Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Congress Assemblies and Receives
the Annual RecOmmenda.
lions OF the Executive.
The Document Touches Briefly On
Nearly All Subjects of Interest to
the Government.
The Democratic Tariff Views Upheld
The Indian Question Discussed
Various Recommendation.

Upon the assembling of congress Presi-
dent Cleveland submitted his annual
message The document follows:
To the Congress of the United States
As you assemble for the discharge Of the
duties you have assumed as the repre-.
sentatives Of free and generous people,
your meeting is marked by an interest.
ing and impressive incident. with the
expiration Of the present session of con.
gress, the first century of your constitu.
tional existence as a nation will be com.
pleted
Our survival for 100 years is not suf-
fcient 10 assure us that we no longer
have dangers to fear in the maintenance
with all its promised blessings Of gov.
ernment founded upon the freedom of
the people. The time rather adnonishes
us 10 soberly inquire whether in the past
we have always kept in the course of
safety or whether we have before us
way plain and clear which leads to hap.
piness and to perpetuity. When the exper.
iment of our government was under.
taken, the chart adopted for our guild.
ance was the constitution. and departure
from the lines there laid down is failure.
Ii IL only by strict adherence to the
direction they indicate and by restraint
within the limitations they fixed that we
can furnish proof to the world Of the
fitness Of the American people for self
government.
The equal and exact justice of which
we boast as the underlying principle of
our institutions should not he confined
to the relations Of our citizens to each
other. The government itself is under
bond to the American people, that in
the exercise Of its functions and powers
il will deal with the body Of our citizens
in manner scrupulously honest and
fair. and absolutely Just.
II has agreed that American citizen
ship shall be the only credential neces-
sary to Justify the claim of equality be-
fore the law and that no condition in
life shall give rise to discrimination in
the treatment Of the apostle by the gov
ernment.
The citizen of our republic in its early
day rigidly insisted upon full compliance
with the letter Of this bond and saw
stretching out before him a clear field
for individual endeavor. His tribute Ia
the support of his government was
measured by the costs of its economical
maintenance, and he was secure in the
enjoyment Of the remaining recompense
of his steady and contented toll.
In those days the frugality of the peo-
pie was stamped upon their government
and was enforced by the free, thought
full and intelligent suffrage Of the citi-
zens. Combinations, monopolies and
aggregations of capital were either
avoided or sternly regulated and re-
strained. The pomp and glitter Of gov
ernments less free. offered no tempta-
ton and presented no delusion 20 the
plain people who. side by side in
friendly competition, wrought for
the ennoblement and dignity OF
men for the solution of the problem Of
free government and for the achieve
ment of the grand destiny awaiting the
land which God has given them. A CEN
tury has passed Our cities are the
abiding places Of wealth and luxury:
our manufactures yield fortunes never
dreamed Of by the fathers Of our repub-
lie: our business men are madly striving
in the race for riches and immense ag-
gregations of capital outrun the immagi-
nations Of their undertakings.
The Question Of Trusts.
As we view the achievement Of aggre-
gated capital. we discover the existence
of trusts. combinations and monopolies,
while the citizen is struggling far in the
rear, or is trampled to-day beneath an
iron heel Corporations which should
he the carefully restrained creatures OF
the law and the servants Of the people
are fast becoming the peoples masters
Still. congTatulating ourselves upon
the wealth and prosperity Of our coun
try, and complacently contemplating
every incident Of change inseparable
from these conditions, it is our duty AZ
patriotic citizens 10 inquire at this stag,
of our progress how the bond of thC
government made with the people has
been kept and performed. Instead oi
limiting the tribute drawn from ouI
citizens 10 the necessities of its econom'
/ iNl dllillNAlhlANls lll' EbhAAfN'iAhe ~
sists in eXactiug from the substance OF
the people millions. which, unnppled
and ufclcss. lie dormant in its treasury
This fragrant injustice and this breach
Of faith and obligation add 20 extortion
the danger attending the diversion oi
the currency OF the country from the
legitimate channels of business Under
the same laws by which these results are
produced, the government permits many
millions more 10 I've added TO the cost OF
the living of our people and to be taken
from our customers. which unreason
ably swell the profits OF a small bu'
powerful minority,
Governmental Tavoritlsm,
The government. under a rreteXt OF
an exersisc of ts taxing power, enter
grntuitously into partnership with thesC
favorites to their advantage and Ia the
injury of u vast majority OF our people
This is not equality before tie law;
The grievances Of those not includec
within the circle ~ these b'nehciares
when fully realized, will surely arous'
irritation and discomfort. Our farmers
long suffering and patient, struggling II
tba race of life with the hardest an,