San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-04
President Harrison's Message.

agency of the Associated Press, the
message of the President simultane
ously with its being delivered to con
gress. AS it is a document of great
length, covering the transactions Of
the nation in all its great depart
and uninteresting reading, we shall
give it to our readers in broken
doses. In opening his message the
president gives the following appro-
pirate and comprehensive
VIEW OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
There are few transactions in the
administration of the government,
even temporarily held with the con-
fidence of those charged with the con
duct of public business. Every step
taken is under the observation of an
intelligent and watchful people.
The state of the union is known
from day to day and suggestions as
to legislation are made i'm these
annual communications of the presi-
dent to congress. Good will and cor
diality have characterized our rela-
tons and correspondence with other
governments, and the year closed
leaves few international questions of
importance remaining unadjusted.
No obstacle is believed to exist that
can long postpone the consideration
and adjustment of still pending ques-
tiOns upon satisfactory and honorable
terms. The dealings of this govern
ment with other states have been
marked by frankness and sincerity;
our purposes avowed and our meth
DDS free from intrigue. This course
has borne rich fruit in the past, and
it is our duty as a nation to preserve
the heritage of good repute which a
century of right dealing with foreign
governments has secured to us. 1t is
matter of high significance and no
less of congratulation that the first
year of the second cen fury of our con-
stitutional existence finds as honored
guests within our border the repre-
sentatives of all the independent
states of North and South
America met together In ear
nest conference touching the best
methods of perpetuating and
expanding the relations of mutual in
terest and friendliness, and extended
among them that opportunity thus
afforded for promoting closer interna-
tional relations and the increased |
prosperity of the states represen ted, |
will be used for the mutual good of
all. L cannot permit myself to doubt |
that our people will await with inter- |
est and confidence the result to flow |
from so suspicious meeting of allied |
and in large measure identical inter- |
ests. The recommendations of this |
international conference of enligh ten |
ed statesmen will have the attention |
of congress and it's cooperation In the |
removal of unnecessary barriers to the |
beneficial intercourse between the ma
tons of America. But while the COM
mercial results which it is hoped will |
follow this conference, are worthy of |
pursuit, and of the great interest they |
have excited. it is believed that the |
better securities which may be de- |
vised tor the maintenance of peace |
among all American nations and the |
settlement Of all contentious by meth |
DDS of Christian civilization, can be
brought about. Another
WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
The president reviews in an eX-
haustiVe manner our transactions and |
relations with foreign nations which |
are all of a highly satisfactory char
acter; he touches ON the Samoan
trouble, the Chinese question, the adj
justment of the Canadian questions,
and the establishment of a republic
in Brazil.
OF NATURALINED CITIZENS ABROAD.
Questions continue to arise in our
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spect to the rights of naturaliZed citi-
zens, and especially is this the case
with France, Italy, Russia and Tur-
key, and, to less extent, with Swift
erIand. From time to time earnest
efforts have been made to regulate
this subject by conven tiOns. An i'm
proper use of naturalization should
not be permitted, but it is important
that those who have been duly natu-
rallied should everywhere be accord
ed recognition of the rights pertaining
to the country of their adoption. The
appropriateness of special conven-
lions for that purpose is recognized in
treaties which this government has
concluded with number of European
states, and it is advisable that the
difficulties which now arise in our re-
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same subject should be similarly adj
justed.
PROSPERITY AT HOME.
The president avails himself of the
. facts set forth by the secretary of the
treasury, showing that the country has
prospered greatly during the past
year. The total revenue collected was
S3S7. O5O. 05S "a: the expenditures 800