Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-06
DAILY POST.INTeLLIe Ger


As the time draws near for the dssiv
cry Of the Presidents message to Con
gress. there is much spec1lstiop a. 70
the position which Mr.. Cleveland sill
take upon various questions which are
Of more than ordinary public interest
without vsnsori5R 10 predict vhai Mr.
Cleveland will say on such qaestions.
the PoxT-ISTEIuSExcEs may remark
that /. knows shat be should say and
What be will say /. be wishes to repre-
sent correctly the popular opinion OF
the Nation Of which be is the ofSei.i
head.
He shosld say: 81 recommend that
the tarIff question Be let severely siooe'
The people are not prepared for snS
violent changes to oar revenue system.
and the time Of Congress should NOS De
osespied in the frui;lsss discussion Of
bills introduced by free trade theorists
which may tend 10 alarm capital inEes'
cd in manufacturing enterprises, and
check the revival which has jast began
10 be manifested 10 the lsng depressed
industrial interests Of the oountry, bot
which cannot by any pos ibiiits secure
the votes Of majority Of the members
OF either House"
He should say; a. recommend en-
trene caution In dealing with the silver
question. While IN my belief the peo-
Die OF the Eastern States are largely In
favor Of the suspension Of silver coin
age, the people OF she West and South
are as largely in favor Of its continu-
anoe. Whatever action you take on
this subject should be taken regardless
of Arguments based upon the financial
policies pursued BY the nations of Ea-
rope. We long since asserted oar polis-
cal Independence, and think u high
time that We proclaim our financial and
oomusrcial Independence ss well. We
have already made some experiments in
governmental science which we're ridi-
culed by the political economists of the
time at which they we're begun, bat
which have nevertheless proved highly
successful. Is IL not time 10 try some
experiments In financial sciencsf The
world Ia ready to admit that the wisdom
Of Europe was sadly q, fault in the for
mer when America began to teach the
doctrine Of popular rights, and to laugh
TO soorn the fantastic theories which
had before that tims been considered
the essential basis Of government. Is
/. not possible that the wisdom of Ru-
rope 10 AZ sadly at fault in the latter.
and that some OF the theories which
are yet considered the essential basis Of
financial reasoning are totally falssT'
He should say" II recommend imme-
diats legislation restoring to the pablo
domain every foot Of land granted to
railroad companies, for which patents
have not already been issued. In every
case In which the terms Of the granting
act have not been complied with 10 the
istter. recommend As we'll. legislation
which will prevent the acquisition Of
large bodies OF land by the landiess
barons Of Europe or the land bsrons
Of America. The America OF the future
must be q land Of small farms, and each
farmer should own tue land which be
enltivatas. All attempts to introduce
the systems Of landlordism which have
cursed Great Britain and made her com
mon people little better than the serfs Of
her hereditary uoblea, which have trans.
formed Ireland from heaven into q
hell and scattered her people TO the four
corners OF the world, must be resisted
10 the last extremity. even II In resist
Ing them We must face the fleets and
armies Of q emitted Earope."
He should say; "All possible efforts
must be made TO atone for the folly and
corruption which have rendered our
navy the laughing stock Of the world,
aud which have stripped our seaport
cities OF their defensss ard left them at
the mercy OF any foreign foe. Our sur
Plus revenues shoald be largely devoted
10 the work Of providing proper proteo-
ton for the enormous property interests
which would now Inevitably be sscri.
Aeed In case of war with almost any ua-
tion Of Europe, Asia or South America"
He should say: The greatest dangers
which have beses our country In the
past have been the direct results Of radi-
cal errors In the policy Of our Govern
ment. When ws realize that fatal
srror has been made, 10 is our duty to
do all In our power to avert the conse-
quences Of that error and TO escape the
which would otherwise 70
suit Recognizing this fact, propose
10 take immediate action to secure 70
lease from the obligations 10 the Gov.
srnment OF China imposed spon rs BY
The Burlingame treaty. and I recon-
mend legislation which will render ID
absolutely impossible for the coolie
labor Of China ever again 10 compete
sith the free labor Of America. II We
make mistake 10 this matter nov. I
fcresss the most terrible consequence.
ritslly affecting the future Of our race. !"
He should say: I'VE must do what We
can TO repair the unsccountable blun
der made by the Senate at the last sss-
SION In the rejection Of the Nicarasuan
treaty. Measures must be taken at
once for the construction Of q canal
joining the waters Of the Atlantic and
the Pacific. I recommend that this
work be undertaken by the 9overn
mens, and that 10 be pushed 10 q spsedy
eomples,on. The world must under
stand that any such canal must be
American In every respect. Ii should
be considered as part OF the coast line
OF the United States. and ne shonld be
prepared 10 defend IL from attacks
made upen il. frcm whatever scarce
they may come
He should say; II recommend The