The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-09
= ne New President Declares for
Honest Money and Tariff Reform
He Wants to Redeem His
Party's Pledges.
Washington, March 4.-Following is
Ar Clarola nd,s inanpural address,.

and usefulness Of their government While
every American citizen must contemplate
with the utmost pride and enthusiasm the
growth and expansion Of our country, the
sufaciency Of o,r. institutions to stand
wonderful thrift and enterprise Of our PEG:
pie, and the demonstrated superiority OF
our free government, it behooves US to con
GUS infirmity that threatens our national
vigor. The strong man who in the conf
dence OF sturdy health. courts the sternest
hood Of constant labor, may still have Turk.
ing near his vitals the unheeded disease that
doom .s him INTO to sudden collapse. It cannot DC
as people and our country's robust
strength, have given rise to heedlessness
which we can no more evade than human
life can escape the laws Of God and nature.
The Question of Finance.
Manifestly nothing is more vital to our
supremacy as nation and to the bene-
ficient purposes of our government than q
sound and stable currency. Its exposure to
degradation should at once arouse to activ-
ity the most enlightened statesmanship, and
the danger of depreciation in the purchas-
ing power Of the wages paid to toll should
furnish the strongest incentive to prompt
and In dealing
related to this subject, we will be wise If
we temper our confidence and faith in our
and with the
exorable laws Of finance and trade. At the
Opinion our shoua to be
should be unmoyed BY alluring phrases and
ddeat that SUCH an approach to the Subject
will result in prudent and effective rem
edial legislation. In the meantime, so far as
intervene, none Of the powers s' with which it
! is vested will be withheld when their exer-
else is deemed necessary to maintain our
national credit or avert financial disaster.
Closely related to the exaggerated con-
tends to a disregard Of the rules Of ma.
not less serious. refer to the prevalence
of popular disposition to expect from the
operation Of the government especial and
of our voters which condemned the injury
OF maintaining protection for projections
Of kindred evils which are the unwhole-
some progeny Of paternalism. This is the
bane Of republican institutions and the con-
slant peril OF our government by the peO-
pie. 1t degrades to the purposes OF willy
craft the plan Of rule our fathers .estab.
! lished and bequeathed to us as an object Of
our love and veneratiOn. 1t prevents the
patriotic sentiment of our countrymen and
tempts them to a pitiful calculation Of the
sordid gain to be derived from their govern
ment's maintenance. 1t undermines the self
reliance of our people and substitutes in it's
place dependence upon governmental IA
yoritism. It stiles the spirit Of true Amer
fcanism and stupefes every ennObling trait
OF. American citizenship. The lessons Of pa
ternalism ought to be learned and the better
lesson taught that while ts the people should 'ii
gov eminent. it's functions do not include the
support Of the people.
Pensions.
The acceptance of this principle leads to
q refusal Of bounties and subsidies which
our citizens. to aid ill-advised or languish-
ing enterprises in which they have no con-
Germ. 1t leads also to challenge Of wild
o2eraps the Of satefi
Of patriotic, service and prostitutes to VI
cious uses the peoples prompt and generous
try's defense. Every thoughtful American
must realize the Importance of checking at
its beginning any tendency sdSIa in public or
s as Tru e wEcS aS rse
outgrcw. The federation Of this idea re-
suits in the waste Of the peoples money
prodigality and extravaganza in the home
life Of our countrymen. Under our scheme
of government, waste Of public money is
Of our people for economy and frugality in
their personal affairs deplorably saps the
strength and sturdyness Of our national
and good government that public expeqai-
lures should be limited by public necessity,
and that this should be measured by the
clear that frugality among the people is
the best guaranty of a cOntented and strong
support Of free institutions.
One mode of the misrepresentation Of pub
lie funds is avoided when appointments to
Office, instead Of being the rewards Of parti-
san activity, are awarded to those whose
efficiency promises fair return Of ~, work
cure the fitness and competency Of appointees
to Office, ard to remove from political action
the demoralizing madness illness for spells, civil
public policy and laws: The benefits al
reldy gail ed through this fundamentally
and the further usefulness it promises en-
title it to the hearty support and encour-
cement Of all who desire to see our public
service well performed or who hope for the
OF pootea and the
The existence Of immense aggregations Of
ane for the e
inconeistent With the fair i field Which ought
Legitimate strife in business should not be
superseded by an enforced concession to
power to destroy. nor should the people to
be served lose the benefit Of cheapness
which usually results from wholesome COM
thie lions frequently ss Constitute conspiracies
against the interests of the people and in
all their phases they are unnatural and OPP
posed to our American sense of fairness.
70 the extent that they can be reached and
restrained by federal power. the general
government should relieve our citizens from
their Interference and exactiOns.
Loyalty to the principles upon which our
government rests positively demands that
the equality before the law which it guar
antees to every citizen. should be Justly
the land. The enjoyment Of this right fol-
lows the badge Of citizenship wherever
appeals for recognition to American manh-
ness and fairness. Our relations with the
Indians located within our borders impose
upon us responsibilities we cannot escape.
Humanity and consistency require US to
treat them with .orbearance and in our
dealings with them to honestly and consider
ately regard their rights and interests.
Every effort should be made to lead them.
through the paths Of civilization and educa-
ton. to self-supporting and independent
TONS wards. they shodld be promptly de-
Tended against the cupidity Of designing
men, and shielded from every temptation or
influence that retards their advancement.
Tariff Reform.
The people Of the United States have de-
poo6 that IN thia 6av 0nYHfrn1 NJ their