Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-11

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or to the people, and by cautious appre-
citation Of those functions which, by the
Constitution and laws, have been especially
assigned to the Executive branch Of the
government.
But he who takes the oath to-day TO pre-
serve, protect and defended the Constitu-
tion Of the United States only assumes the
solemn obligation which every patriotic
citizen, on the farm, in the workshop, in
the marts OF trade and everywhere, should
share with him. The Constitution which
prescribes his oath, my countrymen, is
yours; the government you have chose n
him to administer for tisue is yours the
the suffrage which executes the viii OF
freemen is yours the laws and the entire I
scheme Of our civil rule, from the town +
meeting to the State Capitol and the Ma /
iional Capitol, is yours Your every voter,
as surely as your Chief Magistrate, uu-
der the same high sanction, thcagh in a /
different sphtre, exercises public trust. !
Nor is this all. Every citizen OWES TO the 1
county vigilant watch and close scrutiny |
of its public servants and a fair and reason
able estimate Of their fidelity and usclull- |
ness. Thus is the peoples will impressed |
upon the whole framework of our civil poll |
icy-municipal, State and Fcderal-and |
thi, il the price of our liberty and the inspir |
alton of our faith IN the Republic.
THE DUTY OF ECONOMY
II is the duty OF those serving the people |
in public place to closely limit public ex-
penditurcs 10 the actual needs OF the gov
ernmeut, economically administered, be-
cause this bounds the righ. nj the govern
ment TO exact tribute from the earning, of
labor or The property OF the citizen and be-
cause public extravagance b,gets ex;rava-
gance among the people. We should never
be ashamed of the simplicity and pruden-
| tial economies which are best suited to the
operation of a republican form OF govcra-
ment and most compatible with the mission
of the American people. Those who are
selected for = limited time to manage pub
ic affairs are still of the people and may do
much by their example TO encourage, con-
sistently with the dignity of their official
functions. that plain way of life which
among their fellow citizens aids integrity
and promotes thrift and prosperity.
The genus of our institutions, the needs
os our people in their home life, and the
attention which is demanded for the settle
ment and Development of the resources of
vast territory, dictate :he scrupulous avoid
ance of any departure from that foreign
policy commended by the history, the ira
ditions and the prosperity of our Republic.
Ii is the policy of independence, favored
by orr position and defended by our known
love of justice and by our power. 1t is the
policy Of peace, suitable TO our interests.
1t is the policy of neutrality, rejecting any
share in foreign broils and ambitions upon
other continents, and repeliing their intru-
sion here. 1t is the policy of Monroe and
of Washington and Jefferson ..Peace,
commerce and honest fri ,ndship with all
nations; entangling alliances with none.''
The TIzAScss.
| A due regard for the interests and pros
perity Of all the people demand that our
finances shall be established upon such
sound and sensible basis as shall securJ the
safety and confidence of business interests
and make the wage of labor sure and steady
and that our system of revenue shall be so
adjusted as to relieve the people from un-
necessary taxation, having due regard to
the interests OF capital invested and work
irg-men employed in American industries,
and preventing the accumulation of 4 sur
plus in the Treasury to tempt extravagi ince
and waste. Care for the property of the
nation and for the needs of future settlers
require that the public domain should De
protected from purloining schemes aud un-
lawful occupation.
The conscience of the people demands
that the Indians within our boundaries shall
be fairly and honestly treated as wards of
the government, and their education and
|
ultimate citizenship, and that poiygamy in
the Territories, destructive of the family
relation and offensive to the moral sense Of
the civilized world, shall be repressed. The
laws should be rigrily enforced which pro-
hibit the immie rattan of seville class to
compete with American labor, with no in
tention of acquiring citizenship and bring
ing with them and retaining habits and GUS
toms repugnant to our civilization.
The people d, mand reform IL the aimin-
istration of the government and the applica-
ton of business principles to public affairs.
| As means to this end civil service reform
should be in good faith enforced. Our cit
izens have the right to protection from the
incompetency OF public employees who hold
their places solely as the reward of partisan
service, and from the corrupting influence
Of those who eTpect such rewards. And
those who worthiiy seek public employment
have the right to Insist that meri, and COM
potency shall be recognized instead of par
ty subseryiency or the surrender of honest
political belief.
EQUAL RIGHTS.
In the administration of a government |
pledged TO do equal and exact justice TO
all men there should De no pretext for anx-
iety touching the protection of the freed
men in their rights or their security in the |
enjoyment of their privileges under the
Constitution and its amendments. I'll dis
cussiOn as to their fitness for the place ac-
corded TO then as American citizens is idle
and improbable, except as it suggests the
necessity for their Improvement. The fact
that they are citizens entities them to all
the rights due to that relation and charges
them with all its duties, obligations and re-
| sponsibilities.