Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-12-05

GERS WHOSE TtmuHtIdlluN IN Iecs, upW Tess
than $1,000. Will be augmented with tho
growth Of our foreign commerce and a
return to more favorable business condi-
tons In execution OF the executive order
referred to, the Secretary Of State has des-
ignated as board to conduct the pre-
scribed examinations, the third assistant
Secretary Of State, the solicitor OF the De-
partment Of State. and the chief Of the con-
sular bureau, and has specified the subjects
to which such examinations shall relate.
1t is not assumed that this system will
prove a full measure of consular reform. II
is quite probable that actual experience will
show particulars in which the order at is
sue may be amended and demonstrate
that, for the best results, appropriate legis-
lation by Congress is imperatiyey required
In any event these efforts to improve
the consular service ought to be lmme-
diately supplemented by legislation provid-
ing for consular inspection. This has fire.
quently been subject Of executive recon-
mendation, and l again urge such action
by Congress as will permit the frequent
and thorough inspection of consulates by
officers appointed for that purpose or by
persons already in the diplomatic or con-
sular service. The expense attending such
a plan would be insignificant compared
with its usefulness, and hope the legis-
lation necessary to set 1t on foot will be
speedily forthcoming.
I am thoroughly convinced that in addi-
ton to their salrles our ambassadors and
ministers at foreign courts should be
provided by the government with official
residences.
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As we turn from a review Of our for
eign relations to the contemplation Of our
national financial situation we are imme-
diately aware that We approach a subject
OF domestic concern more important than
any other that can engage our attention.
and one at present in such a perplexing
and delicate predicament as to require
prompt and wise treatment. We may well
-
direction when we recall the steps al
ready taken toward improving our eco
nomic and fnacia situation, and when
we appreciate how well the way has been
prepared for further progress by an aTous-
ed and Intelligent popular interest in these
subjects.
By command OF the people a customs
revenue system, designed for the protec-
ton and benefit OF favored classes at the
expense Of the great mass of our country
men, and which, while inefficient for the
purpose Of revenue, curtailed our trade
relations and impeded our entrance to
the markets Of the world, has been super
seeded by a tariff policy which in prine-
pie Is based upon a denial Of the right
Of the government to obstruct the reve-
nues to our peoples cheap living or les
the sake Of according especial advantages
TO favorites and which, while encouraging
our intercourse and trade with other ma
tions, recognizes that fact that American
self-reliance thrift and ingenuity can
build up our country's industries and de-
velop its resources more surely than en-
ervating paternalism.
The compulsory purchase and coinage
h.. bod
and unregulated by business conditions,
and needless OF our currency needs. which
for more than fifteen years diluted our
circulating medium, undermined conf
dence abroad in our finaclal ability, and
at last eliminated in distress aHd panic
at home has been recently stopped by the
repal OF the laws which force this reck-
less scheme upou the country
The things thus accomplished notwith
standing their extreme importance and
benefcent effects fall far short Of curing
the monetary evils from which we suffer.
as a result OF long indulgence in ill-ad-
vsed finacial expedients.
The currency denominated United States
notes and commonly known as greenbacks
was issued in large volume during the
late civil war, and was intended originally
to meet the exigencies of that period.
1t will be seen BY reference to the de
bates in Congress at the time the laws
were passed authorizing issues of these
notes, that their advocates declared
that they We're intended for only
temporary use. and to meet the emer-
sencies of war. In almost, il not
all the laws relating 10 them some pro-
vision was made contemplating their vol
untary or compulsory retirement. A large
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