The Dillon tribune., 1885-03-07

and the general welfare advanced. In the
discharge OF my official duty shall en-.
deavor to b. guided Ivy Il jus, and un-
strained construction OF the Constitution,
a careful observance OF the distinction be.
tween the powers granted to the Federal
and those reserved to the
States or to the people, and by cautious
appreciation Of those functions which, by
the Constitution and laws, have been espe.
cially assigned to the executive branch Of
the Government But he who takes an
oath to-day to preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution OF the United States only
assumes the solemn obligation which every |
patriotic citizen-on farm, in workshop, in |
the busy ,narts OF trade and everywhere
should share with him. The Constitution, |
which prescribes the oath, my conntrv,nen,
is yours; the Government you have chosen
Rim to administer Tor time is yours; the
suffrage which executes the will ot free
men is yours; the laws and the entire
scheme of our civil rule, from the town
meeting to the State Capitals and the Ma.
tional Capital, are yours. Every voter, as
surely as your Chief Magistrate, under the
same righ sanction, though in different
sphere, exercises public trust. Nor Is
that all-everv citizen owes to his country
a vigilant watch and close scrutiny OF its
public servants, and fair and reasonable
estimate Of their, fidelity and usefulness.
Thus is the peoples will impressed upon
the whole framework Of our civi! policy
municipal, State and Fetieral--and this is
the price Of our liberty and the inspiration
OF your faith in the Republic. 1t is the
duty of those serving the people in public
places to closely limit the public expendi-
lures to the actual needs Of the Govern
ment, economically administered, because
this bounds the right Of the Government
to exact tribute from the earnings Of labor
or the property OF citizens. We should
never be ashamed of simplicity and of the
prudential economies which are best suited
to the operation Of a Republican form Of
! Government, and most compatible with
the mission Of the American people. Those
who are selected tor limited time to man.
age public affairs are still Of the people
and may do much, by their example, tc
encourage, consistently with the dignity o
their official functions, that plain way o.
lite which among their fellow citizens aid'
integrity and promotes thrift and prosper
| r,f i,,St t,fi inpc IN
needs of our people in their home life ane
the attention which is demanded for tn,
development of the resources Of our vas
territory indicate scrupulous avoidance o
commended by history, tradition and tn
f prosperity OF our Republic. 1t is the polio.
Of independence, favored BY our position
. and defended by our known love Of justic
, and by our power; it is the policy Of peace
e suitable to our interests; it is the policy c
$ neutrality, rejecting any share in foreig
| broils and ambitions upon other continen,
t and repelling their intrusion here; it is tn
r policy of Monroe, and Washington, an
e Tefferson-peace, commerce and hone.
: friendship with all nations, entangling all
u ances with none. a due regard for the ir
4 terests and prosperity Of all the people DE-
J. ,nands that our finances should be estat
n lished upon such sound and sensibl
n basis as shall secure the safety and conf
j. dencc Of the business interests and max
d the wage Of labor sure and steady, and tn;
c our system Of revenue shall be SO adj juste
c as to relieve the people from unnecessar
e taxation, having due regard to the Interest
r. of capital invested and workingmen CIT
:. ploved in American industries, and pr
Il venting the accumulation Of surplus
n the Treasury, leading to extravaganza an
IS waste.
S Care for the property of the nation an
a for the needs OF future settlers requires tn;
# the public domain should be protecte
d from purloning schemes and unlawful o.
n cupation.
{ The conscience of the people demand
is that the Indians within our boundarie
d shall be fairly and honestly treated as tn
# wards of the Government, and their educ;
It ton and civilization promoted, with vie
n to their ultimate citizenship; and tn:
e polygamy in the Territories, destructive {
If the family relation and offensive to tn
o moral sense Of the civilized world, shoul
l. be suppressed.
e The laws should be rigidly enforced th'
Il prohibit the immigration of servilc cla'
j. to compete with American labor, with n
lr intention Of acquiring citizenship, and =