Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-08
OLvMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH s. 1882
The Presidents Inaugural

olympia, FkiDAI EVENING, MARCH 5, 1859. |
The Presidents Inaugural
This document fills about four col /
umns in small type OF the Oregonian.
A large proportion is devoted to the
usual iormalities Of little interest to
the public. In fact Mr.. Harrison de-
cl4ring in the Introductory sentence
Of his address that there is no constitu
tional or legal requirement for the
President TO take the oath o; Office in
the presence of the peopl', but as
there seems to be so much appropria-
tiveness in the public induction into
Office of the Chief Executive officer
Of the nation that from the beginning
Ct the government the people to
whose service the official oath conse-
crates the officer, have been called to
witness the solemn ceremonial. The
oath taken in the presence OF the
people becomes a mutual covenant.
The officer covenants to serve the
whole body of the people by the faith
full execution of the laws SO that they
may be the unfailing defense and Sc
curity of those who respect and observe
them, and that neither wealth, station,
nor power of combinations shall be
able to avade their just penalties or
wrest them from beneficient public
purpose 10 serve the ends of cruelty
or selfshneess. !" Ny promise" he
continues, "is spoken; yours is un-
spoken-but not the less real and tol-
emn. The people of every State have
here their Representatives. Surely
I 90 not misinterpret the spirit Of the
occasion when l assume that the
whole body of the people covenant
with me and with each other to-day to
support and defend the constitution
and the union of States, to yield will
ing obedience to all laws and each 10
every other citizen his equal civil and
political rights" He then gravitates
to the central idea of his party assoc
iates and pays passing tribute to the
origin of the protection system, by
saying:
The divergent interests of peace
speedily demanded a. more perfect
union" Merchants, shipmasters and
manufacturers discovered and disclosed
to our statesman and to the people
that commercial emancipation mus
be added to the political freed on
which had been 60 bravely won. Thu
commercial policy of the mother coun
try had not relaxed any Of its hard ant
oppressive features. To hold in checl
the development Of our commercia
marine, to prevent or retard the es
adjustment and growth of manufac
lures in the States, and SO to secure al
American market for their products
and q carrying trade for their ships
was the policy Of the European states
men; and it was pursued with mos
selfish vigor. Petitions poured il
upon Congress urging the imposition
Of discriminating duties that SHOULD
encourage the production of needed
things ct home.
The patriotism Of the people, which
NJ lon ger found . field of exercise ir
war, Was energetically directed to thu
duty Of equipping the young republic
for the defence of its Independence BY
making its people self-dependent. So
cieties for proLaotion Of home manu-
factures and for encouraging the us'
of domestics in the drees OF the people
were organized in many States.
The revival, at the end Of . century
of the sane patriotic interest in tn
preservation snd development Of do
mestic industries and in deiense Of on
working people against injurious fol
eign competition il IN Incident worth,
of attention. II 10 mot . depertur
but . return that Ne have witnessed
The protective policy has had its or
ponents. The argument was made, a
now, that it, benefits Injured to pal
ticular classes or sections.
If the question became in any sens
osat any time pectidaal il vas onl
because slavery existed in some of th
States. But for this, there was n
reason why the cotton-producin
.tates should NOT have led or wake
abreast With the New Ensl.nd State
in the production of cotton fabric
There was this reason only why Il
States that divide with Penneylvan
the minesal treasures Of The gre
southeastern and central mountai
ranges should have been 70 tardy
bringing 70 the smelling furnace ar
70 the min the coal and iron from the
ne4<Dpposing hillsides. The mill-6r
were lighted 1t the funeral pile
slavery. The emancipation proclaim
ton wss heard in the depths Of u
earth - wen - in the sky. Men we
made free, and material things BEGAN
our better servants.
In abiding to corporate influenc
he Gays: "U our great corporation
would more scrupulously observe the
legal limitations and duties they wou
have less cause TO complain of unla'
fol limitations of their rights or vi
lent interference viii their operation
A community that BY concert, open
secret, among its citizens, denies to
portion of its members their RICH
under the law has severed the on
safe bond Of social order and prospe
ity.
Evil works from . bad center bo
= ways. II demoEalises those who pra
tice it, and destroys the faith of tho
who suffer by it in the efficiency
the Law ~ . safe protector. The ms
in whose breast that faith has be,
darkened is naturally q subject of da
gerous and uncsnny suggestion