The state chronicle., 1889-03-08
Supplement 10 Chronicle.
Harrison's inaugural Address

There i. no constitutional or legal require
ment that the President shall take the oath of
office III the presence of the people, but there is
manifest appropriateness IL Il public in
duction into Office. of the chief executive officer
of the Nation that from the beginning Of the
government the people, 10 whose service the Off
ca oath the office, have been called
to witness the solemn ceremonial. The oath
taken in the presence of the people becomes Il
mutual covenant The officer covenants t. -ervt.
the whole body of the people by faithful exc
cution oI the laws. that they may be the un-
failing defense and security of those who I,ect
and observe them, and that neither wealth, sta
ton nor the power of com lpinauD> shall b. BILE
to evade their just penalties or to wre-t them
from their beniiicrnt public purpose to the
ends Ot cruelty seIti,lne,s. Ny promise. i
spoken; yours unsIokeIl. but the less real
and solemn. The people of every State have
their representatives Surely do not msiIlttr-
pret the spirit Of the occasion when assume
that the whole bo,ir of the people covenant with
me and with each other to-day to support and
defend the Constitution and the Union Of the
States yield willing aht. Hence to all laws and
each every other citizen h- l, civil and l,o-
tica rights. Entering thus ~otInuly into Gov
en;int with each other. may reverrntly in
voll- and confidently Ai,,-ct the favor and help
Of Almighty tiod, that ne will give to me wi~
dom and strength and fidelity. and our people
a spirit 81 fraternity and love OF righteousness
and peace
This occasion derives peculiar interest from
the fact that tile Prtei,ltnti. term which begins
tins day is the tWenty-~iAtll under our Con.I
ton Th- first Inauguration OF i'r.~I, Mt Wash
in-tpil took place in New FORK. where. Congress
Wa then Sitting. on the 30Th day ii April.
1r~4 HAVING b,. deferred bv reason uf DELAY,
attending, the Organization Congress and tn
canvas of n electoral Vote. our people have
already vorhily observed thr centennial, the
Declaration Of Iud.peu,tr'lce. OF the t,attlt- ii
Yorktown. and eI the adoption Of tht CoiI~fitu-
ton. au1 uill shortly celebrate in New York
the institution II the second great dE.trtIn 'Ilf
OF our Constitutional ~.i3#'u or -9N'rnti.ut.
y htH tue c-ltrlillal oi th+ Institution ol the
iu-tirutiul4 ii the Judicial department. bl iii.
er-si;l. tiuu at the >upr+lne Court. shall have
been -ni5af''< "I'-.r>i- - trust il Nil r.. our
Naf5"fl VIII hANr tulI -''ter'-d lt~ second cril-
tur>.
VII not attelupt I" not" the marvellous
and. Ill great part happy contrasts bes v>er1 our
couLtrl - 1T steps over ths. threshold into it>
second century IT organized existence under lhe
Constitution. ana tnat weak, hut wisely ordered
young nation that looked uIniutUlt-dlN down
the first century when ali it, years loil'-,i
before it,
cur people viii not taii N this time - recall
incidents which accompanied thr Institution "f
the government under thu ton~tiJutIo IoI. or 10
find Inspiration and -,ui!Hnce in th~ teachings
and example oi Washington and his great
clatt- ana tax" courage III tfle contrast which
thirtN-ti-tlt popniou~ and prosperous States
otlcr u the tltirl-"u States. weak in everything
except courage ana love 81 liberty. tltt then
frn-,ai our Atlantic ~~ahoHrd.
The Territory of l'.lllot.. has NOW Population
greater than any Of the original States except
NirgimiHl. and greater thstn the aggregate pf
five OF Jht smaller States III 100
Tn, center pt population when Our National
Capita, Was located WA east OF Baltimore. and
II Wa~ argued 10y MANY Wtll-iutorlned persons
THAI il wpud move eastward rather tuelu west
ward Il in i~N9 y NN,t- found to b, Cil-