The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-08
CLEyELAND'S MESSAGE,
The Presidents Parting Counsel to
Congress.
ALLOW TO TRUSTS AND MON )PoLlEs

a BLOW TO TRUSTS AND MON )PO-lGo
The Turin Policy Introduced In His Mes
say. of Last Year Adhered t"-our For
cIgn Relations ia a Satisfactory t"ndi-
tion-The saclviIle lucid ut Referred
toA Review of the Anair, OF the
Nation.
TO THE CONGRESS- or THE UNITED STATES As
Won assemble tor the discharge OF the duties you
have assumed as the rrpreN'"H'i' We ni "a ire anu
generous people, your ting Is marked by an
intsreStus AID Impressive incident Nilh the
oNpiratiun Of the prgsc session 81 the congress
the FIRST century of Out CONSTITUTION existence as
a nation viii ne completed Onr survival Tor lVV
years Is not sufficient 10 aSslr" MS that we no
longer have dangers 10 fear IN the maintenance
with all us promised blessings OF government
founded ON the freed M ot Ia" people. IN" Ii'S
rather adInonishcs rs 10 sobcrly in,rlre
whether IN the past We nave Always
closely kept in the cour e. nI snieIy,
and whether We have before ms u way PLAIN and
clear which leads 10 happiness and Irrprtnlly.
The citizen of our republic IN - cary day rig
idlr insisted npOu fun cmplI'ar' ~ d we l.
t.r a. t.I3 bond, and saw irr''hlhE ON p'i T
INN a clear field for Individual end hsor Ills
tribute ,o Tie support Of his COVER ineni was
measured bY the cost of IL ccphpmict m''hlr,
nance and e was secure ~ ur tul"" l,u, Hl
the remaining rrrumrcn'e OF ms H',y
ouI cnnlnuf.i toni. Ia those dnys the
lrugli.fy 90. l.r peup.r was stamped Ion lhe'r
government aud was en- creed 10y lhG Irre'
,h0urh.Il and in 'lig"ut suhr'gr OF the en-
zeu,. combinations. mouopoiea ana agtirgl-
ti.u- oi capital were either avoided or NrThy
r,vulfad mo- restrained The ppnp ana Ell.fr
oil Governments less Tree. offered no temptation
aud presented no dcu1lnn To the pam people
whO.-idc ny idle IN friendly mp'ii'i'h, wrought
for the ruuublrmcnt and dignity oil man, Tor lhe
solution of the problem OF free government ann
fo4 the achievement OF the grand destiny await
ing the hand which God had sIvcu them cen
tury has passed. our cities are the abiding places
OF wealth and luxury; our manufactures yIel
fortunes never dreamed Of by the fathers OF tue
remhlir: our business men are madly striving ia
the race for riches and lnmens" aRgregatIons OF
CAPITAL ouirun the Imagination IN The magnitude
OF their undertakings.
When the experiment of our government was
undertaken the chart adopted for our guidance
was the constitution. Departure from the lines
there laid down is failure. IT. Is Only ny stIlct
Ddbcrcn e 10 the direction they Indicate ana ny
restraint within the limitations they fix tina we
can furnish proof To the world OF the Illness OF
the American people for self government The
equal aud exact justice OF whIch we b"iAt as lhs
underlying principle of our institutions should not
be confined TO { e relations of our citizens
b. each other The government user Is uud'r
bond o. the American people thdl ~ tac exercise
OF IL, junction, and powers II VIII d'al WIN me
body of our citizens IN a manner ScrupuluuSly
honest AID fair, aud ab-outly Just. II has
agreed that American citizenship shall he the only
cTedcuih necessary to ia Try the Cldlm OF
equality before the law. and that no condition IN
HE mall give rise TO discrimination in the treat
mcut of the people by the government
We view with pride and satisfaction this bright
picture of our cOuntrys growth aud prosperity
While only closer scrutiny develops IA somler
shading, uOOu more careful Inspection We ma the
wealth and luxury % oar cities mingled WIN
poverty and wrrtchcnness and unrcmlncrntiVe
toll 4 crowded aud constantly increasing urban
population suggests the impo criShmeut OF rnldi
& CT \ and discomfort with agricultural pursuits
The farmers sou. not satisfied with his fathers
simple and laborOuS life joins the eager chase
for easily acquired wealth. We discover that the
fortunes realized by our manufacturers are no
longer solely by reward of sturdy industry
and heightened foresight, but that they
result from the discriminating favor
of the government, and are largely
built upon due exaction from the masses Of our
people The gulf between employers and the EN-
ploycd IL constantly wild Dng and classes are rig.
idly forming, one comprising the very rich ana
powerful, while IN another are found the toiling
poor.
As We view he achievement Of aggregated cap
ital we discover the existence OF trusts COmbt-
nations and mOnOrOllcs, while the citizen Is Strug
CLING AT IA the rear or Is tianped 10 de he,
meath an iron heel Corporations which should
be the carefully restrained creatures OF the law
aud the servants of the pcupc, are fast becoming
the peoples mostcrs, Stll Congrutuatlng our
selves upou the wealth and prosperity of our
country, and complaceulIy contemplating every
incident Il change iusCparahle from these condi'
tiODs, II Is our duty as patriotic citi.
zens TO inquire at the present stage
of our progress how the bond of the government
made with the people has been kept aud per
formed
Instead Of limiting the tribute drawn from our
citizens TO the necessities of its economical al.
ministraliun, the government persists III cXacting
from the substance of the Iepple millions which,
unappiiad aud useless, lie dormant IN its treasury.
This iagraut injustice and tins breach Of faith
and obligation add TO eXtorton the danger at
tending the diversion of the currency of the
country from the legitimate channels OF business,
Under the same laws by which these results are
more to be added to the cost of the living of our
people and to be taken from our consumers,
which wnreasonably swell the profits Of n small
bp' powerful minority. The people must still be
taxed for the support Of the government under
the operation of ttrH laws, but to the extent that
the mass of our citizens are Unfortunately burdencd
beyoi any VI cflll public purpose, and FOR the
benefit of n favored few, the government, under
preJeusc Of an exercise of its taxing power EN-
ters grutilu'ly Into partnership with these favor,
ties 10 their advantage aud 10 the INJURY OF
n vast majority OF our people. This Is not equality
before the inv. The ext ting situation Is inluri
Gus to the heath Of our cutre body polite. 1t
STILES in those all patriotic love of country and
substitutes In Its place selfish gr ed and graSplng
avarice. Devotion To American citizenship for
is own sake aud for what II should accomplish,
aS motive 10 our nations advanccment
and the happiness of all our people, Is displaced
by the assumption that the government instead
Of being the embodiment Of equality, is bat an in
srlnncn.n lity through which especial and ind
vidual advantages ARE 10 bc gained.
e aied II appears in the sordid disregard of all
but PERSONA interests, IN the refusal TO Gbate for
the II uelit of Others one iota of selfish advant-
ages anu Ia combinations 10 pcrpetuate such al
ynntagrs through efforts to control legislation
and improperly influence the suffrage of the peo-
PIE. The grievance Of those not iucludrd within
the cir rle of these beneiicaries, when fully real
lied, viii surely arouse irritation aud dis
content OR farmers, long suffering and
patient, struggling in the race of life with the
hardest and most unrcmtting toll, will not fail 10
see, In spite Of misrepresentation and misleading
faaCirs, that they are obliged to accept such
prices tor thclr product as fixed IN reign mar
kets where they comp te with the farmers of the
world; that their lands are declining in value
while their debts Increase; and that without
compeusatiug favors they are forced by the nc.
ton Of the government To pay for the benefit OF
others such enhanced prices for the things they
need, that the scanty returns OF
their labor fail TO furnish their support
of leave 10 margin for accumulation. Our v ork-
ingmen, entranChiSed from all decisions and no
longer frightenel by the cry that their wages are
endanger'd by just revision Of our tariff laws,
will reasonably demand through such revision
Rtcaoer employment, cheaper means of living in
their homes 4 ecGOm for themselves and their
children from tn doom of perpetual Scrvitudc,
aud an Opeu door 10 their Advancement beyond
the limits of labOring class, Others of our
items whose comforts and expenditures are
measured by moderate salaries and fixed incomes
will insist upon the fairness and justice of cheap
ening the cost of neccSsarlcs for themselves and
their families.
When 10 the selnshneSs of the bencfCiares of
unjust discrimination uuder our laws there shall
De added the discomfort OF those who suffer from
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