Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-03-21

8 solemn oIiealiun which every patriot, eth
ten ou thy Nun. in the workshop. IN the busy
msu, vt tadr. and everywhere should share
With him The constitution which prescribe
bits o5th my cuuutOmrn. Is yuuts The Gov.
eminent ,ru have chosen him ,n administer ~,
a timr !, ,ort. N, suffrage which executes
The will ct itremrr i, ,,,urs The law, and the
snttr ,5hrmt ui aut civil mi,. lfan the town
mr,tinr as the stan, thp,toh and the National
CAPITOL. 3, ,uur, Your every ,nlcr as surely
81, ,om chief Magistrate, undtt the same high
sanction. though In dinyr,n, sphere, exercise,
puNlt tm,t Ne, is thi, OH E,ev oltfcn
owe, To- his country ,igilan, watch anil clo>c
scrutiny of ITS publ, servants and a iair and
reasonable estimate 81 thcit fidelity and useful
ness Thu. is the people, will impressed upon
the whole framework ut om civil policy. mum.
yip,l State and ,dsral. and this Is The puee
IT our bhctl, and the inspiration oi yuut faith
iu The Rcruhic Il is the duty OF those
serving people In public place to closely
limit ihg public expenditures 10 the actual
needs 1T the Government economically al.
minN,tcd, because this bounds tho right ct
the Government to- eNtet tribute from the earn.
ing, Of Labor ct the property Of citizens, and
because public eNlnWgancc wrongs the
people We should never be ashamed oi sim.
rljcy and prudential economies which arc
hest suited To the operation ol Republican
form OF government and most compatible
With the mission ot the American people
These who ate selected tot a limited time To
manage public affairs afc still VI the people.
and may do much by their example to encout
agc, consistently with the dignity Of their
official functions, that plain way of ltic which.
among their fellow citizens, aids integrity and
promotes thuit and prosperity
The genius Of out institutions, the needs Of
our people In their home life, and the attention
"hlth is demanded fof the settlement and dc.
vclrpment OF the resources Of our vast territory
dictate the >erhpnlouS avoidance Of any de-
pariure from that foreign policy commended by
history, tradition and the prosperity Of our
Republic. II is the policy Of independence,
favored by our position and defended by our
known love Of justice and by our power 1t IS
The policy Of pace, suitable 20 our Interests
It is the policy Of neutrality. rejecting any share
in foreign hroils and ambitions upon other
continents, and repellng their intrusion here ,
it is the policy OF Monroe, and Washington,
and Jefferson peace. commerce and honest
friendship with all nations, entangling ALI.
anees with none.
a due regard for the interests and prosperity
Of all the people demand that our finances
shall he established upon such sound and
sensible basis as shall secure the safety and the
confidence of business interests, and make the
wages Of labor sure and steady, and that our
system Of revenue shall be so adjusted as To
relieve the people from unnecessary taxation
having due regard to the interests of capital
invested and the workingmcn employed in
American industries, and preventing the accu.
mutation of surplus in the Treasury, and to
that extent, extravaganza and waste.
Care tot the property of the nation and for
the needs Of future settlers require that the
public domain should be protected from pur.
Joining schemes and unlawful occupation.
The conscience OF the people demands that
the Indians within our boundaries shall he
fairly and honestly treated as wards Of the Gov
eminent, and their education and civilization
promoted. with view to their ultimate citi
,enship, and tina, polygamy in the Territories,
destructive Of the family religion, and offensive
TO the moral sense OF the civilized world, shall
be r,prcSSed.
The laws should be rigidly enforced which
prohibit the immigration Of servile classes to
compete with American labor, with no inten.
ton OF acquiring citizenship, and bringing with
them and retaining habits and customs Iepug-
nant to our civilization.
The people demand reform in the admins.
tra,on OF the Government the application Of
business principles to public affairs As a
means to this end civil service reform should
he in good faith enforced. Our citizens have
the right to protection from the incompe,cncy
Of public employees who hold their places solely
as reward for partisan service, and from
the oorruptive influence Of those who expect
such rewards. Those who wor,hily seek pub
lie en- plUymen, have the night to insist tina,
merit and competency shall he recognized in.
stead OF party subservency or the surrender Of
honest political belief in the administration Of
a Government, pledged 10 do equal and erae,
justice to all men,
There should be no pretey, for anxie,y'touch.
ing the protection OF freedmen in their rights
OF their security in the enjoyment Of ,heir
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a,,.. ,ocn,dsd - r., AsS.,;.., a;,;..,, :,
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NECESSITY n, ,h.i, iun,oy.nsr, tn r., ,h.,