The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-12-10
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


Among many other things which
President Harrison says in his mes
sage to Congress we feel like publish.
ing the following as being of the most
interest:
''The value of our total farm pro
ducts has increased from 81 1853, GAG, ,86t
in 1860 to 81, 100000 in 1891, as esti
mated by statisticians, an increase OF
$50 per cent. If any are discontented
with their state here; if any believe
that wages or prices, the returns fol
honest toll, are inadequate, they should
not fail to remember that there is nc
other country in the world where the
conditions that seem to them hard
would not be accepted as highly pros
porous. The English agriculturist
would be glad to exchange the returns
of his labor for those of the American
farmer, and the Manchester workmer
their wages for those of their fellows
at Fall River
The President views with alarm the
question of tariff revision and laud'
the protective policy of his party tC
the sky. he praises the administration
for its attitude in foreign affairs. II
writing of the revenues the president
says:
"The revenues for the fiscal yea
ending June 30, 1892, from all sources
were $425, 5,s6s, ,25O.22 and the expondi
lures for all purposes were S4l5,952,
SO6.59, leaving a balance of 1894, ,45366
There were paid during the year upor
the public debt slo,57O, ,4979s. The sur
plus in the Treasury and the bank re
demption fund, passed by the act o
July IA, 1890, TO the general fund, fur
nished in large part the cash ayailabl,
and used for the payments made upoI
the public debt. Compared with thu
year 1891 our receipts from customs
duties fell off S42,O69, ,241.us, while on
receipts from internal revenue in
creased ss,2s4, ,s2313, leaving the ne
loss of revenue from these principa
sources $50, ,7s4, ,4l7.95. The net loss o
revenue from all sources 49,, ,676,97 2.sl
The revenues, estimated and actual
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1885,
are placed by the Secretary at s4G3
336,05O.44, and the expenditures a
s46l, ,336, 1904, showing a surplus o
receipts over expenditures of g., 2,OOO,OO(
The cash balance in the Treasury a
the end of the fiscal year it is estimat
ed will be s2O992, ,377O3."
The president still continues.
"The report of the Commissioner O
Pensions, 10 which extended notice j
given by the Secretary of the Interio
in his report, will attract great atter
tion. Judged by the aggregate amour
Of work done the last year has bee
the greatest in the history of the oficl
I believe that the organization of tn
office is efficient and that the wor
has been done with fidelity. The pa
sage of what is known as the disabiit
bill has, as was foreseen, very largel
increased the annual disbursements I
the disabled veterans Of the civil wa
The estimate for this fiscal year wa
el44, $4,000 and that amount was al
propriated. A deficiency amountin
10 sl0,50s,62 must be provided for 4
this session. The estimate for pension
for the fiscal year ending June,
1894, is sl65,OO0OOO. The Commissions
Of Pensions belieYes that, If the pre-
ent legislation and methods are mail
tanned and further additions to II
pension laws are not made, the max
mum expenditure for pensions will /
reached June 30, 1894, and will be
the highest point slssOOOOoO pl
annum.
adhere 10 the views expressed
previous messages that the care Of a
disabled soldiers Of the war Of the r
bellion Is a matter Of natural concel
and duty. Perhaps - smoton cos