Western Kansas world., 1889-03-09

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tne black man their Efficient and ee1e any. nol
ooN N e:saohshing cerrect principles in oul
tSGc 1dministxa.ioa. bat N preseE1ins. fol
ss1d economical and honest goyeFnment Al
lee:e until the good Offices of Kindness and edu-
c:aon have been fairly tried, the contrary oonclu
saon cannot be plausibly urged.
., Anaye altogether rejected tho suggestion OF 9
speeaA executive policy for any section Of cuz
country. It is the duty OF the executive to admin
mssr md enforce in methods and by inst1-
constitution and all the laws enacted BY con-
efece. These laws are general and their admins
uanon should te uniform and equal. Az q
Ss;1ha. ,91en may not elect what laws he viii obey
snfofce. The duty to obey and execute embraces
s3e condition IN its entirety. and the whole code
OF laws enacted under it. The evil example OF
monities to nuliify the laws because they cross
eome selfish or local interests or prejudicee, is
Io OF danger. not only to the nation at large but
pedient to escape their just Obligations or to
46taln an unjost advantage over Others.
cd,gy,.,. cney vii :. presently, themselves be be
for protection. and those Who would @ use @ the law
9s defense must not deny the use of it to others.
II our great corporations would more scrupu-
@o ,o0s'S observe their limitation and duties they
!ni limitations of their rights. or with violent
mterference with their operations. The COM
minnlty i1 that by concert. open or secret. among
their plain rights under. the law. has
severed the only safe bond of social
order and Prosperity. The evil works from bad
practice it and destroys the faith of those who
suffer by 1t IN the efficiency of the law as safe
protector. The man in whose breast that faith
dangerous and uncanny suggestions. Those who
use unlawful methods, if moved by no higher
motive than the se!fishness that prompted them
Of this, an unlawful expedient cannot become a
permanent condition of government If the ed
ucated and influential classes in q community
either practice OF connive at the systematic vio-
latlOn OF laws that seem to them to
cross their convenience, what can they expect
when the lesson that convenience or q supposed
class interest is sufficient cause for lawlessness
has been felt learned py the ignorant classes? A
community where law is the rule of conduct and
where courts, not mObs, execute its penalties, is
the only attractive field for business Investments
should be 30 amended as to make the inquiry
into the character and good disposition of per
sons applying for citizenship more careful
n bep says
and often an unintellible form. We accept the
man as 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 the American citizenship are great
and its duties 50 grave that we may well insist
on good knowledge of every, person
edge by him of our institutions. We should
not cease to be hospitable to immigration, but
We should cease to be careless to the character
OF it. There are men OF all races, even the best,
public revenues or a threat to social order.
These should be identified and excluded. We
have happily maintained a policy of avoiding all
Razs Sesn SS cnS ss
ready to use our friendly offices to
md never attempting to unfairly coin IT the e. dis.
tresses of other powers into commercial advant-
age to ourselves. We have Just right to expect
that our European policy will be the American
with those precautions for our
peace and safety. which all ths great
powers habitually observe and enforce in
should be dominated by any European govern
nent; that we may confidently expect that such
v power. We shall in the future as in the past
use every endeavOr to maintain and enlarge our
friendly relations with all the great powers, but
% %oud leave 0os
o the dangers of hostile Sbserva-
ion or environment. We have not sought to
dominate or to absorb any of our weaker neigh
establish free and stable governments, resting
lpon the consent of their own people. We
laye clear right to expect. therefore,
colonial independence upon the territory of
hose independent American states. That which
sense of justice restraints US for seeking. they
It must not be assumed, however, that our inter-
st are SO exclusively American that our entire
nattention to any events that may transpire
elsewhere can be taken for granted. Our citi-
counties and in many of the islands of the
yea, demand and will have our adequate care in
heir personal and commercial rights. The ne
tations and dock and harbor privileges. These
md other trading privileges we will feel free to
'btain only by means that do not IN any degree
,artake OF cGelGlon: however ever feeble rGe govern
,aving freely obtained them by methods and for
purposes entirely consistent with the most
riendly disposition toward all other powers. our
Impairment of the concession. We shall
leither fail to respect the flag of any
riendly nation or just rights of its citi.-
4 our own. Calmnees, justice and consideration
hould characterize our deplomacy: The offices
# an Intelligent diplomacy or of friendly arbi-
ration IN proper cases, bnOU1O De duoQudt0 W
he peaceful adjustment of all international diff |
icufties by such methods. We will make our con- |
ribution to the worlds peace, which no nation
'aluee more highly, and avoid the opprobrium
which must fall on the nation that rur hlesely |
freaks it. The duty devolved by law upon the |
PRESIDENT to nominate and by and with the advice
nd consent of the senate to appoint all public |
,fficers whose appointment is not otherwise pro-
'ided for in the constitution or by act OF con- |
ress has become very burdensome and its wise |
md efficient discharge full of difficulty. The
ivil list is 80 large that personal knowledge of
nv large number of the applicants is impossible.
rne president must rely on the representations
& others and these are often made |
nconsiderately and without any. jus;
ice or sense of the responsibility. I
ave right, think, to insist that those who |
1olunteer or areinvited to give advice to appoint
nents shall exercise consideration and fidelity. |
| hish sense of duty and ambition to improve |
should characterize all public officers
There are many ways in which the convenien ce |
nd comfort of those who have business with our |
,ublic officers may be promoted by thoushtful |
md obliging officer and I shall expect those |
Vhom may appoint, to Justify their selection By
conspicuous efficiency in the discharge OF their
mites. Honorable party service will
ion for public Office. but it will In no case be
flowed to serve shield of official |
legligence, ircompetency or delinquency: 1t is
ntirel, creditable to seek public office by |
and ayl