Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-03-10
THE INAUGURAL.
Pull Text of President Uleveland's In.
sueural Address Delivered to a
Water Soaked Audience.
The Swell Inaugural Ball That
Cost q Quarter Of q Million
Dollars.

The Daughter OF Ex-Att0rney general
Enger Given by the Court too
Better Protector.
WASHINGTON. March 8.-Following is
tho complete inaugural address deliv-
Grad by Mr.. Cleveland.
MY FELLOW CITIZENS:
In obedience to the mandate Of my
countrymen I am about to dedicate my
self to their service under the sanction Of
asolemn oath. Deeply moved by the ex-
preston of confidence and personal attach
ment which has called me to this service,
lam sure my gratitude can make no bet
ter return than the pledge I now give be-
fore God and these witnesses, Of unre-
served and complete devotion to the inter-
ests and welfare of those who have hon
ored me.
deem it fitting on this occasion, while
indicating the opinions I hold concerning
public questions of present importance, to
also briefly refer to the existence of GER
tain conditions and tendencies among our
people which seem to menace the integrity
and usefulness of their government.
Should BE Constantly Watchful.
While every American citizen must con-
template with the utmost pride and en-
thusiasm the growth and expansion of u
country, the sufficiency of our institutions
to stand against the rudest shocks of VIC
lence, the wonderful thrift and enterprise
Of our people, and the demonstrated supe-
rior1ty of II free government, it behooves
US to constantly watch for every symptom
of insidious inflrmity that threatens our
national vigor.
The strong man, who, in the confidence
Of sturdy health, courts life and ~rejoices
in the hardihood of constant labor, may
still have lurking rear his vitals the UNI
needed disease that doOms him to sudden
collapse.
The Currency Question.
It cannot be doubted that our stupendous.
achievements as a people and
try's robust strength, have given rise to q
heedlessness of those laws governing our
national health, which we can no more
OF God and nature.
Manifestly nothing is more vital to our
supremacy as a nation and to thief bene-
icent purposes of u government than q
sound and stable currency. Its exposure
to degradation should at nee arouse to
activity the most enlightened statesman
ship, and the danger of depreciation in the
purchasing power of the wages paid to toll
should furnish the strongest incentive to
prompt and conservative caution.
Cannot Defy Inexorable Laws.
In dealing with our present embarrass-
ing situation, as related to this Albject, 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
impunity the memorable laws of finance
and trade. At the same time, in our eff.
forts to adjust differences of opinion we
should be free from intolerance or passion,
and our Judgment should be unmoved by
alluring phrases and unvexed by selfish in.
terests.
lam confident that such an approach to
the subject will result in prudent and
effective remedial legislation. In the mean
time, so far as the executive branch of the
government can intervene, non of the
powers with which it is invested will be
withheld when their exercise is deemed
necessary to maintain our national credit
or avert financial disaster. Closely related
to the exaggerated confidence in our coun-
try's greatness, which tends to the disre.
gard of the rules of national safety,
Another Danger Confi.onts Us,
not less serious. I refer to the prevalence
OF popular disposition to expect from the
operation of the government especial and
direct individual advantages.
The verdict of our voters, which con-
demned the injustice of maintaining pro-
lection for projections sake, ~enjoins upon
the peoples servants the duty Of exposing
and destroying the brood of kindred evils
which are the unwholesome progeny of
paternalism. This is the bane Of Republi-
can institutions and the constant peril of
our government by the people. 1t degrades
to the purposes of willy craft the plan of
rule our fathers established and bequeathed
to us as al object of our love and veneer
alton. It
Ferverts the Patriotic Sentiment
OF our countrymen and tempts them to a
pltlful calculation of the sordid man to be
derived from their governments main
tenance. It undermines the self reliance
OF our people and substitutes in its place
dependents upon governmental favoritism.
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and stupefies every ennobling trait Of
American citizenship.
Must Not Outgrow Frugallty.
Every thoughtful American must realize
the importance of checking at its begin.
ming any tendency in public or private
station to regard frugality and economy
as virtues which we may safely outgrow.
The federation Of this idea results in the
waste Of the peoples money by their
chosen servants and encourages prodigality
and extravaganza in the home life of our
countrymen. Under our scheme of gov.
ernment the waste Of public money Is q
crime against the citizen, and the con.
Tempt of our people for economy and fru.
gallty in their personal affairs deplorably
saps the strength and sturdiness of our ma,
tl0nal character.
The Lessons of Paternalism
ought to he unlearned and the better les.
son taught that while the people should
na:rloticallv and cheerfully support their
goVerhment IT'S functions dc not include
INC support of the people.
Inc acceptance of this principle leads to
refusal IF hOuutinu mud o,1>o;1inc ~.,1iuL