The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 11, 1895, Image 7
President's Message.
Lengthy Document Prom
Cleveland to Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The excite?
ment and confusion attending the
opening session of the house yester?
day had almost entirely vanished,
when that body met at noon to-day
The flowers had disappeared The
house had assumed something like a
normal appearance Rev II. N
Condon, the IK-'W chaplain of the
iipuse, a blind Universalist preacher
^Bou Port Huron, Mich , delivered
librae invocation after "Speaker Reed
RPhad rapped the members to order.
Mr Payne, (Rep ) New York, re?
ported that Mr Cleveland bad sent
v his salutation to Congress and com
munication in writing. Immediately
thereafter, Mr Pr?den, the Presi?
dent's executive clerk, appeared with
the message which the Speaker forth?
with laid before the house. The
members listened, some intently but
all respectfully, to the words of the
chief executive
THE MESSAGE
The message opened as follow- :
To the Congress of the United
States :
''The present assemblage of the
legislature branch of our government
occurs at a time when the interest of
our people and the needs of the
country gives especial prominence to
the condition of our foreign relations
and the exigencies of our national
finances. The reports of the heads
of the several administrative depart?
ments of the government fully and
? plainly exhibit what has been accom?
plished within the scope of their
respective duties and present such
recommendations for the betterment
of our country's condition as patri?
otic and intelligent labor and obser?
vation suggest
"I therefore deem my executive
duty adequately performed at this
time by presenting to congress the
important cases of our situation as
related to our intercourse with for?
eign nations, and a statement of the
financial problems which confront us
omitting except as they are related
to these topics any reference to de?
partmental operations I earnestly
invite, however, not only careful
consideration but the severely criti?
cal scrutiny of congress and my fel
low countrymen to the reports con?
cerning these department operations
If justly and fairly examined they
will furnish proof of assiduous and
painstaking care for the public wel?
fare. " I press the recommendations
they contain on the respectful atten?
tion of congress "
The following is a synopsis of
leadiug points covered in the mes?
sage : It is pleasing to note that the
Argentine Republic on account of
reduction of our wool dutiee admits
certaiu products of the United ?tates
at reduced duties.
Resumption of specie payments
in Chile, important as illustrating
ascendency of sound financial ideas
in a leading South American republic
As arbitrator, the president of the
United States has satisfactorily set?
tled the boundary claims between
Brazil and Argentine. Negotiations
are progressing to revive the United
States and Chilian claims commission.
Becita? of successful efforts of our
government to have the Chinese gov
ernment punish outrages upon Amer- I
ican citizens growing out of the dis?
turbed conditions incident to the
Chino Japanese war. Action of our
government during the war has elid?
ed official expressions of appreciation
from both China and Japan.
Recital of facts in the "Waller
case'' between the United States and
France., satisfactory solution is confi
dently predicted. The French cham?
bers have passed a resolution invit?
ing a permanent treaty of arbitration
with the United States Recom?
mendation that an invitation of France
to participate in the Paris exposition
of 1900 be accepted. Protective
tariff policies of this country and the
German Empire, injuriously affect the
trade between the two countries, es?
pecially cattle and food products, and
gives rise to prejudices against such
imports as deleterious to health. In
the same way, the American insu?
rance business in Germany is embar?
rassed. While "in our dealing with
other nations we should be open?
handed and scrupulously fair" "if an
examination of the situation suggests
6uch matters as would involve re?
strictions similar to those from which
we suffer, the way to such a course
is easy, though it should not be light?
ly entered upon."
Hawaii has thus far failed to res
pond to indemnity claims for injur?
ies to American citizens Lynching
of Italians in Colorado attributed to
the "Vicious padroni" system which
is repugant to our civilization and
should be reached by legislation if
possible The United Slates has
reason for congratulation on being
first nation to' establish treaty rela?
tions with Japan, a nation showing a
vast gain in national greatness. The
United States minister to Mexico hae
happily settled the boundary question
between Mexico and Guatemala.
The recommendation of appropria?
tions to pay for the transportation of
negro colonists back from Mexico to
?their homes in Alahama. The reci?
tal of the Mosquito Indian question
and Nicauguan question : England's
course justified Our minister should
participate in the ceremonies of the
linn iiiiinr' u?'"-?
Czar. The correspondence on foo
with regard to denial by Russian con
! suis to this country of passports t<
Jews : expected that practice wil
cease as a result.
The principles laid down by th<
Behring Sea commission have beet
found inadequate to protect the seah
and unless further restrictions arc
established extinction of seal is pre
dieted British patrolling of Bell
ring irea is insufficient- Again re>
commends appropriation by congress
of $425,000 to pay claims for irregu?
lar seizure of British ships
A'askau boondan' question with
Great Britain remains unsettled ; is
important that a joint commission be
established The facts are recited
concerning the relation of the United
States to tue boundary question be?
tween Great Britain and Venezuela
and it is stated that further commun!
cation on on the subject will be re?
ceived by congress when Great Brit?
ain answers arbitration of the United
States-answer is now expected
After stating the facts, the Presi?
dent's views are thus given : "Besides
deranging the commercial exchanges ol
? \\t? islnad, of which our country take?
toe dominant share, this flagrant con?
dition of hostilities, by arousing senti?
mental sympathy and inciting advpn
fnrous puoport arno*.g our people, h:i?
entailed an earnest, tfirort on the part ol
this governemnt to enforce obedience to
our neutrality laws, and to prevent the
territory of the Uuited States from be?
ing abused as a vantage i -ound from
which to aid those in at,..s against
Spanish authority. What ever may be
the traditional sympathy of nur coun?
trymen '^s individuals with a peopic
who seem to be strugglir . for larger
autonomy and greater freedom, deepen?
ed as such sympathy naturally must be
in behalf of our neighbors, yet the
plain duty of their government and the
pe<>p'e is to observe in good tait h the
recognized obligations of international
relationship The determination of the
government to honestly fulfill every in?
ternational obligation is not shaken,
yet it is to be earnestly hoped, ou every
ground, that the devastation of armed
conflict may speedily be stayed, and
order and quiet restored."
Facts of the situation are recited.
Our minister has done his full duty.
Promises of protection have been re?
ceived from the Sultan. '"This gov
ern meut is far from relying on such
assurances as the limit of its duty."
American ships can protect American
interests in tbeir reach. B-.'gret is ex?
pressed that the Sultan declines to per?
mit investigation by American consul
at Sivas.
Improvement in the consular ser?
vice is recommended. Further appro?
priate legislation is imperative. Resi?
dences for ministers and ambrssadors
are recommended, government to pay
expenses.
The remainder >?f the message de?
voted exclusively to the discussion of
the financial issue. It covers about 70
of the 160 pages of the message. The
history of our financial policy is ex?
haustively reviewed. A tariff policy
tending to reduce imports (now super
ceded by a tariff the principle of which
is to permit the people to live cheaply
aod to admit them to the markets of
the world) together with> the policy of
buying silver and the fact that the
government is compelled by law to
keep in circulation three hundred mil?
lions in treasury notes, which sum it
cannot reduce, the notes being convert
info gold at the option of the '^older,
are given as the reasons for the present
unfortunate conditions. The with?
drawal of gold from the reserve is at?
tributed particularly fo the presence of
these "greenbacks" and the purchases
of over ?1,500.000 in silver under the
act of 1890 There are thus out stand
standing five hundred million dollars in
gold obligations which have been used
to deplete the gold reserve and this
depletion bas been increased by the agi?
tation for free coinage and the hoarding
of gold at home consequent upon want
of confidence. The latter has led to
high rates of exchange and exportation
of gold by speculators.
The President relates the history of
the gold purchases, the unsatisfacrory
results of the earlier, ones, the transac?
tion of the "bond syndicate," and de?
clares that as to the latter he is glad to
accept the responsibility He says
that at the time of the transaction the
country was in imminent danger of sus- j
pending gold payments and resulting j
disaster, a condition which fortunately j
was not understood in the popular j
mind. The President animadverts on
the failure of congress to legalize three
per cent bouds. The relief afforded |
by the syndicate cannot be permanent, j
The president recommends tbe issu- ?
ance of low interest, long term* gold j
bonds, saleable abroad, and in that way i
the retirement and cancelation of green
backs and tresury notes issued io pay- ?
ment for silver, under the act of 1890.
Currency thus withdrawn might be
supplied by gold coming in and increase
in circulation of national banks, it is
recommended that the latter be allowed
to issue currency to the full extent of
their bonds deposited instead of 90 per \
cent as now, and that the rate of taxa-1
tion on their circulation be reduced to j
J of 1 per cent. This would lead to a
great increase in the number of banks, ?
especially of smaller capital aod in j
smaller communities. Silver bullion
left in the treasury to be slowly issued ,
in subsidiary coin and dollars.
FREE SILVER.
The President concludes bis message
with an able argument against free ?
silver, predicting that the adoption of
silver mooometalism would be followed :
by the complete collapse of credit.
v3
Has sold more tobacco and tit
Higher Averages
than an}^ Warehouse on any
new market in the State.
A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE
THE PLANTERS
-That
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to get the highest market price
for their tobacco.
WE ARE READY AND
WILLING TO DO THE TO?
BACCO PLANTERS GOOD.
Do not be deceived by the
sugar-tongued solicitors from
other state and foreign mark?
ets, but
Bring your tobacco
direct to headquar?
ters
Where there are the largest
orders direct from the largest
manufactures and exports in
the tobacco trade.
Try us with a load and be
convinced.
YOUR FRIEND,
J. A. BROGDON, Mgr.
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