Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 March 1893 — Page 1

0

1 first part;

PAGES 1 TO 8. i . i

4y ESTABLISHED 182L INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8. 1893-TWELVE PAGES. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR-

r v V V V

THE PEOPLE'S MAI

Once Again Occupies the White House. Democracy inPowerin All Its Branches. The Government Again One of the People. PATERNALISM MUST END Declares the Now President in His Inaugural, And tha Protective Tariff Must Disappear, That All Men May Be Equal Before the Law. The Greatest Thron That Ier Gath. ered in Washington Sees the People's Choice Installed In Ortlce The Ceremonies Elaborate and in I he Highest Degree Successful In. 1 1 ana's Legions with the Invincihle Tom Tat gart at Tin fr lleud Occupy ti Important l'ot in the Procession The President' Inaugural fcUrong and Outspoken A t-lear Declaration lor Tariff Itelorm, Sound Currency ar.d Civil Service Itcform The Inaugural Hall a Mot Urilllant Kvcnt DetalU or the Momentous Lvcnts at Washington. Washington, March 4 Grover CUvelahdof New York, thrice nominated for tne president ot th Unit-d Statte and twice elected, was today successful'' inducted into that high oilic for his second term, with all appropriate ceremonies ami the gathering ot a nullity multitude. The lat occasion was greater than the first. It weg more imposing in the military and civic display. In löSö there were at the outside not more than 2".itn in the inaugural parade. At loa:. 4 ,H0 Etn, with a leaven of fair women, marched today along XUe great National avenue to or from tho cr.pitcl. Today also th jroveruorr of eleven great states, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts in the North and East; o: Pennsylvania and Maryland, among the tuiddle status; Georgia, North and South Carolina and Louisiana in the .oiith ; and of Wisconsin in the far West, participated in tho national jerenioniea and tli-reby emphasized the complete restoration of national unity. More interesting and "A WALTER Q. C.REStlAST. significant even than this, perhaps, in the eyes of other natmns and the historian were the manifestations of the marvelous growth of the country's population and power, for the fact that this enormous and majestic chance in the government of Gö,000,000 people was accomplished according to a cut and dried formula, every step Df which was planned and publicly an Bounced before hand, and without noticeihle disturbance of public interests or the creation of any excitement except tl.at oaturally accompanying a great national pageant and the influx of two or thrre hundred thousand s'uht-seera into the capital. The crder of rroceedinr was almost identically the same as four years auo, with the action of the chief participants reversed, ani it diCtrod very little, except in the extent of the demonstration, from the ceremonies of eight years ao, which brought Mr. Cleveland to Washington (od the 2d of March, lS.v) for the lirst time in Lu putlio career. Time and that jonx a. CAELIFLS. 'capaeions nrn" of death, which keeps evfery name in motion, had wrought many changes in the interim, however. A Memorable Incident. The most dramatic incident connected with Mr. Cleveland's first inauguration was the passage by the house of renreaen-

7-

tatives, tinder the skillful rnanagenacnt of Speaker liandall, of the bill which authorized the placing oi Gen. Grant on the retired list of the army with the rank and pav of a full genera!. Presideut Arthur's Domination of the dyinjr. hero to the position thus created, and the senate's immediate confirmation of the appointment, in open executive action, thn and there held for the first and only time in its history all that accomplished within a few minutes of the hour when the Fortyeighth rongrass and the administration of Vrefident Arthur passed out of existence tog-ether and while Vice-President Hendricks wa wailing at the door of the senate chambo' to take the oath of otlice at Um hands of Acting Vice-President Edmunds, and hnrelf twenty minutes before Mr, Cleveland commenced reading his inaugural address from the east portico of the capitoL Graut and Arthur, Hendricks

-V- - T-VV 'J, yizx --i r y . . v

GFIOVER CLEVELAND. and Rcndtll, the c' icf actor-i in this mem- I pared tho city to receive an 1 accommocratle drama, have all Bnce hoen c!l!?d j date crowds, but no nich vist concourse

away, hhU -tiator I,.iraui!di xias r-lirel to private Iiis. Four years later, when Mr. Cleveland turned over tho ehisf executive cilice of tho n.Htion to r..Tij:imin Harriroa conepicnom in the distinguished throng participating; in the ceremoniea ia tho Sfiiatri chamber were ex-Vice-President Hamlin, Gen. Tecumseh Sherman. Jame9 G. lysine, William Windom and John (. Fremont, each oi whom has since pagsed to his reward. What changes another four years may bring none mar divine, hut the experienco of the past is elofjueut of its sugyeitiveness of the puaibilitiea. Fentnrrs of the I.iy. There are four great features of inauguration day. The rloeinif hours of congress, into which so much law-making and history are frequently crowded ; the ride of the retiring president and tho president and vice-president-elect with their mi itarv escort from the white houee to the capitol to lay down and take up the reins of power respectively, tho pageant of the returning procession and review after the ceremonies of the inauguration aro over, and the inauguration ball at night. WIlON S. BLSSELU Since blunt old John Adams, gripsack in hand. 'a id" out of the white house in the early n-.ortiing of March 4, 1801, to avoid extending to his hated rival, Thomas Jefferson, the hospitalities of the executive inaneiun, there has been no break in the uniform courtesy extended by the retiring chef to his 8UCCeeor, unless there he excepted the personal misunderstanding that aroso between Andrew Johnson and Gen. Grant in the last days of the former's administration which made their intercourse a frigid formality. Court Knien. In this year of grace courtesy between tho outgoing and incoming powers has reigned supreme, as witness the banquets given by the senate without distinction of party to Vice-President Morton and Secretary Carlisle; the reception tendered by Vice-Piesidtnt Morton to VicePresident Stevenson, and the marked civilities exchanged between Presidents Harrison and Cleveland. "I desire the ideas of President Harrison csrried out as to my conveyance to the inaugural ceremonies," wrote Mr. Cleveland; "m very sensible suggestion in attributed to him, and that is, 1 ride in his carriage as Le did in mine on the 4th of March. 1SSD." And so it was. All the cordial cere znonial calls and the other niceties of the

day were observed between them with a cheerful alacrity indicative of almost cordial friendship. The City's Throng;. The scene along the line of march was inch as no city but Washington and no street but its broad, we'd-paved Pennsyl-vania-ave. couM produce. The heavy rain storm of Tueeday had washed away the snow and prepared the city for the beautiful weather which was to follow. Public and private rtands erected along the line of march from the capitol to a point beyond the while house had an estimated Beating capacity of M.OOO persons. And every one of them was crowded. Previous experience with the Knights Templar conclave three years ago and the encampment of the Grand Army of the Rapublio last year had pre-

a. tt.-id ever Lo;uro atiierod in the nation's C3;:tul. hi r I A, . . - sk- -l. -,7" DANIEL S. LA MONT. The two railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsylvania, which alone up to the present thue have the ri'ht of way into the city, were taxed to their utmost capacity. Thousands of other visitors came in by river and by road. Boating and coaching parties were organized from Maryland. The steamboats anchored in the river aflbracd sleeping accommodations for their guests, and the coaching parties were able to drive to the suburbs and there obtained frer and more airy accommodations than in the densely crowded city. Every foot of standing room along the route of the procession, fully two miles in length, was occupied ; windows commanding a view of the parade brought fabulous price?, and advantageous seats on the public at inJ-i commanded prices ranging from op and down. The Reviewing Stand. The main stand from which President Cleveland reviewed the parndo wai erected immediately in front of the white house. It waa 100 feet long and quite deep and had a comfortable seating ca pacity for 1,100 persons, C00 more than rtlLART A. ntRBERT. ! the corresponding stand erected on the I j same site for the inauguration of Presi dent Harrison. It was decorated with I effective taste. In the center was an arch : forty-two feet high handsomely drapad and surmounted by the arms of the

4 J

o V

::;'' VV '.- r ei i Iii- v- XSt

United States. On the extreme rieht was the coat of arms of New York (Mr. Cleveland's state), on tho extreme left wag the coat of arms of Illinois ( Vice-President Stevenson's state), and between them were dispiayed the armorial bearings of the other me Libera of the thirteen original states. Above each of thet-t insignia was a bannur bearing tha name of the state. Cushioned seats were provided for the president and his cabinet, which surrounded him, and folding chaira were provided for the diplomatic corps, who were arranged immediately behind him. On either sidu were euata for senators, members of the house of representatives and such invited guests. The nearest etand to that of the president was aeeiffned to representatives of the preee. It had a seating caoac;tv of 200, and the applications to the press committee nuaibered a hula over 2,01X3. Other Mantis. The vast treasury building was completely walled in with stands, the principal one extending along the entire front of the building along Pennsylvania-ave. and had a capacity for seating several thousand peop!e. This was an open stand and was iotended to be occupied chiefly by the department employes and their families. But the position moat sought after in connection with the treasury building was the stand on I ifteer.th-kt., which commanded an unobstructed view of the avenue ail the way to the capitol. On all the littb parks and public reervavations on the line of march and on every other available point stands were erected, tho largest of all extendirg the entire length of Lafayette pquare, immediately in front of tho white houij and the president's stand, seating fu.ly iivo thousand persons. Profiting by past experiences and bearing in mint! tho discomfort occasioned by the wretched weather of four years ago, nearly all tho elands were mado both wind and waterproof, nnd thus allbrded far more pleasant shelter than ever bofore. The finishing touches to the decorations were not accomp ihed until almost the the last ciciuont, but they were elective, thoutrh not eo varied or artistic as those w hich New York, under the- direction of its committee on tnste, displayed on thu cccanion of its Columbian ce!ebrntion. The pre: orvlerance of red, white and blue bunting, nnrtdieved by other tints, gave an air of ramencKS to the general ett'. ct which mit'lit well have boen avoided. Cupitol Hi 1 far as the eye could ivrh fron the eastern front of ti e capito! w;is nn undulating sea of hii;ntmiry, assembled to witness the administering of thu oath of office to the nw president by thu cSief justice of the United Mates, and ti hear, as many of them aa can g-t within tifir idiot, the inaugural addrens. Tho picture.-quo nnd thoroughly republican practice of taking the oath of oilier and delivering the imujural nddrtssin th opfii air in the pro-cnee of the peopie was Legun by Zachury Taylor in 1311'. P.Tt Inatigiirals. Previously t lio inaugural address bad been read in the senate chamber. Jefferson was the fiM president to bs inaugurated in Washington City. Washington read his inaugnrai'ia York; villains in Philadelphia. Washington's first iuhUgural was l.H'X) words in length; hi? second only I'M. John Adams' inaugural was 2.?.0O words Ion'; Jefler-on's L'.li'O; Madiron's 1,100 on both occasions ; Monroe's 3,:;00 and 4,100; J. Q. Adutns' 2,0 )0; Andrew Jackeon'a first and second each 1,100; Van Buren employed 't,.Su0 word, and William Henry Harrison, the most voluminous of them all, S.Ö00. John Tyler, in entering upon th3 duties of president after tho death of Harrison, addressed hitt inaugural of 1.000 words to the public and published it in the newspapers, congrets not being in pespion. Po'k emploved nearly 5,000 words, Taylor 100. Fillmore merely announced the dealh of Taylor in message of 200 vords, eent into each house of congress, and delivered no inaugural. Franklin Pierca'H adarens was o.COO words; Lincoln, on his first election, 3,.r00; on hi recond only öSO. Johnson took tha reins of government after Lincoln's death in a brief in-sb.e of '.) ) worda. Grant's first inaugural was 1,100 words long, his second 1.Ö00. Hayes employed 2.4(H) words. Garlield 2,000. Arthur followed the custom ot other vice-presidents in succeeding to tho pre-idency through death, by giving only a short ad-dre.-H of 400 words. Cleveland's fir.t inaugural, which he committed to memory, was 1,000 words. Benjamin Harrison entered otlice with an inaugural of 4,500 words.

noKE SMITH. The Installation of every president, elected as euch by the people, has been attended by more or less of the civic and military parade, the firing of canon and other manifestations of public rejoicing. The story that Jefferson rode unattended to the capitol and hitched his horse to the fence is simply on one of three contradictory accounts of the event and the one bearing least evidence of authority. Contemporary newspaper reports represent him as being escorted from bis lodgings to the capitol by a body of militia and a procession of citizens. Some Stormy Day. In the matter of weather the inaugurations of William Henry Harrison, Polk, Lincoln, Grant. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison alone were marred by storms and rain. All the other presidents were favored with sunshine; some even with balmy warmth. Thus the popular idea as to the prevailing inclemency of March weather in Washington does not seem to be borne out by the facts. The exceptions, however, bave been of great severity. At Grant's second inauguration some of the troops nearly froze at their poets, and

many deaths were directly attributable to the cold drenching rain whici accompanied tha late president's entry into oilice. Gen. Mo Malion's flood IVork. The parade of today was greater in numbers and more imposing in military and civic display than that of any previous inauguration. Gen. Martin F. McMabon of New York, the grand marshal, carried out in the organization of procession the same admirable methods of assembling his forces which made his management of the Columbian parade in New York City last October bo .successful. With military sagacity he recognized the tact that it takes many hours to march forty or fifty thousand men past a given point, even under the most favorable circumstances of broad and well paved streets, and instead of ordering all the organized bodies to be ready to fall in at one and the same time, he allowed sufficient intervals between the hours of assembling to prevent, as far as possible, f.-.tiguing waits, and so arranged the assembling places cn contiguous side streets tfcat the men were able to torn and drop into line without delay, and without crossing the line of march. In all thee matters be was ably easisted by his adjutant-general, Col. H. C. Corbin, U. S. A. Tho escorting division, composed cf artillery, cavalry and infantry of the regular army, drawn from the garrisons of Ft. Monroe, Ft. Minor and Ft. Mcllenry, and the marines from the Washington navy yard, with the admirably drilled national guard of the district, tho h;gh school cadet regiment and other local organizations assembled in the neighborhood of tho white houso and the war.

J

T f if

ADLAI E. ptato and raw hnilling, formed in columns of sections of twelve each promptly at 10::i0. They marched down the avenue, accompanying the prei-i-dentia! party from the white house to tho capitol pri r toth inauguration. All tho rest of the parado jiHsembld below the capitol, and marched from below the capitol after tho inauguration ceremonies A KICHAnn OLNEY. ' were over, a dis'ance of fully two miles, to tho point of disbandnient, Washington circle, near Thirty-third-st. For more than half the day tho city looked like a vast military camp, the almost interminab:e marching past of regulars and the numerous and well equipped militia forces of tho statss being broken in upon only in part by the visiting governors in their civilian costumo, riding past in the order that their states were admitted into the union and accompanied by thoir brilliantly uniformed etaffa. Then, with an intervening interlude of grand array and union veterans, came the civic half of the parade, folly as numerous aud aa interesting as the military display. The Civic l'roce&sion. The civic procession, under tha marBhalship of Col. William Dickioaon, wee ia six divisions and numbered a good deal more than 20,000 men and a number of ladv equestrians. Tammany with ita gorgeous new banners and badges, held the right of line. The second division was assigned to Pennsylvania; Massachusotts, New Jersey and Delaware held the third division; Maryland the fourth, and the fifth was the western division and the sixth was made up of late-arriving organizations. The bicycle clubs of Washington and Baltimore brought up the rear. On the outside the snow storm had subsided towards noon, but the temperature bad lowered and th northwest wind blew bitterly. The sun made ssveral inetfectual eilorts to piercs the clouds with only partial euccesa. The troops arrived at the noon hour and filled up the places reserved for them while several photographers planted themselves in the box house enclosing the Wsshington statue and prepared to take a picture of the wintry scene. The Ceremonies. The patience of the crowd was at last rewarded and about 1:30 o'clock the arrival of Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Perrine and other members of the presidential party betokened the early appearance of the president-elect. There were about fifty Indies and gentlemen in the Cleveland party and they were shown to two rows of chairs reserved for the.u immediately behind the presidential enclosure. At about 1:35 o'clock the doors leading into the rotunda to the central portico of the inaugural stand ewung open and Marshal Dan Iiansdell of

the District of Columbia and Marshal Wright of the U. fc. supreme court appeared headiog the procesaion. Ex-Vice-President Morton and Chief Justice Fuller and the justices of the supreme court, except Judges Blatchford. Field and liarIan, came next. Then came the sergeant-at-arms, Valentine, and Senators Teller, McPherson and Kaneotu. of the committee of arrangements preceding President Harrieon and President-elect Cleveland, who walked side by side. Behind the incoming and outgoing preaidect followed members of the senate and an unusually large contingent from the diplomatic corps, members of the house of representatives, governors of states end other official persons. The president ani president elect, Yice-Pr,?i-dent Morton, Chief Justice Fuller and the committee of arrangements wero shown to the front of the platform, where, within a railed inclosure, had been laid a bright green carp&t upon which bad been placed large leather-covered chairs, several tablas, a reading desk and other furnishings, which gave a bright touch to the eceno. Mr. Cleveland tVnrmly Oreeteil. Mr. Cleveland wss warmly greeted by the patient throng gathered about thu stand, and after a few minutes of dalay stepped to the iront and began tho delivery of his inaugural address. He followed the same course pursued by h:mself eight years ago of delivering his address Cist and takinx the oath of ofiice afterward. This was the course pursued by Buchanan and Lincoln. On the other hand, Pierce, Graot, Hayes. Garfield and Harrisnu took the oath first and delivered thoir inaugural afterward. A curious compromise

mm STEVENSON. between these opposing customs was n.ade by President Harrison's grandfather, who stopped in the tniddla oi his inaugural and took tho oath and tbn resumed and linisbed the reading of his address. Notwithstanding" tha exceedingly inclement weather, Mr. Cleveland removed his ?itc hat aud with bared head addressed the multitude. He kept his overcoat on and secured what warmth he could for tho lingers cf his rixht hand by keeping it in his oveicoat pockbt, holiiiu bis hat at his side in his left hand, which was unprotucted frnn tho weather by his glove. The wind had bt.en risin? and turning colder ever kince uoon, and Mr. Cleveland's tak mut have been attended with considerab e personal discomfort, but lie cave no sign of it and stexdilv continued his address until tho close. i THE INAUGURAL, ACDRESS. Patriotic Views of rrrslle;it Cleveland on Paramount Issue. My Fkli.ow-Citizkms In obedience to the niaudate of my countrymen, 1 am about to dedicate myself to their service under the sanation of a solemn oath. Deeply noTsl by the exprcsaion of confidence aud perionil attachment wbich has culled ire to this service, I au bure my gratitude can rnske i.o better return than the pledge I now give before Cod and tl.a witnesses of uureterved and complete devotion to the interest cud welfare of thoie who have honored ire. I deem it fitting on tba oooaron, while indicating the opinions I hold cuLceroiug puhüo qoettioua of preient importance to alio briefly refer to the exiitence of certain conditions and tendencies among our people w hich teeiu to menace the integrity sod utefu!nbi of their KOTernment. While every American citicsn must contemplate with the utmost pride and enthusiasm the growth and expansion of our country, the auflicietoy of our institutions to stand ajsinst the rudest shocks of violence, the wonderful thrift and enterp.St of our peopU, and the demonsttated superiority of cur free government, it behooves us to watch or every symptom ' of insidious infirmity that threatens our national vigor. The strong man, who, in the confidence of sturdy health, couru the sternest activities of Lfe and rejoics tn the hardihood of constant labor, mar atill have lurking near his vitals the unheeded disease that dooms him to sudden collapse. It can not he doubted that our stupendous achievement aa a paopia aud our country robust J. STKRLIXO MORTON. strength have given rise to a heedlessness of those laws governing our national health which ws can no mare evade than human li.'e can escape the laws of God and nature. The Currency. Manifestly, nothing is mors vital to our supremacy as a nation and to the beneficent purposes of our government than a aeund and stable currency. Its exposure to degradation should at once arouse to activity the must ea-

rf-v fen M.,,...f 1 7

lightened statftmsr.ehip; the dancer of dsprseiuticu in the vurunaain? t owtr ot the tjti paid to toil should furnisli tbe iuot-ril T ia prompt and conservative jrecaution. In dealing with our present emfurramne situstion as related to tliis subict, we will be wise If wa temper our confitienee and faith ia our naio nil strength hü i resources with the front confession t!;at evert the ri!l nd permit ua to deiy with i.-tipuuitv the ineiorbl laws of nnanea and trade. At tbe seme time, in our efforts to adjust differences of t p'nin, we should bo free from intolerance or jion, aad onr ju irnents ahould be unmoved by alluring phrases and nnveied by seirlsh interetta. I hlo conlidect that surh approach t the subject will resu.t ia prudent and ethdtva remedial leg iolatien. Ia tlie ineautitue, so far aa tha executive branch ot the governaaent co intervene, r.nne of the powers with whica it i invested will be withheld, when their exercise ii deemed necetifiry, to maintain car national credit to avert iinaucial disaster. I'atigcrs Ahead. Closely related to the exaerated eoaSdcnce in cur country's srealnees, whioh tends to disregard of ths rules of national safety, aa other danger confronts as, not less serious. I refer to the prevalence of a popular disposition to expect from ti.s operation of the government cpecial and direct individual ad vantages, 'the verdict of our voters, whioo) condemned tbe injustice ot maintaining protection for protection's rake, enjotna upon the people's servants the duty of exposing and destroying' the brood of kindred vds, whieot are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism. This is the bane or repuMicr.a institutions, and the constant peril of our ftoveronient "by the people. It degrades to tho purposes of wily craft tie, plaa of rule of our fathers, established and bequeathe J to ua as an object of our love and venerttion. It perverts tbe patriotic sentiment of our oountrymen and tempts them to a pitiful caloulation of the sordid ln to b derived from their government's maintenance. It uudermlues the self-reliance of onr people and eibtitutes in ita place dependence upca government favoritism, list Urs the spirit of trus A raeri r-aiiic:a and stupefies every ennobling trsit of American citizenship. Ths lessons of paternalism ought to he unlearned, andl a betUr hson taucht, that wnile the people should patriotically and cheerfully support their povern T.ent, Us functions do not icolcde tne support of the people. The acceptance of tbU principle leads to refusal of bounties and subsidies which bur den the labor and thrift of a portion of our citizens to aid iil aJvied or laDguUhiuv enterprices in v. Lieh they have no concern. It leads also to a challenge of wild and reekless pension expenditure, which overleaps the bounds of grateful recognition of patrictio erv:ce, and prostitutes to vicious uses the people's prompt and generous impa'se to aid those disabled ia their country's defense. Must Check Kxtravngnnce. Every thoughtful American must realize the importance of checking, at ita beginning, any tendency In pub'io and private station to regard fruer.Hty and economy aa virtus which we may aft-'y outpro. The toleratioa of this Maa results in the waits of the people's money by their oliostn servants, and encourages prodigality aad extravagance in the bom ilia of our countrymen. Under our scheme of government the waste of the publis money ia a crime Rcairst the citizsns, and the contempt of our people for economy Eni frugality ia their personal allairi deplorably up tbe strength and stordiness of o-. r national character. It is a plain dictate of honesty and coed government last public expenditures should be limited by pulbc necessity, end that this should be measured br Hie rule of strict economy: and that it is equally clear that frugality araong tha pscpie Is the best guarantee of a contented and strong support of free institutions. Civil Service Iteform. Ore mors of the misappropriations cf pub lie funis is avoided when appointment ta oilice, instead of being tbe reward of partisan" activity, are awarded to thots whose eflic.ency promises a fair return of work for the compensation paid to them. To secure tbe fitness and competuLcy of appointees to odce and t3 remove from political action the demoralizing inadnets for spods, civil service reiorm has found a place in our publie poiicy and laws. TLe Lenetits already gained threugh this instrumentality and the further usefulness it promises, entitle it to the Learty support and sucourettinent of all who desire to see our pubho acrvicd well performed, or who hope for the elevatiou of political sentiment and the purification of political methods. Trut nnd Comb nos. The exirtenea cf immense asregatioss of kindred enterprises and combinations of business interests, formed for the purpose of limiting production and fixing prices, is inconsistent with a fair field, which ought to be open to every inJepeadeut aotirity. Legitimate strife ia business should cot be superteled by aa enforced emoessioa to the de maods of combinations that have the power to destroy; nor stieuld tbe peop.e to be eerved lose the benedt of cheapness which csually results from wholesome competition. These at'retations and combinations frequently institute conspiracies against the interests of tbe people, and ia ail their phases they are unnatural and opposed ta our American sense of fairness. To the extent that they be reached aud restrained by federal power, the general government should relieve our eitizens front their.iaterfereuce and exactness. 1'rotection to All. Loyalty to the principles upon which our government rests positively demands that the equality before tae law whioh it guarantees to every citizen should be justly and in cood faith conceded in all parts of the land. The enjoyment of this right follows the badge of citizenship wherever found, and unimpaired by care or color, it appeals for recognition to American manliuess aad fairness. Our relations with the Indians leoated ithin our herders impose upon cs responsibilities we cannot escape. Humanity and consistency acquire us to treat them with forbs&ranoe, and in our dealicga with thsta to honestly and considerately regard their righte aud interest. Lvery eifert should be tnade to lead them through the paths of civilization and education to self-supportinir and independent citizenship. In the meantime, aa the nation's wards, they should be promptly defended against the cupidity of destguing ruen, and shielded from every influence or temptation that retards their advancement. Tariff Keform. The people of the United Str.te have decreed that on this dsy ths control of their gov ernment, in its legislative aud executive branches, shall be criven to a political party pledged in the most positive terms to ths accomplishment of tsriiTrtfurm. They Lavs thus determined in favor ot a more just and equitable STSttm of feJeral taxaticn. The sureots they have chosen to carry out their purposes are bound by their promises, not lets than by tbe command of their master, to devote themselves unremittingly to this aervioe. While there should be no surrender of prins'pl. our task must be undertaken wisely, ani without Tlndictivenes. Our mission is not punishment, but the rectification of wrongs. If, la lifting burdens from the daily life of our people, we reduee inordinate and uceqnal advantages, toe long enjoyed, this is but a necessary incident of our return to ritht and justice. If ws exact from unwilling minds acquiescence in the theory of honest distribution of the fund of governmental tscsficccce treasured up for all, we but insist open a principle which underlies ur free institutions. Wbeu ws tear aside ths delusions ani ir.isconcsptlocs which have blinded our countrymen to their condition, under vicious tarilT laws, w but show them bow far they bad been led away from ths paths ot contentment and prosperity. When we proclaim that the necessity tor revenue to support the government furnishes the only justification fur taxing the people, we ancout es a truth eo plain that its denial would seem to indicate the extent t which ju'?ement may be tuflaenced by familiarity with provisions of tbe laxia power, and

when ws seek to reinstate the aelf-ceuhMeoee and business enterprise of cur citizens by discrediting abject dependence upon governDiental favor, we strive to stimulate those elements of Ameriraa character w hich support ths hope of Atue r.can achievement. Anxiety for tbe redemption of the pledges my party has made, and solicitude for tbe com plcte jusuhcatiou of the trust the pcopls tan