The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-03-14
SOME GOOD POINTS
SOME GOOD POINTS
From President Harrison's Inaugural
Address.

FHV" Afesiueht iturrisOhs inaugural
Address.
| lhave altogether rejected the suggestion
of special executive pol oy for any sec
ton OF our country, It is tn duty of the
executive to administer and enforce in
the methods and by the inStru nenta tiles
pointed out and provided by the con>ti-
tuition all he laws enacted BY congress.
The evil example ofper hitting indivd-
ual operations o. co anu titles TO nulif
the laws because th Y cross some seli
pr local interests or preludceS. is full ol
danger, not only to the nation 1t latga
but much more To those who use this pc
nicors expedlent to csc ipe TIL ir just obj
"a ION, or 10 obtain an unjust adTantlg
over 'hers
IL our great corporations would IN +
scrupulously observe their legal obli,sa
tons an duties, til Y wop.l have less
cause to co npla n of he unlawiul ii ui,a
ii Ms of their a shtS or # vio ent inter
iereu &C with thei p rat.ons.
Ii community tina, by ncert, o. gu
or secret among is citizens, denies "a
porti IN of its memJers til ir plain rights
un Ter the law, has sev red the only safe
b nds of social order and ropriety.
If tn educated and Influential classes
in commuuity either practice or connive
at the systematic VOCATION OF laws that
seen t. cross their convenience, what
can they expect when the lesson that
convenience or a supposed class interest
is a sufficient cause for lawl ssness, has
been well learned by ignorant classes ?
Honorable party service will certainly
not be esteemed by me disqualification
for public office. But it will in no case
be allowed to serve as shield of office
negligence, incompelency or delinquency
tits entirely creditable to seek public
office by proper methods and with proper
motives, and applicants W Il be treated
with consideration. But | shall need,
and the heads of departments will need,
time for inquiry and deliberaion Per-
sistent importuning will not, therefore,
be the bes support of an application for
office.
While treasury surplus is not the
greatest evil it is a serious evil. Our rev.
enue should be ample to meet the ordnar,
annual demands upon our treasury with a
sufficient margin for those extraordinary
but scarcely less imperative demands
which arise now and then. Expenditure
should always be made with economy
and only upon public necessity. Waste.
fulness, prodigaliry or favontism in pub.
Ilic expenditures is criminal.
OH pension laws should give more
ad,ste and discriminating relief to UniDr
soldiers and sailors and to their widows
, and ol phans. Such occasions as this
, should remind US that we owe everythi g
to their valor end sacrifice.
How shall those who practice election
frauds recover that respect for the sane
tify of the ballot which is the first con-
t dition and obligation of good citizenship
| The man who has come to regard the
ballot box as a juggler's hat has renounc
ed his allegiance.
Let us exalt patriotism and moderate
our party contentious.
Let those who would die for the flas
on the field of battle give better pr o.
of this patriotism and a higher glory tt
| their country by promoting fraternity
and justice.
A party success that is achieved b,
unfair methods or by practice that par
take of revolution, is hurtful and evan
: escent, even from a party standpoint.
! We should hold our different opinions
5 in mutual respect, and having submitted
to the arbitra.nent of the ballot shoult
accept an adverse Judgement with th
same respect that we would have demand
ed of our opponents if the decision ha'
been in our favor.