Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-14
OLEvELAED's INAUGURAL.
Delivered at Washington, March Z, 1855.
Fsgolg Cstzaas:

Fs20lD Citizens:
In the presence Of this vast assemblsge Of my
country men am about % supplement and seal
oy me oath which I shan take. the manifestation
% the wiz Of great ana free people in the eZer-
else Of their power and right Of selfgovernment.
Lney nave conEnlLleo % one 81 their fellow CtLi-
zens supreme ana sacred trust and he here con-
socrates hin self % their service. This I'm preVa
ceremony adds ntlle 70 the solemn responsibility
with which contemplate the duty owe
70 All The people OF the land Nothing
any act Of mine their Interests may
suffer, and nothing ia needed 20 strengthen my
resolution TO engage every faculty and effort In
party str1f8 the peoples choice was made but its
attendant circumstances have Demonstrated q
new strength and safety Of Government by the
Sppears maj our demOcrsIfe' 5rincirfs 1ae[e "a
apology and that in its fearless and faithful ap-
pliCauOn IS 70 be found the surest guaranty OF
good Government. But the best results IN the OPP
has share largely depend upon prop
II limitation purely partisan zeal
he time when partisanship should be merged
INTO the patriotism Of the citizen. To-day the
executive branch Of the Government Is trans
ferred 70 new keeping, but this IS still 3 govern
nent OF all the people end u should be none the
this hour the animosides Of political strife, the
bitterness OF partisan defeat, and tho eLultatiOn
Of partisan triumph should be supplanted by un-
so by conscientious concern for the general vel
Iare moreover II from gnis hour we cheer1ully
eHo honestly lay aside All secIonal preJ udies and
1istrust, and determine with renewed confidence
In one another 70 work out tremendously the
deserve TO realize All the benefits which our happy
form Of Government can besoW.
On this suspicious occasion We may well renew
the pledge o. cur devotion to the Cons tuition,
which launched by the founders Of the Republic
and cOnsecraeed by their prayers and patriotic
hops and aspirations OF a great people through
prosperity and peace, and through the shock Of
foreign conflicts, and the peEils Of do
nestle STRIFE aud viclssitudes. By the father
Of his country our Constitution was commended
q 4 a u ud
united concession and in that eame shirt it should
be administered in order 70 promote the lasting
welfare OF the country and 70 secure the fuu
measure Of its priceless benefits to Us, and those
who Will succeed to the blessings Of our National
interests subject 70 Federal control, persAtently
seeking the recognition of their claims need give
ian to accomplish" II in tie halls of he Satonai
legts allure that spirit of aIntty and mutual con-
ceEsion shall prevail in which the Constitution
had It's birth. II this involves the surrender OF
pOslpOnement of private interests and the aban-
oe found IN the Thought that the common inter
vanced.
In the discharge Of my Official duty, shall en-
deavOr TO be guided by a just and unsirained con-
structiOn OF the Constitution and a careful Obser-
Walton of the distinction between the powers
granted to the Federal Government and those
reserved TO the States or 10 the people,
and by a cautious appreciation Of those
functions, which, by the Constitution
and laws, have been especially assigned 70
the executive branch of the gDVerHment. But he
defend the Constitution Of the United States only,
assumes the solemn obliE atlOu which every patri-
otto citizen on the 1aIm, in the workshop
sbJuld Share with him me ConefifpriOH
which pres ribes his oath, my cOuntrymeR, is
yours. The Government you have chosen him
70 administer for 9 time is yours; the suffrage
yOurs; the laws and the entire
scheme Of our civil rule, from the
surely as every Chief Magistrate, under the same
high sanction, Though in a different sphere. eZer-
cises public trust. Nor is this al. livery cit-
zen owes to the country a VtgtlanE watch ana
and reasonable estimate Of their hdslity and use
iuine-s. Thus is the peoples viii impressed upon
me whole traE1eW OK OF our CYl4 poIlcyg n4unlcL-
pal Slate and Federal and this Is the price OF our
liberty and the iHspi1 alton OF our faith ia our Re
IT'S the duty OF those serving the people IN q
public place to closely limit the public eLpenol-
lures to the actual needs Of the Government
economically administered. because this bounds
the right Of government 10 exact tribute from the
earnings OF labor or property OF citizens ana Pc
cause public ezztray agance begels e1-JEaVag aneS
among the people. We should never be ashamed
Of the simplicity and prudential economirs
which are best suited 10 the operation OF q repuD-
Lcan form of government and most compatible
with the mission of the American people. those
who are selected for a limited time 20 manage
much by their example to encourage consistent
ly with the dignity of their Official functions
that plain way Of lie, which, ameng their
LeIioW-clLlzens, creates lnleBI!Ly anu P''lLl52--
thrift and prosperity the genius OF Oar lusJiLu-
uonss the needs Of our people, 10 them, nome
me attention which is demanded for the
sources OF our vast territory dictate Lne
scrupuious avoidance Of any departure from that
foreign policy commended by the history, Eadl-
lions ana the prosperity OF our AsPuDllc. ~ y
the policy Of Independence, favored by our posi-
ton ana defended by our known love OF justice
and by our power. 1t is the policy of peace, suit
able 70 interests 1t Is the policy of ne utraiJy
rejecting any share in foreign Droils eLd amDl-
tons upon other continents, ana rePelilhg tnslE
intrusion here. IL Is the policy OF Monroe ana
Washington, and JefteTs sn-peacei commerce ana
honest friendship with all nations changing
A due regard for the interests and prosperity Of
all the people demand that our finances
shall be established upon such a sound
and sensible basis as shall secure the
safety and confidence Of business Interests,
and make the wages Of labor g re and steady
and that system OF revenue Bnhll De 50 al
Iusted as to relieve the people from unnecessary
taxation, having g due regard TO the interests OF
the capital invested, Of the Work1ugmeu en-
DIOved and the accumulation OF a surplus in the
treasury TO tempt extravaganza and Waste. Care
/ f14fnTe sefflers reoTire mat he public domain
should be projected from puTlOining schemes and
| the unlawful occupation OF the pubic lands Ane
| C InBC1ence Of the people demands tnat the In
honestly treated as wards of the Government, ana
their education and CiviiZation promoted, with
amy, in the Territories, is destructive of the
family relations and offensive TO the moral s,ass
/ laws should be rigidly enfO- ced which prohibit
/ the immigI alton Of a seFVile class 70 compete
W tn american labor with no intention OF
acquiring citizenship, and bringing with
them the retaining habits and customs repugganE
I 20 our civilization. The people demand reform
in the administration Of the Government and the
application Of business principles 10 public affairs
AS means to this end, civil service reform should
be in good faith enforced. Our citizens nave the
right 70 protection from the incCm potency Of pub
lie emp owes who hold their places .Olely as the
reward Of partisan service and from the cor
ruptiVe influence Of those who pursue the vicious
methods Of taose who expect sucn TFsWsIos.
aud those who WOrthily seek public employ n1ent
have thought Wisssg that merit ana competency
shall be recognized instead OF party su DscrEencT
or the surrender Of honest political belief In the
administration Of a Government pledged 70 40
equal and exact Justice 10 al men mere
shDuId be no preteZt for anxiety touching
the protection Of the freedmen In their rights OK
I ia their security In the enjoyment
/ of their privileges under the constitution and us
/ amendments. All discussion as 70 then ntness