The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-12-09

vssions On the 1T Of September last, ap
proved regulations establishing a twcnty-day
quarantine for all vessels bringing immigrants
from foreign ports This order viii be con
/ tinucd IN force Some loss and suffer ng have
, resulted 10 passengers, but a due care Of the
! homes OF our people lustlncs In such cases the
/ utmost prccautiOh. There IL danger that with
I the coming Of spring, cholera will again appear
and liberal Appropriation should be mnde at
Z thls season TO enable our quarantine and port
d officers 10 exclude the deadly plague
| But the most careful aud stringent ouaran.
| tine regulations may not be sufficient absolutely
! 10 exclude the disease. The progress Of med.
I cal and ,antary science has been such how
/ ever that " approved precautions are taken OF
/ once TO put all OF our cities and towns in the
i best sanitary condition and provision IL made
Tor isolating any sporadic cases and for % thor
| oagh dislnfection, an epidemic can, I am sure.
/ be avoided This work appcrtains TO the local
I authorities, and their responsibility and the
penalty will be appalling II It Is neglected or
unduy delayed
We are peculiarly subject IN our great
poTts 10 the spread Of infectious d soascs by
reason Of the fact that unrestricted immigra.
iion brings TO us out Of European cities IN the
otofcrOwded stecrages % great stenmsh ps
! large number Of persons whose surroundings
| make them the easy victims Of the plague.
I This consideration. AS well NJ those affecting
: The political, moral and Industrial Interests OF
WI NNhhAiN " az Ht~ 70 TtllfW INC hhFNfNllhfl
that admission 10 our country ana TO the high
privileges Of ~. citizenship should be more re
stricted and moro careful We have ] think,
right and owe a duty 10 our people, and osrc-
cially 20 our working people, not only 10 keep
out the vicious, the ignorant, the civil disturber,
the pauper aud contract laborer, but 10 check
the 100 great row Of immigration now coming
by further limitations
Reform in the election methods Is again urged
In the following earnest words:
u have 10 each Of the three annual messages
which ~ has been my duty 10 submit to con.
gress called attention TO the evils and dangers
connected with our election methods and prac-
tees a. they related 10 the choice Of officers
OF the national government In my last annual
message ! enieavorcd 10 invoke serious atten.
ton 10 the evils Of unfair appointments for
congress | can not close this message with.
out again calling attention 10 these grave and
threatening evils had hoped nat IL was pos
sihls TO secure q non partisan inquiry by means
u a commission. into evils the existence Of
which i known 60 all, aud that out OF this
might grow legislation from which all thought
81 partisan advantage should be eliminated
and oEly nc higher thought appear OF main
tanning the freedom and purity OF the ballot
and the equality Of the cleetor without the
guaranty of which the government could
never have been formed and without
The continuance Of which II can not con.
tnuc 10 exist In peace and prosperity IL Is
time that mutual charges Of untairness and
fraud between the great parties should cease.
and that the sincerity OF those Who profess a
desire for pure and honest elections should be
brought 90 the test Of their willingness TO free
our legislation aud our election methods from
rything that tends to impair the public con
hdeucc Ia the announced result Is IL not time
hat We should come together upon the high
plane 81 patriotism while We devise methods
that shall secure the right % every man Quali-
fed by Jaw 10 cast a free ballot and give to cv.
cry such ballot an equal value In choosing our
public oficers and IN directing the policy Of the
government"
President Harrison closes his mcssryo as fol.
lows.
departments is Submitted to congress and to
me public 90 the hope that there will be found
Ia u due sense - responsibility and an
earnest purpose ~ maintain The national honor
and 20 promote tho happiness and prosperity ~
all our people And this brief exhibit OF the
grow m and prosperity Of the country will give
us level from which 10 note increase or
decadcnce hat new legislative policies
may bring 10 Us There Is no reason
why the national nuence. power and p -ospcri-
~ should not observe the same rates Of increase
that have characterized the past thirty years
We carry the great Impulse and increase OF
these years into the future There Is no reason
Why in many lines OF the production We should
not surras. ali other nations a. We have already
done In some. There are no near frontiers 20
our possible development Retrogression would
be a crime" BENjANIS HARRISON
Executive Mansion Dec O. Isl.