The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-09
The Inauguration.

standing a bad snow storm prevailed.
The size of the procession was greatly
reduced because of the storm from the
Vast crowds occupied every available
foot of space atlording opportunity to
view the procession, fully two miles in
length, and windows atfording view
of Pennsylvania Avenue brought
fabulous prices. Stands were erected on
the public grounds about the treasury
and other department buildings. The
reviewing stand was Immediately in
front of the White House and had a seat
ing capacity of 100.
The arrangements were the most COM
plete and elaborate ever made at any
previous inauguration but were consider
ably intcrfered with by the storm.
Following is a brief outline of the in
augural address upon the most impor
tant issues;
Manifestly nothing is more vital to
our supremacy as nation, and to the
heneficicn, purposes of our government
than sound and stable currency. Its
exposure to degradation should At once
arouse to activity the most enlightened
craftsmanship, aud the purchasing pow
er of wages pail to toll should furnish
the strongest incentive to prompf and
conservative precaution. In dealing
with our present embarrassing situation,
a. related to ills subject, we will be
wise if we temper our confidence and
faith in our national strength and re-
sources with the frank concession that
even these will not permit us TO defy
with mpunity the memorable laws Of
finance and trade. At the same time.
in our efforts to adjust differences of
opinion we should be more free from
intolerance or passion. and our iudg-
ments should be unmoved by allurng
phrases and invoked by selfish inter
ests.
The President referred to the prava-
lence of popular disposition to expect
from the operation of the government
especial and direct Individual advantage
es. The verdict of our voters, which
condemned the injustice of maintaining
protection for protectors sake. enioins
upon the peoples servants the duty of
exposing and destroying the brood of
kindred evils which are the unwhole-
some progeny of paternalism. This is
the bane of Republican institutions and
the constant peril of our government by
the people. The lessons of paternalism
ought to be unearned and the better
lesson taught that while people should
patrioticaly and cheerfully support their
government, its functions do not include
the support OF the people.
In this connection the President con-
sides to aid i'll advised or languishing
enterprises in which the people have no
concern, also the wild and reckless pen
SION expenditure, which oVeriaps the
bounds OF grateful recognition OF pa
trlotic service.
lie comments the principle OF civil
service reform AS one means TO AVOID the
misapproprlatlon OF public funds by max
lhg appointments to once on basis OF
personal efficiency, rather than reward
OF partisan activity.
trusts ana combinations Ill their eS-
actions from the people are roundly de
nounccd as unnatural ana opposed to the
American sense OF fairness. Equality
before the law should be Justly conceed-
Ell u every cltlLen IN the land, unlm-
paired by race or color. Our treatment
I'll the lndlans within our borders should
be characterized by consideration and
forbearancc.
Referring to the decree OF the people
iii favor OF tariff REFORM the President
said "our task must be undertaken