Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-14

| "that II we should make coinage of silver al
| the present rates free, we must expect the
difference in bullion values of the goId and
| silver dollars will be taken account of in
commercial transactions, and fSar the same
result would follow any considerable in
crease of the present rate of coinage Such
| a result would be discreditable to our finan
| cial management and disastrous to all bust.
ness interests. Indeed, nothing more harm.
full could happen to the silver interests Anv
| safe legislation upon this subject most Sc.
cure the equality of the two coins in their
commercial uses"
| COAST DEFENsEs AND HARBoR IMPROVE
MENTS.
We are practically without coast defense.
| The President recommends defenses for our
| coast cities and the encamping of National
| Guard companies in coast works to familiar
| ize them with the use of heavy guns He
| thinks fewer attempts at river and harbor
| Improvements should be made each wear and
| more done in individual improvements All
| work begun should be carried to completion
JUDICIAL.
| The Terry killing suggests more definite
| laws for protecting United States officers and
United States witnesses. An intermediates
court to relieve the Supreme Court Of many
| cases is needed. District judges salaries
| need revision; 200 is small enough.
| TRUSTS.
| Trusts should be made the subject of pro.
| hibtory and even penal legislation. There
| should be international copyright. Natural
izatiOn frauds are too common, and the Gov.
| ernment should exercise supervision oveI
| the naturalization of aliens.
The enemies of social order who come to
| our shores should be denied citizenship and
| a domicile a National bankrupt law is de-
slra6ie the 4 POSTMASTER. General needs new
| buildings. The law relative to transmitting
lottery advertising and lottery remittances
through the mails is unsatisfactory.
| THE NAVY.
| More ships are wanted. Twenty-six new
| vessels are under way or being designed,
| but when built we shall have only forty two.
| The President thinks eight armored ships,
three gun boats and five torpedo boats
| G ha IN of fnr
| would reduce the surplus.
| AFTER INDIAN LANDS.
| We are dealing with the Indians through
| commissioners authorized by Congress with
| opening up the reservations, putting Indians
on farms and sending the young to school.
| Cattle men are obstructing our negotia-
| tions with the Cherokees. The needs of the
Ipublic can not long be ignored for the needs
| Of the cattlemen. Land thieves in New Mex
| leo must be punished. A new port of entry
THE PENSION QUESTION.
| "I am not unaware that the pension roll al
| ready involves a very large annual expend-
| iture," says the President; neither am de-
tered by that fact from recommending that
| Congress grant pension to such honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors of the
| civil war as, having rendered sub
now dependent upon their own labor for
| maintenance, and by disease or casualty are
| incapacitated from earning it, no matter
! or occurred. Many of the men who would be
| included in this form of relief are now de-
pendent upon public aid. This fact does not,
in my Judgment, comport with the National
| honor"
Congress is asked to pass laws compelling
| railways to automatic couplers and air
| brakes, to prevent loss of life and limb to
| brakemen.
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
| The Secretary of Agriculture wants law
| department. He wants to print his report
| but hasn't any money. The President wants
| tural Department
| Civil Service reform is progressing. Rec
| ords of efficient conduct or otherwise are adj
viSed that they may be shown in answer to
| pressure for removal, or used as basis for
promotion.
THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTH.
"In many parts of our country where the
| colored population is large, the people of
| that race are, by various devices, deprived
| of any effective exercise of their politi.
rights" says the President. "The wrong
| does not expend itself upon those whose
| votes are suppressed. Every constituency
| in the Union is wronged. 1t has been the
| hope of every patriot that sense of justice
| and respect for the law would work grad
ual cure of these flagrant evils. Surely, no
one SuppOSeS that the present can be accept
ed as permanent condition. If it is said
that these communities must work out this
problem for themselves, we have right to
ask whether they are at work upon it. Do
they suggest any solution? When and under
what conditions is the black man to have q
free ballot? When is he, in fact, to have have
been his in law? When is that equality OF
influence which our Government was intend
ed to secure to the electors to be restored?
"This generation should courageously face
these grave questions and not leave them as
a heritage of woe to the next The consulta-
tiOn should proceed with candor, caImneSS
and great patience upon the lines of justice
and humanity, not of prejudice and cruelty.
No question in our country can be at rest ex-
|, hn-a arNft t1C of hn
law. I earnestly invoke the attention OK
Congress to the consideration of such meas
ureS within its well-detned constitutional
powers as will secure to all our people free
exercise of their right of suffrage, and every
other civil right under the Constitution and
laws of the United States. No evil, however
deplorable, can justify the assumption, either
on the part of the executive or or congress,
of powers not granted, but both will be high
ly blamable if all the powers granted are not
wisely but firmly used to correct these evils:
'tThe power to take the whole direction and
control of the election of members OF
the House Of Representatives Is clear
ly given to the General Govern
ment. partial and qualified super
vision of these elections is now provided for
by law, and, in my opinion, this law may be
so strengthened and extended as to secure
on the whole better results than can be at
tanned by. law taking all the processes OF
ored man should be protected in all ms rela-
tions to the Federal Government, whether as
ltigant, Juror or witness in our courts, as an
full traveller on our inter State railways.
sUBsIDIsING STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
The President recommends that such ap-
preparations be made for ocean mail service,
in American steamships, between our ports
and those of Central and South America,
China, Japan and the important islands in
both OF the great oceans, as Will be literally
remuneratiye for the service rendered, as
will encourage the establishment and in some
fair degree equalze the chances OF American
steamship lines in the competitions which
they must meet
A NAVAL RESERVE.
eve should also make provision for
naval reserve, to consist of such merchant
ships of American construction and OF
specified tonnage and speed, as the owners
will consent to place at the use OF the Gov
eminent, in case of need, as armed cruisers.
England has adopted this policy and as
result can now upon necessity, atonce place
unOu her naval list some of the fastest
steamships in the world proper super
vision of the construction of such vessels,
would make their conversion into effective
ships of war very easy.
FALSE ECONOMY.
"I am an advocate of economy In our Ma
tionaI expenditures" the President con-
times. "but it is misuse of terms to make
tI,;s xrord describe a pOlicV that wthhOldS an