The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-11

scheme OF funding the debt at lower rate
of interest, and the making of our bonds
payable at one or moro of the European
money centres. The President has full
faith in tbe financial strength of the nation,
and regards the extinguishmcnt of the debt
as matter easy of accomplishment at an
early day.
His position on the tariff has been already
anticipated by ,he action of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House The re.
quireinents of the Government are annually
diminishing, thanks to Republican re-
trenchment aid reform, and if funding
bill should pass great saving in interest
would be effected. These things consider,
ed, wherein the tariff is solely for revenue
its modification is advised. The principle
of protection is left intact, and, we take il,
has the endorsement of the President.
Touching Cuban affairs, the President
adheres to the line of absolute right as
laid down BY the law of nations and recog
nized by local cnactmcuts. The direction
aud extent Of fsympathy in this country is
well understood, aud if individual wishes
were law there could be no difficulty about
recognizing Cuban beligerercy. But un-
happily there are constraning influences,
which, to disregard, might precipitatc war,
a thing to be deprecated by every citizen.
To this position the charge of national
cowardice is Lo answer 1t is nothing but
an undignfied taunt, a virtual confession Of
a weak cause. The President is not afraid
Of his position. All the past is an echo of
the fact that the Government of the United
States has dared to do right, come what
would.
After glancing at The debartmental re
ports, the President lays down the broad
platform which he adopted as the guide tc
his administration. 1t is the gist of his mes
sage, aud more than that, it is the reGnemen,
of advanced Republcanistn. There is not
patriot in the land but who wi Il subscribe
to the brief political creed he enunciates
and, if more were needed to establish it:
rightlulness, it may be found in the facr
we anticipate, that there is not Democratic
partisan in the land who will not dcnOunce
it.
At the instance Of the Executive, nego
tiations concerning the Alabama claims
we're purposelv discontinued until the ex
citement in both countries over the rejec
ton Of the treaty by the American Senat
was aluye There is, however, no pur
pose evimced to abandon them. On tn
contrary, the defects Of the treaty are clearl
pointed out, and the character of the issue
which must meet settlement is fully desiS
mated, A reciprocity treaty between til
! United States aud Canada is looked upo
as species Of un@arrantablo iavoritisn tc
ward The people of the Dominion, and a
such discrimination against the citizen
of this country. The Indian policy is locke
upon as an experiment which promise
we'll.
We cannot better conclude this revie'
than by giving it:
First. A strict integrity in fulfilling q
our obligations.
Second. To secure protection to the pei
son and property of the citizen OF tn
) United States in each and every portion {
Our common country, wherever he ma
, choose to move, without reference TO orig
inal nationality, religion, color, or politics
demanding Of him only obedience to tn
laws and proper respect for the rights {
: others.
Third. Union of all the States, will
equal rights indcstructible by any const
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