Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1885 — PRESIDENTCMEVELAND'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PRESIDENTCMEVELAND'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

The last official act of President Arthur was the nomination Genera] Grant to »he position .A General on the retired list. An art’ele tn the first page of this paper fully explains the rote of Senator Harrison on ths land grant Read it. * In deferenc* to the judgment and suggestions ot the “Kid" of theßsnsselaer Republican, the Hoover Pris On bHI was amended, and then —kill ed. In the language of our Tom. t hat was an “ 'oirible houtrage." Republicans are load in their d' l ?’* larations that justice has at last Deen done Gen. Grant, yot, notwithstandng they have possessed the power and had the opportunity the performance of that act of justice was ileft to a Democratic congress. « - tn - The last official act of the outgoing Secretary of the Interior was the issuance of patents for 700,000 acres of land in Louisiana to aid in the construction of the New Orleans and Pacific Railroad. Did ‘he ex-Secretary fear to trust that job to bis successor? The Bible upon which t e oath was administeif d to Mr. Cleveland is a small, gilt-edged volume, pretty well worn, and had been ptesented him, when a young man leaving hom-, by his mother.— At his special request the committee of arrangements had it in readiness for the ceremony. Amid the surroundings of great pomp and parade Mr. Olevelan I was duly Inaugurated at Washington last Wednesday. His Inaugural Address will b® found in this Sentinel, and will well repay a careful perusal. In the language of an exchanue, “Jim Blaine might have written us good a one. but h» never did.” The “kid” is much pleased with the action of ->ur Senator Hoorer, on the apportionment bill. Senator H. is an upright, honorable and efficient offiolal We understand that many of his friends piopose to press his claims for responsible position under the national administration, and we atneerely hope the movement wll meet with success.

The Republicans squirm awfully on b eing pressed to take "their own medicine.” The apportionment bill Just passed is a bitter dose, if we may Judge from the horrid imprecations they utter against it. They seem to forget that it is the same “medicine,” only somewhat milder in its make up • bat they have neon administering to the Democracy lor the past twenty odd years. If the action of the present Ir.diana Leg.slature in the apportionment of the State is the outrage they declare it to be. then let them ta\e a retrospective view of the past, consider the wicked methods by which they f ought to perpetuate (heir power and cease their compaints. . The following mimed gentlemen comprise Mr. C<ev. land’s Cabinet: ‘ Secretary’ of State—Thomas F Bayard, of Delaware. Secretary of the rvasury—Dani J Manning of New York. Secret nv of War— Wiliiatn C. Endicott. of Massachusetts. Secretaryjcf the N.ivy—William C. Whitney, of New York. Secretary of the In eiioi Lamar, of MisSissipp 1 Postmaster G»mer-.l -AVi’liatn F. Vilas, of Wia ’omsin A'terncy Gen-mIA f'. Gatland of Aib’-.n-:

Fellow-Citizens : In the pre*e ce of thin vast assemblage of myco-n rynten, I am about to supplement anti seal by the oath which I shall take the manif.station of the whl of a great and free people. In the exerci- •of their power and right of self-government they hats committed to one of their fellow citizens a upreme and sacred trust, and he here coneecnres himself to their service. This imbressive ceremony adds little to hesolemn sense of responsibility with which i ontemplate the duty I owe to all the people of te land Noth ng can relieve me-from anxiety rt by any act of mine their interests mav suffer, id nothing is needed to strengthen tnv resol 1. on to ftagage every faculty and effort in the prootion of their welfare. Amtd the din of partv 1 rife the people’s choice was made; but its at : ndant circtims ances have demonstrated a new 1 trength and safety of the government 1 y the ' eopie. In each succeeding year it more ueaily I ppears that onr democratic principle needs no ' apology and that in its fearless and faithful ap i plication Is to be found the surest guaranty of

But the be*t result, in the op ration of a government wherein every citizen ha* a share largely depend npon the proper limitation of purely partisan zeal and effort and a correct appreci*. ion of the tim * when the heat of the partisan should be merged in the patriotlam of th* citizen To-day the executive branch is transferred to new keeping. Bn l hia alii'the government of :)i the people, acd it thonlil be none the lee. an ob ject. of their affectionate eolicitndc. At thie h»ur the animosities of political *trife. the bitterness of partisan defeat, and the exultation of partisan triumph should be sapplautea by ungrudging acquleaence in the popular will and sober conscientious concern for the general weal. Moreover, if from thie hour we cheerfully and honestly abandon all sectional prejudice and di* trust, and determine, with manly confidence in one another, to work out harmoniously the achievements of our natio* al destiny, we shall deserve to realize all the benefits which our appy form of governm nt can bestow On this suspicions occasion we mry well renew the pledge of our devotion to the constitution, which launched by the founders of the republic, and consecrated hy their prayer* and patriotic dev< tlon. has for almost a century borne the hopes and aspiration* of a great people, through prosperity and peace, and through th* shocks of forei?n conflicts and the peril* of domestic strife and vicissitudes. By he father of hi* country our constitution was commended for adoption as ‘th* result of a spirit of amity and mutual concession.” In that same spirit it should be adminis tered, tn order to promote the la-ting welfare of the count’y, and to secure the fall measure of its priceless benefits to us and tc|thosewh<> wil succeed to the blessings of our national life. The large variety o diverse and competing in erests subject to federal control, persistently seeking th« recognition of their claims, need give us no fear that "thegreatest good to the greatest num ber” will fail to be accomplished if, in the hall* of national legisla ion, tha spirit of amity and mutual concession shall prevail in which the cont ution had iis birth. I this involves the suri •aider or postponement of private interests and the abandonment of local advantages, compensati n will oe found In the assurance that thus the common interest is subserved and the general welfare advenced. I the discharge of my official duty I shall endeavor to be guided by a just and unstrained construction of the constitution, a careful observance of tbedistiuction between the powers granted to the federal government and those reserved to the states or to the people, and by a cautionappreciation of these funetions which, by the constitution and laws, have been especially a - signed to the executive branch of the go ernmen*. Bi.t he who takes the oath to day to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution ot the United States only assumes the solemn obligation which every patriotic citizen on the farm, in the workshop, in the busy marts of trade, and everywhere should share with him. The constitution which prescribes his oath, mv countrymen, is yours; the government yon have chosen him to administer for a time is yours; the suffrage which executes the will of freemen is yours: the laws and the entire scheme of our civil rule, from lhe town meeting to the state capitals and the national capital, is yours Your every aoter, as suiely as your chief magistrate, under the same high sanction, though in a different sphere, ex-rcises a public ‘rust Uer is this all Every citizen .wes to the countrs a vigilant watch anil close scrutiny of its public servants an" a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness Thus is the people’s will impressed upon the whole framework of our civil po ity—municipal state and federal,—and this is the price of our liberty an the inspiration of our faith in the republic It is the duly of those serving tee people tn public place to eloselyilimit the public eqpcnditures to the actual needs ot the govern •"cut. economically administered, because this bounds the r gbt. of the government to exact tribute from the earnings of labor or the property of the citizen, and because public extravagonce bogets extravagance among the people We should never be ashamed of the simplicity and prudential economies which are best suited to the operation of n republic n form of government and most com patible with the mission of the American people Those who are selected for j, limited timu to manage public affaire are still of the people, and mayjdo much by their example to encoura' e, consistently with the dignity of their official functions, that plain w y of life which among tneir fellow-citizens;aid» Integrity, and promotes thrift, and prosperity The genius of our institutions, the needs of our people in their home life and the attention which is demanded for the settlement and development of the resources of our vast territory, dictate the scrupulous avoidance of any departure from that foreign policy comme. ded by the h story, the tradition, and the’ prosperity of our republic It is the policy of independence, favored by our position, and defended by our k, own love of jus’ice acd by onr power It is the policy of peace suitable to our interest* It is the policy of neutrality, rejecting any share in foreign broils and ambitions upon other continents and repelling their intrusion here It is the policy of Monroe, and Washington, and Jefferson—“ Pea e, commerce, anti honest friendship with all nations, entan*diuv alliance* with none ” ”

,A.? ue re Kßrd for the interests and prosperity of all the people demand that our tin nces shall be established upon such a Bound and sensible basis as shall scr.nre the safety and confidence of the business interests, and make t e wages of labor S »! r n*> IH Btca . < l y ’ an d l ' lat our system of revenue shall be so adjustea as to relievo the people from havin ga due regard to the interests of capital invested and workingmen employed In American industries, and preventing the accumulation of a surplus in the treasury to tempt extravagance and waste Care for the property ol the nation and for ‘he needs of future Bottlers requires that the public domain should be protected from pur oiniug schemes and unlawful occupation The conscience of the people demands that the Indians within our boundaries shall be feirlv and honestly treated as wards of the governm;‘. t, a <1 their education nd civilization promoted, with a view to then ultimate citizenship, and tluitpolvgaihy in the territories, destructive of the family relation and offensive to the moral sense of the civilized world shall be repressed. The laws should be rigidly enforced which piolilflit the immigration of a servile class to compete with American labor with no i teutiou of acquiring citizenship, and bringing with them and customs repugnant to our civiliThe people demand ref rm in the administra--1011 ot the government and the application of business principles to publicufiairs As a means to this eud, civil service reform should be in good iaitii unforced. Our citizens have the ri<dit tn 1 rotection from the incompetency of public em p.oyes who hold their places solely as the reward 01 partisan service, and from the corruptin<mutluuice 01 those who prom ise, and the vicious methods ol those who expect, such rewards; and hose who worthily seek pul.lie. employment have . the right to insist that merit and conipet <m-y smu. Im recognized, instead of party subseryie.ucy ortho surrender ol honest political b, - liel, 111 administration of a government pledged to do equal and exact jus ice io all men I here s’m>ii|(l be no urclext io:- anxiety touching the protection of the freedmen iu their rights or then- security iu the er joynient of tlieii privileges under tnc coustitution and its amendments. All (he diteussion as to their . tuoss for the place accorded to them ns American citizens is idle and unprolitiible. except as it suggests the necessity for tlu ir improvement The fact that, they are citizens efititle- them to all the rig.itsfiti • tothat relation and charges them wit.i ail its duties, obligations and responsibilities These topics and the constant and ever varying wants of an active and entei prising population may well rec.', vc the attention and the patuotic endeavor of all who make and execute the federal Iftw. Our(hitd b are practical audcall for Industrious application an intelligent perception of th -chums of public .. ,ic. ; . and. above all, a firm doti.rur,ration by ’.mitoj iwtion to .-ecure ■> dl .the paopleot the land the. ini', of 11 ■ b-st lortn <>l government ev. r ~ |.> if And let us not trust, to htii.:.-■ . . t ilo u- bin humbly ncicuowledgc tlisi powu. .imi coolness of the Almighty God who pri>si>>.;- <>v V ,- 'the dlsiiny I mi ions, and who has at a’i limes m-on reveal id in out country s history, i.etiis iiivo'<“ liis aid and His blessing upon our labors.

The tension appropriation bili, covering $60,000,000; and the foiti’. ficatiot! appropriation Inil have pass ed both hona.’S of con ■■■ -eg « Jas Loci’, returned to iL-mington undtiy night with two horses recent purchases of Lufek Snyder, from Powell Lios., <>t Springboro, Pu. One of them an English Draft weighing nineteen hundred, and the other a Clyde weighing sixteen hundred.

A whisky row occurred at Blackford last Saturday night, and on j Monday evening the parties impiicat led were brought before justice Pm upile, who fined F. M. Goff and Geo. Markin one dollar and cost Douthlt and Chll ote for the Stale, Judge Hammond for defence,