Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-09

| pies are those OF an American citizen
and statesman--we use this latter design.
alton advisedly-and are evidently those
OF one who thinks and feels deeply, and
VINO assumes the onerous duties of his
Office solcmnly impressed with their ex-
ceeding gravity and Importance, and
with wise reliance upon that Supreme
being who rules the affairs of men and
in whose Divine guidance he rcverently
trusts. If Mr., Cleveland has proved to
his countrymen any one thing more
clearly than another il is his fine sin
certify Of character and his unselfish de-
Votion to that which he believes to be
for their best interests"
This is the thoughtfully expressed
conclusion Of journal which. though
by interest, utilization and environment
more nearly allied to Republicanism
than to Democracy, ranks dcservedly
high in molding and directing the in.
dependent thought of this great nation.
We believe these words fifty express
the dominant thought of the many
thousands who stood for hours upon
tho slushy asphalt on the eastern front
Of the Capitol, last Saturday afternoon,
Drawing the miserable weather, to wit.
ness the second Inauguration of the
Democrat who, for the first time in 80
years, assumes the highest office in the
gift of the American people with
national Legislature az his back har-
monious in both branches and capable
Of giving effect to the grave, earnest
spirit of broad, deep Amercanism"
which pervaded the inaugural message
delivered there in their presence.
II was eminently proper that, in the
present condition of the body polite,
when "our stupendous achievements al
people and our couutry's robust
strength have given rise to needless.
ness Of those laws governing our
national health which we can no more
cvade than human life can escape the
laws of God and nature" that the in
coming President should have given the
first place to an impending issue which
is not in any sense partisan one, but
one upon which the most earnest senti.
ment Of the country has gone, is going
and will so outside of party lines 10
hold up the hands of the man who, in
his very first official pledge and one
which could not be given without i'm
plying rebuke OF the put the Demo
Gratis in hole" policy of the outgoing
administration, says, without any ifs,
nnds or butts ain the meantime, SO far
as the executive branch of the govern
ment can intervene, mono Of the powers
with which it is invested will be with.
held when their exercise is deemed
necessary TO maintain our national
credit or avert financial disaster"
Upon the subject of "paternalism,"
which the Presidenttersely charactcrizes
as "the banc of republican institutions"
he sums up inan cpigrammatc sentence
that will live in American history tho
lesson that while the people should
periodically and cheerfully support
their government, its functions do not
include the support Of the people" The
| presence of Democrat in the executive
chair and Of a Congress Democratic in
both branches is the visible evidence
that the American people have at last
begun to learn this lesson in all its
bearings, as applied to protection for
the sake of protection; to the distribution
of subsidies and bountics to the favored
few at the expense Of the many; to
the prostitution Of the pension
system TO colossal bidding for votes:
TO the perversion Of the patriotic senti.
lnent of our countrymen "to a pitiful
calculation Of the sordid gains 10 be de-
rived from their governments maintcn.
ance.' The utterances Of President
Cleveland upon this subject, and par.
ticularly the sentence in which he refers
70 "a popular disposition to exact from
the operation Of the government especial
and direct individual advantages may
be read with profit by members Of our
own Legislature at this time when there
is such disposition on the part Of some
| party workers to extract from the law.
making power that reward for which
the manly course would be to dido their
time and tie future verdict of their con.
stituents 1t the polls. If the people dc.
sire tho public service Of any man they
Will be apt to lot him know; if they do
/ not they Will not thank him for getting
himself legislated into Office over their
| heads.
Upon tho subject If tariff reform we
certainly can DO no better than to reprint
In H. entirety President Cleyeland's pre-.
aisc uitcraacc, made, as the Lcdgcr says,
with that frankno5s, iateerity and
courage which characterize his dccIart.
tan4 If principles and asQaarely upon
the ground Of his tamons message Of
lsSG'
The pcoplo of The United States have dc.
creed ihal un THIS day The control 0f their
| government 10 its ,cgislatiyeaWd executive
branches shall be gwen to a political party
Pledged ~ the most positive terms tu-tnc
accomplishment Of tariff reform. Thur
have thus determined III favor OF q more
lusl and equitable system Of Federal taxa.
llph. The agents they haye chosen to
carr pGl their purpose are bound by their
PROMISES. not less Than by the command
81 Their masters 10 dcgotc themselves un.
remi.iciiy to this service.
Willie there shuHld be- no surrender Of
principles our task must be undertaken
wisely aiId without vluiictvenr4s. oar
mission Is not punishment, but the rectiti-
cation Of wrongs. II ia lifting burdens
from the daily life OF our people we re
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