The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-11
MR.. cLEvELAhp's INAUGURAL.
The New Presldsnt Indicates His Views
on tho Tariff aud Currency
Questions.

The following Is President Cleveland's In
augural address:
Ny Fellow Citizcns-In obedience TO the
mandate OF my couutrymcn ] am about to
dedicate myself TO their service under the
sanction Of q solemn oath. Deeply moved
| by the expression Of confidence and personal
| attachment which has called ME to this ser
| ticcj AIN sure my gratitude can make no
better retutu tlinn the pledge I now give be-
fore God and these witnesses Of unrescrved
and complete devotion 10 the interests and
welfare Of those who have honored the.
| deem It fitting on this occasion, while In
dcatlug the opinions hold concerning pub
| lie questions of present Importance, to also
| briefly refer 10 the existence OF certain con-
dltions and tendencies among our people
which seem 10 menace the integrity and use
fulness OF t.iclr government
| While every American ciiizrn mnet con-
| template with the utmost pride and enthusi'
| asm the growth aud expansion OF our coun-
| try, the suificIcncy of our Institutions to
stand against the rudest shocks Of violence,
| the wonderful thrift and enterprise Of our
people, and the demonstrated superiority OF
our free government, 1t behooves us to con-
| stanty watch for every eyu,ptom OF insldious
| nirmity that threatens our DntiOnal Ylgor.
| The string man. who, In the confidence OF
| sturdy health, courts the sternest activities
| OF life and rcjoices in the hardihood Of con-
slant labor, may still have lurking near his
I ,itale ,hs UNDECIDED disease that doonls him
| TO collapse.
| 1t cannot be doubted hat our stupendous
| achievements as = people, and our eountry's
| robust strength have given rise TO a ferJless-
| ness OF those laws governing our national
health, which We can no more eyade than
| human life can escape the laws OF God and
nature.
Manltes,ly nothing ia more vital TO our
| supremacy M HatiUn and 10 the beneticent
purposes Of our government; than sound and
| stable currency. Its exposure 10 degradation
should RI once arouse to activity the most en-
lightcned statcspapshlp, and the danger Of
depreciation In the purchasing power Of the
wages paid for toll should furnish the strong
est incentive to prompt and conservative pre-
| caution.
In dealing with our present embarrassing
situation aa related TO this subject, we will he
wise " we temper our confidence and faith In
our national strength and resources, with the
| frank concession that even these will not
permit MS 10 ddefymiih impIpity the Inc rorablc
laws of finance and trade. At the same time,
| in our Efforts TO adjust differences OF opinion,
| we should be free from intolerance or pas
sion, and our judgments ehould be unmoyed
by alurlng phrases aud untc1ed by selfish
| interests
| a,r confident that such an appeal to the
| Judgment witt tenuh In prudent and effective
| remedial legislation. in ,hs meantime, so
far as the executive branch OF the govern
mcnt can intervene. none of the powers with
which 1t Is invested will be withheld when
their exercise Il. deemed necessary TO main
| tain our national credit 10 avert nnancial DIS
a.tcr.
Closely related TO the exaggerated conf
| dcnee In our country's greatness which tends
TO a disregard of the rules of national safety.
another danger confronts us not less serious.
refer 10 the prevalence OF popular disposi-
ernment especial and direct individual ad-
vantagcs. The verdict Of oiir voters which
condemned The policy OF maintaining protec-
tion for projections sake, enjoins upon the
peoples servants the duty of exposing and
destroying the brood of kindred evils which
are the unwhoesome progeny Of paternallsm.
This Is the bane of republican institutions
and thc constant peril Of our government by
the people,
IL degrades to The purposes Of willy craft,
! the plan OF rule our fathers established and
beGDesthed to us: an object Of our love and
yeneratior. IT perverts the patriotic senti-
| mcnt OF our co,'Ttyrmen, and tcmpts them u
a pitiful calculation Uf the sordid gain to he
derived from their governments maintenance.
| 1t undermncs the self-rcllance Of our people
and substitutes in its place dependence upon
governmental favoritlsm. 1t stiles the spirit
| OF true Amercanisn, and stupches every en-
nobling trait Of American citizenship The
lessons ~ patcrnallsm ought to b learned
and the better lesson taught, that, while the
people should pAirioticaliy and cheerinlly
support their government, Its functions do
not include the support Of the people.
| The acceptance Of this principle leads to q
| refusal Of bounties and ssubsidicsswhich bur
den the labor and thrift of portion OF our
citizen. to aid ill-advlsed or langulshing en-
| terprises III which they have no concern. II
| lcads also to n challenge Of wild and reckless
| pct,Ion expenditure, which oyerleaps the
| bounds of grateful recognition OF patriotic
service and prostitutes TO vicious uses the
peoples prompt aud generous impulse to aid
those disabled in their country's defense.
, Every Thoughtful American must realize
the Importance Of checking At lis beginning
any tendency in public or private station TO
| regard frugaIiiy and economy rs virtues
which We may eafely outgrow. The federation
| OF tbl. idea results in the waste OF the poo
ple's money by their chosen servants and en-
cpurages prodigallty and extravaganza In the
home life Of our countrymcn.
| Under our scheme OF government waste ol
| public money Is u crime against the citizens.
and the contempt Of our people for econom,
| and fruqali,y in their personal Affairs dcplura
| bIy snps tho strength and sturdinets Of OUT
! national character.
| 1t isa plain dictate Of honesty and good
| government that public expenditure should
| should he measured by the rules OF strici
economy; and it Is equally clear that frun.Il
| ~ among the people is the best guaranty Of =
| contented and strong support OF free tnAtitu-
| tions. 80,
one node Of the misspproprIation OF pubiit
| funds Ia avoided when appointments to Office
instead uf being the rewards OF partisan ac
tiy,,y, are awarded to those whose efficicnc,
promises q fair return Of work for the CON
pousstiou paid TO them. To secure the htnes
and competency OF appototees to once, ans
| to re,noYy from political action tbs deuorsi
is,ps madpsss for spoils, civil scrtiso rssorn
has 7GGpd place 10 car pAblsu valley ena
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