Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14

as week as Tor his own. 90 not uOuOu lndI
If those men in the south, who new accept
tional expositions OF Webster, would cour
ageously avow and defend their real con-
they would not find IL difficult, by
friendly instruction and cooperation, 90
make tho black man the efficient gnd safe
ally, not only in estab ishing
correct principles in our nation
oil administration, but in preserving, for
their local communities, the benefits Of
social order and economical and honest
At least until the good ohices
of kindness and education have been fairly
tried, the contrary conclusion cannot be
plausibly urged.
have altogether re ectcd the suggestion
of a special executive policy for any sec
ton of our country. II is the duty OF the
executive to admin ster and enforce, in the
methods and by the instrument llties point
cd out and provided by the constitution, all
the laws en- Acted by congress. These laws
are general and their administrator should
De uniform and elual. AS citizen may
not elect what laws he will obey, neither
may the executive elect which he will en-
force. The duty to obey and 10 execute en-,
braces the constitution n its entirety anu
the whole code OF laws enacted under 1t.
CORPORATE BREAKING OF THE LAWS.
The evil example of permitting indivdu-
ais, corporations or communities TO nullify
the laws bee use they cross some selfish or
local interests or pro. ices, ia full OF
danger, not only to the nation at large, but
much more TO those who use this PERM
cious eXpedient 10 escape their just obliga-
tions or 10 Obtain an unjust advantage over
others. They will presently themselves be
compelled 70 appeal 10 the law for prOtcc.
ton and those who would use the l1w as
n defense must not deny that use of IL 10
others. If orr great corporations would
more scrupulously observe tie legal limit
atoms and duties they would have less
cause to complain Of the unlaw al limita
tons OF their rights or Of violent Interior
ence with their operations. The commun.
~ that by concert, open or secret among
its citizens denies TO "a portion of its mem
bers their plain rights under the law, has
severed the only SAFE bond Of social order
and prosperity.
THB NATCRALIzATION LAWS.
Our naturalization laws should be so
amended rs TO make the INQUIRY into the
character and good disposition of persons
who apply for cit zeuship more careful ana
searching Our existing laws have been in
their administration an uuimprossive and
often an uniutelligible form. We accept "A
man "a a citizen without any knowledge IA
TO his fitness, and he assumes the duties Of
citizenship without any knowledge as 10
what they are. The privileges Of American
grave that we may well '"sist upon good
knowledge o Q cry person apply ng for cit
izenship and good knowledge by him
of our institutions. We should not cease 10
be hospitable to immigration. but we should
case 10 be careless as TO the character Of it.
AS TO IsTHMUs CANVASS.
II is 80 manifcstly incompatible with pre-
cautions to our peace and safety which o,
the great powers haEi ually observe and
enforce IN matters affecting them, that G
shor er waterway between our eastern anC
western seaboards should be dominated by
any Europe government, tEat we may
confidently expect that such 2 purpose
will not be entertained BY any friendly
power.
RETIRING TO SAMOA AND TIE LIKE.
Our citizens domiciled for purposes Of
trade il all coun res and many of the is
lands OF the SEA, demand and will have oul
adequate care in their personal anI
commercial rights. The nccessit es of our
navy require convenient coaling stations
and dock and harror privileges. These anC
other trading privileges we will feel free Il
obtain only by me as that do not in any de
gree partake of COERCION, however feeble
the government from wh ca we ask such
concessions. But having fairly o)tainc
them by methods and for purposes entirely
consistent with the most friendly dispoi
ton toward all other powers, our consent
will be necessary for any modification OF
impairment OF the concession.
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
have right, think 10 insist that those
who volunteer and are invited to give ad
vice as to appointments shall exercise con
sideration and tidel ty Honorable par \
service will certainly not be esteemed by
me a disqualification for public office. bu'
IL will in no case be al owed TO stand as
shield of offici ! negligence, incompetence
or delinquency. 1t is entirely creditable Il
seek public Office by proper methods and
with proper motives, and all applicants vii
be treated with consider, ton. But shall
need, and the heads Of departments viii
need, time for INQUIRY aud elaboration
Persistent importun ~ will not, therefore
be the best support Of an application foi
Office.
Heads Of departments. bureaus and a
other public officers, la ing any duty con
nected herewith viii be expected 10 on
force the civil service law fully and with
ont evasion. beyond this obvious duty,
hope TO do sometdinE more 10 advGnce tn,
reform of the civil service. The ideal, Of
even my ideal, shall probably not att in
Retrospect VIII be safer basis OF judg
ment than promises. We shall not, how
ever, am sure, be able TO put civil servic,
upon a non partisan basis until we Gave Sc
cured an incumbency that fairmindod y -
of the opposition Will approve for impaltlai
ity and int gritty. IA the number of sucl
in the civil list is increased, removals from
Office will diminish.
THE SURPLUS.
While treasury surplus is not the great
est evil, IL is a serious evil. Our revenue
should be ample 10 meet the ordinary an
nual demands upon our treasury with
suffic ent margin for tho'e extr Ordinary
but .carcely less imperative demands which
arise now and then. Expenditure Should
always be made with economy aud only up
on public necessity Wastefulness, pro
tiigacy and favoritism in public expendi
lures are criEcinal. But there is nothing
in the condition Of our people TO sugges
that anything presently necessary Il
the public prosperity, security OF
honor should be unduly postponed. 1t will
be the ddty CT congress wholly to forecast
and estimate these extraordinary demands
and, having added them TO our ordinary
expenditures TO so adjust our revenue law,
that no considerable annual surplus will
remain. We will fortunately be able Il
apply TO the redemption OF the public deb
any small or Unforeseen excess of revenue
This Is better than 10 reduce our income
be ow our necessary expenditures with the
resulting choice between another chfngc o
our revenue laws and an increase of TIT
public debt. 1t is quite possible, am sur,
TO eject the necessary reduction in GU
revenues without breaking down our pro
toctive tariff or seriously iniuring an
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