The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-03-13


ference with their operations. The COM
munity that BY concert, open or secret.
among its citizens, denies to portion Of
its members their plain rights under the
law has severed the only safe bond Of
social order and prosperity The evil
works from bad centre both ways IL
demoraIizes those who practice it and de-
stroys the faith of those who suffer by it
in the efficiency Of the law as safe pro-
sector The man in whose breast that
faith has been darkened Is naturally the
subject Of dangero1s and nncanny sug-
gestions Those who use unlawful meth
ods, if nleved BY rs higher motive than
the seifshness that prompts them, may
well stop and inquire what IS 10 be the
end ofthis. An unlawful expedient can
not become permanent condition Of
government II tire educated and infiu-
ential classes in acorlmunity either prac-
tice or eonn;ve at the systematic violation
of laws that seen 70 them to cross their
convenience, what can they expect when
the lesson that convenience or suppos-
ed class interest IL q sufficient cause for
lawlessness has been well learned by the
ignorant classes? A community where
law IS the rule Of conduct, and where
courts. moi nlobs, exeente the penalties,
is the only attractive field for business
irvasf,nantS s,,1 hr.,a<t labo,
RESTRICTION OF crrIzESsHIP.
Our naturalization laws should be 50
amended as to make the inquiry into the
character and good disposition Of per-
sons applying for citizenship more care
full and searching Our existing laws
have been in their administration an un-
impressive and often an unintelligible
form. We accept the man as a citizen
without any knowledge Of his fitness
and he assumes the duties Of citizenship
without any knowledge as to what they
are. The privileges Of American citizen
ship are 50 great and its duties so grave
that we may well insist upon a good
knowledge Of every person applying for
citizenship and good knowledge BY him
OF our institutions. We should not cease
to.be hospitable te immigration, bat We
should cease to be careless as 10 the char
acter Of it. There are men of all races.
even the best, whose coming is necessari-
" burden upon our public revenues or
threat to social order. These should be
identified and excluded.
no JiSGoIsM.
We have happily maintained policy
of avoiding all interference with Europe
an affairs We have been only interested
spectators Of their contentious in diplo-
macy and in war, ready to use our friend
ly Offices to promote peace, but never OBJ
truding onr advice, and never attempting
unfairly TO coin the disrfesses Of other
Powers into Commercial advantage to
ourselves. We have a just right to expect
that cur European policy viii be the
American policy of European courts. It
is 50 manifestly incompatible with those
precautions for oar peace and safety
which all the great powers hsbituaIly
observe and enforce in matters affecting
them that 4 shorter water way between
ouaeastern and western seaboards should
be dominated by any European govern
ment, that we may confidently expect
that such purpose viii not be entertain
ed by any friendly power.
We shall in the future, as in the past,
use every endeayor 10 maintain and en-
large our friendly relations with all the
gseat powers, but they will not expect Us
to look kindly upon any project that
would leave Us subject to the dangers Of
hostile observation or renvironment. We
have not sought to dominate or to absorb
any of bur weaker neighbors, but rather
20 aid and encourage them to establish
free and stable governments, resting upon
the consent Of their own people. We
have clear right to expect. therefore,
that no European government will seek
to establish colonial dependencies upon
the territory of these independent Amer
lean States That which a sense Of jus
tiee restrains US from seeking they may
be reasonably expected willingly to fore
90.
But We WANT THAT coALESG STATION.
II must not be assumed, however, that
our interests are 80 exclusively American
that our entire inattention to any events
that may transpire elsewhere can be Ia
ken for granted. Our citizens, domieil-
ed, for purposes Of trade, in all countries,
and in many Of the islands Of the sel,
demand and will have our adequate care
in their personal and commercial rights
The necessities of our navy require con
venient coasing stations and dock and
harboF privileges. These and other trad
ing privileges We will feel free to obtain
only by means that do not in any degree
partake of coercion, however feeble the
government from which we ask such con-
eessions- But, having fairly obtained
them, by methods and for purposes en-
tirely consistent with the most friendly
disposition toward all other powers, our
consent viii be necessary to any naodif-
cation or impairment Of the concession.
We shall neither fail 70 orespecf the flag
Of any friendly nation or the just right
Of its citizens nor TO exact the ike treat
ment for our own. CAlmness, justices and
consideration should characterize our di-
plomacy- The offices Of an intelligent
diplomacy or Of friendly arbitration in
proper cases should be adequate to the
peaceful adjustment Of all international
difficulties BY such methods we viii
make our contribution to the worlds
peace, which no nation values more
highly. and avoid the opprobrium which
must fsll upon the nation that ruthIessly
breaks it.
WI SERVICE REFnEN.
The duty devolyed by law upon the
President to nominate and by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate to
appoint all public officers whose appoint
ment is not otherwise provided for in the
constitution or by act Of Congress has be-
come very burdensosae, and its wise and
efficient discharge full of difficulty The
civil list is 80 large that a personal
knowledge of any large number Of the
applicants is impossible. The President
must rely upon the representations Of