Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-04
Ths Nations Wonderful Growth Con.
trastsd With the Advance Of
Trusts and Monopolies.
The Great Bulk of Our National Leg
islation in the Interest of Glasses
and Localities.
Aiilisns OF Dsilsrs WroBgiuIiy with.
draws From the Channsis Of Trade,
Lacked Up In The Treasury.
Concise Rsvisu OF Oar uountry's Affairs
at Home and abroad with Many
ximely Recommendations.
A NEEDED WARNING.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-FolloHing is
the text CT President Clevelsnd's mes
sage as read before both houses OF con-
grees to day:
To the Congress OF the United States;
As you assemble for the discharge Of
the duties you have assumed as the rep
resentatives OF a free snd generous peo-
pie, YOUR meeting Is marked by On inter-
es.ing and impressive incident. With
the expiration Of the present session OF
the congress, the first century Of our
constitutional existence as nation will
be completed.
When the experiment of our govern
ment WAS undertaken the chart adopted
for our guidance Was the constitution.
Departure from the lines there lsid down
is failure. 1t Is only by strict adherence
to the direction they indicate, and py re-
straInt within the limitations they fix,
that we can furnish proof to the world
OF the capacity OF the American people
for self-government.
The equal and exact justice OF which
we boast IS the underlying principle of
our institutions, should not be confined
to the relations Of our citizsns TO each
other. The government itself is under
bond to the American people that
in the exercise Of It's functions
and powers 1t will deal with the
body Of our citizens in manner scrupu-
lousy honest xpd fair and absolutely
just. II has sgreed that American
cit z ,nship shall be the only credential
necessary to justify the claim OF equality
before the Law, and thss no condition in
life shall give rise to discrimination in the
treatment OF the people by their govern
ment.
DANGERS TO FEAR.
Our survival for one hundred years Is
not sufficient to assure Us that we no
longer have dangers to fear In the main
tenance with all OF It's promised blessings
CT government founded upon the free
dom Of the people. The time rather ad-
monishes to soberlY inquire whether in
the past weihave al wsys clcselNkept IL The
course Of safety, and whether we have
before US 8 very plain and clear psth
which leads to happiness and perpetuity.
The citizen OF our republic in It's early
days rigidly insisted upon full compli-
snce with the letter Of this bond and saw
stretching out before him s clear field for
individual endeavor. His tribute
to the support OF his government
was measured By the cost of its
economical maintenance and ne was Sc
cure in the erjlyment OF the rem aiming
recompense OF his stesdy and contented
toll. In those days the frugality OF the
people wss stamped upon their govern
msnt and was enforced By the free.
thoughtful and intelligent suffrage ofjthe
citizsp. Combin stions, monopolies and
sggre cations Of capital were either
avoided or sternlY regulated end re-
strained. The pomp and glitter OF gov
ernments less free,
OFFERED NO TEMPTATION
and presented no deIuslon to the plain
people, who, tide By side
in friendly competition, wrought
for the ennoblement and dignity
of man, for the solution OF the problem OF
free government and for the achievement
of the grand destiny awaiting the land
which God bad given them. a century
has passed Oar cities are s5idlug places
Of wealth and luxury; our manufactures
yield fortunes never dreamed Of by the
father Of the republic; our business men