The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-05
The President,s Message.

mitted to congress at the beginning Of its
regular sessions. There is a very genera
desire to know what the President has to
say in respect TO a number of important
matters, particularly the Hawaiian
trouble, the tariff and the silver question.
The message is a full and frank state
ment of the policies of the administration
and of the condition of the department
of the executive branch of the govern
menJ. The President has never been
afraid to let the people know his views
upon any public question, because he
strives TO do what he believes TO be for
their interests, and is confident he will
have their support when his purposes are
fully understood.
He hasn't great deal to say about the
Hawaiian affair, but what he does say
leayes no doubt as to what his policy is.
He believes the monarchy was over
thrown and the provisional government
established by small faction in Homo
lulu, and that the revolution was success
full because il had the sympathy and sup
! port of the United States minister to Ha-
wall, who aided the revolutiolists with a
/ force of United States marines. He bases
/ his belief upon the report of Mr..
BIount, who was sent to Honolulu to find
out the truth Being satisfied that a
| great wrong was done, and that the
| United States assisted in doing it, he
! thinks the wrongful act should be righted
/ by the United States, and he has there
| fore instructed our minister to Hawaii,
| Mr.. Willis, to do what legitimateIy can
| be done to restore the condition of affairs
that existed before the revolution.
That the Presidents policy in this mat
ter will be supported by all who believe
in justice and right there can hardly be
doubt. Even those who oppose his policy
admit that if Mr.. Blount's report is cor
rect the United States cannot honorably
or consistently with its record relative
to foreign nations, profit by the revolu-
ton.
The President announces that he APP
proves the Wilson tariff bill. He believes
that the Democratic party was placed in
power to reform the tariff, and it must
discharge that duty as carefully and as
quickly as it can. He looks upon
the Wilson bill as an excel
lent one and one, if it should
become a law, that would be extremely
beneficial to the whole people. He lays
great stress upon the duty of the govern
ment to give the people the necessaries of
life at the lowest possible cost. and points
out that free raw materials will permit
our manufacturers to compete in foreign
markets with the manufacturers of other
nations. A wider market will be benefi-
cial to worllmen because our supply of
manufactured goods is greater than we
can consume. The result is ruinous
competition at times, and the frequent
shutting down of factories, thus depriv-
ing workmen Of the means of earning a
livelihood
The President, of course, is much graft
fed that the purchasing clause of the
Sherman silver law has been repealed
He is confident that business conditions
will now steadily improve, and that be-
fore long the country win be fully as
prosperous as it was before the recent
money panic. He has little to say
respecting the future of silver, believing
that nothing ought to be done in respect
to it at present. In his opinion the future
will show to what extent silver can be
used in the currency.
The statement of our relations with for
| eign governments is an interesting one.
| 1t shows that they are satisfactory and
are likely to remain so. The announce
ment that Great Britain has accepted
our proposition to submit all differences
between the two governments to arbitra-
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! ton for the settlement of international dis
! putes is gradually winning the favor of
all civilized nations. The time may come
soon when it will not be necessary to tax
the people to support great armies and
navies
The finances of the government are
not in prosperous condition. For the
| year ending June 80 last, the receipts ex-
/ ceeded the expenditures a little more
than s., 100000 but it is estimated for
the present fiscal year there will be q de
| ticiency of over SIS, 100000. Since the
hard times began there has been a stead,
falling OF in the revenues and there is nc
prospect now that from existing sources
it will be possible TO make up the defc
iency. 1t is therefore proposed there
shall be a small tax levied upon incomes
derived from corporations. The Presi
dent does not speak enthusiastically OF
an income tax. from which it is inferred
that he does not look upon it with great
| favor.
The President seems to think that the
marine hospital service has proven OF
great benefit to the country this year
and he favors charging and strengthen
ing the national quarantine system This
should be done, however, he says. so that
it will work in harmony with local quar-
antines. 1t begins to look as if it were
the sentiment of the country that the
national government should take coutro
of quarantine matters, because of the dill
fculty of securing harmonious actor
from state and local health authorities
and because of the difficulty in gettus
states to make the necessary approprla
tons for carrying into effect regulation.
for the protection of the public health.
In connection with the silver question
the President calls attention to the fac
that there is an abundance of money nov
for all business purposes-much more, il
fact, than there is any demand for. The
increase in the volume of the currenc,
for tho Igct ,faor woe II 10 fnt ot-