The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND'S
Lat Message TO tho Forty MINI
Congress.


message opens with tns 9sues ~ ~ accsm ent 4
s ss, "a ~ Siscussion and review Of this I'M
norfant tonic. Our Government ~
las eonsIstentiy maint s,nsr no ~ ana
neiehboriy interest toward those whose po c.ss-
sions are contiguous 20 our own. Ee~ WITH
lions have .Tsss1 G ana nome q those es
yond the reach Of settlement ~ ''''"''
council: .,,s, s-..tment Of inoncnsivc Chinese In
the fsr West d alluded TO- and IN speak,ns ~
. .sr IL saws the paramount duty ~ mas.
saining public order and deiennnk 'n ndnnsson ~
n me gS q restrction but they should no.
tolerate the oppression Of ind's'auA'' =
e9 ns rses tho fisheries question, e leoSs
subject Of anxious dinsreEee -! essn Dss.,dsns
tinted states and Great bx1enlns ~ - rreas
says the questions ,nve' time 20 time. |
s 81. 1917 SireoSoarfen Of century, nave
e5rsS ~ % earnest international
not unsccorpSSu IN s1e e have served %
FRICTION. which, however. has revived - s sbst
treaty was terminated. While dss,ron sn ma ina
,,se,,,e n the United states and Canada we
pct3cn a. Canadian o1ncials during tne pass
season towards our fishermen ne. ss-essen
snrh the President thinks, - 70 tnIyss ss1
sSs,r continuancc; and although disappoinsse,
~ his e6orts 10 secure . satisfactory Sc
II the question: ncgotstons sre 's me close q
me rresent session Of Congress the snnouaso-
@ent NAV De made that an acceptable concur
sion has been e c crr relations with Hawaii the
x,x.asrers recommends an extension TOT sever
Years o. The reciprocity treaty q 1873: he VI
Eenuy rsnews n his esss ahs American reeipro
city treaty Of January. 49,: sne q, psop new ana
initiate negotiations with Mexico for ne~ -.
snarged treaty q case he says the
..fsrt has disclosed claim Of jurisdiction y
Mexico novel in our history. whereby ~ ~ ~ :
s9mn Z, e. any ana q Witch
can 4 the object may Il the offender pe .oun ,,s.
n Mexico ps tired and Rpn1nsda " sDn
so a;s.t AIN, Nv the courts OF Mexico and ap'
moved bv the executive branch OF that Govefn
nent upon the authority q Mex rss cr,ssne
11 nw that abandonment OF the complaint q
the Mexican citizen aggrseved oy tne aliee nv
crime q libelous punncas'o eni also declared
tnssice 10 have been satisfied BY the enforce
ment Of small part OF the ongins,
The aamssicsp q srsn pis wah serious results
invasive OF the jurisdiction o. TINS ~ ~,
ana highly dangerous 20 our ciuzens ~ \, ~ ~
eign lands; therefore nc mas i1 exercise !
r nnwarrauted BIZ the principles Of law ana in.e'
I ! national usages A sovereign has luris1l.L'1
. I ~ oeenscs which take eject IN MS tfIitvi,
,,harsh concocted or commenced outside q !
but the right is denied OF any forelsn ,
Q ~ punish citizen Of the United STATES .vr ,
<<H1
y ,,,r isws even though the onense be again
4 Subject Or citizen OF such foreign soverelE
4 me xexican statute in question makes y
I claim broadly and the principle. u eons.ur
q Gonla make dual responsibility in the cisizs
, .rd lead 10 inextricable discussion oestruel,'
: 81 that certainty in the law which = an
seun hsr y CITIZENS OF the United States volu
y s,.,,r % n foreign country they must ADJ
= by the laws there IN force and must n9s ~ =.
u eccsed bv their own government from the eon,
III r,,crsc II A ofFcnse against those laws CO.
", united ia such foreign country. put wa.s l
nd and interest o. ms nern,,sc thev la
zone abroad. and. II charged with CRIME sc
- mitted IN the foreign land fair ano open =,
conducted With decent Tsa rSsau fer them. W
NJ less than that the Government viii not oe 8
IN tent when the life liberty Of - citzens =
Ar Nm What other degree 70 which extratcrritoI
on criminal jurisdiction may have pen ,e os IN
4 allowed BY consent and reciprocs. esa,es
az | such doctrine or practice was ever KNOW
~ | she laws OF this country. nor 70 tnat y
~ | which our institutions hare been NANNY
tor Fycd, ne case OF Mexico. there are reasons E.
the e1sl,y strong for perfect harmony y me mu'
w s.rsrocshlv neirhbors, and wisdom and y
'cI seslirc should make Us friends. The over
- 81 capital and enterprise irom ~. ~ a.
S,.trs Is 4 potent factor in assisting inc "
ss.ns a. the recourccs OF Mexico and
s eoaSsrss 70 .:si.. sSl: god .. rorn
~vounds OF apprehension Tor the securlr
arv iron ana property should be removed,
80 | M Preeident trusts that IN the inte!esu
IA good neighhorhood ne ssa.u,e ne prcsens
ons abilities OF danger 70 the peace o. tne s~o
Irin tries - c,.ctn~ q
till consular systen On : better footing: and x
.on- afes the necessity OF some mode o. msPe'
an ana report Of the manner in which inc
lin sulates arc M subsect Of On Infernat
San copyright will receive the attention " oes'
% oy So rsscommends that provision Be mad
nied ~ immediatc discharge from custody o.
dis ems committed for extradition where
self. President 4. Of opinion s sns' ana
item r rsrs his sn01 r'eeom@endsiion q last
~ that legislation concerning Siss, ~
J bill naturalization be revised. We nave; ne I,
Va rrrciat,on o. citization BY naturalized
h, Of S enc nor any which provides . 2
the '1f Re e, domestic Affairs. the first .
ines discussed q the tarin and 70 this tne ~. q,
Ssses, sss r educ q me isi
1veent than ever. The income Of the g
'so .sys 10y r. y n eosse sS'uI
COM more more than ever u excess q the public
while sites. ,, ne c ~ such portion Of
p "nsscs q use esxsinsuishment, IL continued
.,acd rite which has lately prcvnueo. -, wou -
''an. mar class OF indebtedness within iess ~
svalty wear nom this date. thus conununns,s
nj Of nresent revenue system would soon rcsul
receipt Of a annual income mucn ereat'
- | necessary 70 meet Government 81
u, ~, win 10 indebtedness upon wni
a adj could be applied. We Moui
sbsn confronted with vast quantity OF
~, she Circulating medium OF the people. 3
looie n the treasury when Il should be N their
Brad - - should b. drawn into wasteiul pu
Sravarance with NIL the corrupting
- S:r,crsiisa fSon which follows IN - trac
~ w nm Il IL not the simple existence q y
s,,,s ana ia threatened attendant evil
,oycott k furnish the strongest argument agaa'
s to be present scale q rea q a,cn 4 s"rn,us
< pcrvcrsion Of the relations petwcen
drown pie and their government, ano usnSS
nsland. parture from the rules which ~
;n,.~v rirht of Federal taxation. Goo
'on"'s' ernmcut. and especially tnc
'ogress ment Of which every American
6oasts. has for it, objccts the prot<
. f.c,,. svcrv pereon within ts care IN the
X 49, 0,,cr<v con istent with the good orus
ccs anu eicty and his perfect security ~ N
&C bill. ~.ent ~ MA earnings. with the least
ccdin0s siiminution Tor public needs. when
n 49, enc r,cople's substance ID exncted thr
* thcih sorxns a taxation than - neccs
| meet the Just obligations 81 the Gov
NcCaw | era ire expense OF ~ economical ndl
der. but ton sucn exac.4 " 49, s,naementai nrir