Huntsville gazette., 1893-03-11

tne meantime. so far as the executive branch of
the governments concerned none of the powers
| with which it Is invested will be withheld when
their exercise Is deemed necessary to maintain
our national credit oravert financial disaster
| Closely related to the exaggerated confidence
| In our country greatness which tends to a dis
regard Of the rules Of national safety, another
aangef confronts us, not less serious. / refer
70 the prevalence OF a popular disposition to
expect from the operation of the government
special and direct individual advantages. The
verdict OF our voters, which condemned the in
lions sake, enjoins upon the peoples servants
| the duty of exposing and destroying
the !. brood of kindred evils which
are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism.
| This is the bane of republican institutions and
the constant peril of our government by the
people; II degrades to the purposes OF willy
| craft the plan to rule our fathers established
| and bequeathed to an object of our love
and yeneration. 1t perverts the sentiment OF
our countrymen and tempts them to pitiful
calculation OF the sordid gain to be derived
| from their governments maintenance 1t un-
dermines the self-relance of our people and
! substitutes In its place dependence upon gov
ernmental favoritlsm. 1t StifeS the spirit of
true AmerlcanlSm and stupefies every en-
| nobling trait of American citizenship.
The lessons of paternaIism ought to be un-
learned, and the better lesson taught that while
| they patriotically and cheerfully support their
government, its support does not include the
support Of the people. The acceptance of this
| principle leads to a refusal OF bounties which
burden the labor and thrift OF portion Of our
citizens to aid ill-advised or languish
Ing enterprises in which they have no
| concern, II leads also to q challenge
OF wild and reckless pension expen-
| diture which overleaps the bounds Of CRATE
full recognition Of patriotic service and prosti-
| tuteS to vicious uses the peoples prompt and
| generous impulse TO aid those disabled in their
! countrv's defense
| Every thoughtful man must realize the i'm
portance OF checking at its beginning any ten
dency In public or private station, to regard
| 1rugallty and economy as virtues which we may
| safely outgrow The toleration of this idea re-
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| their chosen servants and encourages prodigal-
| ity and extravaganza in the home life Of our
| countrymen.
| Under our scheme of government the waste
| OF public money is a crime against the citizen
| and the contempt of our people for economy
| and frugalty in their personal affairs deplora-
! bly, saps the strength and sturdineSs of our ma
| tlOnal character.
| 1t is plain dictate of honesty and good gov
| ernment that public expenditure should be
limited by public necessity, and that this should
1 be measured by the rules of strict economy:
and it is equally clear that frugality among the
| people ls the best guaranty of contented and
| strong support of free institutions.
| One mode Of the misappropriation OF public
| funds is avoided when appointments to Office
| ity, are awarded to those whose efficiency prom
/ 1Ses fair return OF work for the compensation
paid to them. To secure the fitness and COM
potency of appointces to Office and to remove
| from political action the demoralizing madness
for spolls, cfvil-service reform has found place
in our public policy and laws. The benefits al
|
the further usefulness it promises, entitle it to
| the hearty support and encouragement of all
| who desire to see our public service we'll per-
formed, or who hope for the elevation of po-
| litical sentiment and the publication Of polit
1 ical methods
| The existence of immense aggregations OF
| kindred enterprises and combinations OF bust
| ness interests formed for the pur-
pose Of limiting production and fixing
| prices is inconsistent with the
| fair field which ought to be open to every
| lDUeDenQent trif in
| business should not be superseded by an en-
| forced concession to the demands OF combina-
should the people to be served lose the benefit
| of cheapness which usually results from whole
some competition These aggregations
and combinations constitute conspira-
| cies against the interests of the peo-
| pie, and in all their phases they
| are unnatural and opposed to our American
sense OF fairness. To the extent that they can
be reached and restrained by federal power.
| the general government should relieve our citi-
| zens from their interference and exactions.
Loyalty TO the principles upon which our
government rests positively demands that
the equality before the law which it
guarantees to every citizen should be
in ali parts of the land The enjoyment of this
| right follows the badge of citizenship wherever
found, and unimpaired by race color it ap-
peals for recognition to American manliness
and fairness.
Our relations with the Indians located with
in our border impose upon US responsibilities
require us to treat them with forbearance. and
in our dealings with them to honestly
and considerably regard their rights
and interests. Every effort should be made to
lead them through the paths of civilization and
education to self-supporting and Independent
citizenship. In the meantime, as the nations
wards, they should be promptly defended against
the cupidity of designing men and shielded
from every influence or temptation that retards
their advancement.
The people of the United States have decreed
that on this day the control of their govern
ment In its legislative and executive branches
shall be given to q political party pledged in
the most positive terms to the accomplishment
of tariff reform They have thus determined
in favor of more just and equitable system of
federal taxation. The agents they have chosen
to carry out their purposes are bound by their
promises, not less than by the command of their
masters. to devote themselves unremittingly to
this service.
While there should be surrender of princi-
pie. our task must lie undertaken wisely and
without vindictiveness. Our mission is not
punishment, but the rectification of wrongs.
II, in lifting burdens from the daily life OF our
people, we reduce inordinate and unequal ad
vantages too long enjoyed, this is but a neces-
sary incident to our return to right and JUS
tice. If we exact from unwilling minds acqui-
cscence in the theory of honest distriDu-
tion Of the fund of governmental benehcence
treasured up for all. we but insist upon prin-
ciplc which underlie5 our free institutions.
When we tear aside the delusions and miscon-
ceptions which have blinded our countrymen to
their condition under vicious tariff laws, we but
from the paths of contentment and pros
perity. When proclaim that the
necessity for revenue to support the
government furnishes the only justification
for taxing the people we announce a truth
so plain that its denial would seem to indicate
the extent to which judgment may be Influenced
by familiarity with perversions of the taxation
power and when we seek to reinstate the self
confidence and business enterprise of our citi-
zens by discrediting abiect independence
upon governmental favor, we strive to stimulate
these elements of American character which
support the hope of American achievement.
Anxiety for the redemption OF the pledges
which my party has made. and solicitude for
the complete justification Of the trust the peo-
pie have reposed in us, constrain me to remind
those with whom 1 to cooperate that we
can succeed in doing the work which has been
especially set before Us only by the most sin
.cere. harmonious and disinterested effect
Even If insuperable obstacles and opposition
prevent the consummation of our task. we shall
hardly be excused; and il failure can be traced
to our fault and neglect we may be sure the
people will hold us to a swift and exactlng ac-
lcountabiity.
The oath now take TO preserve, protect and
defend the constitution of the United States
not only impressively defines the great re-
sponsibility ] assume, but suggests obedience
to constitutional commands as the rule
by which my official conduct must
be guided. l shall. to the best OF my ablllty
and within my sphere of duty preserve the
constitution by Loyalty protecting every grant