South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-05
The. Presidents Message.

ury and their goo, effects upon the bu-
siness OF the country. The resume Is
not materially different from the facts
and figures presented i'm the report OF the
Secretary .of the Treasury. The public
debt has been rs greatly benefited by re-
sumption as tie general business oil The
country, AMI the President thinks that
all the remaining ) per cent. and y per
cent. securities OF the government can
be Refunded in 4 per cent. bonds, thus
, effectng further reduction Of ELL
O0O,OO In annual interest.
The silver dollars coined under the
recent acts OF Congress now amount To
$45. 000.S50. OF which S32.30o.3f4 si'h
remain in the treasury. Upon the ba-
sis OF this fact and OF tie current pro-
position for unity Of action 10 effect n
permanent system Cor the equality OF
gold and silver in the exchanges be-
tween commercial nations, the President
advises Congress to refrain from further
experiments with the coinage aut To
suspend the coming o. silver dollars as
now ordered by law.
lie says that "the retirement from
circulation OF Unite,i States notes, with
| the capacity OF egai-ielder IN private
! contracts. IS q step TO he taken IN our
progress towardsa safe and stable cur
rency, which should be accepted as the
policy and duty OF tIIe government aud
the interest and security OF the peo-
Pile" IKE Pre- siIetit expresses it as his
firm convict ion" that the issue oil le-
eal.tender paper money on the credit
and authority q the government, en-
cept in e3rreDe eine1gcpey. lis without
warrant in The constitution and IL vio-
lation o. sound fnanosai principles. =
He therefore advocates their retircmeGt
and The rigid maintenance OF thu sink
ing funds, in order TO ez.trf9uisIt the
national debt "a soon as possible, in
pursuit or our traditional government
policy. II more revenue is needed, 1t
can be easily obtained. by duties on tea
and coffee.
The President refers TO the continued
| deliberate violation OF the laws sup
pressing polygamy by prominent citi.
| Zens Of Utah, and demands = strict en-
forccment of these laws, which have
been decided to be constit uti)ral by
the Supreme Court.
lie appeals to Congress and to the
ing general pablo opinion TO bea. IN
favor OF the gofiecal observance Of and
respect Tor tue laws enforc ny The
sanctity Of the suffrage throughout the
whole land, and launches into long
and earnest argument in favor OF his
views about The reform Of the civil ser
vice which have several times before been
discussed by him. EEe President re-
ports that considerable ami satisfactory
progress la, already been made IN
these directions, but he thinks thas
much remains still to re done. lie
distinguishes deliberately between offices
which are simply executive and admin
istra,ive and those which are more or
less political, deeming it TO he emf
Dently proper for the Presidents Off
ciYl advisers to explain before the peo-
pie the policy OF az administration
brought into Office hy the popular vote,
and advocates the providing Of just and
| adequate means for examining candi-
dates for office. so: that the worthless
claimant may b. certain Of getting the
appointment The presidents duties
in these particulars are obvious. Int h
contends that nothing adequate In the
premises can be accomplished 10y him
without the cooperation OF Congress
and the considcratc and Intelligent sup
port of The people. The resumption Of
worl; by HE civil service commission is
recommended, and An appropriation TO
that end il urged.
The foreign relations OF The = 'vcrn
mcnt continue peaceful. The difficulty
with Great Britain growing out of the
Fortune Bay (NewfoundIand) ou'rages
is b ing consiGercdibyLord BaconfaId's
government. The fisheries question,
only temporarily adjusted by the treaty
Of Washington, heeis TO be permanent.
| " settled as whole, and negotiations
to that end are now in progress. Tie
message also touches upon tho cattle
! trade restrictions. upon lifc.3ayng
measures taken by tie Dominion gov
! ernmeHt IN connection with the com
MERGE Of the great lakes. am upon the
/ Australian international shows, rccDm-
mending nh increased appropriation for
| American exhibits.
Tie late treaty with Japan. it is ex
pected, will serve 10 u model for othet
-eettntFies China has expressed will
inguess todlscuss tho emigrqtion qucs-
ton with us in a dispassionate way aud
negotiations to that end are now pend.
| ing. Border raids or the Rio Grande
| frontier have been ChpCkcl, aud our Ill.
| pIomatic intercourse with the United
States Of Columbia is again restore L.
This is regarded "a especially fortunate
in view of the prominence which has
just been attained by the nteroceanic
canal project. Our increasing trade
/ with Mexico and South America sug-
| gests 10 the President the cxpcdicncy
OF Congress rroyidirg mems for regu.
lar and more frequent mail communica.
/ ton with those countries.
Additional legislation is claimed to
| be needed for tho protection Of the
/ rights Of people in Alasko, and form
/ Of territorial government is recommen l..
/ cd there. Tbe Prcsjicu'. after com.