The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-05

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/ hrpIls and ambitions, UPON Illfr cnuiiu
gpnp, and rrprllinR their 'utruai0f
| here. n rs tho policy az Monroe, and nj
| Washington Hid of Jefferson -panco
/ commerce aui uurH friendship VIII
oil nations, cu'HuVi1g alliance with
mono. A due regard Tor the Interests And
! that our huslnoss shall b0 established
upon a sound md sensible hasis,na alhil
secure the safety and confidence Of the
! business interests and make tho wages
of labor sure and steady, and that our
system Of revenue shall be so adjusted
as TO relieve the people from unnacos-
sRry taxation, having due regard ~
tho Interests of capital Invested and
working-mGn employed. In the aGcu-
mulatian of a surplus In tho treasury
care should he exercised not TO tempt
extravaganza and waste. Care for the
property of the nation and for tho needs
of tho future settler requires that the
public domain shall be pro-
tected from purloining schemes
and unlawful occupation. The
conscience of the people demands
LDul lut lullHHN WllnlH
shall be fairly and honestly treated as
wards of the government, and their cd
ucation and civilization promoted, with
a view TO their ultimate
citizenship, ana that polygamy
in the territories, destructive To family
relations and offensive b. the moral
sense of the civilized world, shall be
repressed. The laws should be rig
idly enforced which PROHIBITS the immi-
~ IN A "A
with American labor, with no intention
OF acquiring citizenship, and bring with
them the retaining habits and customs
repugnant to our civilization. The peO-
Pile demand reform in the administration
of the government, and ghe application
OF business principles TO public affairs.
AS means To this end, civil service re-
form should DO in good faith enforced.
oar citizens have the right 70 protection
from the incompetency of public en-
ployes, who hold thoir places solely
as the reward OF partisan
service, and from tho corruption
and influence of these whose promise
and the vicious methods Of those VINO
expect such rewards and those who
wOrthily seek public employment have
thought and insist that merit and com
petency shall be recognized instead of
party subserviency or the surrender OF
honest political belief in the adminis-
tration OF u government pledged 10 do
equal and exact ustice TO all men.
There should be no preteNt of anxiety
touching the protection of the freedmen
i'm their rights or their security in the
employment Of their privileges under
All discussions as 10 tho fitness tor the
place accorded 10 them rs American
cjUizens il idle and Improbable except
as il suggests the necessity for their inn
pruyemuut. Tho fact that they ave
citizens entities them to the rights due
u therelaCi0u, and charges them with
all it, duties, obligations and
RESPONSIBILITIES, these topics and
the constant aud ever varying wants OF
an active and enterprisiuS population
NAV Well receive the attention and the
patriotic eudedVOrS OF all who make and
execute the federal law. Our dules
are practical and call for industrious APP
plicatiOu and intelligent perception OF
the 81 i'm If public office, and above all
Il firm daJermin alton by united action
10 secure TO all the people OF The land
the full benefits Of the best form of gov
eminent vouchsafod to man; aud let rs
not trust 20 human effort alone, but
humbly acknowledge the power and
goodness of Almighty God, who presides
over the destiny OF nations ana who
has, at all times, been revealed in our
country's history. Let us invoke His
aid and His blessing upon our laOors.
HOW THE INAUGURAL WAS RECEIVED.
When he FIRST began the crowd APP
plauded whenever he paused TO take
breath, but after a while IL COntented
itset with cheering him as he made his
principal points. His reference to the
prohibition OF foreign contract labor,
called forth load applause, but his al!u-
sion to civil cervice reform met with
faint response,
TAKING TIE OATH.
The address was very brief, and at
precisely two minutes after l O'clock it
concluded with the invocation of the
blessing Of Providence, and turning to
the chief justice and bowling to him, Mr..
Cleveland said:
~ am now prepared to take the oath
prescribed by law"
As the chief justice arose to adniuis-
ter the oath, the vast assemblage
cheered again and again.
The president elect stood facing the
chief justice, with the crowd on his
right. The chief clerk of the supren @
court stood Just to the side Of MIR. CleVe-
land and held the bible upon which the
oath was administered, the president
elect also holding il with his right hand.
HIS MOTHERS BIBLE.
The bible used is small morocco
.
worn. II is the bible which Mr.. Cleve-
lands mother gave him when he left
home as young man and AZ his special
request the committee had it in readi-
ness for the ceremony. The crowd pro-
served perfect quiet while the impress
sive ceremony of administering the oath
was in process, but when concluded
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
laid down the Bible, after revercntly
kissing it, and shook hands with the
chief justice, who was the first to con-
graduate him. They choered loudly
and long.
TO THE REVIEWING STAND,
on Pennsylvania avenue, directly IN
! front of the mansion, and the order was
given for the line to move. The review
| ing stand was profusely decorated with
flags and presented beautiful appear
ance. The president and the ex-presi-
dent were placed on projecting plat
form, which was covered with flags, so
as to make handsome canopy, and at
! the same time so arranged as to afford {,
clear view OF the procession. Arm
chairs were placed upon il tor their use,
but the president remained standing
during the entire review. Ex-President
| Arthur sat on his left, Vice-president
Hendricks and the members OF MS
household occupied seats to the right
and Just back OF the president, while
the families and friends of the presi-
dent and ex-president sat in the front
row on the right.
| SOME WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
Among those who occupied seats on
the presidents stand were Secretaries
| Frelinghuysen, McCulloGh, Lincoln,
| Chandler, and Teller, Postmaster Gen
eral Hatton, General 2. Sheridan,
Maj Gen. Hancock, d, Manning
Mr., Villas, of Wisconsin,, Mr.. Endicott,
of Massachusetts,, Senator's Bayard and
Garland, Col. Lamont, Mayor Grace and
ex-Mayor Cooper, of New York, and a
| large number of other prominent per.