The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-16
PRESIDENT ARrHuR.s AEssAGE.
a CONDENSATION oE IT'S MOST IsIroUTANT
FEATURES WITH VARIOUS OPINIONS
AND CONlNENTa THEREON.

fairs Of our government. We have not the
space to give the message in fun, but the fol-
lowing review of it which we take from
the Philadelphia Ledger, will be found to con-
tain the leading points of the document In
presenting a condensation of the message,
all that part of it which relates to foreign af-
fairs may be dismissed with the brief state
ment that but few points call for remark.
Ihe Spanish Government Is annOying some
of our shipping shat gets to her ports with
veXatiOuS fines and other interferences the
treatment of American Jews in Russia has
been the subject of energetic Temonstrances
tostbat Government; the President regrets
the injury to our commercial interests by tie
withdrawal of Our.steamshipS to Brazil and
he has supplemented the action of President
Garfield with reference to the proposed Eu-
ropean proteetOrate over the Panama Canal
BY opening negotiations with the British
government for the modification of the CLAY
tOn-BGlwer treaty. That treaty comedies to
Great Britain a Joint prOteCtOTate with the
United States. With these exceptions, and
that of the Chilian war with Peru and Boil
via, presently TO be mentioned, everything is
satisfactory with our foreign relations, and
there is nothing in the Message about them
that is not already known As to the Chilian
question, il IS to be regretted that the Mes
sage is not fuller and more specific There
have been allegations OF extraordinary inter
ventIOn or the part of our ministers in Chill
and Peru, of the truth of which or the eX-
tent Of which, If in any degree true but lit
siOnS in the newspapers ana other unauthen-
ticated publications Possibly pending ne
gOtiatiOnS or diplomatic instructions to tie
special envoy, Mr.. Presscot, Just despatched
to those countries, may not permit the State
Department to give publicly to the VerV in
terestinC movements that appear TO he going
on. The event may prove that it would have
been better to place more confidence in the
people about these matters in their present
stage. The Secretary of State is known to
bn N IL In of
isdictiOn of the United States in the political
affairs OF the countries on this continent TO
the southwark of our southern boundary
Iine-in all cases where mediation, protec-
ton, or intervention is needed, Large mass
es Of his countrymen have doubts as to
whether it Is worth while for the American
Government to embrOil Itself with other Gov
ernmeutS on either side of the Atlantic in the
enforcement OF that idea. Without entering
into discussion as to whether the persons
who entertain these are, right or wrong or
whether the Secretary OF State may get to
be too aggressive" so to speak on the
Monroe doctrine, 1T may be well enough
to remember that there is no prevailing pub
lie sentiment in this country now in favor of
intervention in the affairs of our continental
neIghbOrs, or OF getting into entangling aIIi-
ances of any sort. The cry of manifest des.
tiny" which was great nuisance in its day
was hushed long ago ; and the career of the
'Diue-eyed man of destiny came to a Tath-
er inglOrjOUS end, about the time when Sec
retary Of State began to think of going to
Congress.
Tie rest OF this section Of the Arsss,ce
shows everything to he serene. Home af
fairs are III equally happy condition Most
OF these the public are already familiar Nth
as they mainly refer to the official var
which closed on the first Of July last }Tha
finances are 1iOu.ishing. The total orli1,rI,
revenue for the year was $500 7s9 OG0 ~
round numbers, ana the total Ordiusr,g ~
penultuIe was $3.50, Tl2, ,0OO-Ieavir,oy a s,,r
plus Oh more tuah hundred millions. which
was applied 10 the redemption Of tba Nstjr,,
al debt. But that is not the whoJs re-l,'otio-,
OF the deOt Tor That year, the apgreoats of
bonds redeemed or that have cesssI - 80
interest oeing Sl25, ,969 $50, and the ttfoI re-.
uucIIon oI lhleiesl' sI0, so, ,2y2. 20. This NAV
be regarded as large work for c,.s -. ~
the way OF getting rid of debt and ite IN
dens. "''" i's Dui-
Our present revenue is greatly in evcass oe
our necessities, ana, if existing laws co,3ti
ue IN force, may grow at a rate that yvonid
extinguish the debt in ten wears M " "oul" @
dItiJn leads tHe President no TO the e51,r,Ca
ton that the time has arrived for tbo So;
ton Of ali Internal Revenue taxel .%cerlt
liIOSo OL uoO9cco' splrItuOuS and malt Iioucrs
and the special taxes on the dealers ~, H., 80
articles. The repea! of ali Others 5 - ,o oIltoo
lnenGs, IN concurrence with the Sarretsr,- ls
the treasury. Then comes fI1is -. .s-tsiy "a
Tue. revision OF the Tarif, which we onoto
s ons''o IHS IaIiH laws also need revision
m NIlEa
cOhulcJlnB interests Of our- cit,zaUs -, -
iaEt changes should be made with calt.iT,,
II d careful revision cannot be made at III.
session commission such as was lately an
piH'ou [ ~ me senate and is now Iecoumend
ed oy tHe Secretary OF the Treasure VIII
o0uoIIess Hghten the labors of (5angra.5
considerations" =" 'NNss'it ~ us
i ms loobs Ike suggestion to CONGRESS to
DtsiH the Work of revision yyitbout TIo -
OF q Commission such as the Fat,- ti-I,' l'
y luoo' SuCH Work would almost certaini,y
De patched and badly botched and v,oni3
hardly lem ain settled over the ne,t alecfio1,
.-' IheIe can be Il" coherent, equitable, endur-
- o. tGil9ioh OF the tariff without a Tariff
commission. The hurly-5urly of Corrrass
- destructive to anything like careful con,
sIuGidIl0n of Its multitude of details II ie
~ congress mainly that the idea of "eCnflict
tnS inIeIestS among our industries exists
there IS no such Conflict when half n ioEs,3
experienced, broad minded men rsnrsssntl
ing the great interests of the country cit
down quietly, as business men. to consider
Ile SUBJECT OF agriculture, manufacturino
mining and commerce. -
There is a strong rpcop,p,sry7,t;,-, g. A.
REHABILITATION Of the navy, and for sucb r,sas
uIeS az Will put our harbOrS in condition for
ueIehce, which everyone should he CIad to
80: LHe recital OF Post-ofiice affairs is sta
tStcaI, except as to the Star Raute fraHds
ana upon tElS subject the President cnsal-s
III stTong terms OF the Injunction he laid nm
on al Jhe proper officials to prosecute with
Ine utmost Vlgor OF the law all persons charo-
aoIe Win IIauds on the postal revenue" " Re
spectlhS lhdlan affairs the President takes
Ihe correct view, now becoming strong in tbe
government, that is, that these ppoDie uoust
no longer be treated with as indepeudant
natonS, out should be put on the footinr of
an an oIHeI Americans should be subject to
the state and Federal laws sbould have
theIr land allotted to them in indivi6uaI
0WbeIshlP, ana should have liberal grants
1Or SCHOOLS, ike those at Carlisle. Uamnton
ana crest Grove, IN addition to the resarva
ton schools. Legislation to enable Esplnr-
~ mormon wife 20 testify against her hus-
..II', DS,uu ~ prosecutions OF biCamy is recon-
HenueQ as one aid in the suppression of the
remaining twin relic of barharlsm > and the
ITeStueht declares his determined purDOse
70 cooperate IN all proper way for its sun
presSiOnS, lhat most improvident piece of
ii5EIS."IIotl' tiie pension arrears BILL the Pres
iuehI teliS congress, Will cost six wears Of
iaOOr IN the Pension Office to get M the ar
reaTs unless two or three hundred more
cleIks are employed and in anv event Con
greSs VIII have to look forward to an add.
tonaI expenditure Of S235, 600, 600 on this ac-
Following these subject the MESSAGE con.
talhs long passage on reform in the Civil
service, III which the President reaffirms a
strong passage in his letter of acceptauce.
no man, ne says, should be the incumbent
OF an ONCE the duties of which he is, from
any cause unht to perform UbO is lacking
IN the ability, fidelity and integrity which a
proper administration of such Office de-
Inand5. be then enters into an interesting
discussion or the subject, showing that ii
mas many sides for consideration This pas
sage OF tue message is worthy of careful
reading and study. Some earnest reforIneTs
Will not agTee with it, but it puts a number
OF practical views that require to be consid-
ere0.
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