The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-10
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Complete Abstract of the Document.
President Hayes annual message to Congress
is the most elaborate Of the series wcitten BY
him. One Of the longest chapters il the fnan-
cial one. The opening chapter is what Mr..
Hayes calls an editorial review of the condition
of the country. He speaks of the great growth
of our material prosperity, bountiful crops,
sound financial condition of the country at
large, and inferentially outlines most
glorious future. incidentally he alludes to the
growth of education throughout the country
and the necessity of fostering it by every
proper means il. the way of legislation,
but it is not until the latter part of the message,
when he is reviewing the report of the Commits
sioners Of Education, that be gives the partlcu-
lars OF the plan approved by him for the furth i
development of the educational facilities OF the
country.
The next chapter in the message is devoted
to the Southern question. The President is
very much encouraged at the outlook OF affdirs
in that section of the country. He believes
that the South is steadily advancing, and that
before long the ballot in that country will be as
free as it is in the North. He points to the fact
that there is less intimidation and actual crime
IN the suppression of the votes of the colored
men, The era OF bloodshed has practically
passed away. It has been succeeded, to be
sure, by an era of fraud and Misrepresentation,
through tissue ballots and O. her devices for fal
sifying the al -trength and dispo ition OF the
colored men. While he is cheated IN this way,
bis physical rights are beginning to be almost
universally respected. The next stage IN
southern development will soon come. This
Will arrive through divisions in the white ruling
element in the South When these divisions
come tue negro will be an object of protecuon
and interest to both parties. Through this d.
VISION something like an honest ballot will be
accomplished, and the rights of all secured.
1t ID IN thls chapter only that Mr.. Hayes
can re said to rev ew the ye rs of his own adj
mlnlstralion and this is inf, rental in Lis plain
ly lndi .atinS that he athi utes TO his Southern
pol cy he promising condi ION of affairs pct
ured by him in the Message. This chapter is OF
asonable LENGTH and contains IN an arnpllted
form the Presidents well-known views on tn
gu ject. He thinks that education in the Sou Ii
will ultimately restore the balance IF harmony
between the two sections and ra g 9 ne 70 to
q IL me of deyelo pine mt where lie Will he able TO
project b mself
The most vigorous chapter in the Message
follows this Il uses the PLANES language and
presents the most emerge IL recommen iations
OF the entire Message. This chap er Is devote
to tue Mormon quesClon. IL appears that the
Preside t in his Western tr b etruei more
about Morinon.sm than ne had ever known be-
fore, and this accounts for the specially igor
Gus chapter in the Message whoa he now
sends Into Congress. Mr.. HAYES saw
plainly that the fact that such large commu-
nifty have been permitted to live in open def
ance OF the J tws OF the Uli ed States and
OF morality Is crying disgrace, and on
that should be remedied with ut DELAY. He
o0I 10 L.,.S Al. Al
the most SIRIUS and earnest fashion. and de-
wise some way of STAMPING out poygamy and
requiring the people Of U ali 10 coaform to the
same laws and regulations that govern the
people of the rest OF the country Mr., HAYES
suggests to Congress that, if there il no wa,
of reaching the poiygamists nnder the present
organization of Il r rtory, th a ia
shoald be reorganized, with q view OF
providing swift and speedy method of prose-
cutting and properly p1nishlng all who persis
III the CRIME Of practicing polygamy. Those
who have credited Mr.. Hiyes with having be-
come converted, in q measure, to locking with
leniency upon Mormon practices, through ii
recent visit West; will have their minds thor
MY dl5abused by rea'iing this energetic APP
peal TO a retiring Democra &c Congress.
The fourth chapter of the Presidents Mes
sage is one that will attract great public atten-
ton. 1t is devoted to what MIR. Hayes is
pleased to call civil service, and is one of the
longest chapters in the Message. The financial
chapter Is the only other one that approaches
it i'll length. In theory, Mr.. Hayes believes ia
appt III ing cool men to Office aud continuing
tuem there during good behavior. He be-
lleves also in the theory of separating the
Government service from politics, and eIabo-
rates his very well-known opinions
upon this rather uninteresting topic. The
President alludes in gingerly way to tho I'M
provements that he had made III the New York
Custom House and Postotfice arrangements,
Dut carefully refralns from anythlng personal
that might he considered as reflection upon
the Vi3' President-elect. This closes the ex-
cluslvely original port on of the Presidents
Message. He then takes up the affairs of the
state Department and reviews the relations tx
listing between this Government and the
leading foreign Governments. There are
three subjects in this foreign chapt that
are outside of the routine report OF pleasant
relations with other countries. The chapter on
England m rely gives the current history of the
North Alner1c IN dsht res question, an / repeats
the views OF the President IN his special Me sage
th t he sent to Congress last spring. T e sec
ond subject of interest in the State Depart
ment chapter relates to Mr.. Evarls' hobby of
improving our commercial relations through
educating the entire Consular service to act as
agents IN the interests of Amer lean CONNIE roe
The full reports of the Investigations of our
Consuls and the profitable channels Indicated
by them for commerce are used by the
President to recommend to Congre that it
90 Ill III It's power for the development Of our
merchant marine, Mr.. HAYES does not be-
heve in subsidies, but he does approve Of the
giving OF liberal mail contracts to pioneer mer-
chant-marlne enterprises as one ms of en-
couraglng an industry which he thinks. through
an unwise policy, is rcckIessly lang uishing.
The next subject of special interest in our
foreign relations consists of recital of the ap-
pointment of the Chinese commission and its
work. The President promises Congress 10
send TO it SPECIAL Message upon the subject
when the full text of the treaties shall
have arrived. The points of these treaties
he also gives, so far az it is pro- to
dlvulge them at tie present time. He Us
that the first treaty, modification of the Bur-
lingame treaty. solves satisfaci orily the Chi
nese question in politics in this country. Thus
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chinese immigration to
this country to suh limited number upon
each vessel coming to this country from China
that the Cinnamon can never be able to in-
crease to large enough number to embarras4
or annoy any one. The Chinese Government
is not at all anxious to have its subjects EN- :
CRATE and was willing to meet our commission
more than half way IN all restrictions upon
Chinese immigration to this country suggested
by the commission.
B iefv summarized, this second treaty ex-
tents the commercial facilities of this country
With China for the consideration that we shall
not export Opium to China. This will give tie
United states an advantage over Great Britain,
which furnishes about 0ne-third of the opium
to China and, if il demands the same priyi-
leges as our Government, it will De told that it
can only have them at the same price. The
Chinese Government is very anxious to keep
opium out of its country, and this step is an
important one in that direction, and one that
will be most serious brow to Great Britain.
whose power 10 the E st is greatly dependent
upon the revenue thai It derives from the opium
trade forced upon China by the British Govern
ment.
Following this comes President Hayes fnan-
cial chapter. He tlkes II tie history Of the
Treasury Dsplrtment during his administra-
ton. aid embodies in his Message Secretary
Shtrln ms review of the history Of specie re-
sumption. The President devotes a gre t deal
of 81 tenton to the subject of refundlng, and
on this he only follows Secretary sherman. He
calls upon Congress to tike steps to refund
several hundred millions of bonds that fall due
next year. and dwells upon the fact that be ter
time forr. funding could not L 9 found than now.
The country Is prosperous /; business throughout
the land is on sound basis. while there Is a
great excess of capital in money centsIs that
Yould gladly seek a good loan in a n,I1cb lower