Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-06
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We have happily maintained a policy
OF avoiding ali interference with Euro
pean affairs We have been only in
terested spectators OF their contentious
in diplomacy anl in war, and ready to
use our friendly offices to promote
peace, but never obtruding our advice
and never attempting unfairly to coin
7he distress of other powers into COM
| uercial advantage to ourselves. We
iave u just right to expect that our
European policy will be the American
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manitestlv incompatible with these pre-
cautions for our peace and safety,
which all great powers habituaily OBJ
serve and enforce in matters affecting
them. that shorter waterway between
our eastern and western seaboards
should l,e dominated by an European
government, that we may confidently
expect that such purpose will
not be entertained by any friendly
power. We shall in the future as in
the past. use every endeavor to main
tain and enlarge our friendly relations
with all the great powers, but they will
not expect Us to look kindly upon any
project that would leave us subject to
the dangers of hostile observations or
environment. We have not sought to
dominate or absorb any of our weaker
neighbors, but rather to aid and encour-
age them to establish free and stable
governments. resting upon the consent
of the people. We have right to ex-
pect, therefore, that no European gov
ernment will seek to establish colonial
dependencies upon the territory of these
independent American states. That
whics. sense of justice restrains US
from seeking, they may be reasonably
expected willingly to forego,
1T must not be assumed, however,
that our interests are SO extensively
American that our entire inattention to
any events that may transpire elsewhere
can be taken for granted. Our citizens
domiciled for purposes of trade in all
countries and in many of the islands of
the sea, demand, and viii have, our
adequate care in their personal and COM
| mercial rights. The necessities of our
navy require convenient coaling sta
tions and dock and harbort privileges.
| These and other trading privileges we
! will feel free to obtain only by means
that do not in any degree partake of CO.
ercion, however feeble the government
| from which we ask such concessions,
| But having fairly obtained them by
methods and for purposes entirely con-
| slstent with the most friendly disposi-
ton toward all other powers, our con-
sent will be necessary Ito any moditica-
tton or impairment of the concession.
We shall neither fail to respect the flag
OF any nation or the just rights of its
citizens, nor to exact like treatment for
+: CUR own.
Calmness, justice and consideration
| should characterize our diplomacy The
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friendly arbitration in proper cases
should be adequate to the peaceful adj
| Justment of all international diff
culties. By such methods we will
make our contribution to the worlds
peace. which no nation values more
highly and avoid the opprobriun which
must fall upon the nation that ruthlessly
breaks it.
The duty devolved by law upon the
president to nominate and by and with
the advice and consent of the senate to
appoint all public officers whose ap-
peintment is not otherwise provided for
In the constitution or by act of CON
gress, has become very burdensome, and
its wise and efficient discharge full of
difficulty. The civil list is so large that
a personal knowledge of any large num-
Der OF applicants is impossible. The presi-
dent must rely upon the representations
of Others and these are often made in
considerably and without any lust
sense of responsibility. l have the right,
III think, to insist that those who yoIun-
teer or are invited to give advice as to
appointments shall exercise consiiera-
tien and fidelity. A sense of duty and
ambition to improve the service should
characterize all public officers. There
are many way in which the convenience
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identified with our public offices may be
promoted by thoughtful and obliglng
officer, and shall expect those whom /
may appoint to justify their selection
byconspicuous efficiency in the discharge
of their duties. Honorable party sers-
ice will certainly not be esteemed
by me disqualification for public office.
but 1t will in no case be allowed to serve
as shield of official negligence, incom-
petence or delinquency. 1t is entirely
creditable to seek public office by proper
methods and with proper motives, and
all applicants will be treated with con-
sideration. But shall need and the
heads of departments will need time for
inquiry and deliberation. Persistent
Importantly will not, therefore, be the
best support of application for office
The heads of departments, bureaus and
all other public officers having any duty
connected Herewith, will be expected
to enforce the civil service law fully
and without evasion. Beyond this
obvious duty l hope to do something
more to advance reform of the civil
service. The ideSg or even my own,
| shall probably not attain. A retrospect
viii be safer basis of Judgment than
promises. We shall not, however, am
sure be able to put our civil service upon
a bipartisan basis until we have Sc.
cured the incumbency that fair minded
men OF the opposition will approve for
impartiality and integrity. AS the
number of such in the civil list is in
creased, removals from office will dim
inish.
While the treasury surplus is not the
greatest evil, it is serious evil Our
revenue should be ample to meet the
ordinary annual demands upon our
extraordinary but scarcely less impera-
tive demands which arise now and
then. The expenditure should ALWAYS
be made with econo v, and only uron
public necessity. Wastefulness. pro-
| tiigacy and favoritisn in public ex.
penditures is criminal, but there is moth
ing in the condition Of our country or
our people to suggest that anything at
security or honor, should be unduly
postponed. 1t will be the duty of con-
| gress wisely to forecast and estimate
these extraordinary demands, and hay-
| ing added them to our ordinary ex-
penditures. to so adjust our revenue
laws that no considerable surplus will
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