River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-03-07
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

The incoming of new President of
the Republic never loses interest as a
promise for four years of the future,
but the oath administered to an officer
holding beliefs that are antagonistic
at many points to the practices of his
predecessor, brings us all to consider
| with special interest the Inauguration
of Harrison and Morton last Monday.
From March 1861 to March 1885 the
tenets of the Republican party had
become familiar, and that policy had
enabled the industries of the land to
accommodate themselves to doctrines
that were known, and to our mind,
doctrines that were beneicent. Dur
ing the administration of Mr.. Cleve-
land the country was distracted, not
s might seem by the effete tenets of
the Democratic party, but by the
caprices resulting from beliefs and
practices of narrow man. President
Johnson undertook personal govern
ment on a like belief that he was
larger than his party and with untold
injury 10 the country, great distruc-
tion in governmental forms, and per-
manent blight upon ambitious men
by reason of false positions and atti-
tudes upon state questions.
Mr.. Harrison's inaugural speaks
anew the doctrines of the Republican
party, in terms so plain that peace
will come to the country, and men
will resume the industries that by
natures laws of competition VIII re-
suit in the largest growth that the
country has ever seen,-a competition
restricted only as history has shown
essential to real progress.
Mr.. Harrison said: I'VE may rever-
emily invoke and confidently expect
the favor and help of Almighty Cod
The record at the end of the century
lOf the government of the same pa
triOtic intent in the presentation and
development of domestic industries
and the defense of our working people
against injurious foreign competition
is an incident worthy of attention. 1t
is not departure but a return. We
should not cease to be hOspitable to
immigration, but we should cease to
be careless AS to the character of it,
We shall, in tine future, as in the past.
use every endeavOr to maintain and
enlarge our friendly relations with all
the great powers, but they will not
expect us to look kindly upon any
project that would leave us subject to
the dangers of a hostile observation or
envirOnment.-We have a clear right
to expect, therefore. that no European
government will seek to establish
colonial dependencies upon the terri
tories of those independent American
states. Our citizens, domiciled for
purposes of trade in all countries aud
in many of the islands of the sea. de-
mand and will have our adequate care
in their personal and commercial
rights.--I have a right to insist that
those who volunteer or are invited to
give advice as to appointments shall
exercise consideration and fidelity
Honorable party service will certainly
not be esteemed by me disqualified
ton for public Object viii be the
duty of congress wisely to forecast and
estimate these extraordinary demands,
for expenditureS), TO SO adjust our
revenue laws that no considerable
annual surplus will remain. We will
fortunately be able to apply to the
redemption of the public debt any
small or unforeseen excess of reve-
nue.-Our pension laws should give
more adequate and discriminating re-
lief to the union soldiers and sailors,
and to their widows and Orphans
This act of justice admission of new
states) has been unreasOnably delayed
in the case of some of them.--The
freedom of the ballot is condition of
our national life, and no power vested
in congress or in the executive to
secure or perpetuate it should remain
unused upon OccasiOn.-We must not
forget that we take these gifts upon
the condition that justice and mercy
shall hold the reins of power, and that
the upward avenues of hope shall be
free to all people.-When the harvests
of the fields, the cattle from the
hills. and the ores from the earth
shall have been weighed, counted and
valued. we shall turn from them all,
to crown with the highest honor the
state that has most promoted educa.
ton. virtue, justice and patriotism
among its people"