Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-03-09

dress "I sidious 1nfirmiiies threaten
Our National Vigor'-"t hallenge of
Wild and Re cIless teI sion Expendi
ture" civil Service Reform Restraint
of Trusts Tariff Reform and the Demo-
cratic Pa-ty's Re Respensibili Y Therefor.
In our confined columns we have
only room TO report the splendid
inaugural address of Preside Mt
Cleveland, which bears his charac<
eefistic ear marks Of forcefulness,
holiness, c!earness end terseness.
It is as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
"My Fe1low Citizens: In obedi-
enee TO the mandate of my country
men | am about to dedicate myself
to their service under the sanction
of a SOLEMN oath. Deeply moved
by the expressions of confidence and
personal attac 1ment which has
called me to this service, [ am sure
my 6 attitude can make no better re-
turn than the pledge | now give
before God and these witnesses Of
unresel we'd and comp etc devotion
to the interests aud welfare of those
who have honored me.
81 deem il fitting on this occasion,
while indicating the opinions | hold
concerning public questions of pres
ent Importance, to alro briefly refer
to the existence of certain conditions
and tendencies among our people
which seem TO menace the integrity
and usefulness of their govt rnment.
While every American citizen must
contemplate with the utmost pride
and enthusiasm the growth and ex-
ransion of our country, the suffi
cheney of onr institutions to stand
against the ruIest shocks CT vio-
lence, the wonderful thrift and en-
terprise of our free government, it
behooEes Us to constantly watch for
every symptom of iuslduous lnfirm =.
lty that threatens our national Nigor.
The strong man who in the confiS
dence of sturdy health courts the
earnest activities of life and rtioices
in the hardihood of constant labor.
may still have lurking near his vi
tails an unheeded disease that dooms
him to sudden collapse. l. cannot
be doubted that our stnpendous
achievements as a people aud our
country's robust strength have given
rise to, o,heedles~ness Of those laws gov
erning our national health which
we can no more eyade than human
life can escape the laws of God and
nature.
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
Manifestly, nothing is more vital
to our supremacy as nation and to-
the benefcent purposes of our gov
ernment than a sound ard stable
currency. Its exposure to degrada~
ton should a5 once aronse to activity
the most enlightened craftsmanship
and the danger of depreciation in
the purchasing power of the wages
paid to toll should furnish the
strongest incective to prompt and
conservative legislation.
''1n dealing with our present en-
barrassing situation as related to
this subject, VIC will be wise if we
temper eur confidence and faith in
our national strength and resource
with the frank couce ssion that even
these will not permit us to defy with
impunitY the inexorable laws of fin
ance and trade. At the same time,
In Cur efforts to adjust differences of
opinion, we should b. free from in
tolerance or passion, and our judg-
ment should he unmoved by aliuring
phrases and unvexed by selfish inter
est.
81 ana confident that such ap-1
proach to the subject will result in
prudent and effective remedial leg
islation. In the meantime, SO far
as the executive branch cf the gov
ernment can intervene, none # the
powers with which 1t is invested
viii be withheld when their exercise
is deemed necessary to maintain our
national credit or avert financial dis
aster.
LyILS OF-PATERNALI NJ.
'sClosely r, l l.ted to the exaggerIt.
ed confidenc- in our country's great
ness whioh tends t disregard of the
rules of national safety, another dan
ger eonfronts US not less serious. II
refer to the prevalence of the popa-
lar disposition to expect from the
operation of the government espec-
ial and direct indlYl lual advantage.
''The verdict of our voters, which
conde emntd theipjustice of maintain
Ing protection for prote ction's sake, /
enjoinsp upon the peoples servants |
the duty of exposing and destroying
the brood of kindred evils which are
tie uLwholesome progtncy OF pater-
nalism. This is the bane of republl-
can institutions and the constant
peril of our govern ment by the peo-
pic. l. degrades to purpose of willy
craft the plan of rule our fathers es-
,and bequeathed to US as an
object of love and veneratiop. It.
peryprts the patriotic sentiment of
our countrymen and tempts them
TO pltifal calculations of solid gain
to be derived from their govern-I
ment,s maintenance. It undermines
The lf-reliancr of our people and
Substitutes in its place dependence
,n go,ernme 1T fayoriLism. 1t STILES