Show ME THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS A LARGE laege portion of our space is occupied today by the inaugural address of president grover gro er cleveland if is on the whole rather an able paper although thou gh not what might be termed brillant in a literary sense it has several excellencies that are worth tion among which is simplicity it is a plain prad prag practical statement of naked propositions so tersely expressed as to give the document a compendious tint erom prom a literary standpoint it is like a sturdy trunk with a number of stout branches only partially clothed with foliage creating the impression commonly com mouy mony made by all au object in which there id is more strength than beauty the tile president has gone out of his way to allude tu to polygamy which he claims to be destructive to religion aud and the family ile he advocates a repressive policy v on the subject ile hu speaks unadvisedly ad on this matter as the system to which ile lie alludes A is destructive of neither of the elements of society mentioned by him but is on the contrary preservative of both that is undoubtedly the weakest portion of his address however he may honestly hold the opinion he has su so inq ua lifred ly given and we nye seriously doubt he would endorse the djin doings g s of the local antii A mormon lormon 71 crusaders whose course is evidently not aimed at the repression of poty poly gumy qumy but the destruction st ot of existing family relationships ships sand and the accomplishing of certain political ends do they will take a little fresh courage from the position assumed bv by president cleveland leveland 1 but b ut it is just j possible p possible that they may not have such good reason to be as jubilant as they may at present imagine there is a I 1 great reat deal of difference fere nce between taking takino steps tor for thu tile suppression of polygamy and the outrageous course pursued by certain cl chils als ais here not specially intended to have that effect whatever steps may be taken against a certain feature of the religious falth faith of the mormon people we have no reason to believe otherwise than that so far as mr cleveland is concerned they will be in accordance with the forms of law ho so much cannot be said truthfully in relation to the present ang anta mormon raid ane republican administration is now practically extinct and a democratic president stands at the head of the I 1 Ke republic public our sincere desire in relation to tile the new regime is that it may emulate the virtues of the tion now defunct and eschew its failings fallings which have been not dot a few we wish birsh tile the new hands at the pump of the tile old ship of state plenty of power to keep her afloat while the numerous leaks made by those who have done their best to scuttle her are placed in repair that the majestic vessel may glide smoothly over the ocean of peace impelled bv by the breeze of prosperity while we thus express our good desires we are not free from grave grava apprehension that there are arc breakers akers akery ahead and it will require the most consummate skill to enable the noble nobie craft to keep out of the surf to say nothing about dashing against the rocks of adversity if the general theory of the inaugural addres address i 1 adhered to a happy hap y day aay will dawn upon the nation it but in these days it is almost too much to expect PO so much unadulterated patriotism grover cleveland has a mammoth undertaking ahead of him |