Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-11
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

address:
Ny FELLOW CITIZENS I'm obedience to the
mandate of my countrymen, / am about to dedl-
cate myself to their service under the sanction
of q solemn oath Deeply moved by the express
sionOof confidence and personal attachments
which has called me to this service. L am sure
my gratitude can make no better return than
! the pledge 1 now give before God acd these
| witnesses of unreserved and complete devoaon
| to the interests and welfare OF those VINO nave
| honored me.
1 deem it fitting on this occasion, while indi-
| eating the opinions l hold concerning puolic
| questions of D esent importance to also Drle1y
| refer to the existence CT certain conditions and
tendencies among our Leople which seem 10
| menace the integrity and usefulness or their
| must contemplate with utmost pride and en-
| thusiasm the growth and expansion OF our
country the sutfciency OF our institutions to
stand against the rudest shoe ks OF violence, the
| wonderful Thrift and enterprise OF our people
| and the demonstrated superiority of our free
government, it behooves US to constantly watch
| for every symptom of of insidious infrmity that
| threatens our national Vigor 1t cannot be
doubted that our stupendous az hlevem nts as
people and our country Io5ust strength nave
given rise to heedlessness of those laws govern
| ing our national health which we can no mole
eyade than human life can escape the laws OF
| God and nature.
| THE CURRENCY.
Manife,tly no hing is more vital to our su-
| premacy as a nation and to the bene &c MT pnr-
poses of our COVE nment than sound and stable
! currency. Its exposure to depreciation should
! at once arouse to ac.sYity the most enlightened
! craftsmanship, and the dan er Of depl eciat on
| in the purchase power of the wages paid to
| toll should furni, b the strongest incentive to
prompt and conserva i've precaution. in deal
| ing with our present Cmpal RAISING situation as
| related to this subject, We will be W Sc If we
| temper our conido nee and faith in our national
| strength and resources with the frank concese
| sion that these will not permit US to defy
| with impunlty the ineZCrable laws of finance
| and trade.
! ''S> far as the e. ecutIve branch of the govern
/ tneht can intervene, none of the powers with
| which 1t is invested will be withheld when their
| exercise is deemed necessary to maintain our
| national credit or avert financial disaster
| AS TO PROTECTION.
| Closely related to the exaggerated confidence
| in our countrys greatness whIch tends to dis
| regard of the rules of national safety, another
| danger confronts us not less dangerous. refer
| to the prevalence of popular disposition to ex-
| pect from the operation of the government espe-
| cial and direct Individual advantages. The YER
| dict of our voters which condemned the lnjus-
Ge OF maintaining protection TOR protect r0sefso ms
| duty of exposing and destroying the brood OF
kindred evils which are the unwholesome prog
| eny of paternalism. This Is the bane OF repub-
| ican 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 an object of
our love and veneration. 1t perverts the patri-
| otto sentiment OF our countrymen and tempts
| them to pitiful calculation of the sordid gain
| to be arrived from their governments mantle
nance It undermines the self reliance of our
| people and substitutes in its place dependence
| upon governmental favoritism.
| The lessons OF paternalism ought to be learned
| and the better lesson taught that while the
people should patriotically and cheerfully sup
| port their government, it's functions do not in
| clude the support of the people
| Paternalism leads also to challenge of wild
and reckless pension expenditure which over
| leaps the bounds a grateful recognition of the
patriot and prostitutes to vicious uses the peo-
pies prompt and generous impulse to aid those
| disabled in their country's defense.
| 1t is plain dictate of honesty and good gov
ernment that public expenditures should be
limited by public necessity, and that this should
| be measured by rules of strict economy, and it
is equally clear that frugality among the people
! is the best guaranty of a contented and strong
| support of free institutions.
| CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
| One mode of the misrepresentation of public
funds is avoided when appointments to the Office
instead of being the rewards of partisan activity
| are awarded to those whose efficiency promises
| a fair return of work for their compensation
paid to them to secure the fitness and compe-
| tency of appointees to Office, and to remove
| for spoil.
| ABOUT TRUSTS.
The existence of immense agRragations of kin
| dred enterprises and combinations of business
| interests formed for the purpose of limiting
the production and fixing prices is inconsistent
| with tire ia field which ought to be open to
| every independent activity.
! EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW.
Loyalty to tine prime pies upon which our gov
eminent rests positively demands that the
| equality before the law which it guarantees to
every citizen should be Justly and in good ia tn
| conceded in all parts of the land. The enjoy
ment of the right follows the b dye of lien
| ship wherever found, and unimpaired b. race or
| col r. it appeals for recognition to American
| man1Iness and fairness.
| TARIFF REFORM.
|
| that on day the control of the government
| in its legislative and executive branches shall
be gwen to political party pledged in the most
| positive terms to the accomplishment of tariff
| referm. They have thus determined in favor
| of more Just and equitable system of federal
| taxation. The agents they have chosen to carry
| out their purr oses are bound by their promi es
| not less than by the command of their masters
| to devote themselves unremittSngly t. this ser
| vice. While there should be no surrender of
principles, our task must be uRd srtake wisely
| and without vindictiveue>s. Our mission is not
punismeDt,b the rectifcation of wrongs
| When we proclaim that the necessity for RIVE
| nue. to support the government furnishes the
| only justification for taxing people, we an
| nounce a truth SO plain that its denial would
seem to indicat9 the extent to which Judgment
| may be influenced by familiarity with peryer-
| sions OF the taxing powers; and when We seek
TO refnstate the self-contident and business en-
terprlses of our citizens by discrediting an alb
| Jet dependence upon governmental favor and
! strive to stimulate the Clements of American
| character, which support the nope of American
| SCnl6VemenU.
REDEMPTION OF PLEDGES.
Anxiety for the redemption of the pledges
| which my party has made, and solicitude for
| complete justification of the trust that the peo-
pie have reposed in US, constrain me to remind
| those with whom l am to cooperate that we
| can succeed in doing the work which has been
especially set before only by the most sincere,
| harmonious and disinterested effort. Even If
| insuperable obstacles and opposition prevent
| the contamination of our task we shall hardly
be excused, and if failure can be traced to our
fault or neglect we may be sure the people will
bold us to swift and exactRg accountability.
| The oath now take to preserve. protect and de-
| fend the constitution of the United States not
only impressivey defines the great responsibility
| l assume but suggests obedience to constita-
| tional commands as the rule by which my official
| conduct must be guided. / shall to the best of
my ability and within my sphere of duty pre-
serve the constitution by Loyalty protecting
| every grant of federal power it contains by de-
Tending all Its restraints if attached by impa-
thence and restlessness and by enforcing its lmi-
tations and reservations in favor of the state and
| the people.
| Above all know there is Supreme Being
who rules the affairs of men, and whose good
| ness and mercy have always followed the Amer
| lean people, and know He will not turn from
| us now if we humbly and reverently seek His
powerful aid.
The Reviewing Stand