New-York tribune., 1901-03-05
PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL
COGENT PRESENTA TON OF
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
PROMISES OF PAST PFRFORMED-NEw
DUTIES BOLDLY FACED-NUST BE
CLOSE FRIENDS WITH CUBA-
SEEKING ORDER IN
PHILIPPINES.

PHILIPPINES.
Washington, March 4-The second inaugural
address by President Mckinley as delivered at
the Capitol to-day is given herewith:
My Fellow Citizens. When we assembled here
March T. 1897. there great anxiety with
regard to currency and credit. None exists
n1v. Then our treasury receipts we're made
qtate to meet the current obligations OF tha
government Now they sufficient for all
public needs. and have a surplus instead Of
deficit. Then felt constrained to convene the
Congress in extraordinary session 70 devise reve-
nues TO pay the ordinary expenses CT the gov
ernment. Now / have the satisfaction To an
nounce that the Congress Just closed has re-
duced taxation in the sum Of $41 100000. Then
there deep solcitude because of the long
depression in manufacturing. mining. asrt-
cultural and mercantile industries. and the
sequent distress of our aboring population.
Now every avenue Of production is crowded
with activity labor is we'll employed and Ameri-
can products find good markets at home and
abroad.
Our diversified productions however, are in
creasing in such unprecedented volume as 20
sdmonish of the necessity OF still further en-
larging our foreign markets by broader COM
merciaI relations. For this purpose reciprocal
trade arrangements with other nations should
in liberal spirit be carefully cultivated and pro-
NOTED.
The national verdict Of 1896 has for the most
part been executed Whatever remains unful-
filled is continuing obligation resting with un-
diminished force upon the Executive and the
Congress- But fortunate our condition is its
permanence can only be assured by sound busi-
ness methods and strict economy in national
administration and legislation We should not
permit our great prosperity 10 lead US to reck-
less ventures in business or profigacy in public
expenditures While the Congress determines
the objects and the sum Of appropriations the
officials Of the executive departments are re-
sponsible for honest and faithful disbursement
and il should he their constant care to avoid
waste and extravaganza
Honesty. capacity and industry are nowhers
more Indispensable than in public employment
These should be fundamental requisites to origt-
nal appointment and the surest guarantees
against removal
! Four years ago stood the brink Of war
without the people knowing it and without any
preparation or effort at preparation for the I'M
pending peril, 7 did all that in honor could be
/ done 70 avert the war, but without avail II
I became inevitable and the Congress at its first
regular session, without party division, pro-
vided money in anticipation of the crisis and IN
preparation to meet it, II came. The result
was signalIy favorable 10 American arms and IN
the highest degree honorable TO the government
IL imposed upon us obligations from which we
cannot escape. and from which it would be dis
honorable 10 seek 10 escape. We are now at
peace with the world, and it is my fervent
prayer that II differences arise between US and
other powers they may be settled by peaceful
arbitration. and that hereafter We may be
spared the horrors Of war.
To CARRY OUT THE NATIONS WILL.
Intr11sted bv the people for second time
: 7 a0ta~
administration appreciating the great response
biIitfes which attach TO this renewed honor and
commission promising unreserved devotion on
nv part to their faithful discharge and rever-
entity invoking for my guidance the direction
and favor of Almighty God l should SHRINK
from the duties this day assumed If did not,
feel that in their performance I should have the
cooperation Of the wise and patriotic men OF all
parties II encourages me for the great task
which 7 now undertake believe that those
who voluntarily committed 70 me the trust i'm
posed upon the chief executive Of the republic
viii give 10 me generous support in my duties to
preserve protect and defend the constitution
of the United States and to care that the
laws he faithfully executed" The national
purpose is indicated through a national cleo
ton II is the constitutional method Of ascer-
tanning the public Will When once it is regis
tered it is a law all. and faithful observe
ance should follow It's DEGREES
Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed.
and fortunately We have them in every part Of
our beloved country. We are reunited. Sec
tfonalisrn has disappeared. Division public
questions can no longer he traced by the war;
mans of 1851 These old differences less and
less disturb the Judgment. Existing problems
demand the thought and quicken the conscience
OF the country. and the responsibility for their
presence as we'll as for their righteous settle
ment rests upon us all. more upon me than
,iipon YOU There are some national questions tns
the solution Of which patriotism should exclude,
partisanship Magnifying their difficulties wili
not take them off our hands nor facilitate their
adjustment Distrust of the capacity. integrity
and high purpose of the American people viii
not he an inspiring theme for future POLITICAL
contests Dark pictures and gloomy forehodings
are worse than useless. These only beCloud they
do not help to point the way of safety and
honor Hone maketh not ashamed
The prophets of evil We're not the builders Of
the republic. nor in IT'S crises have they saved
or served IL. The faith Of the fathers was a
mighty force in it's creation and the faith Of
their descendants has wrought its progress and
furnished it's defenders. They are OSstructfonists
who despair and who would destroy confidence
in the ability of our people 10 solve wisely and
for civilization the mighty problems resting
upon them The American people. intrenched in
freedom at home take their love for If with them
wherever they go, and they reject as mistaken
and unworthy the doctrine that we lose cur own
liberties by securing the enduring foundations OF
liberty to others our institutions will not
deteriorate by extension and our sense OF justfcs
will not ahatp under trOpiC suns in distant saas