Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-09

hopes will be dashed by persual of
the message. The president recogniz-
es the fact that Americans must have
strong sympathy for people any
where who are struggling for greater
freedom, but insists that as residents
Of this country they are bound to OBJ
serve in good faith the neutrality
laws and the obligations Of interna-
tional relationship.
Considerable space is devoted to
the massacre of Christians in Turkey
and to the narration of the steps
taken for the protection of Americans
in the disturbed districts. The public
is already well informed as to the
action taken by our national authori-
ties through American representa-
tives for the guarding of our inter
ests as well as our people in Turkey,
but it will be reassuring to know that
the administration is not inclined to
accept the Ottoman governments
guaranty of protection for American
citizens throughout the empire, as
the limit of it's duty in this matter,
and that every possible effort is now
being made to assure the safety of
American missionaries and other resi-
dents of this country who are in the
Turkish dominions.
President Cleveland next speaks of
the Administrations efforts to i'm
prove the consular service by sys-
tenn of transfers or competitive ap-
pointments to vacancies, and states
that 1876 places have already been in
cluded within the scope Of the new
system. He also says what is un-
doubtedly true, that our foreign rep
resentatives suffer from "shabbiness"
in our diplomatic outfit, and he rec
ommends that our ministers and our
ambassadors in foreign courts be pro-
vided with official residences in ad-
dition to their salaries. We do not
imagine, however, that Congress will
favor vast appropriation in this di-
rection until the government shows
it's ability to meet it's current expen-
ses.
That portion of the message which
will command the closest attention is
the part devoted to the questions of
revenue and our financial system. Ig-
noring the most recenu "mandate
from the people," the president
speaks of the superceding of the re-
publican tariff law by the democratic
act as having been made ''by com :
mand of the people," and he takes
advantage of the opportunity to en-
body in his message some of his time
dishonored and rejected arguments
in connection with protection con-
cerning the "favored classes" the
scurtailing Of our trade relations"
and the ''impeding of our entrance to
the markets of the world" If the
president had carefully studied the
statistics of our exports and imports
under the present democratic tariff
law as compared with our foreign
trade under the Mckinley law, he
would have realized the ridiculous
nature of most of his tariff argu-
ments.
The president in his message at
| tributes our recent ''distress and
/ panic'' to the compulsory purchase
{ and coinage of silver, but when he
} says that this influence operated for
, fifteen years and eliminated in the
? financial troubles of 1898, he evident
) ly forgets the unparalleled prosperi-
7 ty to which President Harrison was
! able to refer near the close of his ad-
ministration in the year 1892. He
: admits, however, that the late dem
: ocratic Congress did not do it's full
{ duty, and he now calls upon its re-
publican successor to complete its
work. He accordingly recommends
: the retirement of the greenbacks
t which in 1874 amounted to almost
: 1892, 100000, and the substitution O.
\ bonds bearing small rate Of interest
Y He would also have national banks
: issue circulating notes on the pal
: value Of bonds deposited to secure
: such circulation instead of ninety pei
8 cent as at present.
q Few fnanciers or business men viii
agree with the president in his state
n ment that the important question il
+ not the amount Of revenue but the
q kind Of money we maintain, for rea
V sons which have been frequently Sc
3 forth in these columns, but inasmucl
4 as the president in conclusion ex
a presses his willingness to cooperat,
: with Congress in perfecting any othe
) measure promising thorough ant
I0 practical relief, no fault can be founc
S with him for presenting the 'sremed,
d which his Judgment approves.n
It is evident that President Cleye