Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11

election. which al can rejoice IN, u that
the citizens OF the United States are both
lsw-respecting and law-abiding people.
moi, easily sweryed from the path Of pat
riotism and honor This II In entire nc
cord with the genius of our institutions,
and but emphasizes 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, corporations or COM
munities; and as the Constitution i'm
poses upon the President the duty OF both
its own execution and of the statutes en-
acted In pursuance of its provisions.
shall endeavor carefully to carry them
into effect. rf ..s-f
The declaration of the party now re-
stored to power has been In the past that
of Opposition to all combinations of cap
ital organized In trusts or otherwise to
control arbitrarily the condition of trade
among our citizens" and It has supported
'such legislation as will prevent the exc
cution of all schemes to Cypress the peo-
pie by undue charges on their supplies or
by unjust rates for the transportation OF
their products to market. This purpose
win be steadily pursued, both by the en-
forcement of the laws now in existence
and the recommendation and support of
such statutes as may be necessary to car
ry it into effect.
Naturalization and I'm mi era tior.
Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further improved to the
constant promotion of safer, a better
and higher citizenship. A grave peril
to the republic would be citizenship too
ignorant to understand or too vicious to
appreciate the great value and benefit of
our constitutions and laws-and against
all who come here to make war upon
them our gates must be promptly and
tightly closed. Nor must we be unmind-
full of the need of improvement among
our citizens, but with the zeal of our fore
fathers encourage the spread of knowl-
edge and free education. Illiteracy must
be banished from the land If we shall at
tain 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 go on,
but the change should be real and genu-
inc, not perfunctory or prompted by zeal
in behalf of any party, simply because it
happens to be in power. AS a member
of Congress voted and spoke In favor of
the present law and l shall attempt its
enforcement in the spirit in which it was
enacted. The purpose in view was to Sc
cure the most efficient service of the best
men who would accept appointment I'M
der the Government, retaining faithful
and devoted public servants in office. but
shielding none under the authority of any
rule or custom who are inefficient, incom-
petent or unworthy. The best interests
of the country demand this and the peo-
pie heartily approve the law wherever
and whenever it has been thus admin
istered.
Congress should give prompt attention
to the restoration of our American mer-
chant marine, once the pride of the seas
in all the great ocean highways of COM
merce. To my mind, few more important
subjects so imperatively demand it's intel
ligent consideration. The United States
has progressed with marvellous rapidity
in every field of enterprise and endeavor,
until we have become foremost in nearly
all the great lines of inland trade, COM