Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-05
DAILY POST lHTELuGENcER
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In. erss thoaghi which occurs 10 ts1s
on reading tie inaugural address y tat
IL Il sxtrereiy vsass In ne dee saEAfSSn@-
while sobs sentiDenss, a. Old ~ oar
sovsrumen. and i4irtCtie sxpEsssAG1s.
merisorIeus bat fah Iiisr, are scattered
.,eusifully throass il. Mr.. Clsssl41d /
siistinasly dsrlarss las position 81 auis
very few II the q5ssti0ns of the day de
las endeAsorsd 70 make tire address OF
an entirely non pAnisas character ana
70 fosRet. for the time besnR, tue ols'
tine3ieu between EsgnblinAn and psfH-
ocxaA Ii tbs be hAs succeeded II the |
co4s Of az effort which y pxiEaspsiiy |
spparsns. He hiss FsvOlyec TIE icses
shns thiH ulnss be hasitInal ssant- nat
party one. Until ~ repetition becomes
tirssuns and the reader harriss 80 %
oshes portloGs of the addrsas-
On the qsestionA of finance and The |
tarln. Prssidsut Cleveland, whsle sPeAk
ine. says nothing. His deslarztsan II |
REGARD 10 the fogsssr Wiz not bs aha-
patsd BY Anyon4. Is b % ezaassns
thai. were IT not fsx BIS Iass anti-~iivsF |
Letter, one woaId shink thsi the Press |
Ssnt we're seeking to hSds rAthsr than /
20 express bis oyalIisn- Nor h hss 20
.stisz 90 tbs sHria question made Any |
more clear. The mystery - 10 wasss'ef
prossesive tAsiH oF ievenos rsfcrIn ids&s
yin prevail in the White Hnass, u c'sr-
tainIy Dot soived 10 sbe siDzis sentznee
devss4d TO th5s ssaisat. lbs &sssrs
that oar sysa<zn ~ revenue be - ad
iossea a. 10 relisvs ibs I~opae frOun az
necessary tHxasioa," ~ 10 harmony
With the FRYE tFAde iheory bat the saS-
ing clause, hayins, dur regard 10 tie
interests Of capital invested and work
inemen employed 10 AaBertean iBdas
.risa." cannot bot c,light the most ar
dent pro.setioni4s. Finally smother shy
glance In thrown u the iEee-tradsrn IN
the expressed wish that the tarif shall
be sneh a. to pEeo,Rt The accumnla-
ton u . surplus III the treasury 10 IN
wife extrAVaeanee ard waste" Neither
Randall nor Morrison could find any
thiag 10 which to object in these few
words, nor could 1kher tell by theui
whether his future tariff schemes will
be sided or opposed by the President.
The language usel in regard 10 our
foreign policy is not 80 equivocal, and
can he readily understood. II the new
Administration carries Out Mr.. Cleys
lands declaration In this respect, the
country will be satisfied. He simply
reafiirms the Monroe Doctrine. While
The United States will not interfere In
the affairs OF Europe, they expect she
nations Of Europe "a refrain from in
terferine 10 the affairs of America. 1t il
10 be supposed that Cleveland will not
make suob mistake as vas involved in
President Arthur's appointment Of del
sgAtes 10 the Conpp Conference. Tn
The other hand, bis foreign policy May
be spirited enough to resoIutely protect
the weaker nations o. North and South
Americs from EUROPEAN aggression. II
Mr.. Cleveland fulEilh the expectations
thus raised and bears In mind all the
while that the inter oceanic canal must
be an American water way, the people
will be satisfied.
The positions taken in regard to the
protection of the public domain, the In.
dian question. the Mormon evil and the
immigration of serVils iaoorers. cannot
be too highly commended. Ia regard
10 the lass mentioned question the dee.
isration ID strsng enough to Justify the
hope that the anti, Chinese laws will
nos be executed In god faith. and that
the power Of the Exs,utlvs will no long
o. be excited for th., partial nulI,aea.
ton Of these just measures. wruug from
an unwilling Congre,s by the people Of
The Pacific Coast.
Tbs position taksn Ia regard 10 civil
service reform deserves eOmnendation
George William Curtis himself could
not have made more radical deeiara.
ton on this subject, nor one OF which
ihe ihoaehtful and eanservAsivs people
81 the country could eers heartily sp-
grove. II the thsoFtsa set forth are
faithfully put into practice the civil ser.
vice will be the better and the Govern
ussnt tbs stronger Tor ClovslAnd's in
eumesney Of the Presi dental chair.
The assurance that The negroes OF the
south viii be unmoleassd In The exercise
Of their rights undes the consultation.
ell doubtiess have a reAssarina effect
among the frepdmeu, and viii give
many of them more confidence in the
stability OF their sitiz,nsaip than ihes
hsve hithcrto pomsssasI.
One iu,preszion created By the ad-
dress 10 exceedingly gratifying II is
clear thai Mr.. Cleveland realizes the
difficulties before him and the rsspon-
sioilisy u bis situation, aud that he
appfcaebes bis future labons. not with
ssaaser Of canhdsnca bus with an
earnest desire 10 do his hest. II his
words are carried out In his acts. II be
honestly strives 10 give the people = bet |
ter government aud TO lust oat the evils
which have grown ap Ia the shadow Of |
power, u he follows rtsolate American |
policy and presents HIT country 10 the
seEid. calm in the sssuulnes 81 lie
strength and ready 10 defend its rights.
1T be endsavors 10 do all this. the peo-
pie viii fosges their p.rtioa and With