The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-03-09
Inaugural Address of President
Harrison

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the beginning of the government the people. &c
whose service the official oath consecrates the oceT
have been called to witness the solemn ceremonial
The oath taken in the presence of the people be
comes a mutual covenant-the officer covenants &c
serve the whole body of the people o? Il 3ithiul eX-
cCutiOn Of the laws, that they may he the unial
ing defense end security OF these VINO respect ana
! observe them and that neither wealth station, MOI
! the power of combination shall be able 10 eradt
their just penalties or 10 wrest them from beneh-
public purpose 10 serve the ends OF crueity OF
| SelfishneSs NV promise is spoken yours uilspokcn
! but not he less real and solemn The people OF
every State have here their representatives. surely
do not misiuterpret the spirit Of the occasion when
assume that the whole body otthe people coveiaill
defend the constitution and the Union Of the states
to Yield willing obedience TO all the laws ana each 70
every other citizen his equal civil and political
rights Entering thus solenny into COY en0nt with
each ether we may reverently invoke and eonndent-
~ expect the favor and help of Almighty God that
H. will give to rae wisdom. strength and fidelity,
aud 10 our people spirit of fraternity and love OF
Righteousness and peace.
THE CENTENNIAL YEAR.
This occasion derives peculiar interest from the
fact that The pres dental term, which begins this
day. is the twenty-siXth under our eohsttuuoh.
The first inauguration of President Washington TOOK
/ plara in New York where Congress was then sit
I'm, an The lth dSy Of April l7sg having been de
f,rfed by reason OF delays attending the oTgahI1a
ton OF the Congress and NE ealvass o. me
I vote our people have already wOrthliy observed
the centeuuias pi the Declaration OF Independence
OF the battle Of Yorktown and OF the adoption OF Tue
constitution and will shortly celebrate IN New YORK
the institution of the second great department OF
our constitutional ,cheme OF government when
the centennial of the institution OF the Judicial de
-, rtn,pNt liz Tho organization of the supreme Cont
Shall have been suitably observed, as trust II Viii
I be- our nation will have fully entered It's second
I fwili not attempt to note the marvellous and, in
great part happy contrasts between cur country as
steps over the threshold into its second century OF
Organized existence under the constitution, and that
weak but wisely ordered young nation that looked
4 undoubtedly down the hrst century. when all A.
{ years stretched out before IT,
GROWTH OF The COUNTRY.
+ Our people will not fail at this time 20 recall the
instances which accompanied TIE institution % our
+ government under the constitution. or 60 hud m
/ sptratiom aud guidance in the ie-chngs aud eX
] ample OF Washington and his great associates and
r,itlnuS aud prosperous states offer 10 the thirteen
states wtsa : in everything excel courage ana the
I love Of liberty. that Then irliged our Auanue sea
+ The Territory OF Dako,a has now population
greater than any the original states except Viz
giuia and greater than the nggreEa1e q hee ~ ule
smaller state, ~ l7ssl The centre II population
when uur national capital Wa located Sas east OF
Baltimore. aud 10 was argued by many wei Inform
81 usr~,ns hist 70 would move eastward rather than
westward Yet in ISSe il Ma found o. be near TN
ciunali and the new census, son 10 De taken Wili
sbour arpthr stride to the westward That Is htrh
va ne lssiv has come BE- only the rich fringe OF
he uation's rJb.c hut our growth has not been
iinitci "a ,erri,ory population and aggregate
wealth marvellous A. Il has been Tn each % TIES,
directions. The masses " CIR people sTe better led
8 = f.the,E aud housed than their fathers aere-
The facilities for popular cincatsna nave osen
vastly enlarged and more generally oin"Sed- lhe
virtues OF courage and patriotism have given FccCHt
f,rsf Of their continued pgCSrflye aud increasing
y.c CT Ia the hearts aud over the lives OF car people
ne influences OF religion have been strengthened
IN, sre,,t ofr,s OF charity have greatly INCREASED
NE virtue OF Temperance = held IN higher estma-
ttau. We have uui AtAlesH ~ ia Senl'i.sl-
NoS Al % our peopic arr happy and P5p$r9a'. 80
all az them arr viTtuous au1 Jaw ehidtuS. hA' ~;
The Whoie thc opTortuai s sticfei p,tas iatsla A.
- the curat5tls OF lite are .tssfF tls sc
s,l,,d cs here and largely better than thry wcSv
herr Gus hundred years agA
rHE rEo7Err.vE POLICY
TIE surrender % large Eacsgrc % sovereignty 70
the general Sovsrunlca, c;eetsd - ne aopiien ~
49,, e,,rs.IflI5sfi xas nos accomplished unit tbs
suggestions % rrasoa Nere strongly Reinforced y
st. 'r,.rr ffrftssrstiyr F1ier 81 I-eTtcs1eC
Th- dfvr~s-at Interests q fsaCc ssei4iy 4cfshiil
81 4 araafy pgrfccs auAasl. Ehv merchant l1se
shlPmA.ss and the manufscfnrcE discoveries snd
.gl.is,ai b oar Statesman aud - The Ilptc tbat
commercial emancipation aust = ai%ed % t1f
me rssu Hssrcssi r-5sy Of tbs mother country hal
MT rylaasi any eG e. hard ald Oppressive itatRrrs
To hoi4 ia ebe,s this Development - eAf sA,ti,ss5
- t.r.as - rrvvens retar the sssaost p uscnf
al ss1th q tnaagfartnrvs ia me STATES aHd - %
sgeasr ms Alncrican marked fos theiF so5s and ihg
F,.rtsr.7sa statesmen. su3 w&s pgreesi ssh thc
rslss srlEsh yixag tctltisfss p.nfsd p ass.n '3t
rs urzsnz she spssfi5oa e alsrrsntnaiitE aHiics
ilAg siloHlss rnfaerssr We ps'-lts-.st - g'.ss
fhfr-s az home he Fs3ffei.sti ~ tAr fsepr NfscA
90 ssxvf laaad act % sEcfe.ec ~ "a, - e.'rs
rr5ic1l.Y difeFted y tae gay 20 st1sFfs's- -
I- g,Juss ts{abif fsg thc drsgnss - - itielr'a
dcucs % askiuE - F-of-e ~ 81 i--',ssrat 49,
a., tss ne prsanosaz q hoaac ulanuis tufsts ai
- .5srsia ne ltsn 1f ,to8ligies IN gac drgss %
- s-.tvt, rrerv orEauisgi 3n rzanY 81 thc states
He est al the cld ct the ccntuTy 81 toe sauae
s,it ir.ssrsss la ne preservation and dcrcnf.
fssns IL domestic sdsstfsss and TIC teieHcV 90 Gear
suskisz Ies5ssc ssati.st p lafsSl, $3.50 fs.F.
. l-ss a. ~ bus FrfaFa tuaf We Asrc Witns.sssi
rhr pssterlfve peisss hal iAea - opponents
10 toSsGE A SECTIONAL rssHE-
Tar Argument wss ssa.sc - Rgw ihsi its esnc;ts
iuesiss, suasala iB aay seFssr. % a. aay tsuc sc
t,5paI 4 sas oniy hsraass slsrrgY exssafd On sons
a. ttr, rg5slsrlas ssasrs s3apld nas have led *
ssfEri sffeass wtla ihr Sew kazlAnS States 20 ghe
49, - 81, me sat. that tiv5e eish Pennsylvania
t ri.tsrAl trsasfsz 81 t1e glxss rlsfssirfn si.sl
vsattai fnenpss.a i.lsss ~. ~ 80 =, - 49,
-, essl an4 rpA frana abeF near pfisssFiz al.aiss
All nsvs sttssi a. The iancftl f.ss =
-. rrsastsnatias prslzan asian va heard Ia tii-
t.ssis "a ~ rzrsh ueii - Ia ihr skyasn uessi
80 ~ saH ssstcsiaI Hsearc car ivisrF crvsnts
sss $500 81. -, -, 20 has % iossss
stsssu mas a. aerssrarzls ssslg raahtiag states
So. ar~ saeisAess fsgsa ashixsinx sa&a dtyessH
$3.50 - pssr.sis auesssr ne pco4ss sh.el brings
ursifh ADD esutruleeat fhe spitcts ptshiaisar
aiis nts b. isss saiaeale 80 a. $3.50 = go
cal 80 diversified erutz. asd efN@sss ev'sss Dc
nsua ass ssFlyn aud sEsselss1fa. Ps'Aas = e.ety
e. ss-4s,ss{y capacity e slsg ssSts tsa aHd
vaiua1'g than e93rd irfFitug1
ru1 sorrn aSb TuE rtErs
shall she prv5niioss sssi paraisss e slavery n5n.
tlre~ t. hsag upon iAs sglrls % psuxtcss hoW
Long y ID gka.r ho fesoaec that slavery 20 .tlEr
exbss cherish af tolerate tbs ipesFastt.es = pa9
.sntfuuanee ~ oar prosscilyc syssraa atsd Be- TIE
s5sssssueus aesrlqpasrlt 81 rzanu i4r tEfiag and
nhsiBr eatsrpglsrs IN she states aiihsfip aheilY
Tiyen = a.rrsesitufr - a Elsrht !naa*urr Ia the
perfect unlhrzliou Of car people The izsu - ~
have invested Sae.f capital - lhs. en1sip ne
faFraers b. have Ict tie benrli 81 thetE nslSA1,
hs.sf sna tla men wha Wurk ga shop * ac a a III
not al - sud and 81 defend eSsiuanpsiy - 10.
Issrsi j. Il not gals Fos ieai sae iAfaasrs an
a. siers % tiic great aiming aud ussuufaatD tor
inx euirEpEsss shich have rrccnty bssl' rssAh-isf
ne ar,rk Enssnais without dtzginctinn " racc b.
rfasisi fsr ikrtr a. trnce aell - az his ushF
D. not dauhs that those men in ne south . hs
I g,,,g sr-ppr ghr aria vtess ~ ClAy aad the c1h-
stitutinai 1gsss.tions Of A~bstrr WoB.d cusraSc-
orsiy avau aud dcird shciE Feal euS sesitsis they
Wouil usss nnd d.fe1L BY tricnsilg sIss tFucflo.s
ami gsos.srafioa o. maze lhr btark fnan tassf IN
eert aud sale ally nas oely N establishing eorteSi
ps4nelPles in eaf national e-r1 tti.fAlt, tni ga
trr-s-rvlnx f1r their locsl communities. The heue
81, % sseisl order and ecouo5n4sAi ana h"i'ss'
AZ less ,.at the good ofcs Of siadnsss aid 81
neatsn hayr bceu fairly uird the contrary cauclu'
son cznnag b piansihly urged
sEcrtoNAL rpLlcf pl~ztAlAEp.
have sltaershcf rejected the suggestion OF a
special executive palsry ioF any section q our
. county ,s-.s-. - 4,
rnissce Ia me methods aud BY The t'is Eumrntssi'
tics pointed out ami provided 10y the constitution.
all ne laws cnasiri by tousfcNsi AhsSe isNs AIe
general aud Ihef administration shoa4d = uniiH
gna equal A. ctiHca may nos elect a bat laws he
Will obey svtheI may The Executive elect which be
Mil enforce The duty obey and - execute efn
s the constitution iu It's epiirety aild The "a hpie
code ~ LAS cuactei under H. Tbs ev4i example Of
rrmituE lmdiV !duai.. corporations % uhltss
- ftulitfy the laws - they cftsss some scIn
or Iora Interests pTeindiCs i tui Of danger. not
oniy 10 tbs nation laF<e. bus much NOR % tnuse
wha use this peruicious expcdieut o. escape theiI
Iusf obligations OF 30 Obtain an unjust advantage
over others. They will presently themselves BE-
compelled 20 appeal 20 the Law for protection. aud
those who would use the law a. defense must not
deny that U.s. Of % TO other II our sFesi SosIlIa
tiuRs would more scruPuiousiy observe their legal
iimliAti0ns and duties, they Noula have sss csiIst
z 10 complain OF the unlawful Limitations OF lheii
fights OF II violent interference with their opera
2 TONS The community that by concert open OF
secret among It's c.tizcns denies % portion OF It,
members their plain rights under the law has sever
~ the only sae bond Of social order and prosperity
The evil works from bad centre both ways IL lie
{ moraiixes those who practice II. aud destroys The
faith OF those who suffer by il In the efficiency of thu
I law as a safe protector. The man in whose breas
that faith has been darkened IS naturally the subject
T OF dangerous and uncAnny suggestions, Those who
I use unlawful methods. II moved by no higher mo
i've than the seltshness that prompted them. may g.
wei stop and inquire what Is 10 be the end Of this
1 An unlawful e. pcdienI canRot become permanent
1 condition Of government II the educated and in
{ auential classes ia a community either practice %
/ conuive at the systematic violation Of laws thai
seem 10 them 20 cross Jhelr convenience. what can
they expect hen the lesson that convenience or
supposed class Interest is sufficient cause for law