The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-11

uFFresident Cieveiand's Messag.
was sent 10 Congress Tuesday. Ii Il I.
l"ng not one in a thousand will read Ii
occupying seventeen columns in thu
siai'y papers. There Il nothing new "a
rtarsllng in N. but H. extreme length
he recommends a reduction OF The tariff
upon the -neccrssaries II life, 50 - q
reduce the cost Of living. aud yet 80 a.
~ protect The Interests ~ American IA.
bot tie makes . long and not by a.,
means convincing argument against sill.
Yer. aud recommends the suspension
81 turtle. coinage lie shows thst on,
present armv consists OF 24.7U5 enlisted
men, and Elsa officers or an officer fol
every - men. He fails 20 recommend
any reduction. though half OF the force
might be well spared
The President recommends lerisls.
ton 70 construct a navy. aud recon-.
mends an entire reconstruction OF the
Navai Department. as owing 10 ifs pres
ent inef'i siency he thinks IS million dol
lars have been uselessly spent la the last
few years.
ne commcads the r osi-otiice Depart
menf. and recommends reduction OF the
price Of money orders OF IS or less from
ei-tt cents W ure cents.
He recommends amendment OF the ~
dietary law 80 that L. 5. Commissioners
shall be authorized 10 try persons chsrg-
ed with misdeneanofs under the u =.
Laws. ~ tending 20 relieve 1t 5. courts
OF great deal OF small business. aud
save defendants unnecessary trouble
and costs. He also recommends that u.
y Narshals and District Attorne, :
should he paid fixed salaries. instead OF
tees
The President expresses the opinion
that The condition OF the Indians has i'm
proved. lie argues that the govern
msnt should protect their rights. They
should be civilized as rapidly a. possible
and fitted for citizenship and as-imila-
tion with the whites. Exclusive OF
Alaska they number 400 UO. aud are
locssed on lands set apart for them mum
boring l3i 100000 acres. separated into
lsl reservations in q states aud terri
tories. They vary widely ia habits. con-
diiion and degree OF advancement.
IL j. stated that the laws against po-
iygsmy have been enforced with meas
ureabis good results The Utah COM
mission report comparatively few poIyg q
amous marriages. There Is a strong
plea for homes established by the Law
Of God. guarded by parental care. regu-
lated br parental authority. and sancti-
Ned by parental love- Polygsmy i
strongly denounced and The blessings OF
single marriages pictured in glowing
terms. The passage Of law i recon-
mented 20 prohibit the immigration OF
Murmons into the country.
The Interests Of agriculture are adyo-
Gated in warm terms.
"A reference TO the work Of the civil
service commission il made. and the hope
j. expressed that 1--WE shall never again
be RENTED 70 the system which distri-
butes public positions purely As rewards
for partisan service
Congress Is appealed to for advance OF
money 70 aid the improvement Of streets.
etc. in the District Of Columbia. The
license laws need amendment. which i
recommended. A public building for
the use Of the district commissioners i
also urged.
Congress is urged to take immediate
action to provide for the presidential
succession in case OF death OF the incum.
bent.
The President closes BY exhorting con-
gress to act for the general good rather
than in narrow spirit Of PARTISAN ship