, 1883-12-08
The Fre.idens Message.

/ From tie Or,goAiIa ve cail ths following
respecting the Psesideat'. Message:
Beginning with mStIers OF local interest
j. viii be noticed tat ,he President tsvors
the establishment At once OF a civil govern.
ment in Alaska, he refers spprovingiy 10
Secretary Teli.rs recommendation respect
Ing indian Sf.irs SD the prevention OF
fTzuis under the pension iaEs. sad the re-
peal Of the pref =. ::on sad timber culture
Acts he thinks the e;ils resulting from.
Eho recisrocisy trezty Win the Hawaiian
government hive bSen exaggerated. but ssys
the provisions of the treaty should be mod
ined wherevcr they have proved damaging
70 legitimate trade Letvssa the countries.
The Chinese ohiei.ls, be ,hinks, Nil cop
crate with the United states in securing the
faithful Observance CT the law restricting
Chinese emigration. and that, therefore,
there Is no cause fOr -iarIn because few
Iaborers from the iiawesy kingdom, have come
mere IN violation Of l..
One OF the most iRp1r:ast aHi radical
recommendations c: the message Is tie re-
pal oil tna act upon winch the territorial
government OF UsIh depends, and the Te-
sumption by Congress oi the entire political (,
control of the territory tie Il convinced
that IO!ygsmy Is s. strongly intrerched
tAaG i IS pgJiJiess 70 attack II wl.h aay but
tGe stogtest weapons whlc: constitutional
legislation csn ciey:s, This Is the first time
tnat president hss struck al the root of the
evil, and II his Recommendation Is promptly
followed By = la: authorizing the appoint
meat Of q COMMISSION Tor the government. Of
the territory, the dcom ef Murmonism is
sealed
Referring t5 statistics OF ii!Iteraey, the
p-esidsn: wisely Suggests that federal aid
sAould be extended to po5iie primary ojuca-
ton. where provision for !: ;s not adequately
made by the s1atec, He IS opposed to
government Telegraph, mainly because it
is undesirable rv increase the civil LIST
10 the extent that would require,
bgt thinks the government should be
authorized by law % eNaIcIse somc sort Of
supervision over this interstate communi-
cation. He Is more radical IN his treatment
OF tae railway question, recognizing the
great evils resulting from the power Cf rail
read managers over the business OF the coun-
Try, and he ADVISES thai congress, Just so far
as 1t has constitutional authority, should
protec. tie people ~ large IN th-.r inter
state t~aIiic ..gaIEst acts 9f IHlIs:!cs which
The state govscnmsn's a.e rowerisss To pre-
vent.
The Pre- s;de1t tbiaka that satisfactory re-
suits viii follow tie re.,Uc;ion cf Letter pos
tag. and recommends a re.um 70 tie old
rate Of one cent on drop !etts5s in to.ns
wher= there IS q :,~e delivery ~ carriers.
he advises that 'rat4e d,i!4rs shond be re-
tired, by provision :gr Jheir redemption as
ba.!ion b. ire t-e.sGrY. Ee thinks thst
good has resulted tr5n. the lev civil service
Az, aad i fiaassl =i.a L. operations.
tie recalls the accommodation # his last
nessa.a, tnat Ill eSc,sa taxes except those
on distilled spirits sloaid b. aooiiahei, aad
taat oaystauaql EelI2t.oa, s'.cald ais" be
mad. IL Jahss On i,npy--s aD.:, Wh;le be
.Siuss .h-t :14Jhrr reductions might he |
wis. = n.-i-, he -a.s NJ advise I2.iicai az
sweeping charge III 'Ai,tl:g iaKs IA The iu- !
rys. a hisa m1a. i2gs= bsf,-~ the e..ects o. J
-Ec = { VI March ;, 1883. ,su Il definitely |
ascertainei. Il t.ers l. fc.ii large sGrpius !
then. = may he largely expended upan mar /
5lr GrtenCes and :ha lEc.a.se II uur n-vy. !
He is Ill i.vor Of repss'r- ti.e tax on tn
circulation OF rational ham,. ana 81 chang !
iug the banking law tha- the bauSs may Is
sue bulls ;or an amount equal 10 a. per cent. |
os the nalket valGe, III -eai oi Is buw the !
full value OF deposited bonds.
Tae mes age Is AZ admirable enc, aai The |
radical Recommendations ior the destruction
II po!ygeny, aud for the r.c,-cry ty CON
gEess u the powers oi sovereignty which I
have been uslTpad ty the railroads, rs well |
- other wise Suggestions, display gIeHt sa- |
gaai.y in the president, and they viii be |
real with great satisfaction by the people. |
We shall refec more at length to some OF !
.nsse suggestions hereafter