Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-03-21
THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF PRE-
SIDEET HARETs ON.


The adjournment of Congress mark
ed the completion of just one half the
term of the Harrison administration
and a word as to it's course, its policy
and achievements must be regarded a:
not wholly untimely. Much as the op
position press has attempted to be-little
it, it cannot change facts, and the re.
cord made is one which speaks for itself
The legislation accomplished by the Re
publican Congress. especially the Tariff
act, the Customs Administrative act
the Copyright, the Land Forfeiture, the
Direct Tax, the Spoliation Claims, the
Silver, the Postal Subsidy, the AppOr-
tionment and the Dependent Pension
acts must be looked upon as part OF
the work of the administration, and the
failure of the Bankruptcy and Federal
Election bills cannot De charged to any
| failure of duty on its part. The work OF
the different departments, especially
| those of the Postoffice, the Interior, the
Treasury and the State, has been con-
Quoted IN a manner to win great praise,
and to give the country model servi ce.
The postal sevice was never better or
more efficient, thanks to the business
sagaclty and experience of Postmaster
General Wanamaker. Needed reforms
have been Instituted in the different bu-
reaus of the Interior department, while
the administration of the Treasury De-
partment for a term of nearly two years
Was marked with great brllliancy com
bined with sound conservatism. The
achievements of the State Department
have been admirably summarized by
the Philadelphia Press as follows:
The Samoan difficulty has been az
ranged upon terms which gave US peace
with Germany and honor and supremacy
IN the Pacific, ana our relations with the
Hawaiian islands are placed on new,
trmer basis. A difference of twenty
years standing with Great Britain over
eXtradItIon has been honorably settled,
and the fishery disputes on each side of
the Continent are brought to a pass
mere any week, or perhaps, the close of
the Canadian election, may see the agree
ment of England to arbitration on the
broad basis required by the United
States, For the first time in our histO-
ry, Newfoundland has been detached
from the mainland and nothing but the
Intervention OF England prevented the
ratification Of a convention which would
ID turn have forced to US the seaboard
provinces Of the Dominion. For the irst
time IN 4Q years our legislation and di-
piOmacy cOmOlned have made anneXa-
ton burning question IN a Canadian
election, and Whatever the result of the
contest, the Dominion must in future
gTavitate toward unrestricted reciproci-
ty and common continental tariff. Our
lesser dispute with Portugal is under as
oltration, and tie United States at Brus-
sells happily allied itself to the cause of
peace, freedom, and human happiness
by signing for Africa d convention sim
liar 10 that which Secretary Bayard de-
cllned TO accept for the protection of the |
native races of the Pacific
But these great and phenomenal |
arelsmall. by the side of |
the new chapter opened in tie history |
- the Ti.ce Cn ttlIs hemisphere by tho I
Fan American conference Ia which for
the first time common American pol
icy has a Visible beginning. The re-
c prOcity treaty with Brazil Is the begin
nlng OF a new and unrestricted trade |
by which the market Of every barrel of |
pork and every buShel OF wheat is wId-
ened. After twenty years, in which
each administration has been in vain
seeking legislation to promote recipro-
city, Secretary Blaine, by a single master
stroke, mas freed the hands of the ex-
ecu;lve, and for year to come treaty
will .oilow treaty, and one country after
another DE opened to a more favorable
trade.
Few presidents have ever been charg-
'd with more important appointments
,han those which President Harrison
las made during his first two years, and
,hese as d whole, have been above crit
cism, in striking COZ trast to those made
by his immediate predecessor. In short
President Harrison has given the coun-
ry an administration which, promoting
at home. commanding respect
broad is everywhere able, honest and
tficIent.