Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-03-12

I menus, anu Tepelllnp JIelT lnSLTuSlOfl
here. 1t is the policy of Monroe and OF
Washington and Jefferson "Peace,
commerce and friendship to all nations;
entangling alliances with none"
TIE NATIONAL FINANCES.
A due regard for the interests and
prosperity of all the people demands
that our finances shall be established
as shall secure the safety and 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 re-
gard to the interests of capital invest
ed and workingmen employed IN Amer
lean industries, and preventing the ac-
cumulation of surplus in the treasury
to tempt extravaganza and waste.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Care for the property of the nation,
and for the needs of future settlers, re-
quire that the public domain should be
protected from purloining schemes and
unlawful occupation.
HUMANITY AND MORALITY.
The conscience of the people demands
that the Indians within our boundaries
shall be fairly and honestly treated as
wards of the government, and their ed
ucation anc civilization promoted with
view to their ultimate citizenship and
that polygamy in the territories ,destruc
tive to the family relation and offensive
to the moral sense of the civilized
world, shall be repressed. The laws
should be rigidly enforced which pro-
hibit the immigration of seryile class
to compete with American labor, with
no intention Of acquiring citizenship
and bringing with them and retaining
habits and customs repugnant to our
civilization.
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES IN PUBLIC AT
FAIRS.
The people demand reform iu the ad-
ministration of the government, and
the application of business principles
to.public affairs. AS means to this
good faith enforced. Our citizens have
the right to protection from the incom-
potency of public employees who hold
their places solely as the reward of par
tisan service, and from the corrupting
VI lIIOSC WIN anu lbC
vicious methods of those who expect,
such rewards. And those who worthily
seek public employment hayo the right
to insist that merit and competency
shall be recognized instead of party
subserviency or the surrender CT hon.
est political belief.
THE RIGHTS OF THE FREEDMEN.
In the administration Of govern
ment pledged to do equal and exact jnS-
tice to all men, there should be no pre-
text for anxiety touching the protection
of the Fl eedmen i'm their rights or their
security i'm the enjoyment of their priv
ileges under the constitution and its a.
mendments. All discussion as to their
fitness for the place accorded to them
is idle and Improbable, except as it
suggests the necessity for other i'm
proyement. The fact that they are cit
izens entities them to all the rights due
to that relation and charges them with
all its duties, obligations and response
bilities.
PRACTICAL AND INDUSTRIOUS APPLI-
CATION.
These topics, and the constant and
ever-varying wants Of an active and en-
terprlsing population, may we'll receive
the attention and the patriotic endeav-
or of all who make and execute the fed
eral law. Our duties are practical, and
call for Industrious application, an in
teligent perception of the claims of
public Office, and, above all, firm de-
termination, by united action to secure
to all the people of the land the full
benefits of the best form of government
ever vouchsafed to man. And let US
not trust to human effort alone but,
humbly acknowledge the power and
goodness of Almighty God, who pre-
sides over the destiny 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 labols.
Mr.. Cleveland turning to the chief
justice and bowing to him, said: "I
am now prepared to take the oath pre-
scrbed by law"
AS the chief justice rose to admins
ter the oath the vast assemblage cheer
ed again. The presidents stood
facing the chief justice, with The crowd
on his right. Chief Clerk McKenny of
the supreme court, stood just to the
side of Mr.. Cleveland and held the BIZ
BILE upon which the oath was admins
tered, the president-elect stood holding
it with his right hand. The Bible used
is small morocco-coyered, gilt-edge
volume, pretty well worn. 1t is the
Bible which Mr.. Cleveland's mother
gave him when he left home as young
man, land at his special request the COM
mittee of arrangements had 1T in readi-
ness for the ceremony. The Gro wd pre-
served perfect quiet as the impressive
ceremony of administering the oath
was taking place, but when it was con-
cluded, and after President Cleveland
laid down the Bible after reyerently
kissing it, and shook hands with the
chief Justice, who was the tirst TO con.
gratulate him, the cheering was long
and loud.
The Parade.
- At the conclusion of the ceremonies
at the capitol the procession escorted
the presidential party back to the
White House. The two carriages
which contained President Cleveland
and x-President Arthur, Vice Presi,
dent Hendricks, and the senate COM
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