Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-12-10
THE PRESIDENTS MEss.|

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Of the country II Is a lengthy lpeu-
ment, and requi e. careful r~adia s and
analyzing 10 get 1t It's true meau & and
force. In the o1iset he rcats Of Ir re-
lationship with foreign powerd and
s1ys our government has consiI emily
continued its friendly relations eyard
all o.her powers, aud but few quIslions
IT dispute have arisen aud none ieyond
4 friendly settlement. The cruel treat
ment Of the Chinese in certain Hfts Of
the West is to be regretted lis the
result Of race prejudice, and be ernest
asks that some measure be ltaken.
sLich will be received with favor by the
Chinese Government, preventing con
tinucd influx into this country-T Chi
ncse and the better protection in
ife and property Of those already here
The President. then reviews seriatim
the dealings Of the government with for
cign powers; none Of which are Of
much importance except the late diff
guilty with Mexico over the Cutting af-
fair. The President gives history Of
his case and maintains that tn juris-
fiction claimed by Mexico un her
statute laws. whereby any offence
committed anywhere ly a foreigner,
penal in the place Its commission, and
which a Mexican is the object, may il
the offenders be found in Mexico, be
there tried and punished in conformity
with Mexican laws" is dangerous as
sumption Of authority.
when citizens Of the Unitel States
voluntary go into foreign country they
must abide by the laws there in. force.
and will not be projected by their own
government from the conseqensks of an
oGense against those laws TIED in
such foreign country. but ful care
and intererest Of this gov mt over
its citizens are not reliuqua because
they have gone abroad, anNvveharged
with crime committed in the foreign land
a fair and open trial, conducted With de-
cent regard for justice and BID nanity,
will be demanded for them. With less
than that this government vii net be
content when ths life or libesx of its
citizens is at stake.
Whatever the degree to W Reh ex-
traterrtorial criminal jurisdictbn may
have been formerly allowed by stonseni
and reciprocal agreement among certain
Of the T. iropean states, no such doctrine
or practice was ever known to the laws
of this country or of that FROM which
our institutions have main been
derived
In the case Of Mexico thd reasons
especially strong for perfec 'mony in
the mutual exercise of juris on. Ma
ture has made US irreyocah sRghbor'
and wisdom and kind fd should
make us friends. .
lie gives figures showing y ineFeas'
in internal and customs receipts aud {
decrease in the expenses Of thE govern
ment. From these he argues th 4 reduc
ton of the tariff is necessary 4 proven
the large accumulation of surdus reve
Eue in the Treasury. NEA
A'y-Iir rcauJs%@sy TIC Us .
taxation. the President I'D ) that
"sound public policy requires
that such of our citizens as have built W
large and important industri under
present conditions should not ba sudden.
ly, and to their injury, deprive d of ad
vantages to which they have adapted
their business; but if the publicI good re.
quires it they should be couj ent with
such consideration as shall dd i fairly
and cautiously with their Interests, whilC
the just demand of the people for relic
from needless taxation is hon9stly an
swercd."
Care should also be exercised so thai
the interest Of American labot should
not be involved To effectude these
purposes he recommends an mtndmenl
to our revenue laws, (which shal cheap
en- the price OF the necessaries of life and
and give freer entrance to such imported
materials as by American labor may be
manufactured into marketable commodi-
ties"
His views on the tariff are fol-
lowed by statement purporting to show
how economically the government has
been managed under the new regime. -
He then tersely discusses the silser
question, speaks of the welfare Of the
Indians, advises a change in the ju-
dietary system as 10 the manner of com
pensating district attorneys aud mar
shols and concludes his message.
The condition of the STATE ofthe country
differs in point of detail and history as a
matter Of course from his last message,
but his views on che tariff and the silver
question are the same only conveyed in
different language. TIE current Of
opinion is not at all fattering
to the paper as masterpiece of Presi-
dental wisdom, teeming with practicable
suggestions, but many leading jour
mails echOing the views of their respec-
tive localities hold that the message is
weak and the main questions at issue
before the people are overrun by desire
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