The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

President Cleveland'S message is one of
the most elaborate state papers that have
lately come from the Executive of the ma
ton. 1t is not elaborate in augmentation,
but simply in its concise presentation of
the condition of every department of the
government and our relations with every
nation of the world The vital political
issues which have agitated the present Con-
gress during the last session. are referred
to with eommendable brevitv but with IA
clearness and distinctnesS of tone that none
can misunderstood.
during the last fiscal year were 1912 So2 :
1920, and the expenditures were $442
605, 1881, leaving IA deficit of S69, SO3, 200
30. The ordinary expenses of the govern
ment were $l5.952 .614.66 less than during
the previous fiscal wear The deficit in the
Treasury will be easily explained when it
is understood that the receipts from Gus
toms fell off $133136, 1885, II from the pre-
vious year. and the internal revenue re-
ceipts fell off 81, S:,G 5}9.91. Our dutiable
imports were STAG, 651 625 less than in 1893,
and free imports were reduced S6+. 15S,-
90. Our exports during the year increas-
ed $44 49,, 1913 exclusive of gold, of which
we exported $16s 1893 O61 as against sos
$50, IA of the previous year, and the i'm
port of gold was 81. 40. 40 as against sci
1143sl of the previous year. Thus it will
be seen that our importations have largely
fallen off in both free and dutiable, and
our exports of both gold and products have
largely increased 1t is estimated that for
the present fiscal year the revenue will be
S424. 427 AS A and the expenditures so
10000 more leaving Il deficit of that
amount
The total amount of money of all kinds
in this country is presented at 81, 240. ID
SSS, being an increase of nearly $40 900 900
over the year 1893 and the money of all
kinds in circulation or not included in the
Treasury holdings. is 1852 .0s:;. 442 or
S24.2., per capita Of our population In
addition to this the Trcasu ry hold 81
6l3, 111.:55 of gold bullion. and silver s,uE.
hon. valued at the COS. purchase. 10 The
amount of s121.,9. SIS 1t will bc seq.
that the government ha> to-day the largest
amount of money available for circulation
among the people that We have had al any
time since the war
Our pension roll now contains the namc-
Of 969, IN pensioners being an increase Of
3,J::'2 durin" the last wear and 9:;i l0I are
of the rebellion. OF that number 469 ;44
have been granted under the act of June
p, 1890, known rs the dependent pension
law. The amount paid for pensions during
the year was Sl:'9,S 04 46l .05, and $40
600, 600 or practically the same amount a.
the current year The President very
Justly refers to the fact that the efforts of
the administration to cut off unworthy pen
sioners, and thereby make the pension roll
a roll of honor. have been falsely intcrprc-
ted and he adds that it .'Su@"cstS an I'M
fortunate indifference to the commission
of any otfcnsc which has for its motive the
securing of pension, and indicates will
ingness to be blind to the existence of
mean and trcachcrouS crimes which play
upon dcmagogic fears and make sport of
the patriotic impulse of grateful people.
On the tariff the President is plain and
explicit. He believes in charging our
markets in free ships American com
merce. in free coal and iron ore in the re-
peal of the additional duty of one tenth of
It cent per pound upon sugar imported
from countries which pay a bounty on
such exports, and also in favor of the re
peal of the diifercntial duty Of one-ei@hth
of a cent on refined sugar. His views on
this point are summed up in the following