Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

sdgipg the providence of God dur
ing the last twelve months of our
career.
He cites the fact that We are at
peace with all nations, that our pub
lie credi, is probably letter than
ever before. that our harvests have
been abundant. that minuiactures
are rapidly increasing and tia, there
is no reason 10 doubt tue near APP
proach OF the season o! prosperity
for which we hare all so long been
looking.
In alluding TO the fever plague
which ravaged the South, he prom
ises that full details will be furnished
to Congress by the proper depart
ments. In view of the loss TO the
country caused by the late epidemic,
he strongly recommends the found
ing Of a" National Sanitary Admin
istration," not ouly for the control OF
our quarantine regulations, but also
to have general oversight of internal
commerce during the prevalence OF
future epidemies. In view of our
constantly increasing maritime trade
with oil parts of the world, he earn
estly recommends Congress to give
early attention to this important sub
ject.
As regards the rights of citizens
in their enioyments of civil and po-
litical privileges, he descants at
some length, and makes the en-
codraging announcement that oil
disturbing influences, real and i'm
aginary, have been wiped from the
Southern States. Three constitu-
tional amendments, comforting free
dom and equality of civil and polit-
ical rights upon the colored people
of the South, had been adopted by
the friends of good law and order.
Thepeople ofthe Notwithstanding
States had practically accepted of tho
provisions embraced in the 18th,
18th and 18th amendments in all
their force, as extending to every
citizen of the United States without
regard to color, race or condition.
Concerning the alleged election
frauds, the President confesses that
the evil springs from such inAu-
ences as are not easily renedied by
legal appliances; that in the States of
South Carolina and Louisiana, and
certain Congressional districts in ad-
joining States, the records of cleo
fons plainly show that tho elective
franchise of the colored voters hos
been forcibly withheld from them.
While he declares that no means in
his power will be spared to adjust
these difficulties, he appeals to Con-
gress to discover final solution of
the vexed problem. As might be X
pected, he devotes more space to this
subject than to any other topic en-
braced in his message.
The Paris exposition is lightly
touched upon. He regrets the
short time that our countrymen had
given them for duly representing the
products of our agricultural and me-
chanical industries, concluding, how
ever, that the exhibition has set
in action certain influences which
are destined to be felt by the whole
civilized world, and that, in the main
the affair was a glorious triumph of
the age in which we live.
In referring to the international
Conference held in Paris. last Aug
INST, for fixing an absolute relative
value for gold and silver, we are told
that no encouraging result has yet
heen arrived at. The subject is of
teo complex q nature to be hastily
skamined and adjusted.
At its last session, Congress hav-
ing appropriated IS, 500 600 to pay
ths a~ard Of the joint commission at
8aifax, ne had rendered the sum
aamed within the year fixed by the
Asssty. accompanied by . notice of
The grounds Of payment, protesting
Against any other construction of
s.eh = treaty.
Cuba, add the claims OF Ameri-
cans, the treaty with Italy, our po-
itieal relations with Japan, the
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