Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-12-13
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Ths laste1nual message that Gro
ysr Cleveland viii over 2nfict on a
long suffering people was presented
70 Congress yesterday. The message
bsgins as follows:
To the Congress Of the United
States. .As the representatives of
the people in the Legislative branch
OF their government. you have as
sembled ut a time 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. = political contest
invoking momentous consequence,
fraught with feycrish apprehension
and creating uggressiveness so in
tense as t. approach bitterness and
passion. has peen waSed throughout
onr land aud determined by the de-
cree of a free nt.5 independent suit
& without the disturhan e OF our
tranquility or the least sigu Of weak
ness in our national structure.
.When We consider these incidents
and contemplate the peaceful obedi-
ence and manly submission which
have succeeded a heated clash OF DO
litical 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
IN abiding faith in the agencies
established for the direction OF the
affairs OF their government. Thus
u people exhibit a patriotic dispo-
sition which entities them TO demand
OF those who undertake to make and
execute their laws such faithful and
uneeltish service in their behalf g.
can only be prompted by a serious
appreciation Of the trust and CONT
deuce which the acceptance OF public
duty invites
Tho message comprises o than
10000 words and contains a wealth
OF departmental information and sta
tistics beside a thorough review OF
our foreign relations.
President Cleveland in dealing with
the Cuban situation, unalterably OPP
poses the recognition Of the iusur-
gents as belligerents. He believes
the situation to be too delicate for any
intervention ON the part Of the United
States at the present time, although
his message strongly hints that the
ultimate outcome may require an
aggressive stand on the part of this
Government.
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
various departments OF the National
Government.
The President says our financial
methods are weak and vicious and
asks prompt reform OF the system
which is opposed to every rule OF
sound finance, and shown by expert
enc to be fraught with a grievous
spirit and perpleIity. He refers
to the late contest as being a greater
menac to property than the late
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.
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 circula
ton to the par value OF their deposits
Of security and their circulation. Tho
tax should be reduced TO one. fourth
Of one per cent. Summing up the
financial situation, the President
says:
1The entire case ma. be presented
by the statement that Il day OF sem
sibls and sound financial method will
not dawn on us until our Govern
ment abandons the banking business
and tie accumulation OF funds,
and confines it's monetary operations
TO the receipt Of the money contrib
uted by the people for its support
and TO the expenditure Of such mon.
ey for the peoples benefit"
Our business interests and all
good citizens long for a rest from
~feverish agitation, and the Inaugural.
ton by the Government OF u re-
formed financial policy. which will
encourage enterprise and make Ger.
tain the rewards Of labor and indus
try. After denouncing the ten lency
OF the times towards the creation OF
trusts and monopolists. the tendency
Of which, the President said, is to
crush out industrial Independence
and to hinder or prevent the Use OF
human faculties aud the full develop.
,nent OF human character, the Presi.
dent appeals to Congress to exercise
rigid economy-4the way Of perplex-
ing extravaganza Ia easy but a return
to frugality is difficult
He then concludes rs follows:
"When our difference nrs forgotten
and our contest Of political opinion
Ii no longer remembered, nothing in
the retrospect Of our public service
will be rs fortunate aud comforting