The herald., 1897-03-05

kind and advanced the cause OF free
dom throughout the world and immeas-
urably strengthened the precious free
institutions which we enjoy. The people
love and will sustain these institutions.
The greatest aid to our happiness and
prosperity is that we adhere to the prin~
ciples upon which the government was
established and insist upon their faith
full observance.
The 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 II
is consoling and encouraging to realize
that the free speech, free press, free
thought. free schools, free and unlim-
tied right to religious liberty and wor-
ship and free and fair elections are dear
and more universally enjoyed today than
ever before. The guarantees must De
sacredly preserved and wisely strength
ened. The constituted authorities must
be cheerfully and vigorously upheld.
Lynchings must not be tolerated, and in
a great and civilized country like the
United States courts must execute the
penalty of the laws. The preservation
OF the public order. the right of discus
sion, the integrity of the courts and the
administration of justice must continue
forever the rock of safety upon which
our government securely rests.
ELECTION LESSONS
One of the lessons taught by the cleo
ton which all can rejoice in Is that the
citizens of the United States are both
law respecting and law abiding people
not easily swerved from the path of pat
riotism and honor. This Is in entire ac-
cord with the genius of our institutions
and but emphasizes the advantages of
irc ting a great love for law
and order in the future. Immunity should
be granted to none who violate the
laws whether individuals, corporation $
or communities, and as the constitution
imposes upon the president the duty
of both its own execution and OF the
statutes enacted in pursuance OF its
provisions, / shall endeavor carefully to
carry them into effect. The declaration
OF the party now restored to pcwer has
been in the past opposed to all combi-
nations of capital organized In trusts
! or otherwise to control arbitrarily the
| condition of trade among our citisens,
and it has persisted in such legislation
as would prevent the execution of all
| schemes to oppress the people by undue
charges on their suppiNs or by unjust
rates for the transportation of their pro-
| duets to make It, This purpose will be
steadily pursued both by the enforce
ment of the law now in existence and tn :
! recommendation and support of such
| new statutes as may be necessary to
| carry 1t into effect. .
IMMIGRATION
Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further improved to the
constant promotion of safer, better
and higher citizenship. A grave peril
! to the republic would be citizenship
too ignorant to understand or too vi
cious to appreciate the great value and
! benefit of our constitution 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 un-
! mindful of the need Of the Improvement
| among our own citizens. but with the
| zeal of our forefathers encourage the
spread OF knowledge and free education.
! Illiteracy must be banished from the land
/ If we shall attain that high destiny as
the foremost of the enlightened nations
, of the world which under Providence
we ought to achieve.
CIVIL SERVICE
| Reforms in the civil service must SO
on, but the change should be real and
| genuine. not perfunctory. or promoted
| by a zeal In behalf OF any party, simPly
because It happens to be In power. As a
! u o m her of CONGRESS voted ar d sDoke Ia