Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-09-10
the burden which we ourselves ought

the burden which weourselves ought
to bear
ITO facilitate the enforcement of
the maXims which he announced, he
declared: 1t is essential that you
should particularly bear in mind
that toward the payment of debts
there must be revenue; that to have
no taxes can be devised which are
not more or less inconvenient or un-
pleasant; that the intrinsic embar-
rassment inseparable from the selec-
ton of proper objects (which is
always a choice of difficulties) ought
to be a decisive motive for candid
construction of the conduct of the
government in making it; and for a
spirit of acquiescence i'm the measure
for obtaining revenue which the
public exigencies may at any time
dictate
animated by like sentiments the
people of the country must now face
the conditions which beset them.
THE public exigencies demand
prompt protective legislation.
which will avoid the accumu-
lation of further debt by providing
adequate revenues for the expenses
of the government. This is mani
testify the requirement of duty. II
elected President of the United States
it will he my aim to vigorously pro-
mote this object and give that am
pie encouragement to the occupations
of the American people, which, above
at this juncture of our national
affairs.
Our Condition In December, 1907.
| I'm December, 1892, President Har-
rison sent his last message to Con-
gress. 1t was an able and eXhaus-
tive review of the condition and re-
sources of the country. 1t stated
our situation so accurately that l
am sure it will not be amiss to re-
cite his official and valuable testi-
mony.
| "'There never has been a time in
our history said he, when work
was SO abundant, or when wages
were so high, whether measured by
the currency in which they are paid
or by their power to supply the
necessaries and comforts of life. The
general average of prices has been
such as to give to agriculture a fail
participation i'm the general pros
perity. The new Industrial plants
established since Oct. 6. 1890, and VI
to Oct. 22, 1892, number 345, and tin,
extentions of existing plants, los
The new capital invested amounti
to $40, 446, ,060 and the number of ad
ditional employees 37,2s5. During
the first six months of the presen
calendar year 135 new factories wer
built, of which forty were cOttoI
mills, forty-eight knitting mills
twenty-six wooden mills, fifteen sill
mills, four plush mills, and tw,
linen mills. OF the forty cotton mills
twenty-One have been built i'm tn
Southern states
This fairly describes the happ
condition of the country i'm Decen
, ber, 1892. What has it been since
: and what is it now?
Our Condition Eight Months Later
,, 1.-THE messages of President Clevt
8 land from the beginning of his secon
administration to the present tim
abound with descriptions of the d.
plorable Industrial and financis
situation of the country. While N
resort to history or official STATE
ment IL required to advise us Of tn
present conditions, and that whic
has prevailed during the past thre
years, / venture to quote from Pres
, Cleveland's first message, Aug.
1892, addressed to the Fifty -Thir
Congress, which he had calle
, together in extraordinary session
i" The existence of an alarmin
and extraordinary business situs
tion,' said he, involving the weliaI
and prosperity of all our people, hs
constrained me to call together
extra session the peoples represel
tatives i'm Congress-, to the end ths
: through the wise and patriotic e,
ercise Of the Legislative duties wit
which they solely are charged, tn
present evils may be mitigated. an
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