Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-07


PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
Instrusted by the people for a second
time with the office of president, l enter
upon it's administration approaching the
great responsibilities which attach to this
renewed honor and commission, promising
unreserved devotion on my part to their
faithful discharge and reverently invok-
ing for my ggldane CT the dir rS c and IA
from the duties this day assumed if I did
not feel that, in their performance, 1
and patriotic men of all parties. 1t en-
courages me for the great task which /
now undertake. to believe that those who
voluntarily committed to me the trust i'm
posed upon the chief executive of the
republic, will give to me generous sup
! and defend the constitution of the United
States" and to care that the laws be
pose is indicated through a national ele3-
ton. 1t is the constitutional method of
ascertaining the public will; When once
faithful observance should follow its de-
crees.
needed, and. fortunately, we have them in
every part of our beloved country. We
are reunited. Sectionalism has disap-
, peared. Division on public questions can
no longer be traced by the war maps of
1861. These old differences less and less
demand the thought and quicken the con-
science of the country. and the response
bility for their presence as we'll as for
! their righteous settlement rests upon US
all-no more upon me than upon YOU.
There are some national questions in the
solution of which patriotism should ex-
clude p~artisanship. Magnifying their DIFF
ficulties will not take them off our hands,
of the capacity, integrity and high pur-
poses of the American people will not be
an inspiring theme for future political
contests. Dark pictures. and gloomy fore
bodings are worse than useless. These
only becloud, they do not help to point
the way of safety and honor. Hope
4 mAKefh NOT ashamed - ThR nrOnneIS OF
evil were not the builders of the republic,
nor in its crises since have they saved OF
served it. The faith of the fathers was a
mighty force in its creation, and the faith
of their descendants has wrought its prog
are obstructionists who despair, and who
would destroy confidence in the ability
of our people to solve wisely. and for
civilization, the mighty problems resting
upon them. The American people. in
trenched in freedom at home. take their
love for it with them wherever they go,
worthy the doctrine that we lose our Dwn
liberties by securing the enduring founda-
tons of liberty to others. Our institu-
lions will not deteriorate by extension,
and our sense of justice will not abate an
tofore. so Hereafter viii the nation dem
onstrate it's fitness to administer any new
estate which events devolve upon it, and
in the fear of God will take occasion by
the hand and make the bounds of free
dom wider yet"
If there are those among US who would
make our way more difficult we must not be
disheartened, but the more earnestly dedi-
cate ourselves to the task which we have
rightly entered. The path of progress is
seldom smooth. New things are often
found hard to do. Our fathers found
them SO. We find them so. They are in
convenient. They cost us something. But
are we not made better for the effort and
sacrifice, and are lot those we serve lift
We will be consoled, too, with the fact
that opposition has confronted every on
ward movement of the republic from Its
opening hour until now. but without sue
cess. The republic has marched on and
9 Snm and md its bu eye pItv steR Re mas are ex nnderg 15geZ
the same ordeal as did our predecessors
nearly a century ago. We are following
Will their successors falter and plead or
ganic inIpotency in the nation? Surely
kind we will not aow surrender our equal
ity with other powers on matters funda-
mental and essential to ~ationaEty With
no such purpose was the nation created.
In no such spirit has it developed its full
and independent sovereignty. We adhere
to the principles of equality among our
sign to ourselves a subordinate rank in
the family of nations.
the past four years have gone into his
tory. They are too near to justify re-
cital. Some of them were unforeseen,
many of them momertous and farreach-
ing in their consequence to ourselves and
The part which the United states bore so
honorably in the thrilling scenes in China,
while new to American life. has been in
harmony with its true spirit and best
traditions. and in dealing with the results
it's policy will be that of moderation and
fairness.
We face at this moment a most i'm
portant question-that CT the future rela-
tions of the United States and Cuba. with
our near neighbors We must remain close
friends. The declaration of the purposes
of this government in the resolution of
April 20. 1898, must be made good.
Ever since the evacuation of the island
by the army of Spain the executive. with
all practicable speed, has been assisting
it's people in the successive steps neces-,
sary to the establishment or q free and
Independent government prepared 70 as
sumo and perform the obligations of inter
national law, which now rest upon the
United States under the treaty of Paris.
The convention elected by the people to
frame a constitution is approaching the
completion of its labor. The transfer of
American control to the new government
is of such great Importance, involving an
obligation resulting from our ~interven-
ton, and the treaty of peace, that l am
Congress of the policy which the legis-
lative branch of the government deems
essential to the best interests OF CUBA ana
the United States.
SThe principles which led to our inter
%vention require that the ~IunGanlenta, 1aw
should be adapted to secure a government
capable of performing the duties and dis
charging the functions of a separate ma
ticn, of observing its international obli-
cations of protecting life and property
insuring order + SAFETY ana hT.ana ndpepty; h ana
torical policy of the United States in its
relation to Cuba.
The peace which we are pledged to leave
to the Cuban people must carry with it
the guarantees of permanence, We be-
came sponsors for the pacification OF the
island, and we remain accountable to the
Cubans, no less than to our own country
and people, for the reconstruction Of Cuba
as a flee commonwealth on abiding
foundations of right, justice, liberty and
assured order. Our Acknowledgement of
] the people will not be completed until free