Milford chronicle., 1885-03-13


I'd confidence in one another, to work out har-
moniously the achievements Of our national
he destiny, we shall deserve to realize all the
lg benefits which our happy form Of government
e can bestoW.
n On this auspicious occasion we nav well
renew the pledge Of our devotion to the Con-
stilution, which, launched by the founders of
the Republic and cOnsecrated by their prayers
and patriotic devotion, has for almost a CEN
y tury borne the hopes and the aspirations Of
g great people through prosperity and peace,
= and through the shock Of foreign conflicts and
g the perils of domestic strife and vicissltudes.
s BY the Father OF his Country our COnstitu-
d tion was commented for adoption as ''the re-
= suit Of a spirit Of amity and mutual cOnces-
g sion." In that same spirit it should be ad-
mlnistered, in order to promote the lasting
welfare Of the country and to secure the full
| measure o. its priceless benefits to us
and to those who will succeed to the Z
blessings Of our national life. The /
variety OF diverse and competing in /
terests subject to Federal control, per-
sistenty seektg the recognition of their 4
claims, need give Us no fear that ''the greatest .
good to the greatest number will fail to be +
accomp ished If in the halls of national legis-
lation that spirit of amity and mutual conces-
sion shall prevail, in which the Constitution
had its birth II this involves the surrender
! or postpOnement Of private interests and the
abandonment of local adVanta ges, compensa-
tion will be found in the assurance that thus
the common interest is subselved and the gen
eral welfare is advanced.
In the discharge of my official duty shall
endeavor to be guided by just and unstrained
construction Of the Constitution, careful OBJ
servance of the distinction between the powers
granted 10 the Federal Government and those
reserved to the States or to the people, and by
cautious appreciation Of those functions
which, by tine Constitution and laws, have been
especially asst ned to the Executive branch Of
the Government.
But he who takes the oath to-day to pre-
serve, protect and defend the Constitution of
the United States only assumes the solemn
obligation which every patriotic citizen, on
the farm, in the workshop, in the busy marts
OF trade and everywhere, should share with
him. The Constitution which prescribes his
| oath, my eOuntrymen, is yours; the govern
ment you have chosen him to administer hi
for time is yours, the suffrage whicfeet loaf,
cutes The Will OF freemen is yours The. ! n,
and the entire scheme Of our yIeuols exc fl
J th6~toWn meeting to to- deleo. ) the laws q
and to say that the Demoe ,e Is coptss TG and e
Fpste county are not mrs Your every voter, II
a.ssR6od, Any personf magistrate, under the M M
same high ssLes9 c. though DINER nt el
sphere, exercises a pubic trust. nor f.
is this all. Every citizen owes to his country =;
a vigilant watch and close scrutiny Of its pub -
lie servants, and a fair and reasonable esti- T T1'
mate Of their fidelity and usefulness. Thus | q,
is the peoples will expressed upon the whole q,
framework of our civil pOhcy-municipal, | AZ
State and federal-and this Is the price OF our ~
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It is the duty Of those serving the people in S,
public places to closely limit public eXpendi- II
lures to the actual needs OF the Government, | T.
economically administered because tins | re
bounds the right of the Government to exact l.
tribute from the earnings Of labor, or the al
property Of the citizen, and because W
public extravaganza begets extravaganee hi
among the people. We should never pc to
ashamed Of the simplicity and prudential | DE-
economies which are best suited to the opera ! OF
tiOn Of Republican form Of government, aud ez
most compatible with the mission OF the ! m
American people. These who are selected, Is
for limited time to manage public affairs, | p
are still Of the people, and may do much by Fl
their example to encourage consistently with ! H
the dignity of their official functions that plain Sc
way of life which among their fellow cluzens sc
aids integrity and promotes thrift and pros NJ
perity ia
FOREIGN POLICY. tl
The genius of our institutions, the needs of ~
our people in their homo ife, aud the atten- in
ton which is demanded for the settlement and IN
development of the resources of our vast terri an
tory, dictate the scrupulous avoidance Of any -
departure from that foreign policy, COM
mended by the history, the traditions aud the
prosperity of our republic. W
1t is the policy of independence, favored by 81
our position and defended by our known love va
of justice and by our power. 1t is the policy o.
Of peace suitable to our interests. It is the NJ
foreign broils and ambitions upon other con- sE
tients and repelling their intru-ion here 1t 10
is the policy Of Monroe and Washington and a.
Jefferson, peace Commerce and Honest u
Friendship with al Nations; entangliug ali- w
ances with nOne.n ne
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION. re re
due regard for the interests and prosper n,
ity Of all the people demand that our finances hi
shall be est iblshed upon such a sound and q,
sensible basis as shall secure the safety aud
- sr,fa aud vr1n1 fha
wage of iabor sure and steady, and that our
system of revenue shall be SO adjusted as to W
relieve the people from unnecessary taxatian, ol
having due regard to the interests OF capital &C
invest and working men employed in Amer N
lean industries, and preventing the accumula- of
ton Of a surplus in tue treasury to tempt e1- S,
travagance and waste. "
TIE rURIIc DOMAIN. Is
Care for the property Of the nation and for ?.
the needs Of future settle requires that the "
public domain should be protected from pur- a,
Inning schemes and unlawful occupation. ~
The conscience Of the people demands that a.
the Indians within our boundaries shall be "
fairly and honestly treated as wards OF the q
Government and their education and eiyillza- l1wv
tion promoted with a view TO their ultimate -
citizenship; and that polygany in the Terrific y
ries. destructive Of the family relation and of y y
fensive to the moral sense Of the civilized y
world, shall be repressed. ~ ~
sERvrLE LABOR. &c
The laws should be rigidly enforced which
prohibit the immigration Of a servie class to
compete with American labor, with no inten- T,
ton Of acquiring citizenship and bringing pa
with them and retaining habits and customs m
repugnant to our civilization. hs
TIE CIVIL SERVICE. ST.
The people demand reform in the admins W
tration Of the Government and the application ha
of business principles TO public affairs. To TO
this end civil service reform should be va
in good faith enforced Our citizens have pa
the right to protection from the incom- Wi
potency Of public employees TO hold their er
places solely as the reward of par "a
iisan service and from the corrupting iu- DO
huence Of those who promise, and the vicious er
methods Of those who expect such rewards. W.
And those who worthily seek public employ th
ment have the right to insist that merit that wa
shall be recognized instead Of ie
party subservieney or the surrender Of honest &c
political belief pr
TIE FRKaDMEN. 10
) In the administration Of a government "a -
pledged to do equal and exact justice 20 all q g.
men, there should be no pretext for anxiety y y
touching the protection Of the freedmen in ~ -
their rights, or their security in the govern -
ment Of their privileges under the Constitu- ~
ton and its amendments. -
an discussion as to their fitness for the M -
accorded to them SIS American citizens ~
is Idle and improbable, except as Il suggests
the necessity for their improvement. The
fact that they are citizens entities them to all -
The rights due to that relation and charges ~