Connecticut western news., 1890-12-10

'lsiOn now provided by law IS brought Iully lnto operation.
 The efforts of the secretary to establish the lealthfulness of our meats against the disparag- ng imputations that have been put upon them ,broad have resulted in substantial progress. surgeons sent out by the department lre now allowed to participate in the inspection f the live cattle from this country landed at tho English docks, and during the several months hey have been on duty no case of pleuropneu- nonia has been reported. This inspection abroad. md the domestic inspection of live animals and pork products, provided for by the act of Aug. Q. 1890, will afford as perfect guarantee for the of our meats offered for foreign as is anywhere given to any food product and its snon-acceptance will quite clearly eveal the real motive of any continued restrtc- ;ion of their use; and, that having been made clear, the duty of the executive will be very plain
 Beet sugar Is demonstrated to be perfect suc- ,ess and the area of it's possible production very arge. ,..
 The civil service law Is executed with fidelity and impartiality, and the president points with pride the fact that not single case of defalca- ion e embexzlement has occurred during the year. The country is congratulated on the good work done by congress, and the prediction is con- adently made that the new laws will insure more regular employment and better wages. The president asserts that the general trade and in- lustrial conditions throughout the country turing the year have shown marked inn
 
 balances of foreign trade had oeen largely in our favor, but during that rear and the year following they turned against It is very gratifying to know that the Ast fiscal year again shows balance in our favor 6 over $68 0OO, 600. The bank clearings, which furnish 8 good test of the volume of business transacted, for the first ten months of the year 1890 show as compared with the same months of Issg an increase for the whole country of about a4 per cent while the increase outside of the city of New York was over IS per cent
 The value of our exports of domestic merchan- aise during the last year was over $115, ,oo0, 900 greater than the preceding year, and was only exceeded once in our history. About $10O, GOO 900 1 this excess was in agricultural products The production of pig iron-always a good gauge of general prosperity-is shown by recent census bulletin to have been 153 per cent. greater in 1890 than in 1880, and the production of steel go per eent greater. Mining in coal has had no hmita- don except that resulting from deficient trans portation. The general testimony Is that labor . everywhere fully employed. and the reports psoyes affected by strikes and lockouts than in any year since 1884. Tho depression in the prices
 e agricultural products has been greatly relieved and . buoyant and hopeful tone was beginning to be felt by an our people until checked by recent monetary events in England. The apprehension that our tarin may again and at once Do subjected co important general changes would undoubtedly add depressing influence of the most serious character.
 The general tariff act has only partially gone tnto operation, some of it's important provisions being limited to take effect at dates yet in the future. The general provisions of the law have oeen in force less than sixty days It's permanent s6ects upon trade and prices still largely stand in conjecture It is curious to note that the advance In the prices of articles wholly unaffected by the tariff set was by many hastily ascribed to that Ac4 Notice was not taken of the fact that the MvA hom influences wholly apart from the recent lArfR Legislation. The enlargement of our cur rency by the silver bill undoubtedly gave an up ward tendency to trade and had . marked effect on prices; but this natural and desired enec4 Of tho silver legislation was by many enormously ar- Eibuted to the tariff act.
 There is neither wisdom nor justice in the sug gestion that the subject tarin revision shall be again opened before this law has had 8 fair trial Already we begin to hear from abroad and from our custom houses that the prohibitory ef- feet upon importations imputed to the act is not justified The imports at the port of New York for the first three weeks of November were nearly per cent greater than for the same period in 1889 and @ per cent. greater than in the same period of l880 And so far from being an act to limit exports confidently believe that un- der it we shall secure larger and more profit able participation in foreign trade than we have over enjoyed. and that we shall recover propor- donate participation in the ocean carrying trade of the world.
 The criticisms of the bill that have come to us from foreign sources may we'll be rejected for re- pugnancy. If these critics really believe that the adoption by us of free trade policy, or of tariff rates having reference solely to revenue, would diminish tho participation of their own countries in the commerce of the world, their advocacy and promotion by speech and other forms of organ lsed efforts of this movement among our people is rare exhibition of unselfshness in trade. And on the other hand, if they sincerely believe that the adoption of a protective tariff policy by this country inures to their profit and our hurt it is noticeably strange that they should lead the outcry against the authors of policy so helpful to their countrymen, and crown with their favor those who would snatch from them a substantial share of trade with other lands already made quate to their necessities.
 There is no disposition among any of our people to promote prohibitory or retahatory legislation. Our policies adopted not to the hurt of others, but to secure for ourselves those advantages that fairly grow out of our favored position . of universal suffrage, makes it imperative that we shall save our working people from the agitations and distresses which scant work and wages that have no margin for comfort always beget. But after all this is done it will be found that our markets open to friendly commercial changes of enormous value to the other great powers.
 The president then makes an ella borate defense of the reciprocity clauses in the Mckinley bill, and urges congress to pro :eed without delay to pass the appropria- sion bills and bill for apportioning mem bers under the census of 1890. Increased
 subsidies for new steamship lines are rec
 commended, especially to Australia and the northern ports of South America. The
 enactment of national bankrupt law is
 urged. International copyright is recom-
 mendsa, Postal telegraph and 8 survey of
 the arid lands with reference to irrigation
 are recommended. The message closes
 with an elaborate argument in favor of
 the federal elections law.
 Sargent Elected Mayor. F.
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