The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-03-07
1T is MENACED.
The Integrity land Usefulness
of Our Government,
And the Danger is From the People
Themselves.
So Says Cleveland in His lnau-
gural Address.

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Was Condemned at the Polls Last Mo-
vember-G Great Waste of Public Money.
Trusts Need NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
the Redemption of All Pledges Made by
His Party-Confldent He Has Good
Crew to Assist Him in Managing the
Ship of State.
MY FELLOW CITIZENS--In obedience to
| the mandate of my countrymen am
| about to dedicate myself to their service
under the sanction of q solemn oath.
! Deeply moved by the expression of conf
| dence and personal attachment which has
called me to this service, am sure my
| gratitude can make no better return than
| the pledge now give before God and these
witnesses of unreseryed and complete de-
votion to the interests and welfare of those
who have honored me.
deem it fitting ON this occasion. while
indicating the opinions | hold concerning
public questions of present importance TO
also briefly refer to the existence of GER
tain conditions and tendencies among our
people which seem to menace the integrity
and usefulness of their government.
While every American citizen must con-
template with the utmost pride and en-
thusiasm the growth and expansion of our
country, the sufliciency of our institutions
to stand against the rudest shocks of vio-
lence, the wonderful thrift and enterprise
of our people, and the demonstrated supe-
riority of our free government, it behooves
us to constantly watch for every symptom
of insidious infirniity that threatens our
national vigor
The strong man who, in the confidence
of sturdy health, courts the sternest activ-
titles of life and rejoices in the hardihood
of constant labor, may still have lurking
near his vitals the UNDECIDED disease that
dooms him to sudden collapse.
1t can not be doubted that our stipend
GUS achievements as people and our
country's robust strength have given rise
to a heedlcssness of those laws governing
our national health which we can no more
evade than human life can escape the laws
of God and nature
Manlfestly nothing is more vital to our
supremacy as a nation and to the benefit
cent purposes of our government than a
sound and stable currency. It's exposure
to degradation should at once arouse 10
activity the most enlightened statesman
ship, and the danger OF depreciation in the
purchasing power of the wages paid to toll
should furnish the strongest incentive to
prompt and conservative precautiOn.
In dealing with our present embarrass-
ing situation, us related to this subject, we
will be wise ii we temper our confidence
and faith in our national strength and
resources with the fraak concession that
even these will not permit us to defy i'm
punity the ineXorable laws of finance and
trade. At the same time, in our efforts to
adjust differences of opinion we should be
free from intolerance or passion and our
judgements should be unmOved by allur
ing phrases and unveXed by selfish in
tereStS.
l am confident that such an approach to
the subject will result in prudent and
effective remedial legislation. In the
meantime, so far as the executive branch
of the government cal intervene none of
the powers with which it is invested will
be withheld, when their exercise is deemed
necessary to maintain our national credit
or avert financial disaster.
Closely related to the exaggerated conf
dence i'll oar conntrys greatness, which
tends to a disregard of the rules of ma
tional safety. another danger confronts Us
not less serious. | refer to the prevalence
of popular disposition to expect from the
operation of the government especial and
ulItCJ lIlulN luudl advantages.
I he verdiCU OF our voters, which con-
demned the injustice of maintaining pro-
lection for projections 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 Repub-
lican institutions and the constant
peril of our government by the
nupr,la r. Ha,rpuIay 60 hn
poses of willy craft the plan of rule our
fathers established and bequeathei to us
as an object of our love and veneration. IL
perverts the patriotic sentiment of our
countrymen and tempts them to pitifnl
calculation of the sordid gain to be de
rived from their governments mainte-
nance. IT undermineS the se!f-relance of
our people and substitutes in it's place de
pendence upon governmental favoriti>ln
1t STILES the spirit of true Americanism
and stUpeties ever enrolling traits of
American citizenship. The lessons of pa
ternaliSm ought to be unlearned and the
better lessons taught that while the people
should periodically and cheerfuIly support
their government its functions do not in
ciude the support of the people.
The acceptance of this prime pie leads to
a refusal of bOunlies and subsidies, which
burden the labor and thrift of portion of
our citizens to aid i'll advised or languish-
ing enterprises in which they have no CON
Germ. 1t leads also to a challenge of wild
and reckless pension expenditure, which
Overleaps the bounds Of grateful recogni-
ton of patriotic service and prostitutes to
vicious uses the peoples prompt and gen
erous impulse TO aid those disabled in their
countrys defense.
Every thoughtful American must realize
the Importance of the checking at its be-
ginning any tendency in public or private
station to regard frugality and economy
as virtues which we may safely outgrow.
The federation of this idea results in the
waste of the peoples money by 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 crime against
the citizens, and the contempt of our peo-
pie for economy and frugality in their
personal affairs, deplorably saps the
strength and sturdiness of our national
character.
1t is plain dictate Of honesty and good
government that public expenditures
should be limited by public necessity and