The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-06

their school revenues TO the great advantage Of
the children OF both races.
WORK FOR AGRICULTURE.
The considerable attention Of the farmers Of
the whole couutry is invited 70 the work done
1 through the state and agricultural departments
I in tbs interests OF agriculture. Our pork
products had for ten wears been not only ex-
cluded by the great continental nations OF
Europe, but their value discredited by reasons
given for this exclusion, All previous efforts to
secure removal OF these restrictions haa failed
but the wise legislation OF the Fifty-first con-
gTess providing for inspection and official GER
LITIGATION of our meats, and giving tn the Pres
ident power to forbid the Introduction into this
country OF selected products OF such countries
/ as should continue to refuse our inspected
meats enabled US TO open all the markets OF
/ Europe to our pork products. The result has
oeen not only TO sustain prices BY providing
| new markets for our surplus, but TO add 50
cents per hundred pounds to the market value
OF inspected meats.
SPECIAL FAvoRs FOR PRODUCTS.
! Under reciprocity agreements special favors
| have been secured for agricultural products,
| aud our exports Of such products have been
/ tner and rapid increase. The agricultural
department. has maintained in Eu-
/ rope an agent whose special duty il
/ is TO introduce there various preparations OF
! corn articles Of food. and his work has been
! very successful The department has also sent
! skilled veterinarians 20 Liverpool to examine n
connection with British veterinarians, live cat
| tie from the United States landed at that port,
/ and the result, 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 judcious system of
quarantine lines has prevented Infection Z
Northern cattle with Texas fever.
| The tariff bill OF 1890 gives better protection
| to farm products subject to foreign competition
| than they ever had before, and the home mar
| kets for such pr duets have been enlarged by
! the establishment of new industries aud the de-
| velopment of Others. We may confidently sub
| init 10 the inteliye and candid Judgment OF
| the American farmer whether, in any CORE
| spond ng period 50 much has been done to pro-
mote his interests and whether IN continuance
| and extension of these methods there is not 8
better prospect offered than in the invitation OF
| the Democratic party to give our home market
| to foreign manufacturers and to abandon the
| reciprocity policy, and better also than the
| radical and untried methods OF relief proposed
| by other parties which are soliciting his sup
port.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Ihave often expressed my strong conviction
| of the value of the Nicaragua ship canal to our
| commerce and to our navy. The project is not
one of convenience, but OF necessity IL is quite
possible, believe, II the United States will sup
| port the enterprise, to secure speedy compile
| ton of the canal without taxing the treasury
| for any direct contribution, and at the same
| time to secure to the United States that infu-
ence in its management which is imperative.
BIS FOREIGN POLICY.
It has been the purpose of the administration
| to make its foreign policy not q matter of
partisan politics, but of patriotism and national
| uOuOrs ana L nave very great EraJluCaLlOn IN
| being able 70 state that the democratic mem
beers Of the committee on foreign affairs respond
| in true American spirit. / have not hesitated
70 consult freely with them about most con-
| tidential and delicate affairs and here
| frankly confess my obligation for
| needed cooperation. They did not regard
| patient but firm InsisUence upon American
| rights aud upon immunity from insult and
| injury for our citizens and sailors in foreign
| ports a policy of Irritation and buster -
| they did not believe, as some others seem to
| believe, that to be democrat one must take
the foreign side of every International question.
| II republican administration Is con-
| Quoting the American side. l do not
| believe that tame submission to insult
and outrage by any nation at the hands of an
| other can ever form the basis of q lasting
| friendship-the necessary element Of mutual
| respect will be wanting. The Chilean incident,
| now so happily and honorably adjus led will,
| do not DOUBT, pla our relations with that
| brave people upon more friendly basis than
| ever before. This already appears in the agree
| ment 81 cs negotiated by Minister Egan for
| the settlement by commission of the long un-
| settled claims between the two governments
| The work of Minister ERan has been highly
| advantageous TO the United States. The conf
| dence which l refused to withdraw from him
| has been abundantly justified.
| In our relations vita the great European
| powers, the rights OF the United States and of
| our citizens have been insisted upon with firm
| ness. The strength of our cause and not the
strength Of our adversary has given tone to our
| correspondence.
The Samoan question and Boring sea ques-
tion, which came over from the preceding ad-
mlnistration, have been, one settled, and the
other submitted to arbitration upon fair basis.
Never before think, In like period have so
/ many important treaties and commercial agree
| ments 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.
| Add FOR THE SOLDIER VOTE.
Union soldiers are now veterans of time as
| we'll as war. Parallel of age have ap-
| preached close to the Citadels of life and the
| end, for each of the brave and honorable strug-
| gle is not remote. Increasing infirmity and
| years give minor tones of sadness and pathOs
| 90 the mighty appeal Of service and suffering
| The ear at does not listen with sympathy and
| the heart that does not respond with generosity
are the ear and heart Of the alien and not the
| of the A mercan. Now soon the sur
| viving veterans are to parade upon the great
avenue of the national capital and every tribute
of honor and love should attend the march. A
comrade ia the column OF vicGors parade in 1865,
| l am not less a comrade now.
/ have used every suitable occasion to urge
upon the people of all sections the consideration
| that no good can be promoted upon lines OF
| law essness. Mobs do not discriminate and the
| siVe or salutary influence. il is especially the
| duty OF the educated and influential to see that
the weak and ignorant, when accused of crime,
are fairly tried before lawful tri,
hs country should be arc lsed and
| brought to bear for the suppression of those
| oIIeuCeS aEal st law ana social order.
The necessity for careful discriminate n
emong immigrants seeking our shores become
every day more apparent. We do not want
and should not receive those who. by reason of
bad character or habits, are not wanted at
home. Industrious and sefrespecting, lovers
Of law and liberty should be Disseminated
from tle pauper, criminal aud anarchist who
com,to burden or disturb our communities.
Every effort has been made to enforce the
laws and so ne convictions have been secured
under the contract labor law.
The general condition of our country is one
of great prosperity. The blessings OF God have
sted upon our fields and upon our people.
The annual value of our foreign commerce has
increased more than $500 900 900 over the aver
age for the preceding ten years, and more than
| S9l000l,O00 over 1890, the last year unaffected
| by the new tariff. Our exports 10 1899 exceeded
those of 1890 by more than Sl72, 900, 000 and the
| annual average for ten years by $685., 900, 900.
| Our exports of brea istufrs increased over
| those Of 1890 more than S144, 900, 900;
| or provisions over S4,000.000 and of
| manufacturer over $500 600 The m rchandise
| balance trade in our favor in 1892 WAS Sl02 944
342 No other nation can match thu com
| rnercia progress which these figures disclose.
| Our comp lssIon may well go out to those WHOSE
| party necessitates and habits compel them 70
| declare tnau our people are oppressed and our
| trade restricted by pr0teCylvs tariff.
It Is not possible for me to refer even in the
! briefest way 10 many of the topics pres 9nted Ia
| the resolutions adopted by the convention.
| n diSr I baf-