The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-12

ever, that conditions have grown u
among us, which in simple fairness 70
quire discriminating, can in the dis
! tribution Of duties, find fair applica
ton at this exact point, as certain
amount Of protection must inevitsbl,
be supplied by even tariff for reven
ne only, how could il be more cquita
! bly, placed thau extending its beuefitl
to the az icultural classes; particular
lily in the South, where the struggle fol
existence has for many wears
been so severe, A tax of one cent .
pound upon raw and refined sugar
alike, would incidentally prove ofvasi
advantage to numerous and needy
class engaged in the production oi
sugar cane and the sugar beets, would
strike well deserved blow at the
sugar trust; which, under existing
conditions, have maintained Dy simple
prescript the price Of refined sugar at
arbitrary prices, and al the same time,
as observed heretofore, would furnish
a great revenue which could be used
to lift oppressive charges upon other
still more necessary and costly articles
OF dGily use. This would be the fair
and proper application of Mr.. Cleve-
lands words; which certainly meant
no more than this, but which have
been misconstrued on every hand as
declaration of dissent from the doc
trine offree trade. ~
His treatment of the money question
seems to US wholly sound. The pres
ent abnormal and disturbed condition
of all markets--foreign and domestic
hardly offered safe or favorable
Opportunity for tentative legislation on
so important matter as our financial
system. The country is now on a gold
basis and that is always safe point
to start from, should the future show
the necessity of increasing our curyen
cy at greater rate than tie normal
acquisition of gold will allow.
Mr.. Cleveland puts quietus on
some of the rabid jingoists who have
recently written whole pages of fam
ing editorials on his presumed viola
ton of constitutional prerogatives, In
what is called declaring war, without
Congressional assent, upon the pro-
visional government of Hawaii, by
quietly stating that no steps shall be
taken not plainly within the granted
powers of the Elective. His express
ed Differentiation to -ight a great aud
inexcusable wrong done by strong
power TO weak and unoffending
queen within those limitations, cannot
but fail to win the approval of all
minds candidly open 10 convictions of
right. In other respects his foreign
policy, as appears from this message,
presents, according to all American
traditions, perfect model of official
department, Whether in repairing
the injured rights of our merchants
abroad, preserving the national digni-
ty, offering the friendly offices of this
government in settling the agitated
and acrimonious relations of our fel.
low American commonwealths with
each other, advocating a national di-
rection Of works of international i'm
provement within this hemisphere, or
advising our withdrawal from en-
and vexatious alliances be-
Yond the seas, he presents alike an in
depreciation of the Monroe doctrine
both firm and liberal, yet never in ex-
cess of it's just and national limita-
tions.
His suggestions in connection with
the handling of the various depart
meuts of government will meet gen.
eral approval. The abolition of the
fee system in the Federal courts, of
the free seed dispensing bureau main
tained at Washington for the special
purpose of allowing Congrcssmen to
fatter their constituents at the public
expense, of the annoying free delivery
Of mails in small towns,the restriction
Of excessive expenditure in naval con-
;truction in view of the constant and
rapidphanges in the theory of build
ng warships and our comparative
the reformation OF the army
% suit the present civilized conditions
If our western reserves and the In
1lan tribes and the changed methods
IF modern warfare, and the suppress
on of pension frauds, is all the advice
If sound and discriminating intelli-
yence. We only wish he had in like
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