Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-03-08

0lplOm2Clc corps, neaQS or departments
Generals Sherman and Schfield
and members-elect, governors of states and
others admitted to the floor Of the senate.
In five minutes from the time of leaving
the senate chamber President Harrison
was reading his inaugural
AFTER THE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.
the senate was again called to order and
Immediately adjourned. President Har-
rison began his address by speaking of
the covenant nature of publicly taxing
of oath by the president. He referred to
the centennial character Of this Inaugural
ton, recalling the size and strength of the
country when Washington took the oath
and explaining briefly the progress since
then. He recounted the history in COM
merce and manufacture and said the inter-
est in the preservation and development of
domestic Industries and defence of our
working people against Injurious foreign
tion. The address goes over some points
on protection, expressing the belief that
aevery new mine, furnace and factory is
an extension of the productive capacity of
the state more real and valuable than
added territory"
After speaking of the advisability of the
negro by friendliness rather than force,
he says: II have altogether rejected the
suggestion OF a special executive policy for
any section of our country. 1t is the duty
of the executive to administer and enforce
in the methods and by the instrumental
stitution all laws enacted by. congress.
These laws are general, and their admins
tration shall be uniform and equal. AS
citizen may not elect what
laws he will obey neither may the execu-
tive elect which he will enforce. Duty to
obey and to execute embraces the .consti-
tuition in its entirety and the whole code
of laws enacted under it. The evil ex-
ample Of permitting individuals, corpora
tions or communities to nullify the laws
because they cross some selfish or local
interests or prejudices is full of danger not
only to the nation at large but
much more to those 9s osvano who use Use this
obligations or to obtain unjust advantage
over others. They. will presently them
selves be compelled to appeal to the law
for protection and these who would use the
law as defence must not deny that use Off
to others. If our great corporations would
tions and duties they would have less cause
to complain of unlawful limitations of
their rights or violent interference with
their operations. The community that by
concert, open or secret, among Its citizens
denies to portion of its members their
plain rights under the law has severed the
only safe bond of social order and pros
perfty. Evil works from bad center both
ways. 1t demOralizes those who practice
it and destroys the faith of those who
suffer by it. The inefficiency of law as a
safe protector of the man in whose breast
that faith has been darkened is naturally
subject of dangerous and uncanny sugges-
yyyh f,y1 mo 1c
if moved by no higher motive than the sell
fishness that prompted them may well stop
and inquire what Is to be the end of this? !?
An unlawful expedient cannot be-
come permanent condition of govern.
ment. If the educated and influential
or cOnnive at symtematic violation of laws
that seem to them to cross their cOnven-
fence, what can they expect when they
lessen that convenience or supposed class
interest is sufficient cause for lawlessness
has been well learned by The ignorant
classes of the community where law is the
rule of conduct, and where courts, not
mobs, execute its penalties is only an at.
tractlve field for business investments and
honest labor.
Our naturalization laws should be so
amended as ITO make inquiry into the
character and good disposition OF persons
applying for citizenship more careful and
searching.
We should use every endeavor to main
tain and enlarge our friendly relations
with all the great powers, but they will not
expect us to look kindly upon any project
that would leave us subject to dangers Of
hostile observation or environment. We
have not sought to dominate or absorb any
of our weaker neighbOrs, but rather to aid
and encourage them to establish free and
stable governments, resting upon the con-
sent OF their own people. We have clear
right to expect, therefore, that no European
government will seek to establish colonial
dependencies on the territories Of these in
dependent American states. That which
reasonably expected willingly to forego.
Our citizens, domiciled for purposes of
trade in all countries, and in many of the
islands Of the sea, demand and will have
our adequate a care in IL their their personal and and
or the just rights of its citizens, nor to
exact q like treatment for our own
calmness, justice and consideration
should characterize our diplomacy.
Regarding appointments he says: The
president must rely upon representations
slderably and without any just sense of
responsibility. l have right, l think, to
insert that these who volunteer or are in
vited to give advice as to appointments
shall exercise consideration and fidelity.
Honorable party service will certainly
not be esteemed by me disqualification
for public offices; but it will in no case be
allowed to serve as shield of official negli-
gence, incompetenoy or delinquency. It is
entirely creditable to seek public
Office by proper methods and proper
motives, and all applicants will be treated
with consideration. But shall need, and
heads of departments will need, time for
inquiry and deliberation, persistent impOr-
tunity will not therefor be the best support
of application for Office. Heads of depart
ments, bureaus and all other public Off
GERS having any,duty conn ected sthereWith,
will be, expected to enforce civil, service
lawfully and Without evasion. ,,. 4 - ~
Regarding surplus he says: It is quite
possible, l am sure, TO effect the necessary
reduction in our revenue without breaking
down our protective tariff OF seriously in
juring any domestic industry The con-
structlOn Of asufic lent number OF modern
war ships and of their necessary armament
should progress as rapidly as is consistent
with care. and perfection, in plans and
workmanship IS a;iat
The pension laws should give more ade-
Ouate discriminating relief to union sol.