Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-03-10

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nor more loyal in their support,
while none bears more cheerfully or fully its
proper share in the maintainance of the
Government or Is better entitled to its wise
and liberal care and protection. Legislation
helpful TO the producer.is beneficial to all.
The depressed condition of industry on the
farm and in the mine and factory has less
ened the ability of the people to meet the
demands upon them and they rightfully eX-
pect that not only II system OF revenue shall
be established that Will secure the largest
income with the least burden, but that every
means will be taken to decrease, rather than
increase, our public expenditures. Business
conditions are not the most promising. 1t
will take time to restore the prosperity of
former years. If we can not promptly at
tain IL we can resolutely turn our faces in
that direction and aid It's return by friendly
legislation. However troublesome the sit
uation may appear, Congress will not, am
sure, he found lacking in disposition or
ability TO relieve IL, as far as legislation can
do so. The restoration of confidence and
the revival of business, which men of all
parties so much desire, depend more largely
upon the prompt, energetic and intelligent
action of Congress than upon any other sin
gle agency affecting the situation.
Against Lynching.
1t is inspiring, too, to remember that no
great emergency in the los years OF our
eventiul national life has ever arisen that
has not been met with wisdom and courage
by the American people with fidelity to their
best interests and highest destiny, and to
the honor of the American name. These
years of glorious history have exalted man
kind and advanced the cause of freedom
throughout the world and UNNECESSARILY
strengthened the precious free institutions
which we enjoy. The people love and will
sustain these institutions. The great essen
tial to our happiness and prosperity is that
we adhere to the principles upon which the
Government was established and insist upon
their faithful observance. Equality of rights
must prevail and our laws be always and
everywhere respected and obeyed. We may
have failed IN the discharge of our full duty
as citizens of the great republic, but it is
COnsOling and encouraging to realize that
free speech, a free press, free thought, free
schools, the free and unmOlested right OF
religious liberty aud worship and free and
fair elections are dearer and more univer-
sally enjoyed today than ever before. These
guarantees must be sacredly preserved and
: wisely strengthened. The constituted au-
: thorities must be cheerfully and vigorously
upheld. Lynchings must not be tolerated
in a great and civilized country like the
: United states; courts--not mobs-must exc
, cute the penalties of the law. The preser-
walton of public order, the right of discus
sion, the Integrity of courts and the orderly
administration OF justice must continue for
= ever the rock OF safety upon which our Gov
I'm securely rests.
9 Lesson OF the Election.
3 one of the lessons taught by the late cleo
: ton, which all can rejoice in, is that the
q citizens of the United states are both law-
I respecting and law-abiding people, not easily
e swerved from the path of patriotism and
honor. This Is in entire accord with the
. genius of our institutions, and but empha-
4 sizes the advantages of intoxicating even a
/ greater love for law and order in the future.
: Immunity should be granted to none who
. violate the laws, whether individuals, co =
porations or communities; and rs the Con-
+ stitution imposes upon the President the
Q duty of both its own execution and of the
= statutes enacted In pursuance of its provis-
n ions, / shall endeavor carefully to carry
them into pftppt. The declaration Of the
r party now restored to power has been in the
G past that of Opposition To all combinations
= of capital organized in trusts or otherwise
q to control arbitrarily the condition of trade
q among our citizens,' and 1t has supported
d "such legislation us will prevent the eXecu.
g ton of all schemes to Cypress the people by
4 undue charges on their supplies, or by un.
Just rates for the transportation of theil
q products to market" This purpose will be
steadily pursued, both by the enforcement
of the laws now in existence and the recon-.
mendation and support of such new statutes
n rs may be necessary to carry Ii into effect
Our naturalization and immigration law
y should he further improved to the cOnstan'
= promotion of a safer, a better and a higher
citizenship. "A grave peril to the republic
would be II citizenship too ignorant to un
derstand or too vicious to appreciate tn,
o great value and beneficence of our Constitu
tion and laws-and against all who COM
ID here to make war upon them, our gates mus
y be promptly and tightly closed. Nor mus
it we be unmindfui of the need of improve
r lnent among our own cltlIenS, DuJ Win TN
is zeal of our forefathers encourage the sprea'
l. of knowledge ana free education. llliterac,
70 must be banished from the land II we shall
attain that high destiny as the foremost o
Of the enlightened nations of the world, which
~ nnder providence, we ought to achieve.
n Civil Service Reform.
. Reforms in the civil service must @,
D. Oh. But the changes should be real ant
ID genuine, not perfunctory, or prompted
d. by a zeal in behalf of any party simpl,
&c because it happens to be in power. a
81 a member Of Congress / voted and spok
re in favor of the present law, and shall
attempt its enforcement in the spirit il
lg which it was enacted. The purpose il
Do view was to secure the most efficient sci
Vice of the best men who would accep
appointment under the government, re
Of tanning faithful and devoted publ
b. servants in Office, but shielding non
iy under the authority of any rule or Gus
rs tom who are inliicient, Incompetent o
ie unworthy. The best interests of tn
country demand this, and the peopl
heartily approve the law wherever an
81 whenever it has been thus administered
st Our Merchant Marine.
I'd Congress should give prompt a~ttentio
n to the restoration of II American mel
~ chant marine, once the pride of the sea
nr in all the great ocean highways of con
u ~ ~ INV wv illCIN llllDDl
nd ant subjects so imperatively demand it
es intelligent consideration. The Unite
te States progressed with marvellous rapiC
70 ity in every field of enterprise and Ell
Id deavor until we have become foremos
in nearly all the great lines of milan
in trade, and industry. We
a while this is true, our American me
IL chant marine has been steadily declir
~ ing until it is now lower, both in tn
81 percentage Of tonnage and the numbe
at of vessels employed, then it was prior t
ly the civil war. Commendable progress
i'll has been made of late years in the III
building of the American navy, but W
ne must supplement these efforts by pro
~ viding as a proper consort for it a me
We chant marine amply sufficient for on
re own carrying trade to foreign %countrie
The question is one that appeals bot
C. to our business necessities and the pi
triotic aspirations of a great people.
Foreign Policy.
e. 1t has been the policy of the Unite
States since the foundation of the goV
a eminent to cultivate relations of peaC
OF and amity with all the nations of tn
a. world, and this accords with my col
to ception of our duty now. We have che
On ished the policy of non-interference wit
ed the affairs of foreign government
d. wisely ~inaugurated by Washington
ct keeping ourselves free from entangl,
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