The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-05

exalted mankind ana advanced tine
cause of freedom throughout the world
and UNNECESSARILY strengthened the
precious free institutions which we en-
joy. The people love and will sustain
those institutions The great essential
to our happiness and prosperity is that
We adhere to the principles upon which
the government was established and in
sist upon their faithful observance.
Equality of rights must prevail and
our laws be always and everywhere re-
spected 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 UNI
molested right of religious liberty and
worship and free and fair elections are
dearer and more universally enjoyed
to-day than ever before. These guar
antees must be sacredly preserved and
wisely strengthened, The constituted
authorities must be cheerfully and Wig
orously upheld. Lynchings must not be
tolerated in great and civilized coun-
try like the United States; courts-not
mobs-must execute the penalty of the
law. The preservation of public order,
the right of discussion, the integrity of
courts and the orderly administration
of justice must continue forever the
rock of safety upon which our govern
ment securely rests.
One of the lessons taught by the late
election, 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 patriotism and honor. This is in en-
tire accord with the genius of our insti-
buttons, and but emphasizes the advan-
tages of intoxicating even greater love
for law and order in the future. I'M
munity should be granted to none who
violate the laws, whether individuals,
corporations or communities; and as
the constitution imposes upon the presi-
dent the duty of both its own eXecu-
ton and of the statutes enacted in pur-
suance of it's provisions, I shall endeaV-
or carefully to carry them into effect.
| The declaration of the party now re-
stored to power has been in the past
| that of Opposition to all combinations
of capital organized in trusts, or other
wise, to control arbitrarily the condi-
| ton of trade among our citizens and
it has supported such legislation as
will prevent the execution of all
schemes to Cypress the people by undue
charges on their supplies or by unjust
rates for the transportation of their
products to market"
This purpose will be steadily pursued,
both by the enforcement of the laws in
existence and the recommendation and
| support of such new statutes as may
be necessary to carry it into effect.
! Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further improved to the
constant promotion of a safer, better
and a higher citizenship.
A grave peril to the republic would
be a citizenship too ignorant to under
stand, or too vicious to appreciate, the
great value and beneficence of our in
situations 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 unmindful of
| the need of improvement among our
own citizens, but with the zeal of our
| forefathers encourage the spread of
knowledge and free institutions, 1llite-
| racy 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. Reforms in the
civil service must go on. But the
changes should be real and genuine, not
| perfunctory, or prompted by q zeal i'll
behalf of any party, simply because it
! k,n ,lNs,,.
of congress, l voted and spoke in favor
of the present law and ! shall attempt
its enforcement in the spirit in which
it was enacted. The purpose in view
was to secure the most efficient service
| of the best men who would accept APP
pointment under the government re-
| tanning faithful and devoted public ser
wants in office, but shielding none I'M
der the authority of any rule or custom,
who are Inefficient incompetent or I'M
! worthy. The best interests of the coun-
| try demand this and the people heartily
| approve the law wherever and when
ever it has been thus administered.
| Congress should give prompt atten-
ton to the restoration of our American
merchant marine once the pride of
| tIiG Sbto Ill ali Tic SIedL DICctIl lllSll
ways of commerce. To my mind few
more important subjects so Imperative
| ly demand an intelligent consideration.
| The United States has progressed with
marvellous rapidty in every field of en-
| terprise and endeavOr until we have be-
come foremost in nearly all the great
lines of inland trade, commerce and in
| dustry.
| Yet while this is true our American
| merchant marine has been steadily de-
clining until it is now lower both in the
| er-centage of tonnage and the number
of vessels employed than it was prior
to the civil war. Commendable pro-
gress has been made of late years in
| the up-building of the American navy
| but we must supplement those efforts
| by providing as a proper consort for it
merchant marine amply sufficient
| for our own carrying trade to foreign
! countries. The question is one that APP
! peals both to our business necessities
| and the patriotic aspirations of a great
| people.
| 1t has been the policy of the United
| States since the foundation of the gov
| eminent to cultivate relations of peace
and amity with all the nations of the
world and this accords with my con-
| ception of our duty now. We have
| cherished the policy of non-interfer-
| ence with the affairs of foreign govern