The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
He Bndorese Raum's Pension
Bureau.
He Gets Hot Under the Collar on the
Michigan Electoral Law.
lie Fails to Mention Blaine anc
Reciprocity Once.
Other News OF Interest From Every.
where.
The Presidents Message.

following Is a complete summary of all
the important points. The President
opens with discussion ofDanadian seal
fishing, and recommends Congress to pro-
vide for a commission for a Joint de-
markation of the frontier line between
Canada and the United Statos.
He next takes up the question of our
meats for export, and states that Germany,
now opened their ports to our duly in
spected American hogs.
Next he discusses briefly the revolution
in Brazil, but offers Congress no advice
Next comes the Malta trouble in New
Orleans, but offers nothing new.
Upon the civil war in Chilli be makes a
long and tedious dissertation closing with
advice for non.interference.
The Presidentnext discusses the rebel
lion ia China, and says the Chinese gov
ernment refused 20 receive Ex-senator
Blair as United States Minister to that
country, because Blair had voted TO ex-
clude the Chinese from the United States.
He recommends that certain Chinese
artissns with their fabrics be admitted
free to the Worlds Fair.
Next he strongly endorses the Nicsrau-
qua Canal project, by advising that the
United States government endorse the
bonds of the company.
Then he discusses the tariff and its eff
feet upon the public revenues. Upon the
general effect Of the Mckinley bill he
says:
ut is not now my purpose to enter ut
any length into a discussion of the effects
OF the legislation to which have referred,
but brief examination of the statistics
OF the treasury, and general glance at
the state or business throughout the
country will, think, satisfy any impair
tial inquirer, that the results have disap-
pointed the evil prophecies of its oppo-
nents, and IN large measure realized the
hopeful predictions Of it's friends. Rarely,
IL ever before, in the history Of the coun.
try, has there been time when the pro-
ceeds OF one days labor, or the product
OF one Iermed acre, would purchase go
ter into the living of the masses of the
people. believe that a full test will de-
velop the fact that the tariff of the Fifty
first Congress is very favorable in its av-
erage effect upon the price of articles en-.
tering into common use.
During the twelve months from October
l, 1880, to September 30, 1891, the total
value Of our foreign commerce Imports
and exports combined) was 81, ,747, ,8O6, ,4O6,
which was the largest OF any year in the
history of the United States. The largest
in any previous year was in 1890, when
our commerce amounted to Sl,647, ,139, ,O93
and the last year exceeds this enormous
aggregate by over one hundred millions,
1t is interesting, and to some would be
surprising to know that during the year
ending September 30, 1891, our imports of
merchandise amounted to $s24,7l5, ,37O,
which was an increase of more than elev-
en- million dollars over the value OF the
imports of the corresponding months of
the preceding year when the imports of
merchandise were unusually large in an
ticipation of the tariff legislation then
pending. The average annual value of
the imports Of merchandise for the ten
years from 1881 to 1890 w,s S692, ,186, ,522,
and during the year ending Sep,
tember 30, 1891, this annual
average was exceeded by Sl32. .528. .469.
an increase of S62, 2,9l4,02l, which is nearly
three times the average annual Increase
of exports of merchandise during any
year IN the history OF the government.
The increase in the value OF exports of
agricultural products, during the year re-
ferred to over the corresponding twelve
months of the prior year, was $40, 5,846 1877,
while the increase in the value of exports
OF manufactured products was SIG, ,838, ,240.
There is certainly nothing in the con-
Is certainly nothing in the condition of
our people of any class. to suggest that
the existing tariff and revenue legislation
bears oppressiveiy upon the people or re
tards the commercial development of the
nation. 1t may be argued that our con-
dition would be better IL our tariff legs-
lation were upon a free trade basis but il
cannot be denied that all the conditions
of prosperity and OF general contentment
are present in larger degree than ever
before in our history, and that, too, when
it was prophesied they would be in the
worse state. Agitation for radical changes
in tariff and financial legislation cannot
help, but may seriously impede business,
to the prosperity of which some degree of
stability in legislation is essential.
think there are conclusive evidences
that the new tariff has created several
great industries which will, within a few
years give employment to several hundred
Thousand American workingmen and
women. In view of the somewhat over
crowded condition of the labor mark ct of
the United States, every patriotic citizen
should rejoice at such result.
The report of the Secretary of Treasury
shows that the total receipts of the gov
ernment from all sources, for the fiscal
year ending June 81, 1891, were S458,54
1903, while the expenditures for the same
period were S421, ,304 ,470.46 leaving a sur
plus of S37, ,239, ,76257.
The receipts OF the fiscal veal ending
June 80, 1892, actual and estimated, are
s433, ,0o0, 900 and the expenditures g. o, 0,OOO,-
600. For the fiscal year ending June 30
1893, the estimated receipts are S455, 1896, $50
and the expenditures SAL ,30O, ,O93.
The President next discusses the silver
question in a hating, ,non-committal way.
He does not fully endorse the present Re.
publican law, but he opposes free silver
coinage. He asks that the presc mt law be
given fair trial, then says:
vi am still of the opinion that the free
coinage of silver under existing condi-
tions would disastrously effect onr busi-
ness interests at home and abroau "
The President says the net lose of gold
during the fiscal year was S68, ,OOO, 900.
The President next discusses the U.
S: Treasury and the present fiscal policy
OF the Administration, which appears to
consist In withholding portion of the
billion dollars appropriated by the last
Congress in order to save the Treasury
from bankruptcy.
The President next reviews at some
length thereports of the Secretary Of War,
the Secretary of Navy, the Interior De,
partment, the AdhItant Generalia huraau