The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
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tails.
In discussing the Postoffice department
the President says 5000 miles of new pos
tai service has been established on rail-
roads during the past year.
The President says "a new war ships all
iron and steel clad are now in process OF
construction in our Navy yards and by
private contracts.
The President says 100000 acres OF
public lands have been wrested from the
Indians during the past year and added 10
the public domain, but he does not mem
tion any lands that have been wrested
from the gigantic railroad corporations.
The following from the message endoTs'
ing General Raum's administration of the
Pension Bureau will be of interest:
1.-THE administration of the Pension
Bureau has been characterized by great
diligence. The total number OF pension
ers upon the roll on the Both day OF June,
1891, was 676, 6,l60. There were allowed
during the fiscal year ending @ lat time
260,560 cases. OF this numb"r102 397 were
allowed under the law Of June n, 1890.
The issuing of certificates has l"'en pro.
ceedinR at the rate of about " 600 per
month, about 75 per cent of tb, - being
cases under the new To- Tb" commits
sioner expresses the iuion mat he will
he able so carefully djucats and allow
$50, 900 claims duriry the rresent fiscal
year. The appru, lion for the payment
of pensions for the Lscal year 1890 81 was
Sl27, ,6S5, ,793 SO and the amount expended
l18.530,649 25, leaving sn un"xpended
surplus of 80, ,155, ,144,64."
The estimate for pension expcn'''
tureB for the fiscal year enuing June -,
1893, Is Sl44, 600, which, after "A careful
examination of the subject, the Commits
sioner Is of the opinion will be sufficient.
The President recommends no further
pension legislation, and does not endorse
the service pension bill asked for by the
G.. A. II.
The President says the census bureau
is about complete it's work, and that the
census report will be epcumbered with
less essays than the former one, and
hence, will be more valuable.
On the Mormon question in Utah the
President thinks the laws of Congress
have operated to substantially suppress
open polygamy among the latter day
saints.
The President then discusses with con-
siderable feeling the late action of the
Michigan legislature providing for the
election OF Presidential electors by con-
gressional districts. He recommends the
submission of a constitutional amendment
to prevent the states from adopting this
plan and providing for uniform system
of choosing electors.
The President pettitogs this question Mt
considerable length, but as this matter is
LETT by our constitution exclusively in
State control, il seems strange that the
President should discuss it with so much
elaboration and partisan spirit.
The President closes his long stump
speech to Congress with this touching per-
grafton:
My appeal is and must continue to be,
for "a consultation that shall proceed
with candor, calmness and patience upon
tue lines of justice and humanity, not Of
prejudice and crueltyn
To the consideration of these very grave
questions l invite not only the attention
of Congress, but that Of all patriotic Citi-
zens. We must not entertain the delu-
sion that our Teople have ceased to re-
gard free ballot and equal representa-
tion as the price OF their allegiance to
laws and to civil magistrates.
have been greatly rejoiced to notice
that many evidences of the increased uni
fication of our people and of revived
national spirit. The vista that now opens
to us is wider and more glorious than ever
before.
Qualification and amszement struggle
for supremacy as we contemplate the
population, wealth and moral strength of
our country. A trust momentous in its
influence upon our people and upon the
world is for brief time committed to us,
and we must not be faithless to it's first
coDdition-the defense of the free and
equal Influence of the people in the choice
of public officers in the control of public
affairs. BENJAMIN HARRISON.