Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 13, 1897, Page 7

— NAUGURAL ADDRESS The New President Outlines the Policy of His Ad- te ministration. Economy Demanded in Ev- ery Branch of the Gov- ernment. Favors the Restoration of the American Merchant Marine. Deficiencies to Be Stopped By a Revision of the 4 Tariff. Washington, March 4.—Following 1s ide McKinley's inaugural address: ‘ellow Citizens: In obedience to the will of the people and in their presence, Pp. by the authority vested in me by this “ath, I assume the arduous and respon- sible duties of president of the United States, relying on the support of my countrymen and invoking the guidance of Almighty God. Our faith teaches that there is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers, who has so singularly favored the American people in every national trial, and who will not forsake us so long as we obey his command- ments and walk humbly in his footsteps. The responsibilities of the high trust to which I have been called—always of importance—are augmented by the business conditions, entailing and loss to ffer- grave ailing ‘s upon willing labor al enter The country is g from strial disturbanc from which sp¢ relief. must be Our financial system needs some re ion; our money is all good now, but its value must not further be threatened. ould all be put upon an enduring basis, not sub- ject to easy attack, nor its stability to doubt or dispute. Our currency should continue under the supervision of the governme The several forms of our paper m| offer in my judgment, A Constant Embarrassment to the government and to a safe bal- ance in the treasury. ‘Therefore, I be- ary to devise a system contraction, will present a remedy for those arrangements, which, temporary in their nature, might well in years of our prosperity have been displaced by wiser provisions. With adequate revenue se- cured, but not until then, we can enter upon ‘such changes in our fiscal laws as will, while insuring saftey and volume to | our money, no longer impose upon the government the necessity of maintaining so large a gold reserve, with its attend- ant and inevitable temptations to specu- lation. Most of our financial laws are the out- growth of experience and trial, and should not be amended without investi- gation and demonstration of the wisdom of the proposed changes. We must be both sure we are right and “make haste slowly.” If, therefore, congress in its wisdom shall deem it expedient to create a commission to take under early consid- eration the revision of our coinage, bank- ing and currency laws, and give them that exhaustive, careful and dispassionate ex- amination that their importance demands, I shall cordially eoncur in such action. If such power is vested in the president t is my purpose te appoint a commission of prominent, well informed citizens of different parties, who will command pub- lic confidence both on account of their ability and special fitness for the work. Business experience and public training be combined and the patriotic 1 of the friends of the country be so ted that such a report will be made | s to receive the support of all partie: nd our finances cease to be the sub- ject of mere partisan cont ‘The experiment is at all events worth a trial, and in my opinion it can but prove bene- ficial to the entire country. International Bimetallism. The question of international bimetal- lism will have early and earnest atten- | tion, It will be my constant endeavor to secure it by co-operation with the other great commercial powers of the world. Until that condition is realized, when the parity between our gold and silver money springs from and is supported by the relative value of the two metals, the value of the silver already coined, and that which hereafter be coined, pt constantly at par with gold resource at our command. The the government, the integrity cy and the inviolability of must be preserved. This was the commanding verdict of the peo- ple, and it will not be unheeded. Economy is demanded in every branch ef the government at all times, but es- pecially in periods like the present de- pression of busin the people. The s be ebserved in all public ¢ and extravagance stopped wherever it is found and prevented wherever in the fu- ture it may be developed. If the r enues are to remain as now, the only re lief that can come must be from de- ased expenditures. But the present not become the permanent condition of the government. It has been our uniform practice to re- tire, not increase, our outstanding obliga- tions, and this policy must again be re sumed and vigorously enforced. Our rev- enves should always be large enough to meet with ease and promptness not only our current needs, and the principal and interest of the public debt, but to make proper and liberal provision for that most deserving body of public creditors, the soldiers and sailors, and the widows and orphans who are the pensioners of the United States. Remedy for Deficits, The government should not be permit- ted to run behind or increase its debt in times like the present. Suitably to pro- vide against this is the mandate of duty; the certain and easy remedy for most of our financial difficulties. A deficiency is inevitable so long as the expenditures of the government exceed its receipts. It can only be met by loans or an increased revenue. While a large annual surplus of revenue may invite waste and extrava- gance inadequate revenue creates distrust ané@ undermines public and private credit. Neither should be encouraged. Between more loans and more revenue there ought to be but one opinion. We should have more reyenue and that without delay, hindrance or postponement. lus in the treasury, created by . is not a permanent or safe reliance. Nl suffice while it lasts, but it can- st long while the outlays of the Fovernment are greater than its receipts, s has been ihe case during the past two Nor must it be forgotten that, how- ever much such loans may temporarily re- live the situation, the government is still indebted for the amount of the surplus thus accrved, which it must ultimately pay, while ic ability to pay is not strengthened, but weakened by a con- tinued deficit. Loans are imperative in great emergencies to preserve the govern- ment or its credits, but failure to supply needed revenue in time of peace for the maintenance of either has no justification. tt way for the government to maintain its credit is to pay as it goes— not by resorting to loans, but by keeping out of debt—through an adequate income secured by a system of taxation, external or internal, or both. It is the settled pol- fey of the government pursued from the beginning and practiced by all parties and administrations, to raise the bulk of our revenue from taxes upon foreign produc- tions entering the United States for sale and consumption and avoiding for the most part every form of direct taxation, except in time of war. Protection Indorsed. The country is clearly opposed to any needless additions to the subject of in- ternal taxation, except in time of war, and is committed by its latest popular utterance of the system of tariff tax- ation. There can be no misunderstanding, either, about the principle upon which this tariff taxation shall be levied. Noth- ing has ever been made plainer at a gen- eral election than that the controlling principle is the raising of revenue on im- ports in zealous care for American inter- ests and American labor. The people have declared that such legislation should be had as will give ample protection and encouragement to the industries and the development of our country. It is, there- fore, earnestly hoped and expected that congress will, at the earliest practicable moment, enact revenue legislation that shall be fair, reasonable, conservative and just, and which, while supplying sufficient revenue for public purposes, will still be signally beneficial and helpful to every section, and every enterprise of the peo- ple. To this policy we are all, of what- ever ~arty, firmly bound by the vaice of the »eople—a power vastly more potential tian the expression of any political plat- form. The paramount duty of congress is to stop deticiences by the restoration of that protective legislation which has always been the firmest prop of the treas- ury. The passage of such a law or laws would strengthen the credit of the gov- ernment. both at home and abroad, and g0 far towards stopping the drain upon the gold reserve held for the redemption of our currency, which has been heavy end well nigh constant for several years. Reciprocity the Thing. In the revision of the tariff especial at- tention should be given to the re-enact- ment and extension of the reciprocity principle of the law of 1890, under which 80 great a stimulus was given to our foreign trade in new and advantageous markets for our surplus agricultural and manufactured products. The brief trial given this legislation amply justifies a further experiment and additional discre- tionary power in the making of commer- cial treaties, the end in view always to be the opening of new markets for the products of our country by granting con- cessions to the products of other lands that we need and cannot produce our- selves and which do not involve any loss of labor to our own people, but tend to increase their employment. The depression of the past four years has fallen with especial severity upon the great body of the country, and upon none more than the holders of small farms. Agriculture has languished and labor suffered. The revival of manufac- turing will be a relief to both. No por- tion of our population is more devoted to the institutions of free government, nor more loyal in their support, while none bears moré cheerfully or fully its share in the maintenance of the ment, or is better entitled to its and liberal care and protection. tion helpful to the producer is 1 to all. The depressed condition on the farm and in the mine factory has lessened fhe ability of the to meet the demands upon them, and they rightfully expect that not only a system of revenue shall be estab- lished that will secure the largest income with the least burden, but that every means will be taken to decrease, rather than incre our public expenditures. Return of Prosperity. Business conditions are not the most promising. It will take time to restore the prosperity of former years. If we cannot promptly attain it, we can 1eso- m our faces in that direction return by friendly legislation. roublesome the situation may . congress will not, I am sure, be nd lacking in disposition or ability to it. as far as legislation can do so. lutely tu confidence and the which men of all so "much desire, depend more upon the prompt, energetic and 1etion of congress than upon gle agency affecting the situ : It is inspiring, too, to remember that no sreat emergency in the one hundred of our eventful national isen that has not been dom and courage by the people with fidelity to their terests highest destiny and to the honor of American name. These years of glorious history have exalted mankin1] ani advanced the cause of free- dom throughout the world and immeas- strengthened the precious free in- we enjoy. The people tain these institutions. The great essential to our happiness and prosperity is that we adhere to the prin- ciples upon which the government was ed and insist upon their faithful rece. Equality of rights must pre- vail and our laws, be Always’ and every- where respected a obeyed. We may have failed in the discharge of our full duty as citizens of the great republic, but it is consoling and encouraging to realize that free speech, free press, free thought. free schools, the free and unmo- lested right of religious liberty and wor- ship and free and fair elections are dearer and more universally enjoyed to-day than ever before. These guarantees must be sacredly preserved and wisely strength- ened. Lynchings Must Cease. The constituted authorities must be cheerfully aad vigorously uphel@. Lyneh- ings must not be tolerated in a great and civilized country like the United States, Courts—not mobs—must execute the pen- alties of the law. The preservation of public order, the right of discussion, the integrity ot courts and the orderly ad- ministration of justice must continue for- ever the roc of safety upon which our government <ecurely rests. One of the lessens taught by the late i which all can rejoice in, is that zens of the United States are both ecting and law-abiding people, ly swerved from the path of m and honor. This is in entire accord with the genius of our institutions, but emphasizes the advantage of -incul- cating ever a greater love of law and order in the future. Immunity should be granted to none who vidlate the laws, whether individuals, corporations or com- munities; and as the constitution imposes upon the president the duty of both its own exectttion and that of the statutes enacted in pursuance of its provisions, I shall endeavor carefully to carry them into effect. The declaration of the party now re- stored to power has been in the past that of “opposition to all combinaticns of cap- ital organized in trusts, or otherwise, to control arbitrarily th> condition of trade among our citiz2as,” and it has supported “such legislation as will prevent the exe- cution of all schemes to oppress the peonie by undue charges on their supplies, st rates for the transporta- eir products to market.” This be steadily pursued, both by erent of the laws now in exist- { ence and the recommendation and support | ' of such new statutes as may be neces- sary to carry it into effect. Citizenship. Our naturalization and immigration laws should be further improved to the constant promotion of a safer, a better and a higher citizenship. A grave peril to the republic would be a citizenship too ignorant to understand, or too vicious to appreciate the great values and benefit of our constitutions and laws—and against all who come here to make war upon them, our gates must be promptly and tightly closed. Nor must we be unmind- ful of the need of improvement among our own citizens, but, with the zeal of our forefathers, encourage the spread of knowledge and free education. Illiteracy must be banished from the land, if we shall attain that high destiny as the fore- most of the enlightened nations of the world, which, under Providence, we ought to achieve. Reform in the civil service must go on, but the change should be real and genu- ine, not perfunctory, or prompted by @ zeal in behalf of any party, simply be- cause it happened to be in power. As @ member of congress I voted and spoke in favor of the present law, and I shall attempt its enforcement in the spirit in which it was enacted. The purpose in view was to secure the most efficient service of the best men who would ac- cept appointment under the government, retaining faithful and devoted public servants in office, but shielding none, un- der the authority of any rule, or custom, who are inefficient, or incompetent, or unworthy. The best interests of the coun- try demand this, and the people heartily approve the law wherever and whenever it has been thus administered. Congress should give prompt attention to the restoration of our American mer- chant marine, once the pride of the seas in all the great ocean highways of com- merce. To my mind, few more important subjects so imperatively demand an in- telligent consideration. The United States has progressed with marvelous rapidity in every field of enterprise and endeavor until we have become foremost in nearly all the great lines of inland trade, commerce and industry. Yet, while this is true, our American merchant ma- rine has been steadily. declining until it is now lower, both in the percentage of tonnage and the number of vessels em- ployed, than it was prior to the Civil war. Commendable progress has been made of late years in the upbuilding of the American navy, but we must supple- ment these efforts by providing as a proper consort for it a merchant marine amply sufficient for our own carrying trade to foreign countries. The question is one that appeals both to our business necessities and the patriotic aspirations of a great people. Favors Arbitration. It has been the policy of the United States since the foundation of the gov- ernment to cultivate relations of peace and amity with all the nations of the world, and this accords with my concep- tion of our duty now. We have cherished the policy of non-interference with the affairs of foreign governments, wisely in- augurated by Washington, keeping our- selves free from entanglement either as allies or foes, content to leave undisturbed with them the settlement of their own do- mestic concerns. It will be our aim to pursue a firm and dignified foreign policy, which shall be just, impartial, ever watchful of our national honor and al- ways insisting upon the enforcement of the lawful rights of American citizens everywhere. Our diplomacy should seek nothing more and accept néthing less than is due us. We want no wars of conquest; we must avoid the temptation of territorial aggression. War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed; peace is preferable to war in almost every contingency. Arbi- tration is the true method of settlement. It was recognized as the best means of adjustment of differences between em- ployers and employe by the Forty-ninth congress and its’application was extended to our diplomatic relations by the unani- mouse concurrence of the senate and house of the Fifty-first congress. The latter resolution was accepted as the basis of negotiations with us by the British house of commons in 1898, and upon our invitation a treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain was signed at Washington and transmitted to the senate for its ratification in January last. Since this treaty is clearly the re- sult of our own initiat since it has been recognized as the leading feature of our foreign policy throughout our entire national history—the adjustment of diffi- culties by judicial methods rather than by force of arms—and since it presents to the world the glorious example of reason and peace, not passion and war, control- ling the relations between two of the greatest nations of the world, an example certain to be followed by others, I 1e- spectfully urge the early action of the senate thereon, not merely as a matter of policy, but as a duty to mankind. The importance and moral influence of the ratification of such a treaty can hard- ly be overestimated in the cause of ad- Vancing civilization. It may well engage the best thought of the statesmen and people of every country, and I cannot but consider it fortunate that it was re- served to the United States to have the leadership in so grand a work. It nas been the uniform practice of each presi- dent to avoid, as far as possible, the con- vening of congress in extraordinary ses- sion. It is an example which, under or- dinary circumstances and in the absence of a public necessity, is to be commended. But a failure to convene the representa- tives of the peopie in congress in extra session when it involves neglect of a pub- lie duty, places the responsibility of such neglect upon the executive himself. Special Session. The condition of the public treasury, a3 has been indicated, demands the im- mediate consideration of congres: It alone has the power to provide revenues for the government. Not to convene it under such vircumstances I can view in no cther sense than the neglect of a plain duty. I do not sympathize with the sen- timent that congress in session is danger- cus to our general business it terests. Its members are the agents of the people, and their presence at the seat of govern- Ment in the execution of the sovereign will, should not operate as an injury, but a benefit. There could be no better time to put the government upon a sound financial and economic basis than now. The people have only recently voted that that should be done, and nothing is more ‘ binding upon the agents of their will then the obligation of immediate action. It has always seemed to me that the postponement of the meeting of congress until more than a year after it has oeen chosen deprives congress too often of the inspiration of the popular will and the country of the corresponding benefits. It is evident, therefore, that to postpone action in the presence of so great a ueces- sity would be unwise on the part of the executive, because unjust to the interests of the people. Our actions now will be freerer from mere partisan consideration than if the question of teriff revision was postponed until the regular session of congress. We are nearly two years from a congresssiona! ele2t.on, and politics can- not so greatly ‘listract us as if such con- test was immediately pending. We can approach the problem calmly and patri- otically without fearing its effect upon an early election. Our fellow citizens who disagree with us upon the character of this legislation prefer to have the ques- tion settled now, and perhaps settled so } reasonably as to insure great permanence. { Again, whatever action congress may ! take will be given a fair opportunity for { trial before che peopie are called to pass judgment unon il, and this I consider a great essential to the rightful and lasting settlement of the question, March 15 the Date. In view of these considerations I shall deem it my duty, as president, to convene congress in extraordinary s Monday, March 15, 1897. In conclusion, I congratulate the coun- try upon the fraternal spirit of the people and the manifestation of good will every- where so apparent. The recent election not only most fortunately demonstrated the obliteration of sectional lines, but to some extent also the prejudices which for years have distracted our councils and marred our true greatness as a na- tion, The triumph of the people, whose verdict is carried into effect to-day, is not the triumph of one section, nor wholly of one party, but of all sections and all the people. The North.and South no longer divide on the old lines, but upon principles and policies; and in this fact surely every lover of the country can find cause for true felicitation. Let us rejoice in and cultivate this’spirit. It will be my constant aim to do nothing, and permit nothing to be done, that will arrest or disturb this growing sentiment of unity and co-operation, this revival of esteem and affiliation which now ani- mates so many thousands in both the old and the antagonistic sections, but I shall cheerfully do everything possible to pro- mote and increase it. Let me again repeat the words of the oath administered by the chief justice, which, in their respective spheres so far as applicable, I would have all my .oun- trymen observe: “I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, pro- tect and defend the constitution of the United States.” This is the obligation I have reverently taken before the Lord most high. To Keep it will be my single purpose; my constant prayer—and I ‘shall confidently rely tipon the forbearance and assistance of all the people in the discharge of my solemn responsibilities. ion on A BEAUTIFUL BOOK. Bishop Arnett Furnishes a Bible for Inaugural Ceremonies, The Bible on which Mr. McKinley took the oath as president of the United States is an unusually handsome and costly copyright of the Testaments made espe- cially for the occasion in Ohio and pre- sented to the new president by Bishop Arnett, of Wilberforce coliege, a colored institution in the Buckeye State, on be- half of the African Methcdist Episcopal church, Its covers are of blue morocco, with satin linings, satin panels and gilt edges. A gold plate in the center will be engraved with the following inscrip- tion: “William M:Kinley, President of the United States of America. Inaugu- rated March 4, 1897.” The book on whicn be was sworn into the highest office within the gift of the people was a matter of quite decided sen- timent with President Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland asked the privilege of being sworn on a little red Bible which had been given to him by his mother in his boyhood, when he first left the family roof—tree, and he took the oath at the beginning of both his terms on this book, which he treasures fondly. The cus- tom, however, has been for the United States supreme court to furnish the Bible on which the president takes his oath of office, and this tradition has been carried out by the clerk of the court since that tribunal was established, except on the two occasions when President Cleveland was installed in office, Mr. McKinney, clerk of the supretne ccurt, who has held the Bible on which Garfield was sworn and every president after him, has al- ways marked the verse which the presi- dent touched with his lips, and after the inaugural has presented the book made historic by this event to the president or his wife. When Mr. M2Kinney pre- sented to Mrs. Hayes the volume on which her husband had been sworn, he inquired what passage he had kissed. The verse recited in substanc2 that ‘His ene- mies encompassed him like bees, but he would déstroy them.” Mrs. Hayes re- marked that President Hayes would de- tsroy no one. At the second inauguration of President Grant the clerk opened the Bible and handed it to Chief Justice Chase,» who held it to the lips of the president. They rested upon these verses from the elev- enth chapter of Isiah: “And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and un- derstanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.” “And shall make him of quick under- standing in the fear of the Lord; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears.” The first inauguration of George Wash- ington in the federal building in New York en April 30, 1789, was delayed by the failure to provide a Bible. Just as the arrival of Washington was announced to congress Chancellor Livingstone dis- covered that there was no Bible in the building. He was master of St. John No. 1 of Free Masons and happened to re- member that there was a Bible in the lodge room. A messenger was quickly sent to bring the book and it is preserved to the present day among the relics of the lodge. FOREIGNERS PLEASED. MeKinley’s Financial Views Favor- ably Commented Upon. London, March 4.—-The financial clauses of President McKinley's message to con- gress have been received in business cir- cles here with every expression of satis- faction. The representatives of the Rothschilds banking house said that they were much pleased with the position taken up by the president. adding: “It is excellent, most excellent.” The governor of the Bank of England, Albert G. Sandeman, clauses of the message were “thoroughly sound and of a clear, honest, conserva- tive tone.” He would not express an opinion on the international bimetallism clauses. Howard Brown, of Brown, Shipley & Co., remarked: “It is quite in line with what I expected. If President McKinley appoints a good commission to revise the monetary laws there is no doubt that good will result. The country must be thoroughly sick of the situation.” EXPELLED FOR BRIBERY. Legislator Who Thought It Proper to Trade His Vote for Cash Helena, Mont., Special, March 4.—Rep- resentative Martin Buckley of Jefferson county was expelled to-day from the legisuature for corruption in office. Before @ committee appointed to investigate charges of bribery that had become prev- alent Buckley testified in the most non- chalant manner possible that on dif- ferent times since the session began he had found sums of money ranging as high as $200 in his room and that he had used parts of such sums for the pro- motion of the Rosebud county Dill against the Powell county bill, against the anti-gambling bill and against rail- road legislation. Besides these sums found in his room money had also been given him by persons whose names he refused to disclose, saying it was a busi- ness matter that concerned him and the other parties exclusively. He said he re- fused money on one proposition because at the time he had money to burn. He was also sorry that he had not got more. He testified that he kept part of the money, spent some of it and gave some to other members, but refused to give their names. He was surprised to find that his conduct was held culpable. His expulsion was by a vote of 56 to 9. of Hog Cholera, Redwocd Falls, Minn., Special, March 4. said the financial | SAINT PAUL UNION STOCKYARDS COMPANY, Office and Yards at South St. Paul. To Live Stock Dealers. South St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 23, 1897. | The Saint Paul Union Stockyards Com- pany has to announce that one of the packers of pork who has been located at South St. Paul for several years past, is about to remove to New Brightcn. There is little of importance in this re- moval, but there has been a vast amount of exaggeration and misrepresentation set aflUat by interested parties, in an- nouncing the removal to the public, which I deem. it my duty to correct. In the first place, the removing packer has no interest here, except that of a renter, and while he has occupied one of our slaughter houses for some time past, he has not killed a hog in said house during the past seven or eight months. I mention this fact to show that his removal will not affect our mar- ket, and that he is but a small factor in making the prices for live stock. I do not consider this removal an evil, as it will place us in a position, very shortly, to supply his place with parties who will do business, and who will have sufficient capital to do it on a scale in keeping with the extensive facilities that our company has provided, and which the present vacator has utterly failed for the better part of the year past to utilize. The removing packer, during the past eight months, has bought less than four per cent of the cattle, less than two per cent of the sheep, and about six per cent of the hogs that have been sold and received at this place; so it becomes at once plain that his removal is an unim- portant event, and when it is understood that his place will be filled by stronger and better people within a brief time, it becomes self-evident that it will be a blessing. The Dakota Packing Co., Staples & King, James R. King, W. E. McCormick Dressed Meat Co., Leo Gottfried, Hankey Bros., Joe Bolton, Slimmer & Evans, Cuthbert & Thomas, Searles Bros., The Sutphin Company, Plankington Packing Co., Cudahy Bros. Co., and many other buyers who have been the vital support and life of our market, will continue to do business here, and I do not hesitate to guarantee that our markets will be maintained and supported by the best buyers in the Northwest. The seller of live stock is more interested in selling at the best market than in anything else. The main question with him, is one of the greatest profit. With this admitted, we have only to say to the shippers, don’t be misguided by men who misreprensent the true situation to induce you to ship to the wrong market, but let your good judgement guide you to the larger and better market, where competition and a guaranteed open and independent mar- ket, free from rings and corrupt manipu- will ure you the fullest prices st dealing. Don’t allow lv to be hoodwinked with false promised to ship to a market where little or no competition will result in loss, but stand by the market that you are ac- quainted with, and where you will realize the fullest prices and the fairest treat- ment. Respectfully, SAINT PAUL UNION STOCKYARDS COMPANY. By M, D. Flower, Pros. 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