Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
HARRlsoN's INAUGURATION ADDRESS

front of thp stand President Harrison began |
the delivery of his inaugural address.
HARRISON,S STANDARDIZATION ADDRESS
a Firm Foreign Policy Outlined Tile
southern Problem stated
After a general review Of the wonderful
growth. advancement and prosperity of the
country since the inception Of its organized
government AMI reference to the peculiar
interest in tn present Inauguration from
tn. fact that it opens the second cen
tury of the government under the consti
tuition. the president took up
the question of protection. Ilerovcrted to
the early days in the history of the republic
when the people demanded protection against
the hard and oppressive commercial policy
of the mother country and the imposition of
discriminating duties that should encourage
the production of needed things at
home The revival at the end of the
century of the same public interest in
the preservation ana aeNeI3pneno %
If ,yo,sino neonle apoinst iniurio,is CONNIE
tition is NOT q denarture lint n return that
,ye La,n witnessed III. nrotecti,e noli,.,
had theu lis opnonants Arpilmeut wa,
,,de now that it's benef+s inured to mar
ticular Glasses ar section. If tine ouestion
Lecalne in any sense or any time sectional it
was only because slavery existed
in Soma of fine Statos The sectional
elnn,n, has haupi1v bapn eliminated from
fine tariff discussion. We have no longer
State, that are necessarily only planting
Stotns None orn evrliid4d from achieving
that livor.ifcation of uursuit amonr Tin.
paoule which brinls wealth and content
ment. The Gotten plantations will be no
!, s. valuable when the pro luct is spun
in the country town by operatives whose
| necessities call for diversified crops and Gre
ate home demand for garden and agrlcul-
tmal products. Every new mne furnace
and factory Is an extension OF the produc-
tive capacity OF the State more real ana
valuable than added territory. Snail pre-
| JUDGES and paralysis OF slavery continue to
hang upon the skirts OF progress? How
long Will those who rejoice that slavery no
longer exists, cherish or tolerate the lncapacl-
ties 1t puts on their communities.
PROTECTION AND THE SOUTH.
Iooh noPeiuiiS 10 'ile continuance oi our
Pro'ecliNt - Stt'l anu 20 '.c CONSEQUENT EN-. .'e-
Nclol'i'cHU VI 'nc lis an" nm
'n''i Pi i9'' IA I,i' ''''''9 iii'i''i &" ""Oi!y
! 47l,a ,,o,go,+ ,,,iG,n,io, If o,,,, ,,an,,la If
those men in the South who now accept the
tariff views Of CLAY and the constitutionalex-
cxpositions Of Webster, would couraqeou,ly
avoid and defend their real convictions. they
would not find if difficult bv friendly in
struction and co-operation 10 make the black
man thcir efficient and safe ally. At least.
until the GOOD offices of kindnes, and educa-
ton have been fairly tried contrary con
Clusion cannot be pausibly urged.
DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE
Inc president went ON to say that ne alto
Sether rejects the suggestion of specla
executive policy for any section OF the coun
try and defines the duty of the executive to
be to administer and enforce in methods ano
by mstrumentalities pointed out and pro
Nlded 10y the constitution all laws enacted by
Congress. These laws are general an'
their administration should be uniform
IN equal. The evil example of permitting
Individuals corporations or committees L
nulnfy the laws because they cross somt
selfish or local interests or prejudicos is full
OF danger not only to the nation at large
Dut iiluon more 20 'Iio,e "o a'9G lni9 igIni
tio''H "a P1'"VHu ~ ''O"l'o '-'' Juoo '"'7'
''oiIs Vi ~ Oo''iH UNJUST ""'"H''oO O'Ni
O''''i'
OBLIGATIONS OF CORPORATIONS.
If our great corporations would NOR
scrupulously observe their legal obligation
and duties they would have less cause Il
complain of unlawful limitations of thcil
2 rights or of violent interference with the
operations. The community that denies t.
a portion of its members their plain right
under the law has severed the only SAT
| bond of social order and prosperity
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The community where law IS the rule o
conduct and whose courts are not mooS an
I execute their penalties Is the only attractlV
field for business investments and honest la
10 Dor, Our naturalization laws should he S
! amended to make inquiry INTO the charact1
r. and good disposition OF persons applying to
y citizenship, and we should not accept me
/ as citizens without any knowledge OF theI
r. fitness ana they assumes duties without an
Il knowledge as To what they are. We shout
not cease TO be hoSPltaole to lmInlgratlon pl
we should cease 10 De careless as TO the chal