Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-09


esting statement Of the progressive and
| valuable work done under the admins
tration of Secretary Rusk, but many
suggestions for the enlarged usefulness or
| this important department. In the sue
| cessful effort TO break down the restric-
lions 10 the free introduction OF our
| meat products In the countries of Gu
rope, the Secretary has been untiring
from the first, stimulating and aiding all
other government officers, at home and
| 10 participate in the work. The total
trade In hog products with Europe in
May, 1892 amounted TO S2.OOOOOO pounds.
| against 46,9UO,O00 In the same month or
! 1871; IN June, 1892, the exports aggregated
eo,IOO,OOO pounds, against 46, 900 pounds
IN the same month Of the previous year;
In July there was an increase Of Al per
| cent, and in August OF % per cent over
| the corresponding months of 1891. over
| 4O,OOO,OOO pounds OF inspected pork have
been exported since the law was put into
operation.
The Department of Agriculture has la
pored with great energy and faithfulness
| 70 eAtlrpate this disease; and on the 18th
DAY or September last a public announce
ment was made by the secretary that the
disease no longer existed anywhere within
the United States. He is entirely satisfied,
AFTER the most searching inquiry, that
THIS statement was justified, and that by
! "a continuance OF the inspection and quar-
antine now required OF cattle brought into
this country the disease can be prevented
from again getting any foothold. The
value to the cattle industry of the United
States of this achievement can hardly be
estimated
Agricultural products constituted ISL
per cent of our unprecedented exports
for the fiscal year. which closed June 30.
| 1892, the total exports being 81, 030, PSI, $50,
and the value Of the agricultural prod
ucts, S798, 7l7,676, which exceeds by more
than $l5O,0OOO 900 the shipments of agricul-
tural products in any previous year.
An interesting and a promising work for
the dement, OF the American farmer has
been begun through agents of the Agri-
cultural Department in Europe, and con-
sists in efforts TO introduce the various
| products OF Indian corn as articles OF hui
man food. The high price of rye offered
! a favorable opportunity for the expert
ment in Germany in combining corn meal
| with rye TO produce cheap bread. A
fair degree OF success has been attained,
| and some mills for grinding corn for food
have been introduced. The secretary is
| of the opinion that this new use of the
products of corn has already stimulated
| expectations, and that il diligently prose-
cuted, large and important markets can
| presently be opened for this great Amer
lean product.
CHOLERA AND QUARANTINE.
The subject Of quarantine regulations,
| inspection and control was brought sud-
! denly TO my attention by the arrival at
/ our ports in August last of vessels in
| fected with cholera. Quarantine regula-
! lions should be uniform at all our ports.
/ Under the Constitution they are plainly
within the exclusive federal jurisdiction
when and so far as Congress shall legis-
| late In my opinion the whole subject
adequate power given to the executive 10
protect people against plague invasons
On the LIST of September last / approved
| regulations establishing tWenty-day
quarantine for all vessels bringing immi-
grants from foreign ports. This order
| will be continued in force. Some loss and
| suffering have Resulted to passengers, but
a due care for the homes of our people
| justifies in such cases the utmost precau-
| ton. There is danger that with the COM
! ing of spring cholera will again appear,
and liberal appropriation should be made
at this session to enable our quarantine
and port officers to exclude the deadly
| plague. But the most careful and strin-
| gent quarantine regulations may not be
sufficient absolutely TO exclude the dis
| ease.
We are peculiarly subject IN our great
ports to the spread of infectious diseases
/ by reason of the fact that unrestricted i'm
migration brings TO us out of European
cities, in the oVercrowded steerages OF
! great steamships, a large number of per-
/ sons whose surroundings make them the
! easy victims of the plague. This consid-
| GRAFTON, as well as those affecting the
political, moral and industrial interests of
| our country, lead me to renew the sug-
| gestion that admission TO our country and
/ TO the high privileges of its citizenship
/ should be more restricted and more care
| full. We hEve, think, right. and owe
| duty to our own people, and especially to
our working people. not only to keep out
the vicious, the ignorant, the civil dis
turber, the pauper and the contract labor
| er, but to check the too great flow of inn
|
lions.
PROTECTION OF RAILROAD EN-
PLOYES.
In renewing the recommendation which
/ have made in three preceding annual
messages that Congress should legislate
| for the protection Of railroad employees
against the dangers incident to the old
| and Inadequate methods OF braking and
| freight business, do so with hope that
this Congress may take action on the
subject. Statistics furnished by the In
ter-State Commerce Commission show
! that during the year ending June 80, 1891,
| there were forty-seven different styles OF
car couplers reported to be in use and
that during the same period there were
! $3.50 employees killed, and 26.140 injured.
Nearly 16 per cent of the deaths occurred
in the coupling and uncoupling of cars
and over 36 per cent OF the Injuries had
the same origin.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The Civil Service Commission ask for
an increased appropriation for needed
clerical assistance, which 1 think should
be given. 1 extended the classified SER
vice March 1. 1892, to include physicians,
superintendents, assistant superintend-
Indian service, and have had under con-
sideration the subject of some further
extensions, but have not as yet fully de-
termined the lines upon which extensions
can most properly and usefully be made.
ELECTION METHODS.
I have, in each of the three annual
messages which IL has been my duty to
submit to Congress, called attention to
the evils and dangers connected with our
election methods and practices as they
are related to the choice of officers of the
national government. In my last annual
message i endeavoreA to invoke serious
attention to the evils of unfair appor-
tionments for Congress. i cannot close
this message without again calling at
tention to these grave and threatening
evils. had hoped that IL was possible
TO secure non-partisan inquiry by means
OF commission into evils, the existence
OF which Is known TO ALL and that out OF
this might grow legislation from which
all thought of partisan advantage should
be eliminated and only the higher thought
appear of maintaining the freedom and
purity of the ballot, and the equality OF
the elector, without the guaranty or
which the government could never have
been formed, and without the continu-
ance of which 1t cannot continue to ex-
list in peace and prosperity. IL is time
that mutual charges of unfairness and
fraud between the great parties should
cease and that the sincerity of those who
profess desire for pure and honest
elections should be brought to the test OF
their willingness TO free our legislation
and our election methods from everything
that tends TO impair the public confidence
In the announced result The necessity
Tor an inquiry and for legislation by Con-
gress upon this subject Is emphasized by
the TACT that the tendency of the lefria-