San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-05
THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL.

Senate Ingalls, at noon precisely called the
senate of the tifty-tirst congress together in
special session. The rev members were i'm
med ately sworn in and proceeded to the
platform at the east front of the capital,
where the inauguration ceremonies were to
be- held.
The rain was pouring down during the
inaugural ceremonies and while the presi-
dental procession was moving to the capitol.
The oatn was administered and taken with
uncovered heads in the midst of pelt:ng
rain. During the delivery of his address the
alarms, Canady, held an umbrella over him.
The address was delivered from manuscript,
and in a very~cear voice and with much
tarnestness. 1t opened with "A reference TO
his oath of office, in which he remarked the
appropriateness of such oath being taken in
the presence of the peop.e, though there was
no legal or constitutional requirement therefor
THIS oath he declared to be mutual: his prom
Use spoken to serve the whole body of the
people by the faithful execution of all the
laws; theirs unSpUken, but none the less real
and solemn. surely said he, II do not mis-
interpret the spirit of this occasion when l
assume that the whole body of the people
covenant with me and each other today to
support and defend the constitution and
union of states, to yield willing obedience to
al laws, and each to every other citizen his
equal civil and political rights" The address
then took the form of a review of the Origi
nal inaugural ceremonies at New York, April
30, 1879, and the growth OF the nat on during
the century just closing since that ovent
This growth WAS noted as growth in terri
tory, population. wealth, condition of the ppO-
pie educational facilities. charities and patri-
Otism. The protective policy of the national
government in the early years of the national
existence was dwet upon and the assertion
made that the present protection move
ment for home manufacturers and the use of
domestic goods WAS not a new departure but
return to the old ways of the fathers.
The sectionasm of the question was
ton of slavery has been eliminated
from tariff discussion. Mill fires were
lighted at the funeral pile of slavery" and
the perfect unification of the people was con
tidently looked for through the development
of the manufacturing Industries in states
hitherto wholly given to agriculture. The
following extract is given in full as convey
ing weighty intimatiOn of his future policy:
= The men VINO have invested their capital
in these enterprises, farmers who have felt
the benefit of their neighbOrhOOd ard men
who work in the shop or field will not fail to
find and defend community of interest. Is
il not quite possible that the farmers and pro-
mOterS of the great mining and manufacturing
enterprises which have recently been estab-
llshed in the south may yet find that the free
ballot of the workingman without distinction
of race Is needed for their defense as well as
for his own: | do not doubt that if those
men in the south who now accept the tariff
views of Clay and the constitutional eXpOsi.
ton of Webster would cOurageOusly aVOw
and defend their real convictions they would
not find it difficult, by friendly instruction
and co operation to make the black man their
efficient and safe ally, not only in establishing
correct principles in our national administra-
ton, but in preserving for their local COM
munities the benefits of social order and
economical and honest government. A;
least until the good offices of kindness and
education have been fairly tried the cont, AIRY
condition cannot be plausIbly urged. | have
altogether rejected the suggestion of special
executive policy for any section of our cOun-
try. 1t IS the duty of the executive to admin
lister and enforce in methods and by inStru-
mentalties pointed out and provided by the
constitution all laws enacted by congress.
These laws are general and their adminStra-
ton should be uniform and equal. AS citi-
zen may not elect what laws he will obey
neither may The executive elect which he will
enforce. The duty to obey and execute EN-
braces the constitution in its entirety and the
whole code OF laws enacted under it. The evil
example of permitting individuals, corpora
lions or communities to nullify laws because
they cross some selfish or local interests or
prejudices is full of danger not only to the ma
ton at large but much more TO those who use
this permission as an eXpedIent to escape
their Just obligations, or to obtain al unjust
advantage over others. They will presently
themselves be compelled to appeal the laws
protection and those who would use the law
as a defense must not deny that use of it to
others. If our great corporations would more
scrupulOusly observe their legal limitations
and duties they would have less cause to COM
plai in of the unlawful Limitation of their
rights, or of violent interference
with their operations. The community that
by concert. open or secret, among it's citizens
denies to portion gifts members their plain
rights under the law has severed the only safe
bond of social order and prosperity. The evil
works from bad center both ways. 1t de-
moraliZes those who practice it ana DESTROYS
the faith Of those who suffer by it in the eff
cheney of the law as a safe protector. The
man in whose breast that fact has been dark
ened is naturally the subject of dangerous
and uncanny suggestions, Those who use IN
Lawful methods are moved by no higher motive
than the setshne's that prompt them and
may we'll stop and inquire what is to be the
end of this. An unlawful eXpedient can not
become permanent condition of the govern
ment. If the educated and influential classes
IN community either practice or cOnnive at a
systematic violation of laws that seem to
them to cross their convenience, what can
they expect when the lesson that convenience
or supposed class interest is a sufficient
cause for lawessness has been well learned
by the ignorant classes. A community where
law is the rule of conduct. where courts and
not mOb5 execute its penalties, is the only at
tractive held for business investment and
honest la Dor"
Reference was made to the faulty character
of our naturalization laws and the necessity
of amending them so as to exclude those
whose coming is a burden upon our revenues
or threat to social order. Our European
pOncy mas been nOE-lnterference with the
nations Of Europe and there must be nom
inference with US. The declaration was made
that it was Incompatible for our peace and
safety that the shorter waterways between
our eastern and western waterways should
be dominated by European governments, and
that European powers friendly to Us would
not entertain the idea of such domination.
Also: I'VE have clear right to expect. there
fore, that no European government will seek
to establish colonial dependencies upon the
territory of those American states which
sense of justice restraints us from seeking
and they NAV be reasonably nNnpctpd WilllnT-