New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-11
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NEW ULM, MINI.
Wednesday, December II, 1889.
AN ABLE DOCUMENT.

LQQS lar I6CelYOu Gu0 dCG6IllOu5 Ol3 LIE
new Congress, is the presidents mes
sage. It was delivered early last week,
and is a lengthy document of many
thousand words. In fact it is close
and general resume of the affairs of the
nation, branching out in every direction.
Every issue of any Importance, that is,
at present, or is likely, in the near fu-
ture, to call for thought and legislation,
is taken up and handled, if not with a
masters hand, still with an accurateness
and ability, which shows careful study
of the interests and needs of the coun-
try.
President Harrison in this, his first
letter, makes no attempt at brilliancy
in style. His language is the same now
as before his election. His effort is a
plain one, but so pointed as to make it
both interesting and valuable. On what
it deals with, it is clear and outspoken.
The most delicate, as well as the lightest,
subjects of national and party policy
are outlined and advised upon with
statesmanlike understanding. The mes
sage reaches out and tackles the vexed
questions Of the day with open frankness
and there is no attempt to sneak behind
the veil question of concealment. It
gives to congress a careful summary
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issues, it's needs and its burdens,
and shows and advises wherein
they can be improved upon and, If
wrong, whereby to right them. He
touches extensively upon our foreign
relations, endorses the international
congresses that are in session within
our bounds, encourages the establish
ment of better and closer trade relations
with our southern neighbors, and con-
siders, with diplomatic conciseness, the
duties of our government to those of
China, Hayti and the new republic of
Brazil. He dwells, with a natural good
feeling, upon our prosperity and wealth,
and from this DIVORCES into discussion
of the tariff. On this much vexed and
disputed question of finance, he Is clear.
He sees no fears in the present surplus,
yet he would favor and urge reduction
of the revenue to within the limits of
necessity. He speaks for the repeal of
the internal tobacco tax and hints that
it might possibly be removed also to no,
harm, from spirits used in arts and man.
ufactures. He calls for a revised sche-
dule of customs, which would increase
and extend the free list, correct inequa.
lities, and protect the products of the
farm as we'll as those of the shop, and
in short, demands fulfllment of the
\ promises Of last years campaign.
I On the other issues he is equally as
positive and defined. He believes in sill
yer coinage, and throws some light up
ION Mr.. WINDOWS report, to which he
gives his approval; he lends his sup
port to the bills. providing for federal
control of elections and federal assist
ance in frightening the cause of edu.
cation in the south; he denounces trusts
and monopolies, designating them with
\ such terms as dangerous conspira-
| cies, and rips up the democratic claim,
that the republican party is a party Of
trusts and combines, by urging their
prohibition by penal legislation; he
INVITES the legislation and changes
in our naturalization laws, treats
at length on the Indian question
recommends Improvement in our posta
Nand naval service; sets forth generous
pension policy, and welcomes the en-
forcement of the civil service law.
On the whole it is worthy paper
AL of thought and common sense. 1t is
credit to the author, and for the goo6
Jof everybody we would advise that eacf
4 and everyone, who can read at all
should read it through. 1t will furnish
far more satisfactory idea of the
true state of the politics of our country
than any volumiuolls treatise on thu
d same by college presidents or theory
) economists, and will stand inspection
Democrats will feel like criticising it
but everybody knows that nothing but /.
democrat will suit democrat, and Sc
nothing is expected from that quarter
Republicans, on the other hand, car
well afford to give it their hearty ap
proval.
The appointment to the supreme
bench has at length been made, and i
was neither Gresham nor Cooley mol
any of the oft mentioned possibilities
that secured it either. Judge Davie
Brewer, of the Kansas district, is the
Iucky man. and good man he is, too