The times., 1892-10-07

ISontrloute to the education of the chill
aren of the land was worthily be.
slowed and meets my hearty approvai,
as does also the declaration as to llp-
erty OF thought and conscience, and the
separation of church and state. Inc
SAFETY OF the republic is an intelligeht
citizenship, and the increased interest,"
manifested in the states in education'
the cheerfulness with which the neces.
sary taxes are paid by all classes ana
the renewed interest manifested-py the
children in the national flag are hope
tnl indications that the coming genera
hon will direct public affairs with in
creased prudence and patriotism.
Our mterest in free public schools
open TO ahchildren of suitable age is
;;uP1reine' ;olP1n' and epr care for them will be
lealous anoNsonstant. The public
schooi systemshowever, was not in
Tended 10 restra> the natural right ot
sne Pareht' aitei iteicontributing to the
Pupiic school fundto choose other ed.
acational agencies rr his children. ]
tavor AID by the .geeral government
TO the public schoo, with a special
view to the necessitieN OF some of the
southern states, but tits gratifying to
notice that many of these states are,
with commendable libsrality, develop.
ing their school systems and increasing
their school revenues to the great ad.
vantage of the children OF both races.
Agriculture's Great Gain.
The considerate attention of the
farmers of the whole country is invited
to the work done through the state and
agricultural departments in the inter-
est OF agriculture. Our pork products
had, for ten years, been not only ex.
cluded by the great continental nations
OF Europe, but their value discredited
by the reasons given for this exclusion.
All previous efforts to secure the re.
moval OF these restrictions had failed,
but the wise legislation of the Fifty
first congress, providing for the inspec-
tion and official certifcation of oui
meats and giving to the president pow
er to forbid the introduction into this
country of selected products of such
our inspected meats, enabling us tc
open all the markets of Europe to our
pork products. The result has been
not only to sustain prices by providing
new markets for our surplus, but tC
add fifty cents per hundred pounds to
the market value of the inspected
meats.
Under the recip rocity agreements
special favors have been secured fol
agricultural products and our exports
of such products have been greatly in
creased, with sure prospect of a
further and rapid increase. The agri
cultural department has maintained in
Europe an agent whose special duty il
is to introduce there the various prepa-
rations of corn as articles of food, and
his work has been very successful.
Cattle Exports.
The department has also sent skilled
veterinarians to Liverpool to examine
in connection with the British veterina
rians, the live cattle from the United
States landed at that port; and the re-
suit, in connection with the sanitary
methods adopted at home, has been
that we hear no.more about our cattle
being infected with pleuro- pneumonia.
A iudicious system of quarantine lines
has prevented the infection of northern
cattle with the Texas fever. The tariff
bill of 1890 gives better protection to
farm products subject to foreign com.
petition than they ever had before, and
the home markets for such products
have been enlarged by the establish
ment of new industries and the devel.
opment of Others
We may confidently submit to the in
telligent and candid Judgment of the
American farmer whether, in any cor
responding period, so much has beer
done to promote his interests, and
whether in a continuance and eXten
sion of these methods, there is not Q
better prospect offered to him than In
the invitation of the democratic party
10 give our home market to foreign
manufacturers, and to abandon the
reciprocity policy, and better also thar
the radical and untried methods of re-
lief proposed by other parties, which
are soliciting his support.
The Nicaragua Canal.
1 have often expressed my strong
conviction of the value of the Nicaragua
ship canal to our commerce and to oul
navy. The project is not one of con
venience, but of necessity. 1t is quite
possible, believe, if the United States
will supprt the enterprise, to secure
the speedy completion of the cana
without taxing the treasury for any di
rect contribution, and at the same time
to secure to the United States that in
fluence in its management which is i'm
perative.
Foreign Policy.
1t has been the purpose of the ad
ministration to make its foreign policy
not a matter of par tisan politics but o.
patriotism and national honor; and
have very great qualification in being
able to state that the democratic mem
bers of the committee on foreign affair.
responded in true American spirit.
have not hesitated to consult freely
with them about the most confidential
and delicate affairs, and here
frankly confess my obligation fol
needed cooperation. They did no
regard a patient but firm insist
ence upon American rights and VI
on immunity from insult and injury fol
our citizens and sailors in foreign ports
as a policy of "irritation and buster.
They did not believe, as some Others
seem to believe, that to be a dem
ocrat one must take the foreign side o.
every international question if a re
publican administration is conducting
the American side.
do not believe that tame submis
sion to insult and outrage by any ma
tion at the hands of another can evel
form the basis of a lasting friendship
The necessary element of mutual re
spect will be wanting.
The Chilian incident, now so happily
and honorably adjusted, will, do no
doubt, put our relations with that brav,
people upon more friendly basis thar
ever before. This already appears il
the agreement since negotiated by Mr.
Egan for the settlement, by a commits
sion, of the long unsettled claims be
tween the two governments. The worl
of Mr.. Egan has been highly advan
tageous to the United States. The con
fidence which 1 refused to withdraw
from him has been abundantly justified