The national leader., 1889-03-09

ny lnc iunsral pile Of slavery The
Emancipation proclamation was heard
u u ne depths OF tie earth AZ we'll as Ia
.y ,no Sky, men We're made free. and ma
wants. 80 oeO'oi o01
1sEoENT EXTENSION OF ITS BENEFITS.
Inc sectional element has happlly
peen eliminated from the tariff discus
on. we no longer have States that
NJ necessarily only planting States
None are excluded from achieving that
1sllcallon TaS1S Of pursuit among the
tant top,o Mhicn brings wealth and con
.entment. The cotton plantation win
noI De less valuable when the product
,;ra SUI "a tne county town by opera
SaS SS whose necessities call for diversi-
So cIOps ana create home demand
saruen ana agricultural products.
;ly new mine, furnace and factory
aa 81 extension Of the productive cap
10Y oL Cne State more real and
saluaDle than added territory. Shall
Ine preJudices and paralysis Of slav-
y continue to hang upon the skirts
~ progress! How long will those
WIG rejoice that slavery no longer
cAlstS cherish or tolerate the in
capacities it imposes upon their
communities? look hopefully to the
continuance of our protective system.
anu 20 the consequent development Of
!ndnufacSurlng and mining enterprise
~ the states hitherto wholly given to
agriculture, as potent influence liz the
perfect unltication of our people. The
men who have invested their capital in
enfArnrICQC Iln fo,.r Hlxy
lel6 Cne benefit of their neighbOrhoOd,
and the men who work in shop or field
VIII not fail to find and to defend
community Of interest. Is it not quite
possible that the farmers and the pro-
moIers OF the great mining and manu-
Iacturlng enterprises which have recent
~ Deen established in the South may
YET ma that the free ballot OF the work
ing man, without distinction Of race,
IS needed for their defence as well for
his own?
NO DIsTINCTIYELY SOUTHERN
POLICY.
l do not doubt that if those men in
Ihe South who now accept the tariff
views OF Clay and the constitutional ex-
positions Of Webster would courage
ously avoW and defend their real CON
Vlctlons, they would not find it difficult,
by friendly instruction and co-opera-
ton, to make the black man their ef-
flclent and safe ally, not only in estab-
fishing correct principles in our national
administration, but in preserving for
their local communities the benefits Of
social order and economical and honest
government. AT least until the good
offices of kindness and education have
been fairly tried. the contrary cOnclu-
sion cannot be plausibly urged. have
altogether rejected the suggestion of
special executive policy for any section
of our country. It is the duty Of the
Executive to administer and enforce in
the methods and by the inStrumentali-
ties pointed out and provided by the
Constitution, all the laws enacted by
Congress. These laws are general, and
their administration should be uniform
and general. AS a citizen may not
elect what law he will obey, neither
may the Executive elect what he will
enforce. The duty to obey and to exc
cute embraces the Constitution in its
entirety and the whole code Of laws en-
acted under it,
IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR NATURALIZA-
1lON LAW
Our naturalization laws should be SO
amended as to make the inquiry into
the character and good disposition Of
persons applying for citizenship more
careful and searching. Our existing
laws have been in their administration
an unimpresslve and often an unintel-
ligible form. We accept the man as
citizen without any knowledge of his
fitness, and he assumes the duties Of
citizenship without any knowledge as
to what they are.
The privilege of Americanship are 50
great and it's duties so grave that we
may well insist upon good kno"iedge
Of every person applying for citizenship
and good knowledge by him Of our
institutions.
WE should not cease to be hospitable
to immigration, but we should cease 70
he careless as to the character OF II.
There are men of all races, even the
hest whose coming is necessarily
burden upon our public revenues or
threat to social order. These should pc
identified and excluded.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
we have, happily, maintained pol
;cv IF avoiding all interference with
Eyronoan affairs. We have been only
;ntarested spectators Of their conten-
tons IN diplomacy and in war. ready
- ~ nse our friendly Offices to promote
reace - but never obtruding our advice
% IA never attempting unfairly to coin
4ha the distresses Of other powers into com
,nerc;al rne advantage to ourselves. we
nane . lust right to expect that our
1au9 Enropsan ! policy will be the American
aniicy Of European courts.
II i u manlfestly Incompatible with
.,osa precautions for our peace anu
snesu ~ which all the great powers habit
salgvy ssa1Iv observe and enforce in matters
uaacting us them, that ashorter waterway
anecslns 4caen our eastern and western sea
between Mild be dominated by any
Gnonsan 6oaras government, that we may
Eunsdentiy EuLDti expect that such 2 purpose
connoenb con, net be entertained by any friendly
nnHar VIII ~ We shall, in the future M as n
the pas.di ~ enlarge our friendly relations