The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Mr. ictsvEliso's OUTLINE or rsf
POLICY OF hls ADMINISTRATION
ME pEci-sRssNrAvoR ~ suoxsxr-
Aoskt AND ApvrsEx yMR rDo-
riE ro nE nokE ECONOMICAL


WASHINGTON. March $.-Prsssdsnt
Cleveland's inaugural address was a
follows,
Ny Fellow Citizens IN ob>di.nee
to the mandate Of my eeuntryus..
am about to dedicate myself 20 their
service under the sanction os q col.
emn oath. Deeply moved by the sx.
preston OF confidence and rssoas.
attachment which has CALI Ars %
this service. am snre my q. .stsds
can make ne better return tAAn the
pledge l now give before God and
these witnesses Of anreaerved
complete devotion 10 the tsrss
and welfare OF those who have
ored me.
i deem IL fitting an this occasion.
while indicating the opinions hold
concerning public questions Of prss-
ent Importance. 10 also briefly refer
10 the existence OF certain esnditious
and tendencies among our people
which seem 10 menace the integrity
and usefulness OF our Government.
While every American citisens must
contemplate with the utmost pride
and enthusiasm the growth asd sx-
pansion OF our country, the sun eisn-
cy OF our institutions TO stand against
the rudest shocks Of violence, the
wonderful thrift and enterprise Of
our people, and the demonstrated su-
periority OF our free governmsnt, it
behooves us to constantly watch for
every symptom Of insiduous inhrmity
that threatens our National vigos.
The strong men whs, in the eopa-
dence of sturdy health, courts the
sternest activities Of life and rejoicss
in the hardihood OF constant labor
may still have lurkiug near his vitals
the unheeded disease that dooms him
to sudden collapse. II cannot be
doubted that our stupendous achisv-
ments as people and our country's
robust health have given rise TO Q
heedlessness Of those laws governing
our National health, which Ne can
no more evads than human life can
escape the laws Of God and mature.
Manifestly nothing is more vital
to our supremacy as . nation and 70
the benencient purposes Of our gev.
ernment than q sound and stable eur
rency. Its exposure to degradation
should at once arouse to activity the
most enlightened statesmen; and the
danger of depreciation in the pur-
chasing power Of the wages paid 70
toll should furnish the strongest in
centIve to prompt and conservative
precaution. In dealing with our pre-
sent embarrassing situation - relat-
ed to this subject, We will bs wise IL
We temper our confidence and faith
in our National strength and resour-
ces with the frank concession that
even these will not pesmit NJ to defy
with impunity the memorable laws Of
finance and trade. At the same time,
in our efforts TO adjust differences Of
opinion we should be free from In
tolerance and PASSION, and our juds-
ments should be unmoved by sllurine
phrases and unvexed by selfish inter
ests! am confident that such an
approach to the subject will result in
prudent and effective remedial lsgis-
lation. In the mean time, % far -
the executive branch Of the Govern.
ment can intervene, none Of the pow
ers with which it is invested wiil be
withheld when their exercise 10 deem
ed necessary to maintain our Nation
al credit or avert financial disaster.
Closely related to the exaggerated
confidence in our country's great
ness which tends to . disregard Of
the rules Of National safety, another
danger confronts rs not less serious.
/ refer to the prevalence Of . pops-
lar disposition to expect from the oe-
GRAFTON Of the Government especial
and direct individual advantafss.
The verdict of our voters. which
condemned the injustice Of main
tanning Protection for Protsetion's
sake, enjoines upon the peoples
servants duty OF sxposing and de-
stroylng the brood Of Kindred evils
which are the unwholesoms progeny
of paternalism. This IL the bans Of
republican institutions and the con-
slant peril Of our government BY the
people. 1t degrades TO the purross Of
willy craft the plan Of rule onr fathers
established and bequeathed to us sa
object Of our love and veneration.
1t perverts the patriotic sentiment
OF our countrymen, and tempts them
to pitiful calculation Of the sordi2
gain to be derived from their GoysYe-
ment's maintenance. II nnderminel
the self-reliance Of our people, and
substitutes in its place dependence
upon Governmental favoritism. II
stiles the spirit Of true American.
ism, and stppefies every ennobling
trait Of American citizenship. The
lessons Of paternalism ought to Be
learned, and the better lesson taught
that, while the people should patri.
otically and cheerfully support their
Government, its functions do moi
include the support Of the people.
OBJECTIONS TO BoUNTIEs AND su3sIp-
IYS.
The acceptance Of this principle
leads TO q refusal Of bsunties and
subsidies which burden the lsbel
and thrift Of q portion sf our eiti
zens, to aid ill-advised or languish
ing enterprises in which they have
/ no concern. It leads also to . ehal
llenge Of wild and reckless pension
expenditures, which overlssps II,
bounds Of grateful recognition Of %
itriotic service and prostitutes to ~
cious uses the peoples prompt sn(
generous impulse to Aid those dis
abled in their country's defence
Every thoughtful American must -
al;ze the importance Of checking .
its beginning any tendency in pub
Inc or private station to regard fru
. gality and economy - virtues vhiel
we may safely outgrow. The tolsz
|. alton of this idea results IN th'
waste Of the peoples money b.
their chosen servants, and sneoal
ages prcdigalitY and sxtrsvaganes
. the homo life Of our countrynsn
: Under our echeme Of 9oyorumon