The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE.
THE FATAL FAULTS OF OUR AWk-
WARD FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

State Banks Recommended and the Bond
Issue misunderstanding Carlisle's
Plan to Render the Currency More Flex-
iblc Endorsed by the President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The follow
ing is synopsis OF President Cleve-
lands Message which was sent to Con
gress on last Monday:
To the Congress of the United States
The assemblage within the nations
legislative halls of those charged with
the duty of making, laws for the bene,
fit of a generous and free people, inn
pressively suggests the eXacting obi
CATION and memorable responsibility
involved in their task. At the thresh-
old of such labor now to be under,
taken by the Congress of the United
States, and in the discharge of an eX-
ecutive duty enjoined by the Constl.
tuition containing brief statement OF
the condition of our national affairs
and recommending such legislation
as seems to me necessary and eXpedl-
ent. The history of our recent deal
ings with other nations and our peace
full relations with them at this time adj
ditionally demonstrate the advantage
of consistently adhering to firm but
Just foreign policy, free from envlous
or ambitious national schemes and
characterized by entire honesty and
sincerity. During the past year pl!r-
suant to a law of Congress, commits
sioners were appointed to the Antwerp
Industrial Expedition. Though the
participation of American exhibitors
fell far short of completely illustrating
our national ingenuity and industrial
achievements, yet it was quite credit
able in view of the brief time allowed
for preparation.
The message treats first of our for
eign relations, and disapproves of the
situation at Samoa, declaring the pres
ent peace to be unstable, and recon-
mending our withdrawal as soon as
possible from our connection with
the affair. He calls attention to the
good service of our ships at Rio de Ja-
metro, and to the termination of GER
tain treaty arrangements between this
country and Brazil under the new tar
iff; also to the signing of new treaty
with China. He comments upon the
danger to our people resident in Chi.
ma during the Japan-China war, and
would heed any intimation that our
aid would be acceptablein terminating
hostiliti1es He calls attention to
trade differences with, Germany grow
ing out of our tariff on sugar, and re-
commends the repeal of the one-tenth
of one per cent. tax. He recommends
the acc eptance by this country of the
award of the Paris tribunal in the
Behring Sea controversy, and the
prompt payment by this country of the
1926, 600 in full payment of all claims
of Great Britain. He reviews the
Bluefelds incident at some length and
sets forth in familiar manner our re-
lations with the various foreign pow
erS.
The President shows a great appre-
citation of the citizen soldiery of the
several States, and after commencing
Secretary Lamont's plan for reorgan-
izing the regular army, he says: The
reports of the militia inspections by
regular army officers show a marked
increase in interest and efficiency
among the State organizations, and !
strongly recommend continuance OF
the policy of affording every practical
announcement possible to this impor-
tant auxiliary of our military estab-
lishment.
The President warmly commends
the work of the Circuit Courts of Ap-
peal, and favors the addition of anoth-
er Judge in each district. He also fa-
vors a United States Court for the In
dian Territory: He urges the settle
ment of the Union Pacific Railroad
matter by this congress in some way
that will take the road out of the
hands of the receiver as speedily as
possible.
The President repeats his former re-
commentators in favor of govern
ment prisons for government prison
ers, and everybody will endorse his
approval of the Secretary of Wars re-
commendation that the present militia
ry prison at Fort Leayenworth be
turned over to the government for the
Imprisonment of Federal convicts.
There is no demand for special pen
itentiary for members of the army,
and Mr.. Lamont declares that it can be
turned over to the government for
other purposes with an actual saving
of money to the War Department.
The President cordially endorses the
recommendation of Postmaster Gen
eral BisseQ with reference to restrict
ing or remodelling the law with re-
ference to second class matter in the
mails. This privilege properly allowed
by the government for the distribution
of newspapers to the people, is taken
advantage of by advertising sheets and
by trashy novels, and for the distribu
ton of tons of garden seeds, so that
the Postmaster General declares that
if these abuses were corrected there
would not only cease to be deficit
in the Postoffice Department, but that
legitimate newspapers could be dis
tributed through the mails free.
President Cleveland favors addi-
tional ships and torpedo boats for the
navy, and the continuing of work on
our coast defence. He urges revision
of the line of the navy, and the passage
of laws that will make itpossible for
faithful members to receive promo
tons that will create corps d'esprit
that is now badly needed. The Presi
dent does not believe in pushing the
question of allottments of land to In