The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-18
TIif PRESIDENTS MEssAG

The presidents message Is lengthy. l
deals first with The ijebfIng sea troubles. end.
ing up with ihe Statsment that an sgFesmen
has been arrived At betseen The United State
and Great Britain by which tie whole matte
Is TO be arbitfaied, ard that notbing remain
10 be done but 10 select the arbiirators.
Attention is called 10 The boundary dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela touch
NJ the western frontier Of British Cuisna
lie says The efforts Of the United States Il
assist In fdebdly way 10 settle the dispute
has been unsuccessful and says our govern
ment wslI always view with concern ans
eneroacbmrnt on territories OF the western
continent. lul thote who read The message
win obseIte that the president. in speaking ol
differences with Great britain has much less o
the spirit ol btsvs3o THAI when speaking oI
Chill. The president tells US that i, Is .:aii
Denmark, Italy. Austria and France have
opened theIt ports 10 oul inspeeied pork. II
will be remembered that republicans all over
The county have been e>patia'ing eiaSorattly
upon the beauties Of reciprocity In thus open
ing these foreign markets TO American pork,
but the president himself upsets this very
beautiful theory by sa, ing; ''Tbe removal o
these restrictions in every instance was asked
for and given solely upon The ground that We
had now provided meat inspection that
should be accepted as adequate 10 the comple.s
removal OF dangers real or fancied which had
been previously urged" So from tfe presi
denss own words 1t appears there was no
reciprocity in Il. The president thinks that
In case like the killing Of the Italians 10 New
osleans II would be competent for congress 10
give The federal courts Jurisdiction Of ssch
crimes. ystv few men will sgtee with him.
lie talks righ. 10 the point about the cruel
treatment meted out 10 American seamen at
valparaiso by The chilians. Every patriotic
man will endorse the presidents words.
Attention Is called 10 The prosecution OF the
Jews in Russia and the friendly inte'posi,ion
oi our governm tn, 10 prevent it. Speaking o
the Mckinley tariff Law the president says:
Rsrely, IL ever before In the history olthe
country, has there been a time
when the proceeds Of one days labor or the
product Of one farm crop could parchase such
large amount of things that enter into The
living Of the masses Of the people, | believe
fla, full test Will develop the fact that the
tsiiG act Of the Fifty first congress is very
favorable in It's average eHee' upon the prices
OF articles flowing into common use.
II wou'd hare been impossible for the
pEesiden, 10 have made more absurd state
msni. 10 attribute the good prices Of wheat
corn and o.her farm products 10 The passage Of
the Mckinley bill is triaing with the good
sense Of men merely Of oriiaay intelligence.
These prices cone aS the result of short crops
10 Europe. and the president gains no credit
In this bungling attempt 10 mislead The people.
They cannot be deceived in that way. lie
opposes ,he free coinage Of silver and stands
by the presens law. The message is very
'sng,hy and will on many paints provoke the
strongest Kind OF eriiieiim, especially that
part Of the message which treats oi the new
method OF appointing presidential electors in
Michigan. We shall have occasion 10 say
oi that part oi the message a,
another time.