Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-03
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's MESSAGE. He Still Stands Out for Tariff Reform
 and Speaks of the Great Dangers From Trusts and MonopoIies-The Sackville Incident Referred To


 and Speaks of the Great Dangers From Trusts and MonopoIies-The sackville Incident Referred To.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The annual mes sage of the president to congress delivered to-day contains about 5000 words. In it the confronting condition is again discus sed and the necessity for tariff reform most urgently declared In regard to the dangers from trusts and combinations the president says As we view the achievements of aggregated cap ital we discover the existence of trusts, combinations and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the rear or is trampled to death beneath an iron heel. Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the ser wants of the peogle are fast becoming the peoples masterss
 Tariff reform he says, is the peoples cause. It should never be compromised. It cannot be denied that the selfish and private interests, which are 60 consistently heard when efforts are made to deal in a just and comprehensive manner with our tariff laws, and related to, if they are not responsible for, the sentiment largely pre- vailing among the people that the general government is the fountain
 
 Gratuities in the form of pensions are granted upon no other real ground than the needy condition of the applicant or for reasons less valid, and large sums are ex- pended for buildings and other improve ments upon representation scarcely claimed to be related to the public needs and ne cessities A revision of our pension laws could easily be made which would rest upon just principles and provide for every worthy applicant; but while our general pension laws remain confused and imper. feet hundreds of privatepension laws are an nually passed which are sources of unjust discrimination and popularlde ldemoralization The necessity of the reduction of our reve, nue is so apparent as to be generally con- ceded. But the means by which this end shall be accomplished and the sum o1 direct benefit which shall result to our citizens, present a contro- versv of the utmost importance There should be no scheme accepted a satisfactory by which the burdens of thu people are only apparently removed. Ex travagant appropriations of public none, with all their demoralizing consequence should not be tolerated, either as 8 means of relieving the treasury of it's presen surplus, or as furnishing a pretext for re sisting a proper reduction in tariff rates
 Communism is hateful thing and menace to peace and organized government But the communism of combined wealtl and capital, the outgrowth of overweenins cupidity and selfshness, which insidiousl. undermines the justice and integrity O free institutions, is not less dangerous thai the communism of oppressed poverty an' toil
 In conclusion the president refers to tn Sackville case. He says: The aliens
 thus committed was most grave, involvin disastrous possibilities to the good re lations of the United States and Grea
 Britain, constituting gross breach of diplc matic privilege and an invasion of the purel
 domestic affairs and essential sovereignt
 of the government to which the envoy wa
 accredited. Having first fulfilled the jus
 demands of international comity by offorc ! ing full opportunity for her majestys go,
 ernment to act in relief of the situation I considered prolongation of di' , cussion to be unwarranted an thereupon declined to furthe recognize the diplomatic character of tn person whose continuance in such functio would destroy that mutual confidence whic is essential to the good understanding of th two governments, and was inconsister
 with the welfare and self-respect of th government of the United States.