West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-03-16
cLEvE1ANr's INAUGURAL
ADDRESS.
His Views on All Topics of Interest
to the People and Politicians.

The following is the full text Of
President ClevOland's inaugural ad
dress, which was delivered without
notes
In obedience to the mandate of
my countrymen l am about to ded:-
cate myself to their service under
the sanction of u solemn oath. Deep.
ly moved by the expression Of con-
idence 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 wit
nesses, OF unreserved and complete
devotion to the interests and welfare
of those who have honored me. l
deem it fitting on this occasion,
while indicating the opinions hold
concerning public questions Of pres.
ent Importance, to also briefly refer
to the existence of certain condi.
tions and tendencies among our
people which seem to menace the
integrity 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
sufficlency Of our institutions to
stand against tho rudest shocks of
violence, the wonderful thrift and
enterprise of our people and the de-
monstrated superiority Of our free
government, it behoovcs us to con-
stantly watch for every symptom of
any insidious infirmity that threat
ems our national yIgor. The strong
man who, in the confidence Of stur-
dy health, courts the sterncst activ-
tiles Of life and rejoiccs in the har.
dlhood Of constant labor, may still
have lurking near his vltals the
unheeded disease that dooms him to
sudden collapse. 1t cannot be
doubted that our pom d o 8
achievements as people and our
country's robust strength have Civ
oil rise to a heedlessness of those
laws governing our national health
which we can no more evade than
human life can escape the laws Of
God and nature.
ManifestlY nothing is more vital
tn our supremacy as nation, and
to the bencGcent purposes of our
government, than a sound and sta
BILE currency. It's exposure to deg
radiation should at once arouse to
activity the most enlightened states
manship, and the danger Of depre-
citation in the purchasing power Of
the wages paid to toll should furn-
ish the strongest incentive TO
prompt and conservative precautiOn
In dealing with our present en-
barrassing system as related to this
subject we will be wise II we temper
our confidence and faith in our na-
tional strength and resources with
the frank concession that even these
will not permit US to defy with i'm
punity the inexorable laws OF f.
nance. At the same time, in our
efforts to adjust differences Of opin-
ion, we should be free from intoler-
ance or passion, and our judgments
should DO unmoyed by alluring
phrases aud unvexod by selfish in
terests.
am confident that such an ap-
prosch to the subject will result in
prudent and effective remedial leg.
islation. In the meantime, 30 far
as the executive branch Of the gov
ernment can intervene, none Of the
powers with which 10 j. invested
will be withheld when their exer-
else is deemed necessary to maintain
our national credit or avert inan-
cial disaster.
Closely related to the exaggera-
ted confidence in our country's
greatness which tends to disregard