The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-03-07


would courAgeotsly show and defend
their real convictions, they would NOS
find il difficult, by frank instruction and
co-operatiun. to make the black man
their efiicisnt and safe ally, not only in
establishing correct principles in na-
tionAl administration, but in preserving
for their local communities the benefits
Of social order and economical and hon
est government At least until the good
Offices Of kindness and education have
been fairly tried, the contrary conclusion
can not le plAusibly urged.
have altogether rejected the sug-
gestion 81 n special eXecutiTefpoli"y for
any section Of the country. II 10 the
duty % the executive 20 administer and
enforce in methods and by instrument
alities painted out and provided by the
constitution, all the laws enafted BY
congress. These laws are general, and
their administration should lie uniform
and equal As . citizen NAV not eleT-t
what laws he will Olsy. neither Iray an
executive elect which he will enforce.
The duty 10 Obey and 10 sIeruts em-
braces the constitution in Il, snttrety
and the whole Of laws enartei under
IT, The evil example Of permitting in
diviluAls. corporations or communities
to nullify laws bsCause thst rro~s some
selfish OF la al cares or pre- iudicss. IL full
Of danger. not only 10 the nation 1t
large but much more to those
who u~a this perniUiOus eIpedient TO -
cape their Just obligations or Ia obtain
un Just advantages over OIhers They
will presently themselves lie compelled
TO appeal io the law for protection. and
thO-s. who would use the law ~ de-
fenss must not deny that u-e Of tito 9th.
eTs. II our great corporations would
more scrupulUusly observe their legal
limitations and duties. they would have
less cause to complain Of the unlawful
limitations Of their rights, Of violent in
teTferrnrs with their operations. The
community that. 10y concert. open or Sc
CTtt among its citizens denies 20 a pOr-
ti0n nf it, members their plain rights
under law. has severed the only safe
bond of soCiAl order and prosperity.
Evil works from a bad center both
WAYS II drmuraliZes those who practice
it and DESTROYS the faith II those
who suffer by IT, The efficiency Of Law
a a safe protector TO a man in whose
breast that faith has been darkened 10
naturally q subiert 81 dangerous and
uncannv suggestions ThUse who use
unlawful msih"ds. IL moved hy n"
higher motive than the srlfishnrss that
prompted them. NAV well stop and in
auir. what l. Ia he the end Of this
Unlawful RNpedient cannot become a
permanent condition Of the government
II the eiucated and influential classes
in the community either prartiCe ur
COnniye at systematic violation 81 the
laws that seem to them tu cross their
COnyrnienCes. what can they expect
when the lesson that convenience ar
SUPPOSED Class interest i a sufficient
cause for llwleSsness, hIs b-en well
learned hy the ignorant Classes: The
community where law - the rule Of
conduit. and where the UUuTtsnOt mnbs.
execute it, penalties. il the only at
traCtiye field for business investments
and honest Ib1r
Our naturalization laws should be %
smeud,-I - tu make inquiry into the
character and god DISPOSITION Of per
sons APPLYING for citizenship more care.
fnl s,I searching OuT existing laws
have been 90 their administration In an
unimpr,s4ive and often unintrlligible
form. We accept a man rs u citizen
without any knUwl-dgr 81 his fitness
and he a~-IIu,-s the duties Of \ citizen
lie l. witlI"uI any knOwl,-dgr As la what
they arr Tue privileges uf American
citizenship are ~ great and it, duties 81
grave that Ne NAV we'll insist upon tile.
g,Od know ledge - every per-nn apply
ing fur citizenship and g,rud knoWls ledge
by him 81 our Institutions. We should
not t,-lt-.. 90 L.. hu,pitable 10 ,inmigrg,
iiuu. but Ne shn'Ili nut IN careless as "
the rharartrr Of 1. There ar- men 0f
all ra,s--. even the b,-st " hos. coming
a.
revenues u a threat ~ social OTIsr
Th-sr shOuid bs identified aud rN-
vlud+-L
We have happily naintainrI a pnli,.y
81 avoiding all interference with Euro
I.,an Affairs. We have b-en only in
teT,.-t,-l Spectators Ot their contentious
IA diplomacy AMI ia war AMI ready to
u~e our iri,.ndly offices Ia promote
peace hut never Uhtrudiug our advice
AMI never attempting unfairly To cOIu
the Distress uf other powers into COM
merrIal alNantag. To- uur-rlVes. We
have II-l right To expert that orr
Eurup an policy will lie the American
vOliry Of EurUpsan courts. IL 10 -
InAnife-tlT Incompatible with these pre-
Cautiuhs for our IrACe and safety,
which all great powers habitually Oh
serve and ,.nfurUe III matters ahe'ting
them. that a shorter waterway betwssn
our eastern and western s.abOards
should II. dominated bV All European
government. that We may confidently
expect that such purpIsR will |
not be entertained by any friendly
G,Uwsr We shall ia the future as in
he past. uS.. every endeavor To main
tain aud enlarge our friendly relations
with all the graf powers. but they will
nut expert u TO look kindly upon any
project that would leave us subject to |
.he dangers 81 hostile observations or
We have not sought TO |
dominate. or absorb any Of our weaker |
neighIur-. but rather to aid and encOur-
age them la establish free and stable |
governments. resting upon the consent |
20 the people. We have y right TO ex- |
VeCt. therefore. that no European gov |
rTnmrnt will seek to establish colonial
upon the territory Of these |
American states. That |
which = sense Of justi''r restraints US |
frum seeking. they Inay b. reasonably |
expected willingly to fnregn
II must not hs assumed. however. |
that our interests are 50 extensively |
American that our entire inatIentiOn to |
Gny events that NAV transpire elsewhere |
dumiCile,l for purposes of trade in all |
and In many Of the islands Of |
the ssa demand. and will have. our |
adequate care in their personal and COM |
msrUiAl rights The neCessities Of our
navy reguirr convenient COaling sta |
tions and duCk aud hSrbor privileges |
These and other trading privileges we |
will fe-al free TO obtain only bY means |
that do not in any degree partake Of CO.
erCion. however feeble the government |
from which We ak such concessions. |
But having fairly obtained them by |
methods and for PURPOSES entirely con-
sistrnt with the most friendly DISPOSE |
ton toward all other powers. our con-
sent " ~ IT, necessary To any moditiCa-
tion or impairment of the concession.
We shall neither fail Ia respect the flag |
Of any nation ar the Just rights of its
nor Ia eNart like treatment for |
our own
J.almness. justire and consideration
should charsrteTize our diplomacy. The
offices Of Intelligent diplomacy. Of
friendly arbitration in proper cases
should L. adequate tn the peaceful ad-
justmrnt uf all international Diff
culti,S. By such methods We will
make our contribution TO the worlds
peaCe. WhH'h ma nation values more
highly snd avoid the OppTubrium which
must fall upon the nation that ruthlessly
breaks IT,
The duty deVolyed by Law upon the
president tu nominate and by and nth
the adv i,'r and consent Of the senate TO
appuint all public officers whose APP
pOintmeut j. not ntherwis provided for
la the constitution or by at Of CON