The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-05-02

The observance q the Ceotsenisi
Inauguration By suitable csreRoeisi'
took piacs 81 the n. z. church %
Tuesday. The attendance Vas se'
near uhst is should have been, and
ssill them vss . good sprinkiing d
people on all The seats. Rev. Dr.
Sweet was master % ceremonies
The proeiamatioa % Presideut Hsr'
rison, regarding the observance 81
the day, vas resA By Rev. Mr.. Duns-
vay: Prsysr By Rev. Dr.. BlsheF;
responsive scripture reading. led By
Rev. c. w. hagEsrt; amer which
Col. w. A. Phillips delivered "a Cd
dress. After FsleFFiBgsoms moments
to the formative period Of the coun-
try and Ia Constitution, he spoke Of
iyounR wsshIngsOn - . surveyor. -
. soldier In the French and Eagilsi,
var. and of his vast preparatory sx-
peSIeses Tor the great duties which
be uas sooa 10 assume ct Cambridge.
Passing hastily through the rsvolu-
tIOnsry period be came 10 the time.
the hour-Oas hundred years ago
when the great hero stood In the
por,Ico Of Federal Hall and took the
oath of president. Could . better
selection have been made by the
people? u Wss eVIdently IN Get Of
Providence. But 81 The birth Of the
constitution could the fathers but
have taken . horoscope sisv Of the
sd, Esd future, how easily they
could have oblitsFstsd slavery, and
made the eoantry free In feet -
yell - In name. The heritage vs
have can be preserved By the avoid
ance Of certain destructive evils
which occasionally threaten and
shake the fabric Of government. The
ballot In lie purity must be protected.
Anarchy, whose Office II only 10 de-
stroy, must Be strangied. Papdsr-
Ing 10 thu Eagllsh-thst detsstabis
custom In certain quarters In these
modern days-must be cried down.
There are sgnosties in politics 90
well a. religion, and those who
rail at our government and make
light Of our Institutions are bat
hurtiul enemies. Education and
religion are absolutely necessary for
our eouutry's Perpetuiiy. Follow
Ing the colonel came an address
from Rev. DR.. A. Schuyler. He
spoke Of the lessons Of the century,
chief among which vas the explo-
sion Of the theory that there wss
danger In the annexation Of sddl-
tionsl territory. He ProPbesIed that
the day would come when the
American continent from the
Arctic sea 10 the Isthmus would
all be part aud parcel of our COM
mon country. Another theory ex-
ploded Wss the necessity Of the asso-
citation Of church and state: In fset
the experience Of 100 year, had but
confirmed the idea that In the null
tIplieity Of eFeedS, and the domi.
nance Of none. there was strength
for our government. Another
thing We have learned In al tbese
years IL the necessity Of equal and
exact justice. In the the close Of
his remarks he expressed . belief
that there was too much partizan.
ship In this country; that the gov
eminent vas safe In the hands Of
either party. - was sEemPlltied In
the beginning when the FederslIsts
gave up to the Republicans, and In
the alternating dominance Of parties
up 20 this time. He believed thst
one Of the dangers to our country
10 the irrepressIble struggle between
cspltaI and labor. and thai the con-
dition Of the lsbOring men must BE-
greatly smeliorated before perfect
security can be relied upon. The
music of these exercises was fur
nIshed by the excellent choir Of the
church, consisting In "AmerIcs",
Columbia, and other PatTiotlr
hy nIns. The audience Eas die
missed by benedIctIOn pronounced
by Rev. VIM. FOulkes.