The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-06


to u heedlessness of those laws governing
our national health, which we can no more
evade than human life can escape the laws
of God and nature.
The Currency Problem.
Manifestly nothing is more vital to our
supremacy as nation and to the beneiicent
purposes of our government than sound
and stable currency. Its exposure to deg
radiation should at once arouse to activity
the most enlightened craftsmanship; and
the danger of depreciation In the purchas-
ing power of the wages paid to toll should
furnish the strongest incentive to prompt
and conservative precautions
"In dealing with your present embar-,
rassing situation as related to this subject
we will be wise II 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 inexorable 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 judgments should be unmoved by
alluring phrases and unvexed by selfish
interests.
II am confident that such an approach
to the subject will result in prudent and
effective remedial legislation. In the mean
Gliile, 80 ldT rs tue tAtCltblNe bruilcn Oh lHe
government can intervene, none of tho
powers with which il Is invested will be
withheld, when their exercise is deemed
necessary to maintain our national credit
or avert financial disaster.
Policy OF Paternalism Attacked.
'Closely related to the exaggerated con-
fdence In our country's greatness which
tends to disregard OF the rules of ma
tional safety, another danger confronts us
not less serioas | refer to the prevalence
of a 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 protec-
ton for projections sake, enjoins upon the
peoples servants the duty Of exposing and
destroying the broods of kindred evils
which are the unwholesome progeny of
paternalism.
.t1his is the bane Of our 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 our love
| and veneration. 1t perverts the patriotic
sentiment Of our countrymen and tempts
| them to pitiful calculation of the sordid
| gain to be derived from their govern
| ment's maintenance.
sit undermines the self reliance of our
| people, and substitutes in its place de.
| pendence upon governmental favorltism.
! 1t stiles the spirit of true Amercanism,
and stupeies every ennobling trait of
| American citizenship.
"The lessons of paternalism ought to be
unlearned, and the better lesson taught
| that while the people should patriotically
and cheerfully support their government,
| its functions do not include the support Of
the people.
"Tbe acceptance of this principle leads
to refusal Of bounties and subsidies,
which burden the labor and thrift of u
portion of our citizens to aid i'll advised or
languishing enterprises in which they have
| no concern.
ut leads also to challenge Of wild and
reckless pension expenditure which over
leaps the bound of grateful recognition Of
patriotic service, and prostitutes to vicious
uses the peoples prompt and generous i'm
pulse to aid those disabled in their coun-
try's defense,
wnsto of the Peoples Money.
4 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 liberation of this idea results in the
waste ofthe peoples money by their chosen
servants, and encourages prodigality and
extravaganza i'll the home life of our coun-
trymen.
Under our scheme of government the
waste Of public money is Il crime against
the citizens; and the contempt of our peo
pie for economy and frugllity in their per.
aonal affairs deplorably saps the strength
and stnrdness of our national character.
'ltisa plain dictateof honesty and good
government that public expenditures
should be limited By public necessity, and
that this should be measured by the rules
of strict economy and it is equally clcal
that frugality among the people is the best
guaranty of a c0ntrntcd and strong sup
port of free institutions
Zone mode of the msappropration ol
public funds isavoided when appointments:
to office instead of being the rewards ot
partisan activity, are awarded to thoss
whose efficiency promises a fair return o
work for the compensation paid to them
To secure the fitness and competency o.
appointees to office, and TO remove from
political action the demoralizing InadncS,
for spoils, civil service reform has found ];
place in our public policy and laws. TIL,
benefits already gained through this III
strnmentality and the further usefulnea!
II promises entitle it to the hearty supper
and announcement of all who desire Il
see our pnbllc service we'll performed. ol
who hone for the elevation of nolitica
,ntimnnt and the nnrifleation Of nolitiea
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