The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-04

imperfect, hundreds of private pen
sion laws are annually passed which
are the sources of unjust discrimina-
ton and popular decentralization.
APPROPRIATION BILLS
for the support of the government, are
defaced by items and provisions to
meet private ends, and it is freely as
serted by responsible and experienced
parties, that pill appropriating
money for public internal improve
ment would fail to meet with favor
unless it contained more for local and
private advantage than for public
benefit. These statements can be
much emphasized by an aScertainment
OF the proportion of federal legislation
which either bears upon It's face its
animation, develops such.a motive pow
er. And yet the people wait, and expect
from their chosen representatives, such
patriotic protection as will advance
the welfare of the entire country; and
this expectation can only be answered
by the performance of public duty
with unselfish purpose. Our mission
among the nations of the earth, and
cur success in accomplishing good, has
given the American people the right to
require of those intrusted with the
making and execution of our laws,
perfect devotion above all things to
the public good.
This devotion will lead US to strong
ly resist all Impotence of constitu-
tional limitations of federal power,
and to perSistently check the ipcreas-
ing tendency to extend the scope of
federal legislation into the dominion
of state and local Jurisdiction, upon
the plea of subscribing the public well
fare. The preservation of the par
titlOns between proper subjects of fed
eral and local care and regulation is of
such Importance under the constitu-
ton, which is the law of our very
existence, that no consideration of
eXpediency or sentiment should tempt
US to enter upon doubtful ground.
Having undertaken to discover and
proclaim the richest blessings of free
government, with the constitution as
our guide, let US follow the way it
points out. Let US hope it will not
mislead US, and surely no one who has
taken upon himself the solemn obliga-
ton to support and preserve the con-
stitution can find satisfaction or solace
for disloyalty in the excuse that he
wandered and disobeyed in search of
a better way to reach the public
welfare than the constitution afforded.
What has been said is deemed not
at time when from
CENTURY's HEIGHT
we view the way already trod by the
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cover their future path. The seventh
President of the United States, the
soldier and statesman of all time; the
firm and brave friend of the people, in
of his course as the pro-
tector of popular rights and the cham
piOn of true American citizenship,
de clared: "The ambition which leads
me on is an anxious desire and a
fixed determination to restore to the
people unimpaired the sacred trust
they have confided to my charge; to
heal the wounds of the constitution
and to preserve it from further vioIa-
ton; to persuade my countrymen, so
far as may, that it is not in splendid
government supported by powerful
and aristocratical estab-
Iishments that they will find happiness,
or their liberties protection; but in q
plain system, void of pomp, protect
ing all and granting favorS to none,
its blessings like the deWs
Of heaven, unseen and unfelt save in
the freshness and beauty, they con-
tribute to produce. That the genius
Of our people requires; such an one
only, under which our states may re
main for ages to come, united, pros
porous and free"
In pursuance of constitutional pro-
vision requiring the President from
lime to time to give to Congress infor-
nation OF
THE STATE OF THE UNION,
have satisfaction to announce that
The close of the year finds the United
States in the enjoyment of domestic
tranquility and at peace with all the
lations. Since my annual message our
oreign relations have been strength
,ned and improved by the performance
If international good offices and by
lew and renewed treaties of amity,
commerce and reciprocal eXtraditien
# criminals.
Those international questions which
till await settlement, are all reason
bly, within the domain of amicable
and there is 40 existing
subject of dispute between the United |
states and any foreign power that is |
lot susceptible of satisfactory ADJUST
nent by frank diplomatic treatment
The questions between Great Brit
in and the United States and re-
ating to the rights of American fisher
nen under treaty and international |
omity in the territorial waters of Can
da and Newfoundland, regret to say
re not satisfactorily adjusted. These |
matters were fully treated in my mes
age to the Senate of February 20, 1888,
ogether with which a convention,
concluded under my authority with |
Ter Majesty's government, on the 18th |
f February last, for the removal of all |
auses of misunderstanding, was sub
litted by me for the approval of the
enate. This
TREATY HAVING BEEN REJECTED
Y the Senate, transmitted message
) the Congress on the 23rd of August
LIST, reviewing the transactions and
for consideration certain
for legislation con-
erning the important questions in
olved. Afterward, on the 18th of
eptember. in response to resolu-
on of the Senate, | again communi-
ated fully all the information in my