The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-12-11

00o, On greater than the preceding year, and was
only exceeded once in our history. About 800.
600 600 Of this excess was In agricultural
products. tt af4t.s .fg.rl -.H
sThe general tsrif act has only partially gone
into operation. some OF its important provisions
being limited to take effect at dates yet in the fu-
ture The general provisions of the law have been
In force less than sixty days. Tho permanent
effects upon trade and prices still largely standin
conjecture. II s curious to note that the advance
in prices of articles wholly unaffected by the
tariff act was by many hastily Sscribed to that
oct Notice was not taken Of the fact that the
general tendency of the market was upward
from influences wholly apart from the recent
tariff legislation.
'sThere Is no disposition among any Of our
people to promise prohibitory legislation. 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
nation. Our form Of government, with its in
cident Of universal suffrage, makes It impera.
tive that we shall save our working people
from the ngitations and distresses which scant
work and wages that have no marvin for COM
fort always beget But after ell this is done, It
will be found that our markets open to friendly
commercial exchanges OF enormous value to
the other great powers"
Presid mt Harrison recommends the present
Congress IN its session, which he reminds 1t is o
short one, to complete unfinished business
follows: Pass the a. steamship subsidy bill
without 1t reciprocity will be very imperfect.
a. Give us an International American bank
C3) Relieve Supreme Court.
az Pass Ma ional bankrupt law.
(5) Give copyright protection to foreign au.
thors
CO., Require safety coup,ers on freight cars.
az Pass a National irrigation law.
(6) Give us a Naonn postal telegraph.
co. Pass tho Federal election bill.
IF any intelligent and loyal company Of
Amer can citizens were required 10 catalogue
the essential human conditions Of national life,
do not doubt that with unanimty they would
begin with free and honest elections" And it
is gru flying 10 know generally there Is grow
ing d non-partisan demand for better election
laws. But against this sign of hope and progress
must be set the pressi ig and undeniable fact
that election avs and methods are sometimes
cunnngly contrived to secure minority control,
while violence completes the shortcomings of
fraud.
''In my last annual message suggested that
the deve opment of the existing law providing
federal supervision OF @ ngressonal elections
offered an effective method of reforming these
abuses The need OF such law has manifest
/ ed itself in many parts Of the country, and its
wholesome restraints ard penalties will be USE
full in all. The constltut orality Of such lepis-
lation has been affirmed by the Supreme Court"
=
Equality Of representation aud the purity of
the electors must be main ned or every
thing that is valuable in our system of govern
ment is lost The qualifications of an elector
must be sought in he law, not in the opinions,
prejudces, or fears of any class, however,
powerful. The path of the elector to the
ballot box must be free from the
ambush of fear and the enticc-
ments of fraud; the count so true and
open hat none shall gainsay it. Such law
| should be absolutely non-partisan and impair
tial. 1t should give the advantage TO honesty
and the control to majoritis s. surely there is
! nothing sectional about this creed and II it
shall happen that the penalties OF laws intended
| to enforce these rights fa here and not there,
1t is not because the law is sectional, but be-
! cause happily. crime is local and not uni
| versal =
zone can not be justly charged with un-
| friendliness to any section or clas 8 who seeks
only to restrain violations Of law and OF per-
| sonal right. No community will hni lawless-
| ness profitable. No community can AFFORD to
have 1t known tn t the officers who are charged
| with the preservation OF The public peace and
| the restraint Of the criminal classes are them
| selves product Of fraud or violence"