Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07

the ;ext Of PRESIDENT Cleveland's mes
sage IS read before both houses OF con-
greSs to-day:
To the Congress OF tie United States;
As sou assemble for the dischsrgs Of
the duties you have assumed IS the rep
OF free and generous PEG.
pie, your meeting is marked by Sd in,ey-
est!rg and impressive incident. With
the expiration Of the present session OF
the congress, the ifs. century OF our
constitutional existence asa nation will
be completed.
When the experiment of our govern
ment was undertaken the chart adopted
for cur guidance wss the constitution.
Departure from the lines there laid down
is failure. Il is oriy by stric: adherence
to the direction they indicate, end BY re-
stralnt within the limitations they fix,
thst we csn furnish proof TO the world
of the capacity Of the American people
for seli-governmelt.
The equal and exict Justice OF which
we boast So the underlying principle Ct
our institutions, should not be confined
to the relations Of our citizens to each
other. The government Itself Is under
bond to the American people thai
in the exercise OF lis functions
AID powers 1t will desl with the
body of our citizsrs in 8 manner scrupu.
lousy honest and fair ard absolutely
jlst. 1t has agreed that American
clt,z,nahip shsu be the only credential
necessary to Justify the claim OF equality
before the law, aud that no condition in
life shall give rise to Discrimination in the
treatment OF the people by their govern
ment.
DANGERS TO FEAR.
Our survival for one hundred yesrsi ia
not sufficient to assure Us, that We 20
longer have dangers to fear in tho main
tensnce with al Of Its promised blessings
Ct 3 governmsn Mt founded upon the tree
dom Of the people, The time .,ra.her adj
monishes to soberly inquire whether In
the past weihsve always closelykept II he
course Of safety, and whether We have
before Us q very plain and clear patti
which leads to happiness and perpetuity.
The cit:z.n OF cur republic in It's early
days rigidly insisted upon full conph-
Ance with the letter OF this bond snd saw
stretching out before him . cle&r field for
individual eudeGvor. His tribute
to the support of his government
Was measured By the cost OF Ita
economical msirtelan ce and he was ee-
cure In the Ell >ymeGt OF the rem sining
recompense CT his stesdy snd contente1
toll. In those dsys the frugality of the
people was stamped upon their govern
mens snd was enforced By the free,
thoughtful and intelligent suffrage oiithe
citz n. Combinations, monopolies and
aggtegstiors of capital were either
avoided or sternlY regulated and re-
strained. The pomp and glitter CT gov
ernments less free,
OFFERED NO TEMPTATION
and presented 10 delus.on to the p!ail
people, who. eide hy eide
in friendly competition, wrougd,
for the ennoblement snd dignity
Of man, for the solution OF the problem 81
free government aud for the achievement
Of the grand destiny awaiting the land
which God had given them. A century
has passed Oar cities are abiding places
Of wealth and luxury; our manufactures
yield fortunes never dreamed of by tie
father OF the republic; cur business men
are madiy striving in the race for riches,
and immense sggregatioEs OF capital
cu.ruu the Imagination In the
magnitude CT their undertakings
We view with pride and satisfaction
this bright picture of cur countrY's
growth and prosperity whiles OILY O
closer ssrutiny developers sombre shsd.
ing. Upon more careful inspection we
find the wealth and luxury OF our city hes
mingled with 1t.
POVERTY AND WRETCEE DNEEs
and urremunerative toll. A crowded
and constantly Increasing urban popula
ton suggests the Improvement CT the
rural sections. The farmers son no;
sstisfed with his fathers temperate
aud laborious life j;ius tie
eager chase for easily acquired wealth
We discover that the fortunes realized by
our manufactures sra no longer solely
the reward OF sturdy industry and enlight.
ened foresight, out that they result from
the discriminating iaxsr Of the government,
and are largely built upon undue exac.
iaps from the masses Of our people.
e gulf between employers ard the en-.
EEeyed is constantly widening, aid classes
SO rapidly forming, one comprising the
very itch and powerful, while In smother
s1e found. the toillng poor.
a Ws;fieW the. achievement Of sggre-
gasD1SfPttsf we discover the existence
Of truss, combinations and monopoIies.
While the citzsn is struggling far in the
rear or Is trampled to death beneath an
inn heel, corporations which should be
tie Carefully restrained creatures OF the
law andzs servants OF the people, are
fast ~
BKcoMtSG THE PEOPLES MASTERS.
Still congAtulating ourselves upon the
wealth and prosperity OF our country and
ccmplacently contemplating every iaci.
dent Of change inseparable from these
conditions, 1t ia our duty as patriotic
citizens to Inquire st the present stage Of
our progressihew the bond Of the gov
eminent made with the people has been
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