The Brookhaven leader., 1889-03-14

for garden and agricultural products. Every
new min furnace snd lacIoy y, ,he
State more real and valuable than added ter.
ritory. Shall the preiudItes and paralysis oI
slavery continue TO hang upon tne ski sklrts ,s q,
PrOgressf How long will those who rejoice that
slavery no longer exists cherish or tolerate the
incapacities It put upon their communltesf
look hopefully 10 ths continuance OF our pro
tective stem, and to the Consequent oeTeop-
ment Of manufacturing and mining enterprises
in the States hitherto wholly given 70 aRrl.
culture, as n potent influence IN the perIeet
unifcation OF our people. The men who have In.
vested their capital in these enterprises, Q
farmers who have felt the beueht i their
neighborhood, and the men who work IN shop or
field, will not fail to flnd and defend com
munity Of interest. Is It not gu te possible
that the farmers and the promoters OF the
great mining and manufacturing enterprises
which have recently been established In thc
South may yet ind that the free ballot OF the
workingman. without distinction Of race ~
needed for their defense as well as Tor ms own
do not doubt that IL those men n the South
who now accept the tariff ews otClay and the
const tutiUnal expositions OF Webster would
courageously Y avow and defend their real con
victions hey would not find difficult, by
friendly instruct on and cooperation, to make
the black man their efficient ana safe ally, not
only in establishing correct principles IN our
National Admlnistrat ton. bit ~ preserving, for
the local communities, the benefits Of social
order and economical and honest government
At least until the good offices OF kindness ana
education have been fairy tie :, tie c04tfarg
altogether rejected the suggest OF spec al
executive policy for any section OF the country
II Is the duly OF the Exc ut We TO administer
and enforce, IN the methods and by the instru-
mentlIiticS pointed cut and prov dcd py the
Constitut on, all the laws e1acted by Congress.
These VS. are general and their administrator
should be un form and equ ii. as eltiZ n
m y not elect whaG laws he will obey neithe'
may tn Execut We elect VIII c. he Will enforce
The duty to obey and To ex C tie embraces the
Constitution in Its entire.y, ant the Wnole
code of laws enacted Yin Ter T. The evil eX-
ample Of permitting ind viduals. corporations
or communities 10 nulty the laws because
they cross some selfish or local iutcrests or
prrjudices is full of danger, not only 10 the
Nation at large, but much more 20 those VINO
use this perniclous eypeIient 10 escape their
Just obligation or to DOtai An unjust adVan-
tage over others. They Will Presently them
selves be compelled to appeal TO the law Tor
pr ntectiOn: and those who would use the
use OF it to others. II our great corporations
would more scrupulously Observe their leg II
limitations and duueS they 'uId have less
cause to complain OF the unlawful limitations
OF their rights or OF violent interference with
their operations. The community that. by CON
cert or secret agreement among its citizens
denies to portion OF its members aF tneif
the only safe bond OF social order and prosper
ity. The evil works. from bad center both
ways. II demoraliZes those who practice ~
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 has been
darkCned is naturally the subject OF danger
Gus and uncanny suggestions. Those VINO
use unlawful methods, il moved by
no higher motive than the sell
ishness that prompted them, may well stop
and inquire What is to be the end OF thtsT An
unlawful expedient can not become perma,
nent condition Of government. II the educated
and influential classes in a community elther
practice or connive at the systematic violation
OF laws that seem to them to cross their con-
venience, what can they expecU when the les
son that convenience or supposed class IN
has been well learned by the ignorant
classes? A community where law is the rule
OF conduct, and where courts, not mobs, exc,
cute its penalties, s the only attractive Held
for business investments and honest labor
Our naturalization laws should be so amend
cd as to make the inquiry into the charaet ter
and good disposition OF persons applying Tor
citizenship more careful and searching.
Our existing laws have been. in their admins
tration, an dnimpressiye and often an unlntel-
ligible form. We acce the man as citizen
without any knowledge of h fitness, and he
assumes the duties of cit zenship without any
knowledge as to what they are. the privileges
OF American citizenship are so great ana its du-
ties so grave that we may well insist upon a
good knowledge OF every person applying lor
citizenship, and a good knowledge by him OF
our institutions w should not cease TO be
hosptta lie to immigration, but we should cease
to be careless to the character OF IL. There
are men OF all races, even TO the best, whose
coming is necessarily burden upon our pubic
revenues or threat 10 social order. These
We have happily maintained ap0licy OF avoid
ing all interference with European affairs. We
have been only interested spectators OF their
contentious in diplomacy and IN war, ready to
use our friendly Offices to promote peace, Out
never obtruding our advice and never attempt
ing unfairly TO coin the d stresses Of other pow
ers into commercial adva tage to ourselves.
We haVea just right to expect that our European
policy will be the American policy or Euro
pean courts. 1t is so manifestly Incompatible
with those precautions for our peace and safety,
tI,.a bah All " nh
and enforce in matters affecting them that
shorter waterway between our Eastern and
Western seaboards should be dominated by any
Europern government that we may confident
ly ex tIect that such a purpose Will not be en-
tertaiued by anv friendly power. We shall IN
the future, as in the past use every endeaVor
with all the great p @ers, but they will not ex-
peCt us TO look kindly upon any project that
would leave Us subject to the dangers OF hos
tile observation OF environment We have not
Of our weaker neighbors' but rather
to aid and encourage them II
establish free and stable governments
resting upon the consent Of their own people.
We have clea" right to expect. therefore that
10 European government VIII seek 10 establish
colonial dependence upon the territory ~ those
independent Am .ric..u States Tint which q
sense of ju tice restrains us fro seeking, they
may be reasonably expected " llingly to fore
go 1t must not be assumed. however, that our
interests are SO exclusively American that our
entire in tteGl on to any events that may
transpire elsewhere can be taien for grant
ed. Our citizens, domelled for purposes
OF trade in all countries and IN many
OF the islands of the sen. demand and
VIII have our adaquSte care in their per
sonal and comInerc ii rights. The neceS-
sit es OF our navy require CONVENIENT coal
ing stations and do k and hlrbor privileges.
These aad other'tra i ~ priv icgoS we vii, feel
free 10 obtain only BY means That do not IN any
degree partake OF cOerc ion. however feeble the
COVE nment from VIII h we ask such coaces-
SONS. But having IL rIy obtained them, Ny
methods and for purposes entirely CON
sstent with the most friendly disposition
towtrd all other powers, our consent
will be necessary to any mod tcauon oI
Impairment of the conc=ss on. We shall neith
er ia To respect the flag Of any fr eudly nation
or the just rights OF its citiscus, nor To eXac'
tie like treatment for oUr own. Calmness,
justice and cons LIBERATION should characterize
our diplomacy The Offices OF an ntell gent
diplom ICY or OF friendly aratration in proper
cases should be adequate to the peaceful ael
justmeut OF all international difficulties. BY
such methods we VIII make our contribution Z
the worlds peace, which no nation values more
highly. and avo the opprobrium which mus
fall upon the nation that ruthlessly breaks 1t
The duty devo we'd by law upon the President
10 nom nate and by aud with the advice an'
consent Of the Senate to appoint all publi,
of1cers whose appon ment is not otherwis
prov ded for in the Constitution or by act o
Congress- has become very burlensome, and IL
wise and enc ent DISCHARGE fun OF difficulty
Tie civil list is so large that q personal knowl
edge OF any large number OF the applicants Il
Impossible In0 PRESIDENT must rely upon tn'
representations Of others and these are ofteI
made inconsiderately and without any jus
sense OF responsibility ] have 2 right
i think, to insist that those who vol
unteer or are invited to give advice as L
appointments shall exercise consideration ant
| hdelity. A high sense of duty and an ambit OF
10 improve the service should characterize al
public oficers. There are many ways IN whicf
| the convenience and comfort OF those who have
business with our public officers may be pro
NOTED by q thoughtful and ooliging oftcer, ano
shAu expect those whom may Rppo mt TO Jus