The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-13
Harr1son's Message.

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As the president appropriately re
marks IN the outset, the people, IL
these days of telegraph. keeI
u-eaghIy posted as to the STATE
ese Union. and the greater par
If these long annual presidential,
Aviews nowadays are looked upor
b the reading public as decided
ly'chestnutish" Still, President
Ha-ison's message as a whole is
an lAeresting and smoothly writ
Zen ste paper
He1wells upon the importance
Is q fEn international eonferen-
oes now sitting at Washington.
Great Britain has put the muzzle
IN Canada and no apprehension Of
recrackers in that section. A
" extraditioa treaty with Great
brsin is desirable. The present
ariles Is moldy.
MOI stringent naturalization
laws arsneeded. A formal and
cordial reognition has been ez-
tended the'epublie of Brazil
The freassy surplus was In
creased By oyr ffty-seven nil
hoHsaoliars dung the past fiscal
yeeF and is piling v al about the
same rate during theuresent fiscal
yesr This must ha,q the i'm
mediete attention Of conezess.
The loaning Of public funds 70
lie banks On government bond Sc
eurify, he regards as an unauthor-
lied ezpsdient
A revision Of the tariff is recon-
meEded with the maintenance Of
he protective principles, which.
ae wants applied to the farm as
Fail as the shop. The free list
should be extended. The remov-
q 81 tho internal revenue tax on
tebseeo and of the tax on spirits
ased IN arts and manufactures is
suggested.
The equality Of gold and silver
IN their commercial uses must be
maintained
The report Of the various score
arcs arc reviewed and many re-
sommssdaiions are made, such as
leosst aefeuse. the concentrates,
If appropriations on important
iyer and harbor Improvement she
7rotsetion Of federal officers and /
sitnesses. nsIief for the supreme
court and the building of more
yunboats.
The president recommends q
pension for every honoraBly dis
shareed soldier and sailor Of the
avn var nov dependent upon his
sxn labor for q maintenance, who
By disease or casualty Is IN incapa-
STATED from earning it
Legislation for the better DO,
sscsioD-.t tie Iigss q railway EN-
urged He asks that the
weather service be separated frlm
the var department and re-esteb-
Iished as 8 bureau in the depart
ment Of agriculture.
BE adnits that recent congress-
ionai investigations have shaken
public e9nfdenee IN the imparti-
city q The administration Of the
GIL service law, and says it VIII
be lie pleasure as vel as duty to
the law, even as the ghost
II DenoeEztic postmasters decap-
rated before their time hover
about him b. hundreds As
eixH service reformer according TO
de Law. Harrison ranks below
par
The message is thoroughly s re-
publican docHneBt. especially IN
- treatmeat Of the vital question
e tzxati0n through q tariff; It talks
q revision. but cIings to the pro
tsssion. albeit the protection is
not 70 American labor, but to the
capital which needs no protection. |
The concession on this subject
amorats 70 nothing Republicans
before have talked Of tariff reTi-
son. and Republican presidents
before have recommended extern
si0ns0f tie free list; bit the sur
plus grows to be squandered, and
tie Few thrive eft the expense Of
the many. And 50 L viii ever be
whIle RepublieaB presidents
preach Of Lighter tariff taxation
ard RePublioan congressman con-
finue the burden on the many.
III. Harrison's message Is
smooth reading. but # is republic.
can reading, and the removal of
the lax on tobacco viii not satisfy
tie need Of the removal Of the tax
on blankets Fort Worth Gazette.
L.sFyers have reputsfions 10
make and fees to earn. In the
guest II these objects they g,re per-
haps % better and no worse than
other professional men. But when
they Re able 10 attain their ends
Only a serious cost 80 public
dignIs3 and decency, by the help
II snehan institution as the jury
system ( follows that that system
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