The Princeton union., 1893-12-07

i1t s,S IN slAleen reser rvat1ons containing 86
Ilo,o5l lllo,o5l acres of land AbouU 10000 OF
lle llese Indians have, to a large degree,
auopted -. civilized customs. Lands in several
ty =, = have y, been allotted to many Of them
SIGn s aii0tments lave been made to 10000
lnGa vldualS during the last fiscal year,
embracing about l,O0O,OOO. The number OF
laul'an .auE government schools open during the
cedlng year OF this total II were on res
eryGat1ions, rG lions Of which 73 We're boarding schools
snhnos s.ilu ~ We're @ day schools Twenty boarding
sSSnools anu i've day schools supported by
liz ane government We're not located OH res
srs esrpations. The total number OF Indian chill
~ re a,s enrolled during the year us attendants
year year s ."-', . - :. : : - :
ulan agents it Is hopeu will prove a sue
sessful experiment. Y. /
& There is danger. OF great abuses creeping
depredations, and recommend that every
posslble safeguard be provided against the
enforcement OF unjust and fictitious claims
!, economy in public expenditure is a duty
tat that cannot innocently be neglected by
dnose dnose, entrusted with the control Of money
1t must be confessed that our apparently
enaiess resources, the familiarity of our
weh t mth Of
, .hat the expenditure of public money
should h in some manner be to their immedi-
a1e and ana a'opp personal advantage; the indirect
|nu almost Stealthy manner in which
large part of our taxes are exacted, and
a. desen i Grated sense OF official accountability
ernensd; eave ied to growing extravaganza in gov
me duty OF public economy Is also Of
1nlanenSe immense Importance in its intimate and
necessary ne relation to the task now in hand
OF providing revenue to meet Cover nment
expenditure sp1en and yet reducing the peoples
etn,,ea'o Deruen OF crate taxation. After a hard
StfugSe s Soebh9 tariff reform is directly before
as both an opportunity and duty-an op-
ppo4rtunity p4 to observe the gratitude Of our
our oft-repeated professions and by the
eiapps1 eemipnatlc mandate of the people. After full
discussion 9ac1. our countrymen have spoken in
d nded the work of its accomplishment to
the hands of those who are solemnly pledged
If there is anything in the theory of rep
reservation resi- 1t; in public places Of the people
ana their desires, If public officers are really
the servants Of the people, and if political
Iorce; our failure to give the relief so long
awaited Will be sheer recreancy. Nothing
should ;tt Interfere to distract our attention or
e1mplished com by wise and careful legislation.
While We should staunchly adhere to the
RGpe tn that only the necessity Of
other federal taxation, and that they should
be limited by strict economy, we cannot
close cas se our eyes to the fact. that conditions
nave grown up among us in which justice
ana fairness call for discriminating care in
the distribution Of such duties and taxation
as+,dhe. as dhe lg emergencies Of our government
ald aid the people directly through tariff re-
form one Of the most obvious features
should, SHOULD be ,o re- reduction in present tariff
charges upon the necessaries of life. The
Dement'S OF such reduction would be pal
PaDle and substantial, seen and felt by the
thousands the nata who would be better fed and bet
should be the willing benefactions of a poy-
ernment whose higher function is the pro-
mQtion 1n4da OF the people. Not less closely re-
Delng rs IS the removal of the restrictions
upon the importation of the raw materials
necessary to our manufacturers
The world would be open to our ingenuity
and enterprise. This cannot be while fedral
legislation through the imposition of high
r, tarln 1orblds to American manufacturers as
cneap material as those used by their compe-
tltors. 1t is quite obvious that the enhance
ment 1ltl OF the price OF our manufactured pro-
duets resulting from this policy not only
confines the market for these products with
IN our own borders to the direct disadvan-
tage OF our manufacturers, but also in
creases their cost to our citizens. The inter-
ests OF lsber are certainly, though Indirect
", involved, in this feature Of our tariff
system The sharp competition and active
stru@ggle ST @ among our manufa cturers to supply
the limited demand for their goods, soon fill
the narrow market to which they are con-
fined Then follows suspension of work in
mills and factories; discharge of employees
men, Even If the often disproved assertion
could be made good, that a lower rate of
Wages nd e would result from free raw material
workingmen lead them quickly to discover
that their steady employment permitted by
ef ra}W mat matera is the
A measure has AaeH prepared by the up
proptlate congressional committee emobay
ms tariff reform on the lines :lerein sug-
geste,d ,dS Whch viii be promptly submitted
much patriotic and unselfish work, and I
Dc 6elieve 1t deals with its subject as consist
Iarn,i4 ~ ana thoro 1ghly as existing conditions
1H duty provided for in the proposed legis-
lation added to the existing internal reve-
,,a,,an nue. taxation, will in the near fuure,
sufficient revenue to meet the needs of til
government. The committee, after full con
sideration: and to provide against a tempo
business of the country adjusts itself to
the new tariff schedules, have wisely en-
braced in their plan a few additional in
ternal revenue taxes, including small tax
rate Investments
The rev assessments are not only abso-
the furtherment Of Being such as can ' be ere re-
mitted without unfavorable disturbance
whenever the necessity Of their imposition
success Of this measure I cannot restrain
the suggestion that if success can only be
attained by means Of unselfish counsel on
the part Of the friends of tariff reform. and
as a result of their willingness to subordl-
nate personal desires and ambitions to the
general good: The local interest affected by
the proposed reform are so numerous and
so varied that if all are insisted upon the
legislation embodying the reform must in
evitably fail.
In conslusion my intense feeling of re-
sponsibility impels me to invoke for the
fiding people the most scrupulous care and
to pledge my willing support to every legis-
lative effort for the advancement of the
country.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive M Mansion, Washington, D. c.,
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