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Show INAUGURAL ADDRESS Of Rutherford !!. ILiyos, by Par-tisan Par-tisan Fraud President of the United States. Washington, 5. Fellow Citizens: Wc have aasKiuMcd to rcp-'al the public ceremonial begun by Wellington Well-ington and observed by all my prcde-cestiors, prcde-cestiors, and now a titni houuretl ens torn which nmrkM the couiim-n:i ment of a new term nf tbe ptcs:tlc.i'.iiil ollice. Calk-d a the dutiis uf tliia great triiHt, I procefil in couipliiince with uaagc! to :in::onnee Borne ol the leading principles on tin: mbji:ct:j that now c'nieily cn:ai4ii the public attention, atten-tion, by wMi'h il id my dtsire to be gnitlei i-i tlie ili.ii'hurgu of tboie dutie.-i. 1 shall not undertake to lay down ineviM-ably principles or meas-ureti meas-ureti of admiuidtration, but rather to speak of the motives which should animate iib, anJ to suggest certain important ends to be attained in accordance ac-cordance with our institutions and essential lo tbe welfare of our country. At tbe outset of the discussion which preceded the recent presidential elec- t lion, it seemed to me titling Uiat I should fully mwke known my sentiments senti-ments in regard to several OP TilS IMPORTANT yLTESlTOSS which then appeared to demand the 2 consideration of the country, following tbe example and in part adopting the e language of one of my predecessors. I wish now, when every motive fur misrepresentation has passed away, , lo repeat what was said be lore tho 3 election, trusting that my country-, country-, men will candidly weigh and under stand it, and that they will feel assured that the sentimeuta declared in accepting the nomination for the presidency will be the standard of my conducL id the path before me, charged as 1 now am with tbe grave and difficult task of carrying tuem out in the practical administration of the government, ao lar depends, under the constitution ami laws, on the chief executive of the n:tien. The permanent ( PACIFICATION OF Til R COL'STItY upon such principles and by such measures :ts will Becure tbe complete protection of all its citizens in the free enjoyment of all their constitutional constitu-tional righU is now 1 he one subject in our public 11 flair j which all thoughtful and patriotic citizens, n ar;l an of supreme im- 1 portance. Many of the calamitous (.fleets of the- tremendous revolution ; which has passed over tbe fouthem states still remain. The immeasurable bent li ts which will surely follow eooncr or later tbe hearty and generous gener-ous acceptance of the legitimate results of the revolution have not yet been realized. Difficult and embarrassing embar-rassing questions meet us at the ihrciibuold 0! ibis subject. The people of those states are still impoverished, and tbe inestimable Li'sfiug of wise, honest and peacelul locl! aelt govern-mcnt govern-mcnt is not fully enjoyed. Whatever (lilieience ot opinion may exist as to the cause of thi condition, ot things, the (net is clear that in the progress of events tbe time has come when such government is AN IMPERATIVE NEClvSbliy, lequire-d by all the varied interests, public and private, ot those states; but it must not be forgotten that only a local government which recognizes Mid maiiilabid the invioule rights of all is a true self-government. With respect to tbe two distinct races whose peculiar lelations to each other have brcughi upon us tbe deplorable complications, and perplexities which exist in those states, it rr.usl be a government which decidts the inter-t inter-t oi ol buili racf 8 carefully and (pia ly. It niut lie a government winch submits loyally and heartily to ilie com l ilu lion and the laws the laws of the nation and tbe laws of tbe r-l.'li rt them selves, accepting and obeying faithluliy the ivhnlt, constitution constitu-tion as it h. RestiiiK upon this sure anil substantia! foundation, tbe miper-elructure miper-elructure ol ben tic-nt lucal govern-mi'iilri govern-mi'iilri can be built up, and not other wist;. In lurllu'rauce of such obedience obe-dience lo tLe letter and spirit of the cnnnl'.luliou, anil in behalf of all tleit it- aUainnieut implies, all so-called parly interests lose their apparent iinporliuice, and parly lines may well be permitted to lade into insigniti-cancn. insigniti-cancn. Tbe question we have to consider for the immediate welfare of those states of the Union, is the question ques-tion of government or no government of social order aud all the peaceful industries and all the happiness that belong to it; or A KETLTKN TO lURlllitlBM. Il is a question in which every cili-,t cili-,t n ot the nation is ilceply interested, and with reaped to winch we ought not to he, in a partisan sense, either republicans or democrats, but fellow citizens and follow men, to whom tbe interests of a common country and a common humanity are dear. The sweeping revolution of the entire labor system of a large portion of our country and the advance of four millions of people from a coiuli lion of servitude to that of citizenship upon an equal footine witli their former masters could not occur without with-out presenting a problem ol the vravest moment, to be dealt with by '.he cmancip u-i race, by their former for-mer masters and by the general government, Ihe author of the act of emancipation. That it was a WlriE, JUisT AND PROVIDENTIAL act fraught with good for all con cerued is now generally conceded throughout the country. That a moral obligation rests upon the national na-tional government to employ its cou-slitfltiooal cou-slitfltiooal power and influence to establish the rights of tuo pejnle it has emancipaled, and to protect them j in the enjoyment ol those rights ' when they are infringed or assailed, is also EHiierally admitted. Ttie evils which aillict the so J them Htatei can only be removed or remedied by the united and harmonious efforts of bulb races, actuated by motives ol mutual sympathy and regard, and while in duty bound and fully determined de-termined to protect the rights 1 1 all by every constitutional means at the disposal of my administration. 1 am sincerely anxious to use eviiy legitimate influence- in favor of honest and elhcieul local govcrnim nt as the true resource of those st.it"-for st.it"-for the promotion of tho continent cont-inent and piosperhy of their citizens. In the tilurt I shall make to accomplish thie purpose I ak the cordial cou,. oration of all who cherish an interest in lliu welfare uf the country, tnitinj that party tie and (he PKF.lt; DICES OF KACE will be freely surrendered in beh tlf ol the great purpose lo bo accomplished in the important work of the restora tion of the south. It is not tho political politi-cal situation alono that merit atten tion. Tho mat Till development of that section of thy zonuiry has been . arrested by tho social and political revolution through whieh it h.w passed, and now miLds ami dcsc:6i considerate care ol t.ui national government gov-ernment within lliu jut limits pre t-crihed by Iho constitution, and wise public economy, but at the basis of all prosperity for that as well , 1 aa lor every other part of the country lies tho improvement of the iutellec- tual anil moral condition of the people. Universal suffrage should - 1v.1i upon universal education. To this end liberal and permanent pro- vision should bn made for the support of freo schools by tho state governments, govern-ments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid FROM TIIII NATIONAL AUTHOKLT V. Let me assure my countrymen ol the southern stales that it is my earnest desire to regard and promote their truest interests tho interests of the white and of the colored people both and equally, and to put forth my best ellorts in beh nil ol a civil policy which will forever wipe out in our political a Hairs the color line and the distinction between north aud south, to the end that we may have not merely a united north or a united south, but a united country. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. I ask tho attention of the public to the paramount necessity of reform in our civil service a reform not merely as to certain abuses and practices of the so-called official patronage which have conp3 to have the sanction of 1 usage in the several departments of our government, but a change in the system of appointments itself a re-furm re-furm that shall be a thorough, radical and complete- return to the principles and practices of the founders of the government. They neither expected nor desired from public officers any partisan service. They meant that public officers should owe their whole service U the government and the people. They meant that the officer should be secure in his tnuire as long as his personal CHAHACTER REMAINED UNTARNISHED and the peir'jrmance of his duties satisfactory. They held that appointments appoint-ments to otnee were not to bo made nor expected merely as rewards for partisan services, nor merely ou tho nomination ol members of congress as being entitled in any respect to tbe control of such appointments. The fact that both the political parties of the country, in declaring their principles prior lo the election, gave a prominent place to Ihe subject of the reform of our civil service, recognizing recog-nizing and strongly urging its necessity neces-sity in terms almost identical in their specific import with those I have here employed, niusl be accepted as a conclusive con-clusive argument in behalf of these measures. It must be regarded as an expression ol the UNITED VOICE AND WILL of the whole country. Tho president o( the United States of necessity owes his election lo ollice to tbe suffrage and zealous labors of a political party, the members of which eherish with ardor and regard as of essential importance im-portance the principles uf their party organization. Hut he should Btrive always to bo tniudful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves j the country best. In furtherance of Uie reform we seek, and a,s in other important respects a change of groat importance, 1 recommend an amend nie.nl to the constitution prescribing A TERM OF SIX YEARS for the presidential office and forbidding forbid-ding a reelection. THE FINANCES. With respect to tho financial condition con-dition of Ihe country. I shall not attempt an extended histnryol the embarrassment and prostration which we have suflered during tho pas' throe ycariJ. The depression in all the varied commercial and manufacturing manufactur-ing iult-rests throughout the country, wnieb began in September, lS7o, still continues. It is very gratifying, however, lo be able to say that there are indications all around us of a coming change to prosperous times. Upon the currency question, inti mutely connected as it is with this topic, I may be permitted to repeat here the-statement made in my letter of acceptance. In my judgment the feeling of uncertainty in 1 separable from an irredeemable paper currency with its fluctuations fluc-tuations of values is one of the gn ' obstacle sofa return 1 to prosperous times. The only safe piper currency is one which rests upon a coin basis and is at all times promptly convertible into coin. I adhere to tho view3 heretolore expressed ex-pressed by me in favor of congressional congres-sional lgisla'.ion in b?half of tho early IIESUMPriON OF SPECIE PAYMEN1S, and I am satiolUd not only that :uis is wise, but that tbe public interests iib well as tho public sentiment of u:e country imperatively demand it. FOREIGN POLIO!'. Passing from these remarks upon the condition of our own country to consider our relations with other lands we are reminded by international' complications abroad threatening the peace of Europe, that our traditional rule of non-interference in the ail.iirs of foreign nations has proved of great value in past times and ought to be strictly observed The policy inaugurated inaug-urated by my honored predecessor, President Grant, of submitting to arbitration grave questious in dispute between ourselves and foreign powers points to a new and incomparably the bet instrumentality lor the preservation of peace, and will, as I believe, become a beneficial example-of the course to be pursued in similar emergencies, by other nations. If, unhappily, questions of ditlercnce Bhould at any time during ihe period of my administration arise between the United State!" and any foreign government, it will certainly he my disposition and my hope to aid in their settlement in the same peaceful and honorable way, thus securing to our country the gruat blfssings of peace and mutual good o Hires with all nations ol the world. THE EI ICTION. Ftifaw e-'lizens, We have reached the close of a political conte.-l marked 'with the excitement winch usually attends 'beconltsts between the great political pirties whose members espouse and hIvuiuU) wi:h earnest f.mh their respective creeds. The cireuni:Unees were perhaps in no rtspiut exlraordiuary save in the closeness and the consequent uncertainly uncer-tainly ol tbe result. For the first time in thu hiatoryof Hie country it has been dienK-d Ust in view of tlie peculiar (irc.misl:'no.,e 0f t(ie C;tgni tli-it the objections and questions in dispute with reference to the counting ot' the electoral votoi should be referred to j the decision of a tribunal appointed for this purpose. That tribunal was 'established by law for thia solo pur pose, its members all of them of long established reputation for integrity and intelligence, aud with tho exception excep-tion of those who are also members of the supreme judiciary, chosen equally from both political parties. Its deliberations, de-liberations, enlightened by tho research re-search und the arguments of able counsel, were entitled to tbe fullest confidence- of the American people, lis decisions havo been patiently waited for and ACCEITEU AS LEO ALLY CONCLUSIVE by the general judgment of tho pub-I pub-I lie. For the present opinion will widely vaiy as to the wisdom of the several conclusions announced by that tribunal. This is to be anticipated antici-pated in every imlance where matters mat-ters of dispute are made the subject of arbitration under the forms of law. Human judgment is never un erring, and is rarely regarded as otherwise than wrong by tho unsuccessful unsuc-cessful party in the contest. Tho fact that two groat political parties have in this way settled the dispute in regard to which good men difler as to tbe law no less than as to the proper course lo be pursued in solving the question in controversy, is an occasion FOR GENERAL REJOICING, Upon one point there is entire unanimity unan-imity in public nentiment, that the conflicting clainiB to the presidency must be amicably and peaceably ad-adjusted, ad-adjusted, and that when so adjusted the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow. It has been reserved for a government of the people, where the right of suffrage is universal, to give to the world tbe first example in history of a great nation in the midst of a struggle of opposing parties lor power, hushing its party tumults to yield tho issue of the contest to an adjustment accord-i accord-i iug to the forms of law. FINIS. Looking for U10 guidance of that divine naud by which the dsstinies of nations and individuals are shaped, I cfid upon yiu, senators, representative, representa-tive, juuKi-6 and fellow-citizens, here and everywhere, to unite with mo in an earne.-t etlort lo secure to our country the blessings not only of material ma-terial prosperity, but of justice, peace and union a union depending cot upon the constraint of force, but upon the loving devotion of a free people, "that all tilings may be bo ordered and settled upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, happi-ness, truth :nd justice, religion aud piety, may bo established among us for all generations." |