Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1893 — INAUGURAL ADDRESS. [ARTICLE]

INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

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DELIVERED AT WASHINGTON BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. Full Text of the Customary Speech of the Incoming Executive—Says Tariff aK J Finances Should Receive Attention to Avert Dangers That Menace the Country.

Talked to Thousands.

Immediately after receiving the oath from Chief Justice Fuller, President Cleveland delivered his second inaugural address. It was as follows: My fellow-citizens. In obedience to the mandate of my countrymen I am about to dedicate myself, to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath. Deeply moved by the expression of confidence and personal attachment which has called me to this service I am sure my gratitude can make no better return than the pledge I, now give before God and these witnesses of unreserved and complete devotion to tub interests and welfare of those who have honored me. I deem It fitting on this occasion, while Indicating the opinions I hold concerning public questions of present Importance, to also briefly refer to the existence of certain conditions and tendencies among our people which seem to menaoe the integrity and usefulness of their government. While every Amerloan citizen must contemplate with the utmost pride and enthusiasm the growth and expansion of'our country, the sufficiency Of our institutions to stand against the rudest shocks of violence, the wonderful thrift and enterprise of our people, and the demonstrated superiority of out free government, it behooves us to constantly watch for every symptom of insidious infirmity that threatens onr national vigor. The strong man who, In the confidence of sturdy health, courts the sternest activities of life and rejoices In the hardihood of constant labor, may still have lurking near bis vitals the unheeded disease that dooms him to sudden collapse; It cannot be doubted that our stupendous achievements as a people and our country's robust strength have given rise to a heedlessness of those laws governing our national health, which we can no more evade than human life can escape the laws of God and nature. Tackles the Money Question. Manifestly nothing Is more vital to our supremacy as a nation, and to the benefloent purposes of our government than a, sound and stable currency. Its exposure to degradation should at onco arohse to activity the most enlightened statesmanship; and the danger of depredation In thepurchaslngpowerof the wages paid to toll should furnish the 1 strongest Incentive to prompts and conservative action. In dealing with our present embarrassing sitnation, as related to this subject, we will be wise if we temper our confidence and faith In onr national strength and resources with the frank concession that even these will not permit ns to defy with Impunity the Inexorable laws of flnanoe and trade. At the same time. In onr efforts to adjust differences of opinion, we Bhould be free from Intolerance or passion and our judgments should be unmoved by alluring phrases and unvexed by selfish Interests. lam confident that suoh an approach to the subject will result In prudent and effective remedial legislation. In the meantime, so far •8 the executive branch of the government oan Intervene, none of the powers with which it Is Invested will be withheld when their exercise Is deemed necessary to maintain onr national credit or avert financial disaster. Concerning the Tariff. Closely related, to the exaggerated confidence In onr country'sgreatnese, which tends to a disregard of the rules of national safety, another danger oonfronts us not less serious. I refer to the prevalence of a popular disposition to expeot from operation of the government especial and direct individual advantages. The verdiot of our voters, which condemned the injustice of maintaining protection for protection’s sake, enjoins upon the people’s servants the duty of exposing and destroying the brood of kindred evils which are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism. This is the bane of republican institutions and the constant peril of our government-by the people. It degrades to the purposes of wily cfaft the plan of rule our fathers established and bequeathed to us as an object of onr love and veneration. It perverts the patriotic sentiment Of our countrymen and tempts them to a pitiful calculation of the sordid gain to be derived from their government’s maintenance. It undermines the self-reliance of our people and substitutes In Its place dependence upon government favoritism. It stifles the spirit of true Americanism and stupefies every ennobling trait of American citizenship. The lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and the better lesson taught that, while the people should patrlotloaly and cheerfully support their government. Its functions do not include tho support of the people. The acceptance of this principle leads to a refusal of bounties and subsidies which burden the labor and thrift of a portion of our oitizens to aid ill-advised or languishing enterprises In which they have no concern. It leads also to achallengt of wild and reckless pension expenditure, which overleaps the bounds of grateful recognition of patriotic service and prostitutes to vicious uses the people’s prompt and generous impulse to aid those disabled In their country’s defense. Stands by Civil Service Reform. One mode of the misappropriation of public funds Is avoided when appointments to oflice, Instead of being the rewards of partisan activity, are awarded to those whose efficiency promises a fair return of work for the compensation paid to them. To secure the fitness and competency of appointees to office, and to remove from political action the demoralizing madness for spoils, civil service reform hag found a place In onr public policy and laws. The benefits alroady gained through this Instrumentality and the further usefulness It promises entitle It to the hearty support and encouragement of all who desire to see our publlo service well performed or who hope for the elevation oto political sentiment and the purification of political methods. The exlstenoe of Immense aggregations of kindred enterprises and combinations of business Interests formed for the purpose of limiting production and fixing prices,is inconsistent with the fair field which ought to be open to every Independent activity. Legitimate strife in business should not be superseded by an enforced concession to the demands of combinations that have the power to destroy; nor should the people to be served lose the benefit of cheapness, which usually results from wholesome competition. These aggregations and combinations frequently constitute conspiracies against the interests of the people, and In all their phases they are unnatural and opposed to our American sense of fairness. To the extent that they oan be reached and restrained by federal power, the general government should relieve our citizens from their Interference and exactions. Forbearance with Indians.

Onr relations with the Indians located within our borders Impose npon us responsibilities we cannot escape. Humanity and consistency require ns to treat them with all forbearance, and in onr dealings with them to honestly and considerately regard their rights and interests. Every effort should be made to lead them, through the paths of civilization and education, to self-supporting and Independent citizenship. In the meantime, as the nation’s wards, they should be promptly defended against the cupidity of designing men, and shielded from every Influence or temptation that retards their advancement. The people of the United States have decreed that on this day the control of their government In its legislative and executive branches shall be given to a political party pledged In the most positive terms to the accomplishment of tariff reform. They have thns deter mined In favor of a more jnst and equitable system of Federal taxation. The .agents they havo chosen to carry out their purposes are bound by. tholr promises not less than by. the oommand of their masters to devote themselves unremittingly to this service. While there should be no surrenderof principle our task must be undertaken wisely and without vindictiveness. Our mission is not £unißhmcnt, but the rectification of wrongs. lln lifting burdens from the dally life of our people we reduce Inordinate and unequal advantages too long enjoyed this Is but a necessary incident of our return to right and justice. Must Redeem Pledges. Anxiety for the redemption of the pledge* whloh my party has made and solicitude for the complete justification of the trust the peoplo have reposed In us constrain me to remind those with whom I am to co-operate that we can succeed in doing the work which ha* been especially set before ns only by the most slnoore, harmonious and disinterested effort. Even if insuperable obstacles and opposition prevent the consummation of our task we shall hardly be excused, and if failure can be traced to onr fanlt or neglect we may be sure the peoplo will hold ns to a swift and exacting accountability. The oath I now take to preserve, protect and defend-the constitution of the United States not only impressively defines the great responsibility I assume, bnt suggests obedienoeto constitutional commands as the rule by which my official conduct must be guided. I shall to the best of my ability and within my sphere of duty preserve the constitution by loyally protecting every grant of federal powei It contains by defending all its restraints when attaoked by Impatience and restlessness, and by enforcing its limitations and reservations in favor of the States and the people. Fully impressed with the gravity of the duties that confront me, mindful of my weakness, I should be appalled if it were my lot to bear unaided the responsibilities which await me. I am, however, saved from discouragement when J remember that I shall have the support and the counsel and co-operation of wise and patriotic men who will stand at my. side In cabinet places or will represent the people In their legislative halls. I find also much comfort In remembering that my oountryznen are jnst and generous, and in the assurance that they will not condemn thosi who by sincere devotion to their service deserve their forbearance and approval. Abovt all, I know there Is a Supreme Being who rulei the affairs of men, and whose goodness an« mere/ have always followed the America* people, and I know He will not turn from ni now If we humbly seek His powerful aid.