Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-12-08

| American leSlSIaGlOn SnOuIQ conserve
and defend American trade and the
wages of American workmen.
Under this law the president looks
for an enlarged and more profitable
participation in foreign trade than we
have ever enjoyed and the recovery
of a proportionate participation IN
the ocean carrying trade of the world.
There is no disposition among any
of our people to promote prohibitory
or retaliatoay legislation, and our
policies are adopted not to the hurt
of others, but to secure for ourselves
those advantages that fairly grow
out of our favored position as ma
ton. x x s'From the time of my
introduction into office, the duty of
using every power and influence Civ
en- by law to the executive depart
ment for the development of larger
markets for our products, has been
kept constantly in mind, and no eff
fort has been or will be spared to
promote that end"
eve are under no disadvantage in
any foreign market, except that we
pay our workmen and workwomen
better wages than are paid elsewhere
better absolutely, better relatively,
to the cost of the necessities of life. "
The passage of the tariff bill in its
present shape, the president says, ex-
presses in advance the consent of
congress to reciprocity arrangements
affecting our products which must
otherwise have been delayed and un-
ascertained until each treaty was rati-
fed by legislation enacted by con-
gress.
The indications thus far given are
very hopeful of early and favorable
action by the countries from which
we receive our large imports of cof-
fee and sugar, and it is confidently
believed that if steam communication
with these countries can be promptly
improved and enlarged the next year
will show most gratifying increase
of our exports of breadstuffs and pro-
visions, as we'll as of important lines
of manufactured goods.
Prompt action by congress upon
important bills left over by the last
session is strongly urged, and in view
of the large amount of work to be
done in this direction, the president
refrains from presenting other sug-
gestions that would otherwise be
made. He reviews the suggestions
made in his last message relative to
the development of our steamship
lines, and says there is now, both in
| this country and in the nations of
of Central and South America,a "a state
of expectation and confidence as to
increased trade that will give double
value to prompt action upon this
question by congress.
The present situation of mail COM
munlcatiOn with Australia is recon-
mended to congress as needing early
action. The colonies of New South
Wales and New Zealand are paying
the Oceanic steamship company more
than the United States for mail SER
vice and refuse to renew the contract,
now expiring, unless we pay more
equitable proportion. The export
trade to these islands is very protita-
BILE, and, unless we wish to see that
this line withdrawn, congress should
empower the postmaster general to
make liberal increase in our pay
ment for the transportation of these
mails.
The president here refers to the fa-
vored position of the South Atlantic
and gulf ports toward the new COM
merce promoted by the reciprocity
clause of the tariff act and the postal
shipping bill, justifies the large ap-
preparation for Galveston harbor by
this consideration, ,and says the north
west will feel the advantage of south
ern trunk lines.
He renews the recommendation
that an international American bank
be granted a charter, land urge prompt
action.
The passage of the bill for the re-
lief of the supreme court is recon-
mended, and a readjustment of the
salaries of the district court judges.
The immediate adjustment of the
Spanish and Mexican land grants is
urged land the suggestions of the secre-
tary of the interior as to the amend
ments of pending bills are commend
ed.
The enactment of a national bank
rupt law is recommended also an
international copyright law, legisla-
ton to secure safety couplers and
brakes upon freight trains used in in
terstate commerce, and some provis-
ion looking to the conservation and
distribution of the water supply of
the arid region. The United States
should not construct dams or canals,
but by surveys determine the supply,
areas capable of irrigation, and loca
ton and capacity of reservoirs. The
use of water and reservoirs might be
granted to states or individuals on
conditions securing the common
and equal use at fair rate of the
accumulated water.
The government should not own or
operate the railroads or the telegraph
but could contract with the telegraph
oo,, ,panipS to carry mPSSaUeS at SDaci-