Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06
THE message
President Cleveland Talks
Like a Man.
A REVIEW OF THE CENTURY
The Present Tariff Contrary
TO Our Ins buttons.
FISHERIES AND CHINESE
-
Immigration and FOREIGN
Relations.
THE SECRETARIES REPORTS
THE PRsSIDEsr,s srssAoE.
hfc Continues 10 show the Abno.ut,
Necessity OF Tariff FcfOru

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.--rhe prsatdenita
message waa read In both houses Of Con.
Rress this afternoon, the following being a
complete abstract;
TO NE Congress Of he United States: Al
you assemble for the dlsclarsa OF the duties
you have assumed AS Representatives oi 4
ffeo ami generous people, your meetipR ia
marked By M interesting aud Impressive
Incident. With the expiration OF the pras5
ent session OF the Congress, tho htst cen.
tnry OF our constitutional existence IA a
nation will be completed.
Oug survival for one hundred years IA not
pufflSient to assure us tnat We no longer
have dangers TO fear In tho maintenance.
with all ite promised blessings af a gov "a.
msnt founded upon tne freedom OF tho
people. Toe time rather adnoniBnes us Is
eobHrly Inquire whether Ia the past we havn
always closely kept IN the ooutsa OF aefnty,
and whether we have before US u way plain
and clear which leads to happiness and per.
petuity.
When the experiment of our government
was undertaken, the chart adopted for our
guidance was the constitution. Departure
from tho lines there laid down is failufe.
IL Is only by strict adherence 10 the difpc.
tlon they Indicate and by restraint Wstain
the Limitations they Ok, that we can furnish
proof to the world OF the n,npAa Oh the
American people for selfg0veeIment
This equal apd exact justice OF which We
boast rs The underlying priueiple OF out In.
situations, should not he cor tlned TO tue re.
iations OF our citia9ns TO each other, The
government itself Is nnder bond TO the
American people, that Ia the exercise OF 3
functions ard powers Il will deal with TIE
body OF our oitizsns 10 manner serum.
lously honest und fair and absolutely I6.t.
IL has agreed that American citia tuship
snail be the only credential necessary to
tnpfifu thn nIaign AZ
and that no condition IN lite snnll give risa
to discrimination In tho treatment OF the
people by their government.
The clu2sns OF onr republic IN It's early
days rigidly insisted upon tull con p)tanee
with the letter Of this bond, ana saw
stretching out before him clear Held Tor
individual eudeavor. His trlbnta TO tho
support OF his government was measured
by the cost OF it, economical Epaihteparah,
and he WIS secure in tbs enjoyment Of the
remaining reeompenss Of MS steady AMI
cantentsd toll. IL those daya the frugallty
OF the people was stamped upun their gov
eminent, and was enforced nv the free
thoughtful and Intelligent suffrage 81 taa
citizen. Combinations, monopoltes ard
agaregahons OF capital were either avoided
or sternly regulated and restrained. This
pomp and glitter of governments less free,
offered no temptation and presented no de-
ifsf0a 10 the plafn people who, aide by side
10 friendly composition wrought for the
ennoblement and dignity OF nun, for the TO.
luton OF the problem OF free government,
aud for the achievement OF the grand DIES.
tiny awaiting the land which God had
given them,
A century has passed. Onr cities are the
abiding places Of wealth and luxury our
manufactures yield fortunes never dreamed
OF by the fathers OF the Republic; our bust.
ness men are maGly striving In the iR3e for
riches AID immense ag2regations NJ capital
outrun no imagination In the magnitude OF
their undertakings.
We view with pride and satisfaction this
bright picture OF our oountry's growth and
prosperity, while only closer scrutiny de.
velops somOte shading. Upon more care
tul inspection We find the wealth and
luxury OF our citiee mingled with poverty
and wretchedness and nnremunerativa toll.
A crowded and constantly increasing urban
population suggests the imp0varishment OF
rural sections and discomfort with atticul-
tural pursuits The farmers son, not salts
lied with his fathers simple and la0oripus
hfe, Joins the eager chase for easily
acquired wealth.
We discover that the fortunes realized by
our manufacturers are no longer solely the
reward OF sturdy industry aud enlightened
foresight, but that they result from the dis.
eliminating favor oil the government. and
htN iaf kGl1 Dulll upon ulGub lIbll
the masses Of our people This gulf bptHean
employers and the employed is constantly
widening ard classes are rapidly forming,
one comprising the very rich and pownr-
fol, while In another are found the toiling
poor.
AS we view the achievements of sgRre-
gated capital. We discover the existence OK
trusts, combinations and monopolies, while
the citizen Is STRUGGLING far in the rear or
Is trnmpled to dearh beneath an iron heel
Corporations, which should be tue carefully
restrained creatures Of the law aud the ser
wants OF tine people, are fast becoming the
peoples masters.
Sui Oongratulatlng ourselves upon tho
wealth and prosperity Of our country aud
oomplacentlY contemplating every ineideaf
OF ehange tnBeparaDl6 from tness COn1l-
tons, It is our duty as patrl site citizans 10
inquire, at tho present stage OF our pro-
gress, how the bond OF the government
made with the people has been Kept ana
performed.
Instead of limiting the tribute drawn
from our citizens, to this necessities OF its
economical administration, the government
persists 10 exactlnR, from the substance OF
the people, millions which unapplied and
useless lie dormant In its treasury. Teis
fragrant Injustice and this breach OF faith
and obligation add to extortion the danger
attending the diversion OF the currency OF
the country from the Legitimate channels Oh
business.
Under the same laws by which these re-
suits are produced, the government per-
mits many millions more to BIS added. 60
the cost Of the living OF our people and 10
be taken from our consumers, Whteh I'M
reasonably swell the profits OF small but
powerful minority.
The people must still be taxed for tAe
support OF the government under the
kAss. -. lt,ss I1hA n
thatthe mass OF our citizens are inofdinetely
burdened beyond any useful public pul-
pose, and for the benefit OF g favored feWt
the government, under pretex1 OF an exet-
cise OF Its taxing power, enters grAtnitously
Into partnership with these ftVorlse5, 70
their advantage and to the injury OIL u vast
majority Of our people.
THIS Is not equality before the law.
The existing situation 10 iujurions to the
hath of our entire body politic. IEsiihes'
IN those for whose benefit 1t ts pernitted,
all patriotic love OF couatry, and substitutes
IN Its place selfish greed and FrnspinS
Avarlce. Devotion to American o'tz 4nshlp
for its own cake and for what it tnouia
accomplish as a motive TO our nations ad-
vancemant aud the happiness Of AL our
people, IL displaced by this 9ssumption thAt
the government, Instead OF being we
embodimt MT OF equality, il but an lnstru-
mentality through which elpeeial and indi-
vldual advantages are TO be gcined.
The arrogance Of this assumption y I'M
concealed. 1. appears in ths sordld der,
gard of all but par -onai iHtaresta, IN th4
refusal to sbate FIR the benefit OF Others one
iota Of selfisn advan age, and In comoiua-
tfons 10 perpetuate such tdvantase1 throagh
efforts to eoutrol legislation and improperly
Influence the SURFACES OF the people.
the grievances OF those not Included
within the circle OF these beneiciaties,
lrp
tation and discomfort. Our farmers, long
/ suffering and patient, struggling IN the
/ race Of life with the hardest and most un-
remltting toll, will not fail to see, 10 spite