The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-05
The Presidents Annual Mes
sage.
II 10 a Long ana Very Tedious
Document of 100 Pages
IL Touches on Every Topic Known %
American Civilization
Itis More Radical For TArin Reduction
Than olsveland's Famous Message
srnnAnY or rnn MEaaAaE

fbe natlons on the western eonilnenl oi
America, The message appears W ihxoi
free trade with all the countries anu ~
publlos ON tho western heniihhere, Whlel,
lnoludeB AN area 40 large 40 we Whole oi
the United States ana ono hh,i OF Eulppe'
Thoae who have hiudied the lnehahihkI
earefully. say ID N really more rauiehl
free Trade document than Clevelhndh so
called FREQ trade message OF Deceline'
b, 1871. The radical proiecuphlhm are uih'
pleased with ita general tone, ,.., %,
The presideut also gives a gonu uphl OF
attention 10 our relations win Chinht bu'
he makes no specific neutrality-suspicious.
lie cnlls upon CungreaR 10 act ~ the lihl'
Tor. and outline "a definite policy he ~
very urgent la his rceomhepugilpnH "
get rid Of the surplus money W llip " o'
Treasury. ile says tho eAlhlelioe ul @ np
large an actual aud hnlelpaleu aHlp'u9i n w
should have the lmmelihlg hilphtiuh @ ~
Congress. with "A Wow Of reducing the re-
celpts of The treasury 20 the actual heeun
al tbe Goyernment, aa closely 90 may be'
Thls N exactly the doctrine annouheel by
Ex.presldent Cleveland, but the frehinenl
fnrther endoraea tie Idea that the MflH IN
"A tax and burden upon tie peoples lhp
same nj direct taxation, There II no
miatalSlng his position when he says III
0ihe collection Of monies not needed
for public uses imposes an nlliioeunnalg
burden upon Our people, anu we pIvnpiiso .al,i,s
OF 80 large surplus " ue puni,n ,"',', III
of tho Treasury h q disturbing eiohloh'W III
No conduct of private huhlnehh,n =,
Tho prealdent furthorhayhi We hhoulu
NOT collect revenue for the purpose OF an,
tlclpntlng our bonds not yet que peyunu
tbe reoiilremcnta Of the sinking funds,
but any unappropriated surplus should DO
used 10 reduce the public debt
Ile regards 40 unauthorized the lohning
of publIc funds 10 banks without Interest
Deposits outstanding should be greuually
Withdrawn and applied 70 lho purchase OF
bonds. ....,.lo, -
our tariff laws both la 10 administrative
features and the schedules, Uniformity
1f values la all our ports IN essential
Changes will ho 40 made nh not 70 impair
the inst aud reasonable protection OF our
homo lnduatriOa, The inequalities OF the
law should be- adjusted hut tho protective
prlnclplo should be- maintained. Ihe iree
ilst cnn very safely bo extended by plae-
Inc thereon articles that do not appear
Injurious competition 70 such domestic
produce as our home labor can supply
Tho removal Of the Internal laN upon
tobacco would relieve an Emporium, hkll
CULTURAL lInlllNA AINlA " FNAR'.H Wsaa'' Wv
lmpogcd only because our rcvunue from
custom duties was insufficient for tho
public needs. II q safe provision. against
lrnud can bo devised the removal OF thc
tax upon spirits used In the arts ana IN
tho manufacturer would nlH olicr uii un-
objectionable method Of reducing the sur
plus,
the coinage OF ailycrn az prohont rauo, lroo,
We must expect that tile dilcrcnoo III
the bullion values OF the gold nhd hllvor
dollnra will bo taken account OF III COM
morclhl trahsnetlons ana tonr lli9 h''iilo ~.
result would follow any oonslaerap'V ''''
Tho aggregate receipts from all sources
for tho fiscal year were 1887 05OOos'eA, de-
rived 90 followsi
From customs 500, ,s32, 1il.6s,, ,,,o,
From Internal revenue sldp,Ssl, ,oidps, KAY ",
From miscellaneous sources eds,d3o,oud''
Tho ordinary expenditures for the same
noriod was S2sl 500, ,Glb,G0 aud the Total
sxnonditurca Including the sinking iund
were Sla9, ,b7n, $500. Tho cXeose OF the
receipts over expenditures was aiter Pro 70
vlding for the sinking FUND, 0NllV,,@pou'
For the current fiscal year the l9IM rev reV'
onuos, actual and estimated nro sooo,VVV,,
mn NH tbC ordinary expenditures actual
and eatimatod arc S208,0O0,OO, making
wnh Inc ainting fund, total oXpcndi-
ture of SIll, ,82l, 1850, leaving an oalhnht
cd surplus OF Si3,Blb,eSdOl' ....,,....
Tbo royenuca Tor the fiscal year ending
Junc 30, 1891, are estimated by ulo Voas-
ury dopnrtmont at Sisb,OOOUO ana llo cN-
ponditnroa for the aamo poriod, incluuing
tho sinking fund, NJ Sn,AOa0iO' Ihis
shows an estimated surplus i9r tha' yoar
of Si3, 800, 80 which " moro Hkoly lo DC
Increased than reduced when the Netunl
transactions are written up sohu you
all the President has TO say on lllo sup
Tho law proyidoa pension for every
aoldior and sailor who was mustered lnto
service of the United Satoa during the
civil war and is now auiforing from
wounds or disease having an origin ~ inc
gerylco and the limo OF duty, Two OF throo
necessary facts, viz, muster and disabil.
Nv nro usually susceptible OF easy. proof,
but the third, origin In the service, moitcn
difficult and In many deserving oAsob lilis
possible 10 establish. Thht very mally OF
those who endured the hardhhipe OF our
most bloody and arduoua chinpelgns nro
now disabled from diseases that mad
reni. not tracoablo, origin In the service,
wo do not doubt, boadoa, those are
nnothor cnss composed OF mon, mnny
OF whom served on enlistment Ot the
threo full yeara and roinatatod veterans
who added fourth year OF service, VINO
Dacnnod the cnsunltioa OF battles ana the
naaniiltg of dlaonso, although were always
ready for any detail, who were In, oyory
battle line OF their command ana were
mustered out In sound health ana nave,
since the close Of the war; while lighting
with the samo ondomiinblo ana lnterplu
spirit, the contests OF ciyil llie, pech oVer-
come by diseaso or casualty .,
am not unaware that the pension roll
alreatly Involves very largo annual cx-
pondlturo, Mother am doterrod by that
iact from recommending that Congress-
grant n mcmahon 10 such honOrably uis-
charged soldiers aud sailora OF the civil
war. na having rendered substantial
soryice during the war, arc now depend
ont upon thoir own labor Tor o mointen-
Ance, and by discasc or casualty arc inca
pacitated from earning ~ many OF tho
mon who would bo included IN TINS FORM
OF relief are now dependent upon public |
aid, and II does not, N my Judgment, con,
sigt with the National honor thQt thoy snail
10 subsist upon the Local relief
given indiscriminntoly to paupers instead |
Of upon the special and generous provision
of the nation they served so gnllantly ana |
Our people VIII, am sure,
very generally approve such legislation.
A prominent soldier who has just read
tho above recommendation, says II tho
tariff taxes are cut down ns recommended
by President Harrison, about AO,OOO,OOO,
thorc will bo no money IN the treasury TO
pay any OF the additional pension legisla-
lion recommended by the President.
,On the question OF the currency the
President gives the following itoms; Tho
total amount OF money of all kinds in cir
,uation on March ist, 1873 was SO5,103,-
lO7, while on October lsL 1889 the total
yas Sl,a0b,0is,000.
There waA an increase Of S209, 9,il7,bb2 In
rold coin, OF Sb7,bIi, 100 In standard silver
Iollors, OF &T2 l,2i8ln gold certificates,
n S270, ,BiD, ,7i5 In silver certificates, and Of
ia dO70, ,787 IN United Statos notes, making
total OF S7t8,T8,a0S. 't
Thcre was during tho snmc period do
.,naoo of Sil4. 100, I'D In bank circulation,