St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-12-15
search Of q better way 10 f9ech the public well

| what has Deeft said is deemed not Inapptt
, nriate at time when, tiC-' century helgh'
we Why the way already trod bJ She America
people, ana astHmpt to discover theiF tutar
path, The seventh President OF III
a'.9 as all times the firm and brave friend Q
the peoptt@in vindcation of his tC"rs
as the proteci6s Of the, popular right
ship, declared: 'The ambition ;;shi>h leao
me on is an anxious desire aI1
tSed determination to restore t.
this reopo unimpaired the sacred trust the,
have contfdee 20: my care, to heal the wounds
OF the Constitution and to prevent its vic
lation; to persuade my eountfyrer, SO far as
may, slat it is not in splendid government
supported by ljG~arful monopoles and arssd
cratic establishments, tSat they will find hap
| plness or their liberties protected, but ia
plain system void of pomp protecting all ant
| granting favors - none; dispensing its bless
| lngs like the dew of Heavan; unseen and unfci
save in the freshness ana beauty they con
tribute to produce. 1t is such government
| tnat The Perlus Of our people reQures-suCh 8
one only Under which our States may remain
for ages to come united, prosperous and free. "
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS
In pursuance of a constitutional provision
! recurring the President from time to time
| to give SC the Congress information of the
| state OF the Union, J have the satisfaction tG
| announce that the close Of the year finds the
! United States in the cbjoymcnt Of domestic
f! trarRuIlifv ali.. at peace with al the nations
Since ~ ,ast arr1iTar Message our foreign reia-
tons have been sttten rthenea nd improved bs
| performance Of internatlOiiai gCor UttccS and
| by new and renewed treaties OF srsity, ct;ll-
| merce, and reciprocal eXtradition Of tr'u9-
| tnals. Those international questions which still
| a~att settlement are all reasonably within tho
domain OF isnisahle negotiation, and there is no
! existing subject of dispute between the United
! States arrS any foreign power that is not sus-
| ceptiHle af satisfactory adjustments bg frank
| diplomatic treatment. The questions between
Great Britain and the United States relating 10
the rights OF American tistrerii:cn under treaty
and International comfy in the territorial
| waters Of Canada md Newfoundland, I regret
to say, ore not yet Satisfactorily adjusted.
These matters were fully treated W my mes
sage to the Senate OF February 90 1888 Which, to=
gett:Sr With convention concluded under nly
authority with H"r Majesty sGovernment on the
10th OF February last, tSv +he REMOVAL OF all
causes of misunderstanding, vas s"t,Initsed by
me for the approval of the Senate This tte;stv
having been rejected by the Senate trans
the SD Of August last, reviewing the
transactions and Submitting tor considera-
lsfatian concerning the important questions
| involved. Afterwards; on the 18th of SepiG'5l-
Der, in response to d tesolntion of the Senate,
again communicated fully a.l the inforTa:
zion in my possession as to the action of the
government OF Canada affecting the CONNER
clal relations betwoer the Dominion and the
United States, including Tie treatment Of
American fishing vessels in tn6 ports and
waters of British America. The comntinit'a<
tiolts ha~e all been published, and therefore
opened to The tnowlIedge of both Houses
to the Senate alone. ESnneut upon
or repetition of their contents would he stper
fuous, and am not aware that any thing has
since occurred which should be added to the
faet= therein stated. Therefore, l merely ye-
peat; is applicable to the present time, tie
statement whish will be found In my message
to the Senate Of Septsn'ber 1a last: THAT
since Murch 3, 1891 no case fas been reported
TO the Department of State whereih cEr,paint
has been made of unfriendly unlawfhl
treatment Of American vessels on the part
Canadian authorities
tion was not promptly and satisfactorily OBJ.
tanned by the United States Consul-G General at
Halfaa HaylnG essayed tn the discharge OF
my duty to procurs by negotiation the settle
ment of longstandnS cause Of dispute, and
to remove constant menace to the good rely
tions OF the two countries, and continuing 70
hold the opinion that the treaty of February
last which failed to receive the approval of
the Senate, did supply "a satisfactory, prac-
tical and final adjustment on a basis honorable
and just to both parties OF the difficult anG
Tesed question to which it related and hav-
ing Subsequently and unavaillngly recommend
ed otfer legislation to Congress which hoped !
would suffice to meet the eXigency created by |
the rejection Of the treaty. now again invoke |
the earnest and immediate attention of the |
Congress to the condition of this important |
uiiestion as it now stands before them and the |
country, and for the settlement of which am |
deeply solicitous.
GOVERNMENT REVENUE.
The revenues of the Government for the wear |
ending June 30, 1SS9 ascertained for the quarter
ended SEPTEMBER 40, 1888, and estimated for the
of the titrle: amount to S377 OI) 0))
and the actual and estimated ordinary expen-
1itures for the same year are S2?3 90, 900 iea,5
ng an estimated surplus Of S10L01o,OO0
The estimated receipts for the year ending
June 80. 1899, are S37: 900 OO0 and the estimated
ordinary expenditures for the same time are
's75, l67 1854, showing q surplus of S1D1 231.-
IL g. The foregoing statements of surplus do
lot take into account the sum necessary to be
expended TO meet the requirements Of the
olnSlng.e u. al una act, aln5unting to more than
l1,Oo,oo0 annually. This cost Of collecting the
ustoms revenues for the last fiscal jdlr " sas2 Al
'zr ~ vs1r; 12r tbf year 1855 it was a7I per ceEt.
d during the last fiscal year over those collect
ID. sfy aHd the cost Of collecting this revenue
etfeanEd frart 3:4 psr cent in 1887, to less
han 5.2 per cent. fdf Tbs last yeag The taz
elected on oleomargarine Was S733i9ts :G4 for
he year ending June 80, 1887; and SS6i 3e IS t6r
he following year.
THE BOND PURCHASES.
The requirements OF tte Sinking Fund aci
ave been met for the yeHr saded June 30,
'ss, aha tor the cptrent year also, by the
wv, as positively reIt;tEd' ana bonds sufi.
ent for that purpose had been to'aebt at
re efniuH i was not deemed prudent to fnftaet
le authority to do SO sho''id be more explicit
ally purchases of bonds were Go::-nssnccd on
lie a3d day OF April, 1888. and have contiiitea
ntil the present time. BY this plan bonds of
lasod, up to and including the 9th dar of No
'mEers 1883, amounting to .&9l.1jl,4a0, the
:. ..s,5iuth paid thereon amounting TO si7,5o3,-
The premium added to the pfineiEal Of These I
,nds represents an investment yielding abbat !
70 percent. interest for the time they still {
I'd to run; and the saving to the Government, 7
by the difference between the :
MOUNT df interest at two per cent upon the
m paid for principal and premium, and what
would hare paid for interest at the rate speci.
ID IN the bonds! II thew bad run to their MI. X
rty, is about sci, 10000.
AT first sight, says the President, "tEi5 q
)uld seem to be Il profitable and sensible | r
ansactlon on the part of the Government,
t as suggested by the Secretary of the | !.
easury' the surplus thus expended for the y
opie IN excess OF any actual need Of the Il
Vsrnmens. and was SO expended rather than
ow 1t TO remain Idle in the treasury Il this b
rplus, underline operation OF Just ard sauita.
} laws, had been left in the hands OF tbs >,
ople, it would have been worth in their u
sness at least six per cent. per annum. :,
Quoting from the amount of interest upon tt
princiRal and premium of these bonds for
time III " had to run, at the rate of six per n
It,, the saving of two per cent. made for the 81
,ple by the purchase OF such bonds, the less
/ appear to be S55, 10000. This calculation !,
uld seem to demonstrate that if excessive u
| UNNECESSARY taxation is continued and the :.
~ lhent is forced to pursue pol Nj
premiums, which it will be neces-
y to pay. the loss to the people ri
be hundreds OF millions OF dollars. Since :,
purchase Of bonds was undertaken as men II
ned. nearly all that have been offered were pl
asst accepted 1t has been made quite ap- 81
ent that the Government was in danger of
ng subjected to combinations to raise their r
,e. Notwithstanding the sum thus paid out, fl
surplus in the treasury on the Both of No nv
lber 1888 was S52, 234, ,6I0 .01, alter deducting ~
ut s2o,000,0)0 just drawn out for the pay III
ut of pensions W
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
be Secretary of War reports that the army, A
he date of the last consolidated returns,
sisted of 2,lS9 officers and 24,5l9 enlisted
/. The actual expenditures of the War De- ci
tment for the fiscal year ended June 3d. 1885, III
,unted to 81. 16j, 10707 OF which sum 80, l5S. Va
s3 was expsnded for public works. including | ia