Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-05
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in the public induction TO olilce OF ,ne
Chief Executive office. OF the Natioh tna'
from the beginning of the government 'ne
nsopIe 10 whose service the ofilclai oatn
consecrates the officsr, have been called 70
xyitness the solemn ceremonial. The oatn
taken in the presence of the people becomes
a mutusl coyensnt-the officer cove
nsnts TO serve the whole body OF
the people by faithful execution
If The laws. so that they may be the un-
falling defense snd security of those VINO
res meet and observe them, and that neither
wealth. station nor the power oil eomoiha-
t;oos shall be able to svade their jast pen
lilies or TO wrest them from benifcent
npblic puruose TO serve the ends OF cruelty
or salishness. My promise IS spoken;
VouTs unspoken-but not the less resi- snd
solemn.
The people OF every State have here
their representatives. Surely 90 mo-
misinterpret the spirit Of the occasion "nen
I assume that the whole body OF the peo'
ME covenant with me and with each othel
to-day to support and defend the Consti,
tntion and the Union of the States, 10 yleio
obedience to all the laws and each 10 eVery
otber citizen his equal civil aud political
rights. Entering thus sOlemnly into cove
nsnt with each other, we may reverenuy
invoke and confidently expect the IA'oi
and help of Almighty God,-tea ne WIZ
Give 10 me wisdom, strength aud fidelity,
and 10 our people spirit OF fraternity ano
love Of Righteousness and peace.
INDUCING IN "REMINISCENCES.
This occasion derives peculiar interest
from the fact that the Presidential term
which begins this day Is the twenty-sixtn
nnder our constitution. The first inaugu-
ration of President Washington took place
in New York, where Congress was then
sitting. on the 30th day OF April, 1883,
having baen deferred by reason Of delays
attending the organization OF the congress
and the canvass Of the electoral vote. Our
people have already wOrthily observed the
centennial of the Declaration OF lndepen'
-depce> of tue battle OF Yorktown and cl
the adoption OF the Constitution,
and viii shortly celebrate IN
New York the institution CT
the second great department OF our con-
st;tutiopal scheme OF government. When
the Centennial of the institution OF our
Judicial department, by the organization
| of ths Snprsme Court, shall nave been
suitably observed, a. | trust 1t will be-,
our nation will have fully entered Its sec
one century.
will not attempt TO note the marvel
Gus. and in great part, happy contrasts
between our country az 1t steps over the
threshold into its second century of organ.
izsd existarc e under the Constitution, and
that of a weak but wisely ordered young
nation that looked uudsuntedly down the
first century, when all its years stretched
out before 1t.
Onr people will moi fail at this time to
recall the incidents which accompanied
the institution OF government under the
Constitution, or to find inspiration and
guidance in the teachings and example OF
Washington ard his great associates, and
hone and courage in the contrast which
thirty-eight populous and prosperous
States offer TO the thirteen States, weak IN
everything except courage and the love oil
liberty. that then ffinged our Atlantic sea-
board.
GOOD IN GEOGRAPHY.
The te ritory of Dakota has COW pop
ulation greater than any If the original
States, Except Virginia., and greater than
the aggregate of FIVE OF the smaller States
in 1890. The centre OF population, when
our National capital was located, was east
of Baltimore, and il was argued by many
well-informed persons, that 1t would move
eastward rather than westward, yet In
1870 il was foand 10 be near Cincinnati,
ana the new census about to be taken will
show another stride to the westward. That
which was The bady hss come 10 be only
the rich fringe OF the nations robe.
But our growth he's not been limited to
territory. population and aggregate wealth,
marvellous as 1t has been in each OF those
directions. The masses of our people are
better fed, clothed and housed than their
fathers were. The facilities for popular
education have been vastly enlarged and
more generally diffused The virtues OF
courage and patriotism have given recent
proof Of their continued presence and In
creasiDg power. In the hearts ard over
the lives Of our people, the irflueuces OF
religion have been multiplied and strength
ened. The sweet offices of Charity have
greatly increased. The virtue of temper
ance is held in higher estimation. We
have not attained an ideal condition, Not
all Of our people ere happy and prosp;
Not all of them are virtuous and law-sbld-
ing, bat on the whole, the opportunities
offered to the individual TO secure the COM
forts Of life are better than are found else
where, and largely better than were here
100 years ago.
The surrender of a large measure of Gov
ereignty 20 the general government effected
by the adoption Of the Constitution was
not accomplished until the suggestions of
reason were strongly reinforced by the
more imperative voice OF experience.
AN ARGUMENT FOB PROTECTION.
The divergent interests of peace speedily
demanded more perfect union. The
merchant, the shipmaster and the manu-
fscturer discOveret and disclosed to our
statesmen and to the people that CONNER
cial emancipation must BE- added TO the
political freedom which had been so brave
ly won. The commercial policy of the
mother country had not relaxed any OF its
hard and oppressive features. To
hold in check the development Of
our commercial marine, TO prevent or
re ard the estsblishm mt and growth Of
manufactures in the States and so 10 Sc
cure the American market for their shops
and their carrying trade for their ships
was the policy of European statesmen and
was pursued with the most selfish vigOr.
Petitions poured in upon Congress urging
the imposition Of discriminating duties
that should encourage the production of
needed things at home. The patriotism
of the people, which no longer found a
field of exercise in war, was energetically
directed to the duty Of equipping
the youug Republic for the de-
Tense of lis Independence by
making it's people self-dependent.
Societies for the promotion of home manu-
features and for encouraging the use OF do
mestics in the dress of the people were or
ganized in many of the States. The reviv-
al at the end of the century of the same
patriotic interest in tho preservation and
development of dOmestic industries and
the defense of our working people against
injurious foreign competition is an event
worthy Of attention. Ii is not departure
but return that we have witnessed. The
protective policy had then its opponents.
The argument WAS made IS now that its
benefits Injured to particu ST CLASSES or Sec
tiOns. If the question became in any sense
or at any time sectional it WAS only be-
cause slavery existed in some of the States,
but for this there was no reason. There
was no reason why the cotton-produciDg
States should not have led or walked
abreast with the New England States in
che production of cation fabrics There
Was this reason only why tie States that