The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-30
THE MOCK CONGRESS-.
Inaugural Address OF President A. NJ.
6arOutte.


At Lynchburg they have a mock
United States Government, including
administrative and legislative depart.
ments. A. M. Garoutte was recently
chosen President of the United States,
and by request we puidish below his in.
augural address, which will be found a
production of no ordinary interest:
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
One of the most important questions
before our people today is the money
question. Our financial affairs are in
anything but satisfactory condition. A
portion of our people lay all our financial
ills to the demonetization of silver. An.
other portion says that our Nation is now
reaping the results of unwise legislation
in reference to the two leading money
metals. We have on one hand those
who favor single gold standard and
on the other hand those who favor free
and unlimited coinage of silver. I favor
an intermediate course between these
two extremes favor the coinage of silver
bullion now in the Treasury favor sill
yer as a money, and would open our
mints to the coinage OF that metal on a
parity with gold. am fully convinced
that an international agreement on this
question would be the best solution of
it. would favor the appointment of
delegates to meet delegates from the
leading nations of the world to agree
upon bimetallic basis and thus give
silver it's rightful place as money. If
it shall become necessary to sell more
bonds l am in favor of placing them
within the reach of our people, and not
sell them at private sale to great syndi-
Gates. A popular loan is far preferable,
but we ought not to sell bonds and thus
fasten debt upon ourselves and our
posterity, unless all other remedies for
relieving our Treasury fail.
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
There was time when we gladly vel.
coined the oppressed of every land. Our
country's resources were to be developed
and our people were not able alone to
develop them. But the time has Ger.
tainly come when we ought to prohibit,
or at least restrict immigration, We
should have strict immigration laws, and
see that they are rigidly enforced. One
not used to making study of statistics
will be surprised that in a single year
$4,000 foreigners land on our shores.
Our morals, our politics, and our insti.
tutions are being affected by this large
influx of foreign elements. We object
to the pauper and criminal class landing
on our shores. We welcome the thrifty
and industrious as We have always done
Action on this important question should
not be delayed. Politicians who have
not the courage of their convictions and
who are afraid of their political heads,
should be relegated to the shades OF
private life.
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
We deeply sympathize with the strug.
Cling patriots of Cuba; we recall our
own troubles of over one hundred years
ago, when our forefathers had thrown
off the CALLING yoke of England. We owe
debt of gratitude to those who aided
US in our struggles for liberty, and we
certainly ought to do as much for our
neighbors on the Island of Cuba. The
Spanish authorities there are engaged in
an inhuman, cruel butchery of the
Cuban patriots. Under the law of ma.
tions we should put stop to it. We
should recognize them as independent,
and, if necessary, aid them with our
mighty right arm. This revolution has
progressed over one year those strug.
Cling patriots have formed provisional
government, and have a provisional
President. They are in position to
treat with foreign powers. Why should
we, to whom Cuba looks for sympathy
and aid, longer delay to do our duty ?
I favor the annexation of Cuba to the
United States if she shall gain her inde-
pendence, and if such is her desire. l
favor the annexation to our country of
all territory lying adjacent to US. AL
though the proposition to encourage the
annexation of the Canadas has been
negatived in Congress, yet we feel that
those who voted against it will see the
error of their way. We also extend our
sincere sympathy to the Armenian
Christians and the oppressed of every
land. In this connection I wish to say
that l abhor the encroachments of
European nations (and especially Eng.
land) upon American soil. Therefore l