The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-02
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

| All Hayes latest contribution I" The ~
ehivea # the country. published In Tho ''F"=
o,RAl Yesterday morning. continue u" radl
ral M Ewpelnn auggeatinne mud aa a whole
IL rather more dull than hia meeaaaes hith
e,tr havn boon
After oong,atulatna the country upon The
annoeea u resumption lta good OBJECT up"n
,he public credit ana tho return, prosperity.
Alt Hayes rafaia IT, Tho public debt and The
nanoeeity 1T mn hing enme pioviaiuu for tho
reguniIna ~ that rWilnn ~ II falling due
Within the most 1--WE yeara, Over fin},nhn,nnn
now drawing and per cent interest arc 10
~ ptnvidnl fnr nni II Ia recommended thet
tho full amount ha refunded IN par cont
bonds thus saving about ftt 900 600 roat In
tho lninlaai annn1ln IN Wow II tho faot that
tho unya,nment has only recently dispnae'i
If $500 900 900 If bonds which were eagerly
bought from tho New York syndicate nj a
premium, VI Ia doubtful II THE would he the
heat tho government GOULD do with now
lnau amalor rate interest could prob
ably ha ACQUIRED Ihnr, ls no taaaon why
United Htatea bonds should heat hlahet
| rate than Eng lieh rnnanla. md Hanarnss will
heat ate before H. rlnsna With Tho President q
a,lgecation l'uhlle lutercsta require Tint mn
ell,it should ~ made IL apcuro better terms.
/ Tho mnat important suggestions contained
| III tho message ara those relative Ia tho s,la
rennon If the coinage ~ silver dollars
and The refinement If legal iendeta. Tho
iaeuo ~ Tho latter ID pronounced 1"
| have lnnn III violation of sound
financial principles aud rnwatiantnd by tho
rnnatitution except IN caaea uf emergency
The logic of tho President juat haie will hard
" 10 appreciated ~ the country Mr. Hayes
inalata that The legal tenders were Issued
only fni the purpose ~ rnaoung tho epunt' 4
from extreme peril. md. that object having
heen accomplished. they ahould now be.wlth
drawn 90 apoelly aa ruaalhe II Ia under
stood that thla view Ia favored by tho New
/ york bankers who arc cluaeat 10 tho admin
latIation. R,,ch measure. " ID safo I" say.
will NOT bo autho,Iz 4 Inv Gonarees without
n full investigation of "a s"hle''. ~ 10
hardly probable that II will be "'''p''"' "'''
ing tho present H=ftt+ff. 49, ihnt Tho mage -
silver will no suspended ae euggnstnd
| II IL tindntatnod that iii will be intro
,luoai favolInp tho daonntlnunncn 81 tho
ninktnp fund, mud Nj, llayess suEgostlon
| tLat In fund 10 maintained and tho policy Of
i gradual extinction ~ the public debt con
iiuIod IL timely 1horo is no lihetlha"h mat
such 4 I'LL could pass. owen II veto WINS NOT
fnreahadnwnd ~ tho FrrRdent,
Tho recommendation that moro eompre=
hoi,nlya ami searching lawn Tor tho nupproe
ann nF pulygamy. ant TINT tho rights aud
n,ivlIcuca of cIliYcnapip ahoutd ha withdrawn
from thoac who continue IL practice ". will
meet with very general approval ontnidH ol
i tab.
Tho Prondcut'a rnmnita upon the recent
rlcctlnna ahundantly shows hia advance u
atnIwariinin during tho year. lila pen fol
"thn protection ~ ri tlnusra IN tho prmnr
right If rtiHannhip" would probably SCUM,
wcl on tho aiump. but. IN viow Of Tho actua
circumstances. has I'D plnc" III State pape1
MI ono knows better than Mr.. Hayes tina
tho urinary right OF oitlHauahlp" IL evnty
whore fully maintained. and his demand fo
further Legislation 10 protect II will doubtless
meet with tho contomptuoua silence of Con
grraa.
Nor ARC His remarks under Tho head Q
civil aorvice reform deserving OF moro con
alteration The administration hnR hoe'
hnrping rpnn this subject from ita Inaugural
tlan, and YET hne Rteadly contributed u d'
= bauch tho public service No stronger com
mCntary npon tho frnaldontr alnoerlty en-
= DO mado than 10 point TO That refuge OF cei
! rpI politicians and Ignorant place hoIdeft
tho Now Orleans Cnslom- IIoure. And who
. he says that the duty Or restoring tho civ
service Ia the ,ie,red purity and oIlirl"nc
rnatp ipnn Tho President. Il IL evident TIM
: ho alone haa not fathomod the contempt
y which civil service reform, ms understood MI
: nrncticcd hy thia ndminist ration, Is held b
q the country at lnrRc.
1 rcdernl officials, tho message says. shoni
g not la permitted 10 Interfere IN politics, =
: porlally when II conflicts with their pun
y tlutlea Something IL this sort has been aa
! before md In weak way MI effort was mas
Is 10 enforce tho Expressed views of Mr. Hay"
y but when party cxlgcnciee required, tho ~
mlnistratIon itself was foremost ~ disrfRar
, inR thcm II Mr.. IIayes's present prof
u sionH are regarded aA inslncsr" the fault
his own Tho same IL true Of his common
=, upon the practice or assessing governmc
u employee for political purposes. ihi9
a done undor tho Presidents own eyes
II Washington. simple executive order won
d: annual message nhounds with condennatl'
=, Of the practice, that order Is not issued.
If Among the recommendations OF general
i, tcre4t l. tho one for the Increase o. the nut
RI Der 81 circuit courts and tho establishment
~ an intermediate court OF errors for the III
~ pose Of relieving the overerowded dnfket
ho the Supreme Court.
n n While protesting an intentionE TO mainta
~. the present laws prohibiting the settlcme
e, Of whites in the Indian Territory, the Pre-
dent admits the difficulty OF doing SO. a
e,i recommends a solution Of the question, Will
n. isentitied t. favorable Consideration, althou
~ II ~ by no means original. This Is to hre
IA No the tribal ownership divide the lands
re seyeralty, and then throw the Territory op
~ to white settlement In all probability q
i a would settle the vexed question at once.
the least of its merits is the fact that 1t Is 81
u ported BY large number OF the India