Of our harbors and /
great interior water Ways. and by an
increase OF our tonnage on The ocean. |
I The development Of the swords
commerce has led 10 an urgent de-
mand for shortening the grest sea-
voyage around Cape Horn by the
constructing Of ship canals or rail-
ways across the Isthmus which
unites the two continents Various
plans to this end have been suggest.
ed and viii need consideration, but
none Of them has heen sufficiently
matured to warrant united aid. The
subject, however. is one which vii.
Immediately engage the attention OF
the government with a view to a
thorough protection to American
interests. We will urge no narrow
policy nor seek peculiar privileges
in any commercial route, but in the
language Of my predecessor, ~ be-
lieye it to be the right and duty OF
the United States to assert aud main.
tain such supervision and authority
, over any inter oceanic canal across
I the Isthmus that connects North and
South America as will protect our
national interestsN
q The constitution guarantees abso-
lutte religious freedom. Congress is
prohibited nom making any Law
. respecting the establishment Of re-
\ ligion or prohibiting the free exer
\ Use thereof The territories OF tn,
United States are subject to the d.
rect legislative authority of Congress
= aud hence the general government II
responsible for the violation Of thl
= constitution in any Of them II i
X therefore a reproval to tho govern
ment that in the most populous o
the territories the constitutions
q guarantee Is not enjoyed by the peo
n pie, and the authority Of Congress /
i set at naught. The Mormon churcl
= is not only an oiiense against tn
I moral sense Of mankind ny sanction
# ing Rolygamy but prevents th
: administration Of justice through th
!, ordinary instrumentallties Of the law
"a In my judgment it is the duty 0
Congress, while respecting to tn
4 uttermost the conscientious cOnvic
y lions and religious scruples ofever
4 aitizen-to prohibit within its jurs
diclion all criminal practices, espe
= cially Of that class which destro,
4 family relations, and endanger socia
] order, nor can any ecclesiastical OF
], ganization be safely permitted t.
y usurp in the smallest degree the lunc
lions and powers Of The natlona
I, government
n The civil service can never b
, Placed on satisfactory basis unit
y il is regulated By law. For The GOO
. Of the service itself and for the pro
lection Of those who are entruste
y With the appointing power agains
lhe waste OF time and obstruction
public business caused by the inor
% iinate pressure for place and pro
lection Of ii 0ambents against in
y rigue and wrong, | shall at the pre-
n per true ask Congress to fix the ten
!, IRE of office Of minor offices Of th
!, several executive departments, an
! prescribe grounds upon which re
movals shall be made during tn
!; terms for which the incumhents hay
n been appointed
= Finally, aching always within Ii
! authority and limitations, Of the cor
= stitutiou, invading neither the right
"a Of States nor the reserved rights {
! the people, Il will be the purpose {
a my administration to maintain Ii
t. authority Of the Nation, and in a
l places within its jurisdiction to in
~ sure obedience to all laws Of the VI
ion 10 the interests Of the people, /
demand ,igid economy In all expeI
ditures Of the Government, and /
:. require honest and faithful service @
(, all executive offices, rememberin
4 that the Offices we're created not f
:, the benefit of the incumbents {
n their supporters, but for the seryiC
j OF the government
Y And now, fellow-cltlzens, al
! about TO assume The great trust whic
- you have committed to my hand
y, appeal to you for that earnest an
+ thoughtful support which makes TIL
government in fact as It is 10 law,
=, government of the people. / sha
i, CRAFTY relJ upon the wisdom on
patriotism Of Congress and Of thos
I, who may share with me the respol
4 sibililies aad duties OF my admins
h traitor, and above all, upon our e
n forts to promote the welfare Of th
" great people and their government
l reverently invoke the support an
: blessings Of Almighty God.
.- The Result Of One Vote.