The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-06

and create a home demand Tor garden ana |
agricultural products. Every new mine,
furnace and factory is an extension of the
productive capacity of the state more real
and valuable than added territory. Shall
the preiudices and paralysis OF slavery con-
tinue to hang upon the skirts OF progress?
How long will those who rejoice that
slavery no longer exists cherish or tolerate
the incapacities it puts upon their commune
ties. look hopefully to the continuance of
our protective system, and to the consequent
development of manufacturing and mining
enterprises in the states, hitherto wholly
given to agriculture, as potent influence
in the perfect uniiication of our people.
The men who have invested their capital in
these enterprises, the farmers who have felt
the benefit of their neighborhood and the
men who work in shop or field, will not fail
to find and defend community of interest.
Is it not quite possible that the farmers and
the promoters of the great mining and
manufacturing enterprises which have re-
Gently been established in the South may
yet find that the free ballot of the working
man without distinction of race is now
needed for their defence as well as his own?
| do not doubt that if these men in the
South who now accept the tariff views of
Clay and the constitutional expositions of
Webster, would courageously avow and de-
fend their real convictions they would not
find it difficult, by friendly instruction and
cooperation, to make the black man their
ing correct principles in our national adj
ministration, but in preserving for their
local communities in the benefits of social
order and economical and honest govern
ment AT least until the good offices of
kindness and education have been fairly
tried, the contrary conclusion can not be
plausibly urged.
ONE LAW AND POLICY FOR ALL.
I have altogether rejected the suggestion
of a special executive policy for any section
of our country. 1t is the duty of the execu-
tive to administer and enforce in the meth
DDS and by the instrumentalities pointed
out and provided by the constitution all the
laws enacted by congress. These laws are
general, and their administration should be
uniform and equal As citizen may not
elect what laws he will obey, neither may
the executive elect which he will not en-
force. The duty to obey and to execute
embraces the constitution in its entirety and
the whole code of laws enacted under it.
The evil example of permitting individuals,
corporations or communities to nullify the
laws because they cross some selfish or local
interests or prejudices is full of danger, not
only to the nation at large, but much more
to those who use this pernicious eXpedlent
TO escape their just obligations, or to obtain
an unjust advantage over others. They will
presently themselves be compelled to appeal
to the law for protection, and those who
would use the law as a defence must not
deny that use of it to others. If our great
corporations would more scrupulously OBJ
serve their legal obligations and duties,
they would have less cause to complain of
the unlawful limitations of their rights or
of violent interference with their operations.
The community that by concert, open or
secret, among its citizens, denies to por
ton of its members their plain rights under
the law, has severed the only safe bond of
social order and prosperity The evil works
bad 1...Nl, al
ICES those who practice it, and destroys the
faith of those who suffer by it in the eff
ficiency of the law as safe protector. The
man in whose breast that faith has been
darkened, is naturally the subject of dan
gerous and uncanny suggestions. Those
who use unlawful methods, if moved by no
higher motive than the seltishness that
prompts them, may well stop and inquire
what is to be the end of this. An unlawful
eXpedient cannot become permanent con-
dition of government. If the educated and
influential classes in community either
practice or connive at the systematic viola
ton of laws that seem to them to cross
their convenience, what can they expect
when the lesson that convenience or sup
posed class interest is sufficient cause for
lawlessness, has been well learned by the
ignorant classes?
NATURALIZATION LAWS.
| The naturalization laws should be so
amended as to make inquiry into the charac-
ter and good disposition of persons apply
! ing for citizenship more careful and search
! ing. We accept the man as citizen with
out any knowledge of his fitness, and he as
sumes the duties of citizenship without any
knowledge as to what they are. Those who
would be a burden to our revenues and a
threat to social order should be identified
and excluded.
OUR FOREIGN POLICY IN A NUTSHELL
In clear incsive phrases the inaugural
states the American idea of non-interference
in European affairs and insists that
European powers shall observe a similar
policy in respect of American affairs, and
particularly in respect of establishing col
onies upon American shores or cutting anC
possessing water ways across American
territory that would leave us subject to the
dangers of hostile observation or environ
ment 1--WE have a just right to expec
that our European policy will be the Amer
lean policy of European courts" Will
similar dignity, clearness and force of state
ment, the president insists upon the right
of America and Americans abroad.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The inaugural refers to the difficulties tina
beset the selection and appointment OF civil
officers and says: "There are many ways il
which the convenience and comfort of thos
who have business with our public officer
may DE promoted by tnought1ul ant
obliging officer, and / shall expect thos
whom may appoint to justify their selec
ton by conspicuous efficiency in the dis
charge of their duties. Honorable part
service will certainly not be esteemed by IN
} disqualification for public office, but
will in no case be allowed to serve as
shield of official negligence, Incompetence
or delinquency. Persistent importunit
will not be the best support of an applica
ton for Office. Heads of departments, bu
reaus and all other public officers, havin
!. any duty connected Herewith, will be ex
pected to enforce the civil service law full
and without evasion. Beyond this obviou
duty / hope to do something more to &C
: vance the reform of the civil service, TIL
ideal, or even my own ideal, shall prol
: ably not attain. Retrospect will be a safe
basis Of Judgment than promises. We sha
not, however, | am sure, be able to put on
| civil service upon non-partisan basis unit
, we have secured an incumbency that fai
: minded men of the opposition will approx
. for impartiality and integrity. AS the nun
3 Der of such in the civil list increases, I'll
C removals from Office will diminish"
> THE BALLOT.
5 In respect of the surplus and the publ
3 debt the president briefly restates the pos
4 ton of his party. He favors more adj