Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-08
The PrssidenL's Message.

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begins as follows: .:
To the Congress of the United
States: GAS the representatives Of
the people in the Legislative branch
of their government, You have as
sembled at tune when the strength
and excellence OF our free institutions
and the fitness OF our citizens to en-
Joy popular rule have been again
made manifest A political contest
involving momentous consequence,
fraught with feverish apprehension
and creating aggcessiveness 80 in
tense as t. approach bitterness and
passion, has peen waged throughout
our land and determined ny the de-
cree Of free and independent suff-
rage, without the disturbance OF our
tranquility or the least sign Of weak
ness in our national structure.
"When we consider these incidents
and contemplate the peaceful obedi-
ence and manly submission which
have succeeded heated clash of DO
itical opinions, we discover abund-
ant evidence of a determination on
the part Of our countrymen to abide
by every verdict Of the popular will
and to be controlled at all times by
an abiding faith in the agencies
established for the direction of the
affairs of their government. Thus
our people exhibit patriotic dispo-
sition which entities them to demand
of those who undertake to make and
execute their laws such faithful and
unseltish service in their behalf as
can only be prompted by serious
appreciation of the trust and CONT
dence which the acceptance Of public
duty invites" H.. .... TO-
The message comprises more than
10000 words and contains wealth
of departmental information and sta
tistics beside a thorough review of
our foreign relations.
President Cleveland in dealing with
the Cuban situation, unal terably op-
poses the recognition of the insur-
gents as belligerents. He believes
the situation to be too delicate for any
intervention on the part of the Uaited
States at the present time, although
bis message strongly hints that the
ultimate outcome may require an
aggressive stand on the part of this
Cover oment.
Briefly touching on the Venezuelan
boundary question and the Behring
Sea complications, the President then
devotes himself to internal affairs.
His message takes up in detail the
ya:io.'s departments Of the National
Government.
The President saws our fpancial
methods are weak and vicious and
asks prompt reform of the system
which is opposed to every rule of
sound tila1ce, and shown by expert
ence to be fraught with a giievous
spirit and pecplexity. He refers
to the late contest as being a greater
menace to property than the la5e
war. He declares that financial
peace cannot be secured until the
government currency obligations
upon which gold may be demanded
are withdrawn from circulation and
cancelled, He advocates their ex-
change for long term, low interest
bonds, or their redemption With the
proceeds Of such bonds. PIT ~ = -''
II this is not done, he thinks that
such currency obligations when re-
deemed should be cancelled instead
Of being re-issued. National banks
should redeem their own notes. They
should be allowed to issue circuIa
ton to the par Value Of their deposits
Of security and their circulation. The
tax should be reduced to one.fourth
OF one per cent. Summing up the
financial situation, the President
says:
sIThe entire caae NAV be preaented