The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-12-12
CLEVELAND,S MESSAGE.
THE FATAL FAULTS o. OUR AWK-
WaSO FINANCIAL SYSTEM.


plan to Bender the Currency More ficN-
;h,s Endorsed by the President.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-The follow
ing is a 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 witt.
the duty OF making laws for the bene-
fit of a generous and free people, I'M
presively suggests the eSactlng OOH
CATION and memorable responsibility
involved in their task. Atthe threSh-
old of such labor now to be under
taken by the Congress Of the United
States, and in the discharge of an eN-
ecutive duty enjoined by the Constr
tuition containing brief statement OF
the condition of our national affairs
and recommending such legislation
as seems to me necessary and eNpedl-
ept. The history of our recent deal
ings with other nations and ourpeacee-
full relations with them at this time ad-
ditionally demonstrate the advantage
of consistently adhering to 4 tlrm out
lust foreign policy, free from enVloaS
or ambitious national schemes ana
characterized by entire honesty and
sincerity. During the past year pur-
suant to a law of Congress, commls-
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, vet it was quite credit,
s 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 tie pres
ent peace to be unstable, and recon-
mending our withdrawal as soon as
possible from our connection with
the affair. He calls attention t. the
good service of our ships at Rio oe Ja-
metro, and to the termination OF GER
tain treaty arrangements between tins
country and Brazil under the new tar
if; also to the signing of new treaty
with China. He comments upon the
danger to our people resident III CHI
ma during the Japan-China war, and
would heed any intimatlon that our
aid would be acceptable IN terminating
host;iti1es. 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
S425, GEO in full payment OF ali 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: "Ihe
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 afording every practical
encouragement possible to this lmpor-
tant auxiliary Of our military estab-
Gshment."
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 ia
vors 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-3eFfisson-
ers, and everybody viii endorse his
approval of the Secretary of Wars re-
commendatioa That the present militia
ry prison at Fort Leavenworth be
TUNED 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 Cen
eral Bissel 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 We're corrected there
would not only cease to be cetlclt
in the Postofice 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 en-
our coast defence. He urges a 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 IL
dams too fast, and thinks if old farm
ers are crying hard times, it is not to
be expected that Indians can begin
farming and makea living. He agrees
with the Secretary of the Interior
against the sale of lands remaining
after an apportionment, until it shall
have developed by experiment that
the Indians were ready forallottment.
He commends the exposure of pen
sion frauds, and 1t is believed by the |
commissioner of pensions thatthe year
of 1895 will see high water mark IN
the number of pensioners. After the |