Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-12-11


The Message is generally eommended
by the Republican press for its strengtA
and ciearness.
After referring to the reports OF the de
partments which he thinks, have been ap-
preached from the stand point of publi'.
duty alone, the President takes up the
work of the State department and makes I;
brief resume of what has been done to pro
mote reciprocity in trade, to further SET
Element OF the fisheries dispute, to relnoya
the embargo on American pars, and thr
like In discussing the Now Orlean
affair, the settlement of which has been
prevented by the temporary absence froc.
Washington of an Italian Winister, thr
President suggests that it would be co.n
petent for Congress to make otfeDso
sgainst the treaty rights of foreigner
domiciIed IN the United States subject t..
the federal courts.
Considerable space is given 70 Chiian St-
fairs, as,d the action Of Minister Egan IL
extending protcction to political refugee
whose lives were in peril is approved il
these words: "1 have lot been willing -
direct the surrender of such OF these per
sons as are still in the American legation
without suitable conditions" Alter recit-
ing the facts connected with the assaul.
upon the ssilors of the Baltimore, the atti
tnde of this Government, and the offensiv,-
reply Of the provisionsi government Of
Chill, the president expresses the belle
that some adequate and satisfactory re
spense viii be made by Chill, but if there
should bc further needless delay the presl
dent will bring the matter 10 the attention
of congress in special message.
A strong indursement is gwen to the
Nicaraguan canal project, the presiden
aeening it of the .'highest concern TO the
United States that it should be speediiy
completed" He favors u guarantee Of tn
bonds of the canal company by the gov
ernment to al amount necessary to com
plete the work.
The silver and tariff legislation, as beaI
ing upon the operations or the treasury
are reviewed. Tho results have 6isap
pointed the evil prophesies % the opponent,
of these measures, while the hopeful pre-
dictions of their supporters have Bee,
measurably realized.
Rarely, if ever before iii the history o.
this country" says the President. '.ha
| there been time when the proceeds @,
one days lsbor O. the product of one
farmed acre would purcoasS SO large al
amount OF thCSH tulliks tndL enter glt0 III
living Df the masses OF the people" Speak
ing specifically of the tariff he says: 81
| think there ara cepclysiye evidences tha'
the pew tariff has created several great in
| dustr3es ghich will, within few year,
give empleyslsnt to several hundred
! thousand woTkingmess and womene"
| On the silver question bne hnpe is cx-
pressed that the depression in the Y.ice o
silver is temporary. and thar furthei
| trial of this legislation "iii more favorably
affect it Upon this subject. as apoa thc
1 tariff, bis recommendation is that the ex-
listing laws 10 given fall .rial, and tLa
our business Interests be spared the dis
tressing influences .rhieA thr-sts Of raii-
cal changes alusys impart" and icr-eer:
u am still Of The opinion th4
| the free coinage OF FilgeF un
4 .aef existing conditions would di~sstfaHsi
l affect ugT business interests al home aua
! abroad. 'The@aY o. bring aboGi thetultc coiI
MSS. of silver Is to waif until tae co-nper
/ alton Of other nations caG be s-crrea en
/ 4 ratio liked that viii give circuiatioi
equally to gold and silver"