The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-03-12

year it more clearly appears that our
and that in its fearless and faithful
application is to be found the surest guar
suits in the operation of a government is
where every citizen has share, largely de-
pend upon the proper limitation of purely
partisan zeal and effort and correct appre-
citation of the time when the heat of the par
tisan should be merged In the patrlotlsm OF
To day the Executive branch of the Gov
ernment Is transferred to new keeping, but
this is still the Government of the people,
and should be none the less the object of af
fecti0nate solicitude At this hour, aninosi-
ties, political strife, bitterness OF partisan
defeat, and the execution of partisan triumph
should be supplanted by acquiesence in the
popular viii and a sober, conscientious
concern for the general weal. More
over, if from this hour we cheerfully,
prejudice and distrust, and determine with
manly confidence in one another to work
| tional destiny, we shall deserve to realize all
the benefits which our happy form OF gov
on this auspicious occasion we may well
renew the pledge of our devotion to the Con
stitutiOn, which, launched by the founders of
the republic, and consecrated by their pray
ers and patriotic devotion, has Ior almost a
century borne the hopes and aspirations OF
| and through the shock of foreign conflicts and
| periIs of domestic strife and vicissitudes.
BY the father of his country our CONSTITUTION
| was commended for adoption as the result
OF spirit OF amty ana e91aI A. concessions
| in order to promote the lasting welfare of the
| country and insure the full measure Of its
| priceless benefits to US and to those
| who will succeed to the blessings of our ma
tiOnaI life. The large variety OF diverse
| and competing interests, subject to FeQeral
| control, perSiStently seeking recognition OF
| their claims, need give US no fear that the
greatest good to the greatest number" VIII
| fail to be accomplished, if in the halls of Ma
| tional legislation that spirit OF amity and
| mutual concession shall prevail, in which the
Constitution had its birth. If this involves
| the surrender or poStponement OF private
| interests, and the abandonment of local ad
| VaOtaRG9. COMPENSATION VIII De lunQ IN Jl0
| terest is subserved and the general
| welfare advanced In the discharge of
! my Official duty 1 shall endeavor to be
| 0nided nv a inst and unstratned construc-
| ton of the Constitution, careful observ-
| ance of the distinction between the powers
| those reserved to the States or to the people,
fyncfio1S yI6}nb rv the CoDstit1tion and
| laws have been especially assigned to the
! Executive Government. But he who takes
! the oath to day to preserve, protect and de.
! fend the Constitution of the United States
| only assumes a solemn obligation which
| every patriotic citizen on farm, in workshop,
! in busy marts of trade and everywhere
| should share with him.
The Constitution, which prescribes his
! oath, my countrymen, is yours; the Govern
ment you have chosen him to administer for
! time is yours the suffrage which executes
entire scheme of our civil rule, from the
| town meeting to the State capitOls, and Ma.
surey eR'0i as IS Your chief Magstrte
/ is under the same high sane
] tlOn, and though IN ulfIereHC 8pn6f6S
! exercises public trust. Nor is this all.
! Every citizen owes to the country a vigiIant
watch and close lose scrutiny OF it It's P4t6ne SER IT
| his fidelity and usefulness. Thus is the peo-
| work in civil polity-municipal, state and
| Federal. And this is the price of our liberty
! public. It is the duty of those serving the
| people in public places to closely limit
public expenditures to cd1te,., the - act d,tt
economically administered; because this
| bounds the right of the Government to exact
! prosperity of the citizens, and because pub
! lie eXtrayagance begetS extravaganza among
! the people. We should never be ashamed OF
| simplicity and prudential economies, which
| are best suited to the operations OF repub-
| lican form of government, and most com
| patible with the mission of the American
| people,
| Those who are selected for a limited time
| to manage public affairs still of the peO-
! encourage consistently with the dignity OF
| their official functions, that plain way of life,
| which among fellow citizens aids integrity
| and promotes thrift and prosperity. The
| genius of our institutions and the needs of
the people in the home life and the
attention demanded for the settlement and
! vast territory dictate a scrupulous avoid
| ance of any departure from that simple
| policy commended by the history and tfadt.
! lions and the prosperity of our Republic 1t
| is the policy of independence, favored by our
| Justice, and by our power; it is theipolicy of
peace, suitable tOlourIinterests ;itfs.the policy
! broils and ambitions upon other continents
and repelling intrusion here; it is the policy
peace commerce rit and honest friendship
| with all nations, entangling alliances with
! nome" A due regard for the interests and
| prosperity of all the people demands that
| our finances shall be established upon such
| a sound basis as shall secure the safety and
confidence of business interests; make the
| wages of labor sure and steady; that our
| system OF revenue De SO auJusIed as TO re-
| lleVe the people from unnecessary taXatlonf
| having due regard to tine interests of capital
| Invested and the workingmen employed in
| American industries, ana preventing the ac-
| emulation of surplus in the Treasury to
| tempt extravaganza and waste. Care for
| the property OF the Nation, and for the needs
| of future settlers, require that the public do
| main should be protected from purloining
| schemes and unlawful occupations. The
| conscience of the people demands that the
| Indians within our boundaries shall be fairly
| and honestly treated as the wards of the
! Government, and their education and civil
ization promoted with view to their ultl-
| mate citizenship.
Polygany in the Territories Is destructive
| of the family relation and offensive to the
| moral sense of the civilized world and
| rigidly enforced which prohibit the immigra-
| tion Of a servile class t compete with Amer
| lean labor, with intention OF acquiring
| citizenship, aud bringing with them and re-
| tanning habits and customs repugnant to our
The people demand reform in the admins
| tion of the Government and the application
| means to this end, civil service reform should
| be in good faith enforced. Our citizens have
| public employees who hold places solely as
the reward of partisan service, and from the
corrupting influence of those who promise,
| and the methods OF those who expect such
| rewards. And those who wOrthily seek pub
| lie emp piOyment have right to Insist that
merit and competency shall be recognized
| instead of party subserviency on the SuS-
| render of honest political belief.
| In administering a Government pledged
to do equal and exact Justice to all men, there
| the protection of the freedmen in their
| rights, or security in the enjoyment of their
| privileges under the Constitution and its
| amendments. Discussion as to their fitness
| for the place accorded to them as American
oitLZ9lsy = Iil eAcepC as ~ sus
| Eests the necessity tor orlmproVement. Ihe IacG
that they citizens entities them to all
its rights, and that relation charges them with
| an the duties, oDhgatlons and responsiDill,
| ties These topics and the constant and
| ever varying wants of active and enter
| pIIsing population may well receive the at
! ention and patriotic endeavor of all who
| make and execute Federal laws Our duties
are practlcal ana can Tor INDUSTRIOUS appiI-
cation and intelligent perception of the
! claims Of public office and above all, a firm
] determination by united action to give all
| the people the full benefits of the best form
of government ever vouchsafed to man.
! Let not trust human effort alone; but
| humbly acknOwIedg ging the power and good
] ness of Almighty God, who presides over
! the destinies Of nations, and who has at all
| times been revealed in our cOuntry's history.
Let us invoke His aid and His blessing upon
| our labOrs.
At every pause the multitude applaud
| ed. Cleveland spoke in a Gear, strong
voice, which could be distinctly heard by
/ all within reasonable distance. lie con-
cluded his address at 1888, when the
oath of Office was administered by Chief
/ Justice Waite. But little time was lost
after the ceremony before the President
re-entered the Capitol, and proceeded TO
/ his carriage and thence to his quadren-
niaI residence, the Executive Mansion.
The crowd slowly dispersed to swell
the immense hosts fast gathering on
I Pennsylvania avenue.
The Senate returned to its chamber,