The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-03-09
The inaugural Address.

| rarture.
| The inaugural Address.
| My Fellow Citizens
In obedience to the mandate of my country.
men, aln about TO dedicate myself TO the ser.
vice under the sanction of u sole mn oath Deep
( ly moved by the expression of confidence and
| personal attachment which has called me tC
| this service, am sure my gratitude can make
| no better return than the pledge now give be
fore God and these witnesses of unreserved and
complete devotion 10 the interests and welfare
| of those who have honored me.
| / deem it fitting or this occasion, while indi.
eating the opinions ] hold concerning public
| questions of present importance, TO also briefly
| refer 10 the existence of certain conditions and
| tendencies among our people which seem to
menace the integrity and usefulness of theiI
| government
| While every American citizen must contem.
| plate with the utmost pride and enthusiasm the
growth and expansion of our country, the suf.
| tcicncy 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 govern.
| ment, 1T behooves to watch for every symptom
| OF insidious intrmity that threatens our nation.
| al vgor
| The strong man who in the confience of sturdy
health, courts the sternest activities of life and
rejoices in the hardihood Of cons tant labor, may
| still have lurking near his vitals the unheeded
] disease that dComs him 10 sudden collapse.
1t can not be doubted that our stupendous
achievements as a people and our country's
bust strength have given rise to heedlessness
OF those laws governing our national health
which we can more cvade than human life
can escape the laws OF God and nature.
Manifesty nothing is more vital to our SUI
premacy as nation and to tho beneficent pur-
| poses OF our government than sound and
staple currency. Its exposure to degradation
should at once arouse to activity the most en-
In ntpCrp md t1p do, ~ d.
| probation in the purchasing power of tho wages
paid to toll should furnish the incentive to
prompt and conservative precaution. In deal
ing with our present embarrassing situation as
| related 10 this subject we will be wise if we
temper our confidence and faith in our national
strength and resources, with the frank conces-
sion hat even these will not permit us to defy
with impunity the ineXorable laws of finance
| and trade. At the same time, in our efforts to
adjust differences Of opinion, we should oe free
from intolerance or passion, and our judgments
should be unmoved by alluring phrases and un-
vexed by selfish interests.
l am confident that such approach to the
subject win result in prudent and effective
remedial legislation In the meantime, so far
as the executive branch Of the government can
intervene, none of the powers with which II is
invested will be withheld, when their exercise
is deemed necessary to maintain our national
credit or avert financial disaster Closely re.
lated TO the exaggerated confidence in our
country's greatness which tends to disregard
OF the rules Of national safety another danger
confronts us not less serious, l refer to the
prevalence Of popular disposition TO expect
from the opera ion Of the government especial
and direct individual advantages
The verdict of our voters, which condemned
the injustice Of maintaining protection for pro.
tection's sake, enjoins upon the peoples SER
wants the duty of exposing and destroying the
brood of kindred evils which are the unwhole-
some progeny of paternalism. n his is the bane
OF republican institutions and the constant
peril Of our government by the people 1t de-
grades to the purposes of willy craft the plan of
rule OF our fathers, established and bequeathed
TO us as an object of our love and veneration.
1t perverts the patriotic sentiment of our coun-
trymen and tempts Them to pitiful calcua
tion Of tie sOrd!d gain to be derived from their
governments maintenance. 1t underm:nes the
sef-reliance of our people and substitutes in its
place dependence upon governmental favor.t
ism. II siifiEs the spirit of true Americanism
and stupefies every ennobling trait of American
citizenship The lessons Of paternalism ought
to be unlearnod and the better lesson taught
that while the people should periodically nj
cheerfuly support their government its func-
tions do not include the support of the people
The acceptance of this principle leads to re-
fusal of bountieS and subsidies which burden the
labor and thrift OF portion of. our citizens,
to aid ill-advsed or languishng enterprises in
which they have no concern. II leads also to a
challenge of wild and reckless pension expendi-
ture, which overleaps the bounds of grateful
recognition Of patriotic service and prostitutes
to vicious uses the peoples prompt and generous
impulse to aid those disabled in their country's
defense.
Every thoughtful American must realize the
importance of checking at its beginning cny
tendency in public and private station TO regard
frugality and economy Us virtues which we may
safely outgrow. he liberation of this idea re.
suits 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 our public money is q crime against the citi-
zens and the contempt of our people for econ
omy and frugality in their personal affairs de-
plorably saps the strength and sturdincss OF
our national character. 1t is o plain dictate 10
honesty and good government thai public ex.
penditures should be limited bv public neces-
sty and that this should be measured by the
rules Of strict economy, and il is co uallf clear
that frugalty among the people is the best
guaranty Of contented and strong support Of
free institutions.
One more of the mtsappropria ton OF public
funds is avoided when appointments TO office
instead OF being the rewards of partisan actiy-
ity are awarded to those whose efficiency prom
ises fair return Of work for the compensation
paid TO them. To secure the fitness and COM
potency OF appoiniees TO ofiice and 10 remove
| from political ae ton The demorllizins madness
for spoils, civil service reform has fouSd place
! in our public policy and laws The benefits al