The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-03-14
LOUISA. LAWRENCE co. KY. MARCH IA, 1889.

creased removals from office will diminish.
While Treasury surplus is not the greatest
evil II is a serious evil. Our revenue should be
ample TO meet the ordinary annual demands
| upon our treas ury with o sufficient margin for
those extraordinary but scarcely less impera
tive demands which arise now and then Ex
penditures should always be made with eeono
my and only upon public necessity. Wasteful
ness, prohgacy and favoritism in public ex
pendltures is criminal But there is nothing in
the condition Of our country or Of our people 70
suggest that any thing presently necessary 10
the public prosperity, security or honor should
be unduly postponed.
1T will be the duty OF Congress wisely TO
forecast and estimate these extraordinary de-
mands, and having added them 10 our ordinary
expenditures, to so adjust our revenue laws
that no considerable annual surplus will re-
main. We will fortunately bo able to apply TO
the redemption of the public debt any small or
unforeseen excess OF revenue. This is better
than TO reduce our income below our necessary
expenditures with the resulting choice between
another change of our revenue laws and an in.
crease OF the public debt 1t is quite possible,
am sure, to effect the necessary reduction In
our revenues without breaking down our pro
tective tarin or seriously injuring any domestic
industry.
The construction OF sufficient number Of
modern war ships aud OF their necessary arma'
nent should progress as rapidly as Is consistent
with care and perfection in plans and work
manship. The spirit, courage and skill Of oui
naval officers and seamen have many times In
our history given 10 weak ships and inefficient
guns, rating greatly beyond that o. the naval
list. That they will again do so upon occasion,
l do not doubt, but they ought not, by premedi
tation or neglect TO be left to the risks and ex-
gencies OF an unequal combat. We should en-
courage the establishment Of American steam,
ship lines The exchanges OF commerce de-
mand stated, reliable and rapid means OF com
munication, and until these are provided the
development of our trade with the States
lying south OF us is impossible. Our pension
laws should give more adequate and discriminat-
ing relief to the Union soldiers and sailors and to
their widows and orphans, Such occasions as
this should remind us that we owe every thing
to their yalor and sacrifice.
'It is a subject of congratulation that there
is a near prospect OF the admission into the
Union of the Dakotas and Montana and Wash
| ington Territories. This act OF justice has been
unreasonably delayed in the case OF some Of
them. The people who have settled these ter
ritories are intelligent. enterprising and patri-
otic, and the accession OF these new States
will add strength to the nation. 1t is due to
the settlers in the territories who have availed
themselves OF the invitations OF our land laws
TO make homes upon the public domain, that
their titles should be speedily adjusted aud
their honest entries confirmed by patent
ut is very gratifying TO observe the general
interest now being manifested in the reform Of
our election laws,
Those who have been for years calling at
tention TO the pressing necessity OF throwing
about the ballof-box and about the elector fur
ther safeguards in order that our elections
might not only be free and pure, but might
clearly appear TO be so, will welcome the acccs
sion OF any who did not so soon discover the
need OF reforms The national Congress has