Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-09-06

also the declaration as to liberty Of
thought and conscience, and the separa-
tion of church and, State. Our interests
in free public schools open to all children
of suitable age is supreme, and our care
for them will be jealous and constant.
not intended to restrain the natural right
of the parent, after contributing to the
public school fund, to chose other educa-
tional agencies for his children.
AGRICULTURE AND THE HOG.
The considerable attention of the farmers
of the whole country Is invited to the
work done through the State Agricultural
Departments in the interest of agricul-
-ture. Our pork products had for 10 years
been not only excluded by the great
continental natl ons of Europe, but their
value discredited by the reasons given
for this exclusion. All previous efforts
to secure the removal of these restrictions
failed, but the wise legislation of the
Fifty first Congress, providing for the
inspection and official certification of our
meats and giving to the President power
to forbid the introduction into this coun-
try of selected products of such countries
as should continue to refuse our inspected
meats enabled us to open all markets of
Europe to our pork products. The result
has been not only to sustain prices by
providing new markets for our surplus,
but to add so cents per hundred pounds
to the market value of the inspected
meats.
THE PRESIDENTS FOREIGN POLICY.
1t has been the purpose of the admins
tration to make its foreign policy not a
matter of partisan politics but OF patriot
ism and national honor; and have very
great qualification in being able to state
that the Democratic members of the COM
mittees of foreign affairs responded in a
true American spirit. I have not hest
| tated to consult freely with them about
| the most confidential and delicate affairs,
| and here frankly confess my obligation
| for needed cooperation. They did not
| regard II patient, but firm insistence upon
American rights and upon immunity
from insults and injury for our citizens
| and sailors in foreign ports as a policy of
Irritation and buster"
They did not believe, as some others
seemed to believe, that to be Democrat
one must take the foreign side of every
international question if a Republican
Administration is conducting the Ameri-
| can side. l do not believe that a tame
| submission to insult and outrage by any
nation at the hands of another can ever
| form the basis of a lasting friendship--the
necessary element of mutual respect will
| be wanting.
II
and honorably adjusted, WILL 1 doubt not,
| place our relations with that brave people
| upon a more friendly basis than ever be-
fore. This already appears in the agree
ment since negotiated by Mr.. Egan for
| the settlement by a Commission of the
long unsettled claims between the two
Governments. The work of Mr.. Egan
has been highly advantageous to the
| United States. The confidence which l
refused to withdraw from him has been
abundantly justified.
A WORD FOR THE VETERANS.
The Union soldiers and sailors are now
| veterans of time as we'll as of war. The
parallels of age have approached close tc
| the citadels of life, aud the end, for each,
of a brave and honorable struggle, is moi
remote. Increasing infirmity and years
| give the minor tones of sadness and pa
thos to the mighty appeal of service and
| suffering. The ear that does not listen
with sympathy and the heart that does
not respond with generosity, are the cal
and heart of an alien and not of an Amer
lean. Now soon again, the surviving
veterans are to parade upon the great
avenue of the National Capital, and every
tribute of honor and love should attent
the march. A cOmrade in the column Of
the visitors in 1865, | am not less com
rade now.
MOB LAW DEPRECATED.
have used every suitable occasion to
urge upon the people of all sections the
consideration that no good cause can be
promoted upon The lines of lawlessness
Mobs do not discrim mate, and the punish
ments inflicted by them have no repres
sive or salutary influence. On the con
trary, they beget revenges and perpetuat'
feuds. 1t is especially the duty of the
educated and influential to see that tho
| weak and ignorant, when accused o
| crime, are fairly tried before lawful tri
| bunals. The moral sentiment of tn,
| country should be aroused and brought tC
bear for the suppression of these Offences
| against the law and social order.
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION
The necessity of careful discrimina
ton among the emigrants seeking ou
shores becomes every day more apparent
We do not want and should not receive
| those, who by reason of bad character o
habits, are not wanted at home. The in
dustrious and self-respecting, the lovers
of law and liberty, should be .discrmin
ated from the pauper, the criminal and
the Anarchist, who come only to burden
or disturb our communities. Every etfor
has been made to enforce the laws ant
some convictions have been secured unde
the Contract Labor law.
: PROSPERITY AND PROGRESS.
The general condition of the country i
one of great prosperity. The blessing o
God has rested upon our fields and on
people. The annual value of our foreign
commerce has increased more than $500,
000,O over the average for the pre-
ceding ten years, and more than $40,
| 600, 600 over lS9O-the last year unaffec
ted by the new tariff.
The Democratic party offers a pro
, gramme of demolition. The protectiv
policy-to which all business, even tina
| of the importer, is now adjusted, the re
, ciprocity policy, the new mercha Mt ma
rine, are all to be demolished not gradual
, ly, not taken down, but blown up. II
this programme of destruction it ha
' added one constructive feature, the re
| establ ishment of State banks of issue.
The policy of the Republican party is
. on the other hand, distinctively II polio.