The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-03
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE,
It is Read in Congress
This Morning.
Tue FINANCES ARE DISCUSSED
The ReIations of Foreign Powers
20 Amsrica Also Discussed
The chiiIIan and Cuban
AFFAIR.

OF lhe cnss OF exrConaut Waller, who was
sc ntOnced by q ttench court martial To |
iong term OF imI rlsonment on tho charge
of having given inforiLatiOn to tho Ho-
vaa in madagascar. l.a45- a..
In our dealings with other nations we
ought TO lie opBhhanued and sorupuiHu5'
ly far. These considerations. should noL
however. constrain US to submit to unfair
Discrimination nor to silent ly hequlesce In
vexat, Gus hindrancea to thu enjoy inent OF
our share of the legitimate advantages
of proper trade relations. II should.
however. by no meons DO lightly entered
upon, since the necessity fuf the naugu
ration oil such policy would be Regretted
by The boat sentiment az out people ana
because 1t naturally and logically mlgGt
lead TO consequences OF the grnyesL
character,
Goluc 10 the relations betwg this
country and Great Britain the message
says: Our relations with Great BrItain.
always iaii nate and I'm porinlL h We de
manhed during tho past year sven great
er ,nre OF consideration han 10 usual,
Much corrssp ondenco has been ex-
changed between the TWO governments
on tho sabjact OF preventing the extsrni-
nation ana slaughter OF sJais. The lnsdm
cheney of tho British patrol OF Behiing
Sea, under the regulations agreed on by
the Two governments. has baBn pointed
our. and yot only two British ships have
been on police duty during this season Ia
these waters.
The President points at the condition of
affairs arising from The Alaskan boundary
question aud FROM the unsatirfaotory de.
limitation OF the respective Jurisdictions
Of the United States aud Canada. aud
urges that those questions he settled by
Congress so far ne possible.
Referring to tho Venezuelan dispute
with Great Britain the message says that
in July last a despatch was addrossed TO
our Ambassador ct London Tor com NUM-
cation to tie Brtlsh governmental which
the attitude OF tho United States was
fully and distinctly sat forth, The answer
OF the British government has not yet
been received but Is expected shortly.
The PresdeUt then refers to the bound
airy dispute between Mexico aud Guate.
mala and to the British dispuso with
| Nicarnuga aud niso spaaks OF the Cuban
| troubles. lie says: - Whatever may Ia
the traditional sympathy OF our country.
mon as ind!viduals with people VINO
| seem TO BIO struggling for larger Ru.on-
| omy and greater freedom despeneu as
much sympathy naturally III behalf OF
| our neighbore yet the plain dnty OF own
government ls to observe in good faith
the recognized obligations OF Information
| al relationship
The performance of this duty should
| not he made more difficult oy disregard
| on the port OF our citizens OF the uulKa-
| tons growing out OF their allegiance to
their country, which should Restrain them
from violating us individuals the noutrRl-
ity which the nation OF which they nIe
| members Ia bound to Observe In Its rela-
| lions to fTlundly Sovereign suites. Though
neither the warmth of our peoples sym.
pnthy with the Cuban Insurgents nor our
loss and material damage cons quent u pom
the futile endeavors thus far made to rost
on peace and order, nor any sEoel or hu.
name sensibiltlos may have received
from the crueties VIII en- appears to Or
pectally charaeterlze this sunguinary aud
Hereby conducted war have III The least
shaken the determination of the govern.
ment to honestly fulfill every Internal on.
n! obligation, yet IL ID to be earnestly
hoped Oh every ground that the devasla-
lion Of armed conflict may speedily be
stayed and order anu quiet restored . the
distracted Island bringing In thar train
tho activity and thrift OF peaceful pur.
suits.
The Ottoman government he's lately
issued an Imperial trade CXSn pttpg for.
ever from taxation an American college
Tor girls at SouLarl,
As wo turn from a order OF our for.
eign relation TO the contemplation OF ouI
nntions financial situation We nra I'm me-
diaiely aware that the approaching sub
1Act oil domestic concern Is more impOr-
tant than any other that can engage oul
attention and ons ut present In such
perplexing and delicate prod .cament as to
require prompt ana wise treatment.
We may well DO encouraged to all earn
est effort In this direction when NO recall
| the HicpA HlTHAuy taken u Wulu improving
our economic aud financial situatlpn. anC
when we appreciate TOW we'll the way has
been prepared for further progress b,
aroused and Intelligent popular Interests
IN these subjects.
by commnnd of tho peonle o custom
revenue system designed for the protec
tlen and benefit OF favored classes at Lh'
expense OF tho Ereatnass Of our country
msu. and which, while inefficient TOR I'll,
purpose Of revenue, eJrtalied oui trad,
1al Is Al i, ,...ta
. markets OF the world, has been zlperse1
ed by u tariff policy which III pfInciple i
Daeed upon deulal of the right Of tn
government TO obstfuct the avenues
our peoples cheap livv9 or lesse
their cOmfurt and cuntentmant for TIA
, sake OF according special advantage I
tavorites, und which, while eneuuI ain
. our lntsrceurso with other natit us. rec Il.
mes tho fct that American seli.teliune'
Thrift aud ingenuity can but baiii u
our country's indus rles mud develop II
resources more surely than enervuttn
pateTnnlsm.
. he compulsory purchase and coinng
oil silver b. the government, uncueGf e
ard unregulatod by business condition
and heeiiiers OF our currency need
which Ter moro thad Is years diluted ul
r circulating medium, undermined cont
a nence abfohd IN our financial ability, All
, at last cuiInnQtel In DISTRESS and panic
home, has been recsntly stopped by Il
} repehi OF the laws which forced thos
v reckless schemes upon the country.
The president reviews the different
nhnciai laws that have been passed al
" eNllnustlYely treats tho present monstAI
a conditions he says: the foreigong stat
ment OF events and conditions deveo
tho fact that inter gncrensiD. our inteIe
a bearing bonded Indebtedness moro tn
y slG9. COO 600 TO save our gold ressrvO. we
nearly whore We starLei from having 5u
u. raaerve SI9 833. gG6 US against SU5 I3S 577
- February 1891, when tile tlrst bends We
:, Issued.
Wmle | have endeayored To make
J. plain statement OF tho dsordcrsd con-
10 ton OF our currency and the present ia
gers menacing our prosperity aud TO si
Ecst way which leads TO a safer iluunC
system, have constantly had in mi
' Tie fact tAnt many oil my eountrym'
Ia whose sincerity do not doubt, iusist III
"a the cure for the Ills now threatening
may be found In tho single remedy OF /
.. Tsa wing. 81 SHpE.
a. ThsJ o9nS1na lhA5 E-snts ehall be
10 once thrown open To the II ee, uniiInil
and independent coinage 90 both Koid II
silver dollars OF full legal tender quail
regardless Of the action Of any other X
~ ernineDt aud In full view Of the fact u
ne lhe ratio between the metals that ii
20 suggest Calls for Que hundred cents wo
Y. Of gold In a gold doiiaT and the prese
a. Standard aud only fifty cents In intrin
worth OF silver IN the silver dollar
NJ We're there Infinitely stronger reasC
than eau be ddducea for hoping that 81
Vn action would secure Tor us q bt.metal
as currency moving on tho lines OF parity
q experiment so novel and hazardous
Y that proposed might we'll slagger tn
be who Deaeye STABILITY ID an lmpeI al
I'd condition oil sound money.
10. No government has ever been able
I'd hold the twol metals together In 1
coinage ratio Cpl reolably different If
that which is esta oiished In the MARI
ID Of The world.
,s- 10 CONCLUSION especially enlIeat
peoples ropes entttv In ConsIe '