Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-04
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

| The Presidents message was read in the
 house yesterday and the more important and interesting topics discussed in the document
 are printed below. After emphasizing | the fact that the survival of the na-
 ton for one hundred years is not suf- E 6cient to assure us that there are no longer any dangers to fear, the message re- views briefly as follows the industrial history 1 of the country for the past century:
 The equal and exact justice of which we boast as the underlying principle of our fn- stitutions should not be confined to the rela- tions of our citizens to each other. The gov ernment itself is under bond to the American people that in the exercise of it's functions and powers it will deal with the body of our citizens in @ manner scrupulously honest and fair and absolutely just. It has agreed that American citizenship shall be the only cre- equality before the law, and that no condi- tion in life shall give rise to discrimination in the treatment of the people by their gov ernment. The citizen of our republic in it's early days rigidly insisted upon full compli- ance with the letter of this bond, and saw stretching out before him a clear field for individual endeavor. His tribute to the SUD- port of his government was measured by the cost of it's economical maintenance, and he was secure in the remaining recompense of his steady and contented toil. In these days the frugality of the people was stamped upon their government and was enforced by the free, thoughtful and intelligent suffrage of the citizen. Combinations, monopolists and aggrsgations of capital were either avoid ed or sternly regulated and restrained, the pomp and glitter of governments less free offered no temptation and presented no de- in friendly competition wrought for the en- noblement and dignity of man, for the solu- tion of the problem of free government, and for the achievement of the grand desti- ny awaiting the land which God has given them. A century has passed, our cities are the abiding places of wealth and luxury; our manufactories yield fortunes never dreamed of by the fathers of the republic, our business men, are madly striving in the race for riches, and immense aggregations of capital outrun the imagination in the mag. nitude of their undertakings.
 INDURTRIAL PERus-TRUsTs.
 We view with pride and satisfaction this bright picture of our country's growth and prosperity, while only close scrutiny de- velops somber shading. Upon more care full inspection we find the wealth and luxury of the cities mingled with poverty and wretchedness and unremunerative toll. A crowded and constantly increasing urban population suggests the impoverishment of rural sections and discontent with agrical- Bufa1 puEsu16s. 1n0 1HEHeE6 son, not SaGlSs fed with his fathers simple and laborious life, joins the eager chase for easily acquired wealth. We discover that the fortunes real ized by our manufacturers are no longer solely the reward of sturdy Industry and en- frightened foresight, but that they result from the discriminating favor of the government and are largely built upon undue exactions from the masses of our people, The gulf between employers and the employed is con stantly widening, and classes rapidly forming one comprising the very rich and powerful, while in another are found the toiling poor As we view the achievements of aggregated capital we discover the existence of trusts, combinations and monopolies, while the citi- zen is struggling far in the rear or is tram pied to death beneath an iron heal Corpo- rations, which should be the carefully re- strained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the peoples master.
 UNNECESSARY TAXATION.
 Still eongratulating ourselves upon the wealth and prosperity of our country, and eomplaoently contemplating every incident of change inseparable from these conditions, it is our duty as patriotic citizens to inquire,