The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-12-16

,.-ea alth your paper but OF late like
and reid II with much pleasure. Wheth-
aat.. j, per mas improved or am getting
e--,. ueated, | VIII leave to you to de
ae.. heartily wish you and the paper
m4aa Success.
THE PHE%IDEN'T7s =; ESSAG E---iIE
eTANDS T'IH12 On TIE TARIFF.
Wehave not room III the CHRONICLE to
.r.ur the Presidents me.sa9e unless we
aroNd out everything else. This we are
unwilling to do and shall therefore only
,aII tine attention of our readers to few
af THE most important topics touched upon
Ia what was an able State paper. When
We consider the fact that Mr.. Cleveland
ha, never been member of a Legislative
body and lacks that training usually re
CURED 10 produce the highest order Of
statesmen. lt is remarkable that every pa
re. cm8uatiug from him on public cues
uou, has the same cIearncss, elegance and
strength that was noted in the writings
at Dr. great Thomas jefferson. Indeed,
although his opponents ridiculed the as
ertlon bat Mr. Cleveland was iht Elsha
@A' hsd received Jefferson m'iltle' II IS
every 'a1 more apparent lil''t ne POSSESSES
t"e 7''H4 i""''''S9' ''io''5si 'io' ~ ~ -
Il m.J-9rc, tbar made Mr.. jefferson the
greatest President the Republic has seen
ao" "aaAih9t"h- We 90 not Always
agree WIN illi' lAdced on some qut9tioilS
.ae people "i the 9ou'h widely diller WIN
."'a -ha' on the NIlt4 question: oi iailll
i"iorA there IS no division between tue
sfeat ieader III the White House ana the
hera Democracy
I'LL" message opens with Il resume "f our
'r.a'fshs with forti-h nations ana after
eco'n ny he questions that have arI Ell
arHg i!a year, the President makes sug-
lois - Congress rs 20 needed leSie'a-
.l"N- Gs|fit~, Se- tie presentation "t the
~5ajH" g. -'le"tT enighteAinS the World
radsa men 20 Amefic'thS gives u iitsh
mputse - VA" sympathy between the peo-
9i tHs mtca States :ih4 France. lhe
cutting case IS review q and the claim OF
ArN'a~ ." 'ha'ef punishment ON a lofelsh-
y or 3" CRIME e"mhit'tH OUTSIDE oi IT'S
ttIii'".A t't'oh i MeAIeth IS cflticl|ea ana
1thie. W., a}id perfect harmon! III 'he eNef-
else "i jurisdiction between hcAlco ana
lAe nltta states couhseHed-
lAe PRESIDENT thlllkS TIE rights ol prop
tftl III tae creations OF lie Huihah ilitei-
-1VI o''7ii' ~ oe sven i''i' ''il''
~ 'HtIeioIe recommends 'ne '''ol''ioii u
,ie lutefii'liohal copy tl9ilt Id" WHICH WAS
signed by representatives. or most OF the
@IEiHzed governments IN September last.
lu 'He interest OF American af'lsl' ne rec
'hAeildS tne aoolllloli ol tie l'A on lot
tlSh P'hilhgS ana dFa"lil2S.
me receipts OF 'he government lor 'he
H'I' year enolil9 Ju'le oo'n' looo' were
N'"o' o'f9','2' 10 VI TINS amount ilie DUN
was paid pS receipts from CUSTOMS ana III
tefAA FcEenue lheSc TWO sources 1ur-
nlshed:
From Customs S192. 9O5. .O23 Al.
From, r,,+,,,o1 po,o,,,o 11c eo7 o2e 4s
~
me gun III iii'He l'o''iN iol 'iio p"'' so'i
was nearly sixteen million dollars. Inc
eyp.nSe at the different custom houSes of
'''7 ''''' ,''N
was less 'fl"h 'he expense attending the
collection Of such revenue Tor the proceed
iug year BY $3.50, sos: and the increased
rar,irt. Of intarnaI ravenI,e wore collected
,,,
= q O'H' ~ 'ilo lli'oi nai io>eii''' ~ S'u
EI13,944 80 less than the expense or such
collection for the previous wear. This
speaks loudly for Democratic economy.
Democrats collected more money than Re
publicans and did it at a cost of nearly
seven hundred thousand dollars less.
The President then goes on to show, by
figures and facts, that during the last year
the expenses of the government were S242,
S313e. .50-a saving IN the expenditures
over the previous wear of nearly eighteen
raiIrio,, dol1.rs TaLo tbis with tho Say-
- i,
'1tt NttF Ftiahu ADMINISTRATOR ht9 SstNed
~ lAe country III one year ABOUT iorlv
NcltN lof every l'ltn, woman anu cHlld IN
tHt nlttu states. But beyond TINS, thefe
-o" surplus ~ lhe iie'e u VI W.