The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-09-14

people by fair apportfonments and free cleo
stitute commission. non partisan in it's mem r,
bership. and composed OF patriotic, wise, and
impartial men. to whom a consideration OF the
election systems and methods might be
committed with q good prospect OF securing
unanimity In some plan for removing
tion would permit the selection Of the
commission to DO vested In the Supreme Court
II that method would give the best guaranty OF
charged with the duty of inquiring into the
whole subject of the law Of elections as re.
lated to the choice Of officers of the National
Government, with view to securing to every
elector free and unmolested exercise OF tbs
suffrage and as near an approach to an equality
The demand that the limitations Of suffrage
shall be found II the ballot, and only there, 10
just demand AID no just man should resent
1t seemed TO me that an appeal to our people
to consider the question OF readjusting our
legislation upon absolutely fair non-partisan
times have had occasion to say that laws and
election methods, designed to give unfair ad.
vantages to the party making them. would
faction Of party against q will OF the majority
Of the people. or this we seem to have an IL
lustration in the recent State election In Ala
bama.
The situation in Alabama is revewied
at length, and the President says:
L
vision be made for the appointments OF non.
partisan commission to consider the subject OF
apportionments and elections In their relation
TO the choice of federal officers.
Mr.. Harrison expresses himself a.
thoroughly satisfied with the civil service
system. Upon the education question
he says
The approval so heartily given by the con-
vention to all those agencies which contribute
to the education Of the children Of the land
was worthily bestowed and meets my hearty
approval, as does also the declaration as to
liberty of thought and conscience and the sep
aration of church and state. The safety OF
republic Is an intelligent citizenship and the
increased interest maniiested In the states IN
ever, was not intended to restrain the natural
right of the parent, after contributing to the
tionai agencies for his children. favored aid
by the general government to the public
schools, with special view to the necessities
Of some of the Southern States. But IL IL
gratifying to notice that many OF these States
are. with commendable liberality, developing
their school systems and increasing theiY
school revenues to the great advantage OF the
Tho considerate attention Of the farmers OF
the whole county is invited to the work done
through the State and Agricultural Depart
ments in the interest of agriculture.
Then Is shown how, by inspection of
our meats, the markets OF several Euro
pean countries were opened to our prod
ucts.
The President strongly advocates tho
Nicaragua Canal. or the foreign policy,
he says:
1t has been the purpose Of the administra-
ton to make It's foreign policy not matter OF
partisan politics but of patriotism and ma
ton In being able to state that the Democratic
members Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Confess Te P sad
operation. They did not regard n patient but
firm insistance upon American rights and upon
zens and sailors in foreign ports as a policy Of
Irritation and buster" They did not believe,
some others seem to believe, that to be Q
Democrat one must take the foreign side Of
every information question If Republican.
l do not believe that a tame submission to
insult and outrage by any nation at the hands
of any other can ever form the basis Of q last
ing friendship-the necessary element Of mu-
tual respect will be wanting.
The CHILEAN Incident, now so happily and
honorably adjusted will, do not doubt, place
our relations with that brave people upon .
more friendly basis than ever before In ous
relations with the great Europen powers the
have been insisted upon with frmness. Never
before, think. In like period have so many
important treaties and commercial agreements
been concluded, and never before, am sure,
have the honor and influence, national and
commercial. Of the United States been held In
higher estimation In both hemispheres.
The Union soldiers and sailors are now vet
Grams Of time as well as Of war. The .psrallela
OF age have approached close to the citadels OF
life, and the end for each. Of brave and hon
orable struggle Is not remote Increasing in
trinity and years give tho minor tones Of sad
ness and pathos to the mighty appeals of SER
Wh and
not respond with generosity are the ear and
heart OF an alien and not of an American.
parade upon the great avenues of the national
capital and every tribute Of honor and love
should attend the march A comrade In the
column OF the victors' parade in 1865, am not
less comrade now.
The necessity for a careful discrimination
among the immigrants seeking our shores be-
want and should not receive those who By
reason Of bad character or habit are not wanted
at he ONE. The industrious and self-respecting.
the lovers Of law and liberty, should be dis
eliminated from the pauper, the criminal, and
the anarchist, who come only to burden and
disturb our communities. Every effort has
been made TO enforce the laws and some con-
victfons have been secured under the contract
labor law
Of great prosperity: The blessing of God has
rested upon our fields and upon our people,
The annual value Of our foreign commerce has
increased more than 800 600, coo over the aver
age for the preceding ten years, and more than
f21o,0 900 over 1850, the last year unaffected
by the new tariff. Our exports in 1892 exceed
the annual average for ten years by 1905
creased over those OF 1890 more than
$144, 100000, Of provisions over a 600 Goo and of
manufactures over 81 100000 The merchandise
balance of trade In our favor In 1897 was S2O2,-
044, 342 No other nation can match the COM
mercial progress which those figures disclose
Our compassion may well go ont to these
whose party necessities and habits still COM
pei them to declare that our people are op-
pressed and our trade restricted by protective
tariff.
In closing, the President decries the
policy OF change advocated by the Dem
ocrats. He says:
A change In the personnel of national ad-
ministration Is OF comparatively little mo-
ment. IL those exercising public functions are
able, honest, diligent, and faithful, others
possessing all these qualities may be found to
take their places hut changes In the laws
and In administrative policies are of
great moment. When public affairs have
been given direction and business has ad
1usted itself to those lines any sudden change
involves stoppage and new business adjust
ments II the change of direction IL so radical
as to bring the commercial turn liable into use
the business changes involved arc not read
justments, but reconstructions. The Demo-
cratic party offers programme of demolf-
tion. The protective policy, to which all
business, even that of the importer, is now adj
Justed: tho reciprocity policy, the new mer-
chant marine, are all to be demollshed-not
gradually. not taken down, but blown up. To
this programme of destruction it has added
one constructive feature, the re-establishment