Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-03-06
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
The following is the inaugural address of
President Cleveland, delivered Of the Cap
itol on Wednesday:

The following is the inaugural address of
President Cleveland, delivered Of the Cap
itol on Wednesday:
FELLOW CITIZENS:
In the presence Of this vast assemblage of
my countrymen, am about 20 supplement
and seal by the oath which shall take, the
manifestation OF the will OF great and free
people. la the exercise Of their power and
right Oi selfgoyernmclt, they have COM
anittea 10 ono Of their fellow citizens su.
preme and sacred trust, and he here conse
crates himself to their service.
This impressive ceremony adds little to
the solemn sense of responsibility with
which contemplate the duty owe To all
the people of the land; nothing can relieve
me from anxiety lest by any act Of mine
their interests may suffer, and nothing Is
needed to strengthen my resolution to en-
gage every faculty and effort in the promo
ton of their welfare. nao 9tftf aerts
Amid the din Of party strife the peoples
choice was made; but its attendant circum-
stances have demonstrated anew the strength
and safety of government by the people.
In each succeeding year 1t more clearly ap-
pears that our democratic principle needs
no apology, and that In Its fearless and faith
full application Is 70 be found the surest guar
anty OF good government.
But the best results in the operation OF o
government, wherein every citizen has a
share, largely depend upon a proper limita-
ton of purely partisan zeal and effort, and
a correct appreciation of the time when the
heat of the partisan should be merged in
the patriotism Of the citizen.
To-day the executive branch of the gov
eminent is transferred to new keeping But
this is still the government Of all the people,
and it should be none the less an object of
their affectionate solctude. At this hour
the animosities of political strife, the bitter
ness of partisan defeat and the exultation of
partisan triumph should be supplanted by
an ungrudglng acquiescence in the popular
will, and q sober, conscientious concern for
the general veal. Moreover, II, from this
hour, we cheerfully and honestly abandon
all sectional prejudice and distrust, and de-
termine, with manly confidence In one an
other, to work outlharmoniously the achieve
ments of our national destiny, we shall de-
serve TO realize all the benefits which our
happy form Of government can bestow.
On this suspicious occasion we may well
renew the pledge of our devotion TO the
Constitution, which, launched by the found
ers OF the Republic, and consecrated by
their prayers and patriotic devotion, has for
almost q century borne the hopes and aspi
rations of great people through prosperity
and peace, and through the shock of foreign
conflicts and the perils OF domestic strife
and vicissitudes. tfg
BY the Father of his Country our Consti-
tuition was commended for adoption as 1.-The
result Of spirit of amity and mutual con-
cession." In that same spirit II should be
administered in order to promote the last
ing welfare Of the country, and TO secure
the full measure of its priceless benefits 10
US and TO those who will succeed to the
blessings of our national life. The large
variety of diverse and competing interests
subject to federal control, persistently seek
ing the recognition of their claims, need
give MS no fear that "tle greatest good, 10
the greatest number" will fail to be accom-
plished If, in the halls of national slegisia.
ton, that spirit of amity and mutual con-
cession shall prevail In which the Constttps
ton had its birth. II this Involves the sur-
render or poslponement of private interests
and the abandonment OF local advantages,
compensation will be found in the assurance
that thus the common interest is subserved
and the general welfare advanced ~
In the discharge of my official duty l shall
endeavor To be guided bya just and un,
strained construction of the Constitution,
careful observance of the distinction be-
tween the powers granted to the federal gov
eminent and those reserved to the state or
to the people, and by cautious apprecia-
ton of those functions which, by the Con-
stitutlOn AMI laws, have been especially as.
signed To the executive branch Of the gov
eminent
Bnt he who takes the oath to.dayJto pre-.
serve, protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States, only assumes the SOL
emn obligation which every patriotic citi-
zen, on the farm, in the workshop In the
busy marts Of trade, and everywhere, should
share with him. The Constitution which
prescribes his oath my countrymen,is yours;
the government you have chosen him 10 ad.
minister for time is yours; the Suffrage
which executes the will of freemen is yours;
the laws and the entire scheme Of our civil
rule from the town meeting TO tile State cap
itols and the National capitol, Is yours
Your every voter, as surely as your chief
magistrate, under the same high sanction,
though in different sphere, exercises pub
lie trust. Nor is this all, Every citizen
owes W the country vigiant watch and
close scrutiny of its public servants, and
fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity
and usefulness. Thus is the peoples will
impressed upon the whole framework Of
our civil polity-municipal, State and fed
eral-and this is the price OF our liberty
and the inspiration OF our faith in the Re-
public.
1t is the duty of those serving the people
in public place ~ closely limit public expen-
ditures 10 the actual needs of the govern.
ment economically administered; because
this bounds the right of the government TO
exact tribute from the earnings of labor, or
the property of the citizen, and because
public extrayagance begets extravaganza
among the people We should never be
ashamed of simplicity and prudential econo-
mics, which are best suited TO the operation
OF a republican form Of government and
most compatible with the mission of the
American people These who are selected,
for limited time, TO manage public affairs,
are still OF the people, and may do much by
their example To encourage, consistently
with the diguity of their official lunctops,
lhaf pain way Of life which, among their
feilow-citizens aids integrity aud promotes
thrift and prosperity, dsrssas lrH
The genius of our Institutions, the needs
Of our people IA their hons life, aud Che ut.
tention which Is demanded for the settle.
ment and development Of the resources Of
our vast territory, dictate the scrupulous
avoidance e any departure from that for
eign policyl tommehded blythe history, the
traditions aud the prosperity oil our republic.
It is the policy of Independence, favored by
our position aud defended by our known
love Of justice and by our power. 1t is the
policy OF peace suitable TO our interests. IL
u the policy OF neutrality, rejecting any
share 10 foreign brols and ambitions upon
other continents and repelling their intru.
sion here. It's the policy OF Monroe and
Of Washington and Jefferson-"P Peace, com.
merce and honest friendship with all ma
tons; entanging alliance with none"
A due regard for the interests and pros.
perity OF all the people demand that our
finances shall be established upon such a
sound aud sensible basis as shall SECURE the 4
safety and Confidence Of business interests 1
and make the wage of labor sure and steady !
and that our system OF revenue shall be 50
adjusted as 10 relieve the people from un
necessary taxation, having due regard 10 1
the Interests Of capital invested aud work.