The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-11

Tho people love and will sustain these
institutions. The great essential to
our happiness and prosperity is that
we W, adhere to the principles upon which
the government was established, and
insist upon their faithful observance
Equality OF rights must prevail and our
our laws Dc always and everywhere re.
spcctcd and obcycu. We may have |
tailed in the discharge of our full duty |
as cltiHcns OF tho great republic, but IL |
Is consoiing and encouraging to realize |
lnat lrcc speech, free press, free |
Thought, llce schools, the FREQ and ln- |
molested right OF liberty and Worship, |
and free and fair elections are dcarcr
than ever before. These guarantees
must be sacredly preserved and wisely
strong thcncd. The constituted author
lticS must he chccrfully and vigorously
upheld.
JUDGE LYNCH MUST NOT BE TOLERA-
TED.
lIynchingS must not be tolerated in q
great civilized country like the United
States. COurts--nOt mObs--must exc
cute the penalties Of the law. The pre-
scrvation OF public order, tho right OF
discussion, tho integrity OF courts and
the orderly admin stration OF Justice
must continue to be tho rock OF safety
upon which our government securely
rests. One OF tho lessons taught by
the late election, which we can rcjuicc
in, is that tho citizens OF the United
Statcs are both law-rcspccting and law
abiding people, not easily swcrvcd
rom the path OF patriotism and honor.
Ihls Is III cntiro accord with tho genius
OF our institutions, and but emphasizes
the advantages OF intoxicating oven
n greater Ilovc for law and order in
tho future. immunity should be
granted to none who violate tho laws,
whether individuals or corporations, or
communities; and as the constitution
imposes upon the president tho duty OF
both its own execution and Of the stat
utcs enacted in pursuance OF its provi-
sions, shall cndeavor carefully to carry
them into effect. Tho declaration OF
the party now restored to power has
been in the past that OF "oppositi0n to
all combinations OF capital, organized
| trusts, or otherwise, to control arbitru-
ri!y the condition Of trade among our
cltlzens, and it has supported "in such
| Legislation as will prevent the cxcc,l-
tion OF all schemes to opprcss the pco-
p" ny undue charges on their supplies,
or by uni ust rates for the TRANSPORTED
tion of their products TO market"
This purpose will be steadily pur-
sued both by tho enforcement of laws
now In existence and the COmmCnda-
tiOn and supporter such new statutes as
may be necessary to carry it into effect.
IMMIGRATION LAWS NEED IMPROVE
MENT.
Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further improved to the
constant promotion OF Il safer, better
andna higher citizenship. a grave
peril to the republic would be citizen
ship too ignorant to understand or too
vicious to appreciate the great value
| and bcncliccnce OF our constitution and
laws-;tud against all who como hcre
to mako war upon thom our gates must
be promptly and tightly closed. Nor
must we be unmindful OF the need OF
improvement in our own citizens, and
with the zeal OF our fOrcfathcrs cL cOur-
ago the spread OF knowledge and free
education. lllitcracy must be Danish
cd from the land, if VIC shall attain that
high destiny as the foremost OF the
enlightened nations OF the world,
which, under Providence, We ought to
achieve.
reforms in the civil service must 20
on. But the changes should be real
and genuine, not perfunctory, or
prompted by zeal In behalf Of any
party, simply because it happens to be
in power. AS u member of congress
voted and spoke in favor of tho present
law, and shall attcmpt its enforcement
In the spirit in which it was enacted
The purpose in view was to secure the
most efficient service Of the best mon
who would accept appointment under
government, retaining faithful and
| devoted public servants in 0llicc, but
shielding none, under the authority Of
any rule or custom, who are inefficient,
incompetent or unworthy. The best
Interests Of the country demands this
and tho people heartily approve the
law wherever and whenever it has been
thus administered.
| Congress should give prompt attcn,
tion to the restoration Of our American
merchant marine, once the pride of the
J seas, In all the great ocean highways
OF commerce. TO my mind, few moro
important subjects so imperativelA
demand its Intelligent consideration
Tho United States has progrc cssed will
marvellous rapidity in every field 0
enterprise and endcavor until we have
become foremost in nearly all tho grca
} lines OF inland trade, commerce and in
, dustry. Yet, while this is true, oul
American merchant marine has beer
. steadily declining until it is now lower