The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-13


yours; yours, every voter - surely %
every chief magistrate, under the same
high sanction, though In different
sphere, exercises public trust. Nor 10
this all. Every citizen owes 70 the coun-
try . vigilant watch and close scrutIny
OF its public servants and fair and reas-
sonable estimate ri their fidelity and use
fulness. Thus 10 the people's will i'm
pressed upon the whole framework Of
our civil policy, municipal, state, and
federal, and this Il the price Of our Iiber-
ty ana the inspiration Of our faith In the
republic.
II is the duty Of those serving the pco-
pie In public place to closely limit the
public expenditures to the actual needs
OF the government economically admin
istered, because this bounds the right or
the government to exact tribute from the
earnings OF the laborer or the property
Of citixens, and because public extrava-
gance beRets extravagance among the
people. We should never be ashamed
Of the simplicity and prudential econo-
mics which arc beet suited TO the opera
tion OF . republican form Of govern ment
and most compatible with the mission Of
the American people Those WHO are
aelected for q limited time to manage
public affairs are still Of the people, and
may do much by their example to en-
courage, consistently with the diguity Of
their official functions, that plain way Of
life which among their fellow citizens
aids integrity and promotes thrift and
prosperity.
The genius Of our institutions, the
needs Of our people in their home life,
and the attention which is demanded i0-
the settlement and development of the
resources Of our vast territory, dictate
the scrupulous avoidance Of any depar-
ture from that foreign policy commend
ed by the history, the tradition and the
prosperity Of our republic. II 10 the
policy OF Independence, favored by our
position and defended by our known
love Of fjustice and by our power; It 10
the policy Of peace suitable to our in
terests It IL the policy Of neutrality, re-
jecting any share In foreign broils and
Ambitions upon other continents and re-
pelling their intrusions here; il is the
policy Of Monroe, and Washington and
Jefferson-peace. commerce and honest
\ friendship with all nagions entanglipe
alliance with none.
! A due regard for the interests ani
prosperity or al the people demand tina
our finances shall be established upor
puch sound and sensibIe basis as shal
secure the safety and confidence OF tb,
business interests and make the wages o
labor both sure and stcady. and that oul
system ofrevenue shall bs 90 adjusted q
I. to relieve the people from unnecessary
taxation, having due regard for the in
terests Of capital invested and the work
ingmen employed. An accumulation o
= surplus in the treasury 10 apt to temp
lextravagance and waste.
i Care OF the property Of the nation, ans
for the needs Of future settlers require
that the public domain should be pro
tected from purloining schemes and I'M
In wful occupation. The Coincidence o
. the people demand that the Indians with
in our boundaries shall be fairly ant
honestly treated as the wards OF the gov
, ernment, and that their education an,
civilization be promoted with view I,
, their ultimate citizenship, and that po
Ilygamy IN the territories, destructive o
the family relation and offensive to III
moral sense OF the civilized world, shal
, be repressed.
: The laws should be rigidly enforce,
) which prohibit the immigration of q ser
, vile class to compete with American ID
+ Dor, with NO intention OF acquiring citi
zenship, and bringing with them and re
, tanning the habits aud customs 90 repug
} nant 10 our civilization.
} The people demand reform IN tn
administration Of the government, an'
the application Of business principles 4
, public affairs. Az mesns 70 this en-,
: civil service reform should BE- In goo'
faith enforced. Our citlnens have th
} right to protection from The incompeten
Icy Of public employees, who hold thei
places solely as the reward Of partiss'
service, and from the corrupting infu
1 ence Of those who promise, and the vic
ious methods Of those who expect sucl
rewards, and those who wortkily seel
public employment, have the right to in
sist that merit and competency shall b
recognized instead Of party subserviency
or the surrender Of honest politics
D belief.
II In the administration OF governmen
! pledged to do equal and exact justice q
J | al men. there should be no pretext 70
) lanxiety touching the protection OF th
. / freedmen Ia their rights or their securit
, lin the enjoy ment Of their privilege!
: Under the constitution and its smcnd
. Iment, all discussion as 70 their dtnet
\ for the plsce accorded TO them q Amer
b Ican cisizene is idle and improbable, e.
. Icept as II suggests the necessity for thel
) Improvement. The fhct that they q
i Icitisens entities them TO al the righ
" Idue 10 the relation, and charges theI
d | with MI its duties, obligations and r
= ponsibilities. Thooo (opiee. and q