Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-03-10
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Talked 10 ThousanAi.
Immediately after receiving the oath
from Chief Justice Fuller, President
Cleveland delivered his second inaugu-
raj address. 1t was % follows:
Ny fellow citizens. IN obedience to tho
mandate Of my countrymen am about to dedi-
e.ts myself to .h he'll. service rvs q, under the Is sane ne.
expression Of confidence and personal attach.
ment which has called me to this service / am
than thar m shs f pisdss NO now 1A give l. org God d'' and
these witnesses Of unreserved and com.
plete devotion to the interests and well
deem it fitting on this occasion. while indi-
eating the opinions I hold concerninR public
questions OF pretsnt Importance. TO also
tions and tendencies among orr people which
seeIn to menace the integrity and usefulness
Of their government. While every. American
pride and enthusiasm the growth and expan-
sion of our country. the sufacfency OF our In
stitntions to, stand against the rudest shocks
Of violence. the wonderful thrift and enter,
prise OF our people. and the demonstrated
hooves us to constantly watch for every
our national yiaur. The strong NAH who, In
the confidence Of sturdy health. courts the
@sternest sctiyisies Of NE End %rsso.ces n the
pei Va a~o .ANJ gtAt wv
lurking near his vitals. the nnheedcd disease
that dooms him to sudden collapse. 1t cannot
BE- doubted that our s~tupendous achievements
have given rise to Q heedlt ssress Of those laws
governing our nstiora al health, which We can
no more evsde than human life can escape the
avs Of God and nature.
Tackles the Money Question.
Manifestly nothing IL more vital to our SUI
premacy ~ u nation and 10 the benelcent pur-
poses OF our government than a sound and
stable currency. It's exposure to degradation
should ut once arouse to activity the most en-
lightened statesmanship; aud the danger OF de-
probation in the purchasing power OF the wages
paid to toll should furnish the strongest In
centive to prompt and conservative action.
In dealing with our present embarrassing cit.
uation, a. related to this subject, We will be
wise II we temper our confidence and faith in
our national strength and resources with the
frank concession that even these win not per.
NIT us to defy with %tmpunity the memorable
laws OF finance and trade. at the same time,
we should be free from intolerance or passion
and our Judgments should be uninoved by al
Turing phrases and unyexed by selfish inter-
ests. ! Am confident that such an approach to
the subject will result in prudent and effective
remedial legislation. In the meantime, so far
- the executive branch of the government can
intervene. none OF the powers with which 1t is
Invested will be withheld when their exercise
IL deemed necessary TO maintain our national
credit or avert financial disaster.
Concerning the Tariff.
Closely related to the exaggerated confidence
In our c%ountry's greatness, which tends to q dis
regard Of the rules of national safety, another
danger confronts us not less serious. j refer to
the prevalence of a popular disposition to ex-
pcct from operation Of the government especial
and direct individual advantages. The verdict
OF our voters. which condemned the injustice
Of maintaining protection for projections
sake. ~enjoins upon the peoples servants the
duty OF exposing and destroying the brood OF
kindred evils which are the nnwholesomc prog
eny OF paternalism. This is the banc OF re-
publican institutions and the constant peril OF
our government by the people. 1T degrades to
the purposes of willy craft the plan o. rule our
fathers established and bequeathed to us
rs an object Of onr love and voneration. 10
perverts the patriotic sentiment OF our conn
trymen and tempts them to a pitt III calcu;a-
tion OF the sordid gain to be derived from their
governments maintenance. 1t undermines the
self reliance of our people and substitutes in
its place dependence upon government favor
itism. 1t stiles the spirit of true American
Ism and stupefies every ennobiing trait Of
American citizenship.
The lessons OF paternalism ought to be un-
| learned and the better lesson taught that,
while the people should patrioticaiy and
cheerfully support their government, its func-
lions do not include the support OF the peo-
The acceptance Of this principle leads to a
refusal of bounties and sui sides which bur-
den the labor and thrift OF Il portion of our
citizens to aid ill,adyised or languishing en-
leads also to a challenge OF wild and reckless
| pension expenditure, which oyerleaps the
pounds OF grAteIul recognition OF IaLrlOtlS ser
vice and prostitutes to vicious uses the
peoples prompt and generous impulse to
aid those disabled in their countTy's defense.
stands by Civil Service Reform.
One mode Of the misappropriation of public
| funds Is avoided when appointments to office,
| instead of being the rev ards of partisan activ-
| tty, 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 app0intees to office, and to remove
| from political action the demoralizlng madness
for spoils, civil service reform has found
q place in our public policy and laws. The len
efits already gained through this instrument
tality and the further usefulness it promises
entitle 1t to the hearty support and encourage
ment OF alt who desire to see our public serv-
Ice well performed or who hope for the elcva-
| tiOn Of political sentiment and the puritica-
ton OF political methods.
| The existence of immense aggregations OF
| ness interests formed for the purI ose OF limit
ing production and fixing prices,i is inconsistent
| with the fair field which ought to be open to
every independent activity. Legitimate strife
III business should not be superseded by an
enforced concession to the demands of combi-
| nations that have the power to destroy; nor
should the people to be served lose the benefit
| Of Cheapness, which usually results from wholc-
some competition. These aggre-ations and
combinations frequently constitute conspir-
| acies against the interests of the people, and in
all their phases they are unnatural and OPP
| posed to our American sense OF fairness. To
the extent that they can be reached and re-
strained by federal power, the general govern
! ment should relieve our citizens from their
Interference and exactions.