Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-05

phasis by the kindly faces of thost
who assembled 20 greet us. I am
glad that here, as elsewhere, We
look into the faces of happy, pros
porous, cOntented, liberty-loving
patriotic American citizens. Gap
plause.) Our birth-right is the wise
anticipation of those who framed
our government, our constitutional
organization, which has repeated
itself in all the states of the Union.
This wholesome and just division oi
power between the three great, in
dependent, coordinate branches OF
government--the executive, the leg
islative and the judiciary-has al
ready demonstrated that what
seemed to the nations of Europe to
be complicated aud jangling sys.
tenn, produces in fact the most per
feet harmony aud the most complete
and satisfactory organization for
social order and for national
grandeur.
We stand here today i'm one of
these halls set apart to the law-mak
ing power of your state. Those who
assemble here are chosen by yoHI
snffrages-they come here as. repre-.
sentatives to enact into law those
views of public questions which
have met the sanction of a majority
of your people, expressed in an or
derby and honest way at your ballot
boxes. / hope it may be always
found to be true of Oregon that your
legislative body is representative
body; that, coming from the people,
its service is consecrated to the peo.
pie, and the purpose of its creation
is attained by leaying to the well
ordered and well-disposed the larg-
est liberty; by curbing by wholesome
laws the ill-disposed and the law
less, and providing by economical
methods for the public need. The
judiciary, that comes next in our
system, to interpret and to apply the
public statute, has been, in our clun.
try, refuge for all who are oppres-
spd, a wise tribunal for the decision
nf all public questions. 1t is greatly
to our credit as u nation that with
rare exceptions those who have worn
the judicial ermine, the high tribun-
ais of our country, and notably the
supreme court of the United States,
have continued to retain the conf
dence of the people of the whole
country. The duty of the executive
is to administer law. The power of
the militia is lodged with him, He
does not frame statutes, though in
most states and under our national
government, veto power is lodged
in him with a view to require recon
sideration ofany particular measure
But public executive has one plain
duty. 1t is to enforce all laws, with
kindness and fair prudence, but
with promptness and with inexor-
able decision, prolonged applause).
He cannot choose what laws he
will enforce any more than the cit
izen will choose what laws he will
obey. We have here but one king
it is the law, having passed through
those constitutional forms which
are necessary to make it binding
upon the people, and that king all
men must obey. (Applause.) 1t Is
my great pleasure to tiud SO general
disposition everywhere to obey
the law. | have but one message
for the north or for the south, the
east or west, as | journey through
this land-it is to hold up The law
(applause) and to say everywhere
that every man owes an allegiance
to it, and that all law-breakers must
be left to the deliberate and quiet
and safe disposition ofan established
tribunal. (Applause.)
You are proud of your great state.
It's capabilities are numerous; it's
adaptations to comfortable life ale
peculiar and fine, and years will
bring you increased population and
increased wealth. l hope they will
bring with them, marching In this
state of progress of material things,
those finer characterization, piety, |
respect for the law, pure homes and |
orderly lives (a2plause); but over all
this matter of state pride-oyer all
our rejoicing in the facilities of life
which are about us in our respective
states, wo look with greater pride to
that great arch of government that
unites these states and makes Of
them all one great nation. PRO
longed applause,)
But, my fellow citizens, the diff
culties which | already see interposed |
between us and a train which Is
scheduled TO depart very soon-diffi-
culties growing out of your frieudli. |
ness-warn me to bring these re.
marks to u speedy close. / beg |
again, most profoundly, to thank |
you for tins evidence OF your re-
-pect, for this evidence of your
love for the institutions of our com.
mon country. prolonged applause |
aud cheering.)
The Presldenl had no sooner con
cluded than the cries of "Wana-
maker" "Wanamaker," "Wana-
maker,n filled the hall aud The