Daily Republican., 1880-12-06
PRRsIDEN r,s MESSAGE
Abstract Report 0rthe LastAnnuaI
Eessaxo OF President Hayes.

The Presidents annual message was
mailed to all the principal cities and
placed in charge Of Postmasters for de-
livery to-day upon The receipt Of tsls-
graphic message from Mr.. Rodgers, the
Presidents private Secretary. The
message Is expected to bs read soon Of.
ter the meeting Of Congress to-day at
IL o'clock. It is the longest State pa.
per sent to Congress by President
Hayes, and starts out with view oil
TIE present condition Of the country,
and dUells at some length upon the
rapid growth o'our National prosperity
our bouDtifa1 crops and sound financial
system, and pre- iicts still greater pros
perity for the future. The President
incidentally slludes to the growth OF
education throughout the country and to
the necessity Of fostering it by lesisla-
tion and farther on, whsn rsvie wing
the report OF the Commission ON Eiuca
ton, gives come details OF plan aP
proved by him for the further 6evel-
opment OF educational facilities. The
Southern question is treated at consid-
era tle length. The PIe,ident expresses
Abstraction with the outlook OF Affairs
In the Southern States.
He believes that the South is stead
ly advancing in the dire ctiOn OF poll;
ical freedom and federation, and that
before long the ballot in that section
will be as free as in the North. H6
also expresses the belief that the era Of
oloods he'd on account Of political differ.
encss has passsd away, and points to
the fact that there is now less intimida.
tion and violence in the South than was
practioed few years ago. The blood
shed era has been succeeded by an era
OF fraud and misr presentation througL
tissue ballots and other devices OF mis-
representing the real strength and dis.
position OF the colored man. But,
while he is cheated in this way, his
physical rights are beginning to be al.
most universally respected. The next
stase in Southern development will
soon come. This will arrive through
divisions in the white ruling element,
and when these divisions come the
negro will be an objsc! Of protection
and interest to ell political par lies
Through this division something like .
honest ballot will be secured and rights
of all respected. The President thinks
that education in the South will al
timately restore the harmony between
the two sections and raise the negro Il
a plan of Development where he will
b. abls to protect himself. It is in thi'
portion OF the Message that the PrsSi
dent may be said to review his admin
istration. Upon the Mormon QUESTION
the President uses plain language, aHd
urges Congress to adopt such messure es
"a will secure spe.dy abolishment oi
that evil.
The President says that the fact that
so large q community has bean ger
n,;,.sd TO live In opaa dcGsaeG of fLha
laws Of the United States and morality
Is a national disgrace, aud one that
should bs renedied without delay,
Congress is called upon to give early
and earnest attention to this subject,
that the people Of Utah may be re
quired to conform to the same laws that
govern the rest Of the country. The
President suggests to Congress that il
there is no way Of reaching polygamists
under the present organization of the
Territory that its entire system OF local
government should be rsOrgSniS4d with
view OF providing swift ana speedy
method Of prosecuting and properly
Furnishing all who pzraist in prac:icing
polygamy.
Those who have credited the Presi'
dent with having become converted in
measure to looking with leuiency
upon the Mormon practices through his
recent visit West, will have their
minds thoroughly disabussd by read.
ing this energetic appeal 10 a retiring
Democratic Congress
The next subject discussed is one that
will not attract great public attention.
Il is devoted TO what the President is
pleased to call civil eeryice, and is one
OF the longest chapters in the Message.
After discussing the condition Of our
foreign relations which we're treated in
coDgratulatory manner he passes on
to consider the commercial interests OF
the nation. The President does not
believe In sub:idies, but he does
approve OF giving liberal mail contracts
10 pioneer merchant marine enterprises
as one means Of encouraging an indus
Try which, he thinks. through an
unwiss policy is need l4ssly languishing,
The next subject OF special interest
in our foreign relations consist of o
recital of the appointment of the Chi
ntse Commission and its work. The
points of the3e treaties are given go far
as it is proper to divulge them. At the
present time he says that the first
lreatY IL q modification Of the Burlin-
esms treaty and solves satisfactorily
the Chinese question in politics, II,
this cou ntry. The Chinese Government
is not at all anxious to have it's sub
jects emigrate, and was willing to meet
our Commission m ore than half way in
all the restrictions upon Chinese emf
grafton to this country suggested by
tle Commission.
Following this comes President Hayes
financial chapter. He takes up the
history of the Treasury Department
during his administration, and EN-
bodies in his message Secretary sher-
mans review of the history of specie
resumption, He calls upon Congress
to take steps 10 refund the seven hun.
drad millions Of bonds that fall due
next year. The oountry is prosperous,
business throughout the country is on
o sound basis, while there is great
excess of capital in business centres
that would gladly seek Government
loan in o mach lower bond than any
of those now outstanding. The Presi.
dent does not mention the rate of in
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