Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-09
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rrg PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The rrrshleni'. me.sag-, read 20 Con
gre. on u. Assembling last TUESDAY, !.
What some call . long document, bat i
no, 80 long a. Mr.. Cle'el'ni use'i to
write. IL I. dir~t and oat.poken, and
state. the consliiicn % sfislrs, snd rrro'n-
mend. certsin sc,ion. IN q clear AMI coo-
cl.e manner. Zoe the benefit oi our
readers. Ne give the substance % ihr
mos, important parts % the mcssgc.
Our rvlaiioas with foreign powers are
rrportsl q. peaceful. The neS extra
ditioa treaty Nth Great Britain Il work
Ing ~ell. The differences % opinion D.
tween thl. ccuntry and Great Britain In
rvgard 90 the Behrins 80 seal n.beF'~s
have 10, vt b>cn .rtilel. bat an early
adjustment /. boPei Tor.
The President note. the fact that Ia
the tariff at an lnjasiice sas done thT
king,i"m % Hawaii, In not sNcrttlng
from its Operations certain c"mmeiitie-
nsmed In the r-yiprocity treaty With
that country. and hop-. the ~rOng ~lil
b. rightei.
The beoehi 81 trade With cuba Il men-
tione,i. aud the hoPs expressed that that
trade nav b. Increased.
4 surplus % revenue % si4,0po, 600 for
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Th~rr have h~cn purrhase,i and ~
Deemed since Msrvh q. l>>p. and u
pr cent bonds 20 the amount % SAIL
80. $50 AZ coat % saI6,sso,7Il, rr.ali.
log In the reduction % ths annual inter
ct charge % =. S-l; 600. snd a total say-
Ing % lnisrcsi Of sii,s7G,7c.
The rryeni depr~yiaiion In the prize oi
silver l. noted With rrgrri, ana i a.
uibGie,i partly 90 tie efcCt 20 sPocula'
,Ion. aud partly to the rcccnt MONETARY
disturbance.
The continuancr % appropriations io'
coast defence. I. r,commends,l.
The improvement % husiness methods
In the pos, ori,v department h compll
mentci.
Very satisfactory progress u reported
In building Be~ Vrss~ls ior the navy.
The Firy-drst Congrr.s i cougrsiu-
lated upon the passage At its frsi session
ofAn unusual number ~ Laws Of hisl
importance. and the good results Of
the.s ls~s arr coadden,ly prc,lict~'i.
The gratifying condition % our for
slgn trade l. noted.
In regard o. the tariff act the fresL
dent say. that iis permanent encct upon
trade and price. s,ill largely stsnds In
conjcctur,. aud TIA, there l. neither ~is-
dom nor jasiice In the suggestion ths'
the .gbj.yi of tArir revision shall sgalr
D. opened before thi. Law has had iaiI
trial.
The reciprocity clause Of the iAriff ac'
l. approved.
The granting % suh.ldie. 20 mai
steamship lines 1. recommended.
The bill for the relief Of the suprrm'
Court, the national bankrupt Law, ~
ciprocsl international copyright, irrig''
tion Of the arid lands, experimental Tos-
tai tslegraphy. and b~tier sPplLnc-. Cos
thu safety % rsilrOad employc. on inter
State roads. are favored.
In conclusion. President liarri.ou
recommend. the passage % a Law rcgu'
lating Congressional elections Which
shall b. morr efficient than the one nov
In foTcc, saying
The present LAW stops lnst short II
effectiveness. fof n surrrniers o. ths
locsl authorities all control over ihs
certihsstiOn. which establishes the primd
flcis right o. q seii In the llouse 10 Rep
re-entatiyes. This defect should l.
cured. Equality 20 representation snd
the purity % the eler,ions must b. miin-
tsinei, or everything that 4 valuable IN
our system 10 government l. lost. The
qualifications 90 an election must -
sought In the Law, not In the Opinions,
pr-ludires az fears of anv class. ho~~NeT
powerful. The path of the ele,t0r a.
the hallot-box must h. FREE from tho
smhash 90 fear aud the enticrmenis II
fraud. the count 40 true aud open that
pone shall galnssv u. such a hw shouhi
be absolutely nOn-partlsAn ani Impair
tisl. II shoahl give the advantage o.
honesty and the contrOl 90 msjorities.
surely there u nothing sectional aboai
this cr-e.i, sud u u shall hspren thst the
penslti~- Of Laws intsnsiesi 90 enforcs
these right. fall here sud there. u Ia n"t
because the Lao I. sectional. hat bessuse
happily crime L. local and not universal.
Nor shoald u b~ forgotten that e,erv
lac, whether relating Ia elections az o.
any other subject. whether enact-i by
the state or the goyernment. has fore
behind 70. The courts. the mtrshsl or
eonstA HE. the posss oonifafss, the pri.on,
are al aud always behind the lsw. One
cannot h. Justly charged with unfriensi-
illness 20 any .er,iou or class WIN seeks
only Co restrain valuations of lsw and 20
personal right. Nocommanlty will hnd
lsw lessness profitable. No community
can afford % hsve u known that of'i-ers
Who are charged With the preservation
Of the public peace aud the r--trsint ~
the criminal Glass are themselves the
proiuct ef fraud or violence. The msg-
istrste is th~n without resps-t. sni the
Law without ssnstion. The food of law
le~sn~ss cannot be ievellesi and made tn
run In one channel. The killing IL q
United States msrshsi. csrryinx writ
Of srr~st for an election ofYrnsv, is full
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