Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

fail to be accomplished, if in the halls of
national legislation that spirit of amity
and mutual concession shall prevail in
which the constitution had its birth. If
this involves the surrender or postpone
ment of private interests and abandon
ment of local advantage, compensation
will be found in assurance that the com
mon interest is subserved aDd genera
welfare advanced. In the discharge of
my official duty shall endeaVor to be
guided by II Just and unStrained construc-
ton Uf the constitution, careful obser-
vanCeOf the distinction between the powers
granted to the federal government and
those reserved to the States or to the pcO-
pie, and by IL cautious appreciation of
those functions which by the constitution
and laws have especially assigned 10
the executive branch of the gov
crument. But he who takes the oath
to-day TO preserve. protect and defend tine
constitution of the Unitcd States, only as
oumcs the solemn obligation which every
patriotic citizen ON the farm IN the work
shop. in the busy malts of trade ana every
where should share with him. The CON
Stltutlun which preSCribrS ms oath, my
Countrymen, is yours the government
you have chosen him to administer Tor
time is yours; the suffrage which executes
the will of freemcn is yours the laws ana
the entire scheme of our civil RUE from
the town meeting to the state CapltuIs ana
me N'tIol"' ''Pl'"I - 'ulH' ..,' ,,I
the same hirh sanction, though in Il diff
ferent sphere. exercises public trust nor
is this an. every citizen owes to the conn
fry n yirilant watch and close scrutiny
| of its public servants and Il fair estimate
of their efficiency and usefulness. Thus
| is the peoples will impressed upon the
whole framework of our civil policy. mu-
uicipal. state and federal and this is the
| nrice of our liberty and the insuiration of
orr faith i'm the republic.
| 1t is the duty of those serving the people
| i'm public place to closely limit public pX-
prnditures to the actual needs of thr roy.
ernment. economically administered be
cause this bounds the right of the govern
ment To exact tribute from the earnings
| of labor or the prODrrty of the citizen and
because public cXtrvagance bcgets cN-
| traYngaucr among the people. We should
| never tie ashamed OF the simplicity ana
ti,itnd tn tbe nmnr,,tinu "f n pnn,bIic,n
f,.,,, nf ,,,.,,.,,,ii,,,t ,,i ,,,t nn,,,,ntiIi
| v.itL no ,,i..in,, az tL. Nn,nric,n i,nn,,In.
'rL.,, ,,.L,, .,r,. .aI.ct,,d fn,n iin,itoi ti"nn
| tn n,,nn,rn nI,hlir .,tr,irs ora stiI nf Tho
nnn,,In ma ,n,,. do m,,rh Lv thnir nynim-
| nIn to enrnmr:,,,n cmmsistnItly v,ith tha
| Gi,,uitv nf tLni. oiIioinl fnncti,,is thnt
| ni1ii ;Tvov ,f iifn Will ar,nn,r thoir foI
| in,, ritiysu, niL. intn.,ritv nmI rrn,,ntn.
! thrict md n,,snnritv
!
our foreiSh foilcy
The genius of our institutions. the needs
| OF our people IN their home life and the
"ettiemnnt nmI dny.Innmnnt nf III. ,,,. rn-
| .ourcn. nt o,Ir ,.,.t t.rritnr, lictotn tbo
scrnnulons nvo;Jnnre df inv denartIre
frn,n thnt fnrairu nnlic,. cnntu,n,iInL Inv
tha Listorv tha fr,d ,ditinns ,,,I rho ,,rn:
nn,.itv of E,i, ~, roniiiin II j. th. n"Ii,' nf
| indenendrnre favored by our nnsitinn and
InfenInI h,. oI,r l,no,vn Invn IF i,,.tino and
Nv nur nn,yor II i. tha noIirI nt no,r.
sI,itohinp tn nnr intornstH # j.. 'thn nnlicv
If n",,traIity sh fIrn ',i
hrniIs and amEitinny tinIn otbnr cnntin'
nntl omI rnmnIIin', thai" i,tr'',ion hor,
If is tbn nnlirv If S1onrna and nf W,ashin,
ton and Jefferson" Peace commerce and
honest frIendShlp with all nations; en-
tahEllhS alliances WIN none
Finance and the Tariff.
| 4 dina r.,,.,rI r,,. ,bo intoro,,- md ,ro.
,,,t,, of ni7 ~, ,,,,,i hI,I ~ ! lI, "n
GI,icol h,ii La ttIlih.I ,, ,''", i I'''
sound ana sensible basis as shall secure
.mv Ha'c'! '',I' r',Ii''viioc VI nusIeSS III
anJ .to'J, .,,I tL", n'I, ,..t,,, I.'' ,,','
am,,o bnii i, l, .,Ii,.t,I ,. - rIi.,... ~,
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fnn ro,trd ~ th i,t"i.t "f r,,;toI -;
vnstad ,nI nf tyorl,in.,n,,n n,,,IitrnI !, !,
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The Public Lands and the Indians.
| Care for the urosncritv of thn \otio,
and for the needs nf thr future settlers rn
uuire tnnt the puhlic domain shnuld Il,
protected from purloininr schemes nn'
unlawful occupation. The conscience OF
ne people demands tnai the ihulans Wlth
rstly treated ns wards Of tbr ,r3vrrnnnri'
and their education and ciyiIIlotinn rro
motrd with n view to tLrir ultimate riti
Zcuship and that polyrnmy IN the terri
tories. dr,trIlctiyp of family rnl,tinu an,
} offensive to the moral sense of inc ciyil
iz,d world shall he rpprr.~rd
i'' N''''N' ""S' stay Away
The laws should be rtgidly enforced
which prohibit immigration of scrvil
class lU compete with American labor witt
no intention of acquiring citizenship am,
bringing with them and retaining habit
I; ana customs rcpugnant 10 our civilization
. Civil Servi,e E.rorrn
The people demand reform in the nd