Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-03-10
Friday Morning...........March 10, 1898.
THE PRESIDENTS INA UG URAL.

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The inaugural address Of President Cleve-
land, whilst short, is an able and patriotic
document, in every way and sense Of the
word, characteristic Of the man and worthy
of the occasion. Honest of conviction its
utterances, clear and strong, have the ring
of determination and courage. 1t will
strengthen the President in the confidence
of the people, as well as with his party.
The declarations are full, broad, and prac-
tically come up to and cover the pledges
contained in the platform adopted by the
Chicago Convention.
A sound and stable currency" is charac.
terized as being necessary TO the supremacy
of the United States as q nation, and the
executive power is pledged TO do every
thing TO maintain the national credit and
avert financial disaster. This fully justifies
the confidence reposed in him by the bust
ness men of both parties.
In speaking Of the public expenditures,
Mr.. Cleveland reiterates that they SHOULD
be limited by public necessity" That the
time has arrived TO enforce the truth that
while the people should periodically and
cheerfully support their government, its
functions do not include the support of the
people" 1t has been the departure from
this rule, as the President points out, that
has brought us TO the evils and wrongs oil
bounties and subsidies to favored classes, to
wild pension extravaganza and much
wilder and outrageous extravaganza in
public appropriations.
Appointment TO office" he says, "instead
of being the reward Of partisan activity
should be awarded TO those whose efficiency
promises fair return Of work for the com.
pensation paid them"
Trusts are defined as combinations Of
business interests formed for the purpose Of
limiting production and fixing prices" and
as being unnatural and opposed to oul
American sense of fairness" The promise
is made that, in 80 far as II can be done, the
federal power will be used to relieve the
people from their influence and exactions
1t will be seen that Mr. Cleveland has
not weak .ned in the least 10 his earnest de
votion to tariff reform, but is honest and
ontspoken when he reaches this important
sublect-that he is strictly in line with all
that he has heretofore spoken or written
with respect to this question. The decision
of the people in favor of party that is un
equlvocably pledged ain the most positive
terms to the accomplishment OF tariff reform
is formally recognized, and the duty of the
chosen "agents" to obey the commands o
their masters" is duly emphasized
1t is evident that the President intends
as far as in his power, that the people shall
have clean, honest, economic and impair
tial administration OF the government dur
ing his term of Office. That he will reso
lutely insist upon an absolute redemption
of the party pledges made at Chicago and
affirmed by the people in November last.
AS we have said, the inaugural is brief
but II is out and throughout Mr.. Cleveland's
own ponderous and well defined views, and
was submitted in his own language. 1t will
undoubtedly, be read with interest, not only
in this country, but the governing classes in
foreign countries who are deeply con.
cerned in our economic and industrial ques-
tons will give it careful consideration.