The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS-.
Digest OF President McKinley's
First Annual Message.
Currency Reform. the Cuban and Hawaii
an Questions Dealt with Along Con-
ssrvativs l.iuss-Othsr Natter
Given Confederation

CurreuGy Wefornn, the Cuben euo nsWeu-
an Questions Dealt with Along Con-
sentative liuss-Othsr Natter
0ivsn Consideration
Congratulations.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 6.-President Nc
Kinley sent his annual message to con-
gress.
He congratulated II upon assembling under
fclicitious conditions. Peace and good will with
all nations OF the earth continue unbroken, ne
the growing spirit OF fraternal regard and uni
fcaticn In all sections OF our country and the
lifting OF great public questions above party
The Finances
Beginning with the subject OF the finances.
the president says that while the full enect OF
the legislation OF the extra session has not yet
been realized what 1t has already accomplished
assures u Of its timeliness and wisdom. 10
test its permanent value further time Will be
required and the people. satisfied with its opef-
| stions and results thus far are in no mind to
withhold from IL fair trial The next ques-
tion pressing for consideration is that OF the
currency With the great resources OF govern
ment and with the honorable example OF the
past before Us We ought not 10 hesl-
tate TO enter upon currency
tions less onerous 10 the government. and re-
lieve our financial laws from ambiguity and
found in the great cost TO he government OF
/ maintaining at "a parity with gold our different
forms OF money, and the experience Of the past
four years have demonstrated that this Is not
only an expensive charge upon the government.
but dangerous menace to the national
credit 1t is manifest that we must devise
| some plan 10 protect the government against
/ bond issues for repeated redemptions we
have e9O0. $4,000 OF currency which the gov
eminent. by solemn enactment, has undertaken
to keep at par and nobody is obliged to redeem
in gold but the government which must borrow
the gold The law, which requires the payment
- TnAf "a as
notes demands a constant replenishment OF the
gold reserve, especially in times OF panic and
Insufficient revenue and during the preceding
were issued and sold TO sustain
the gold reserve and pay the expenses
of the government in excess Of revenue While
Il is true that greater part OF this is used to
supply deficient revenues, considerable por-
tton was required to maintain the gold reserve
this and the policy OF selling bonds Is to be
continued. then congress should give the sec
rotary OF the treasury authority to sell BONDS
IT long or short periods, bearing less rate Of
interest than Is now authorized b. law. Inc
president says:
Recommendation
"Iearnestly recommend as soon as the receipt,
Of the government are quite sufficient TO pay al
the expenses OF the government. that when any
United States notes are presented for redemp
Sa II sH be sep .na set ana
obvious duty. the holder Of n,
And gets il from the government
ne should not receive back from the govern
ment United States note without paying gol1
That amounts to the presidents mind, to Civ
ing interest bearing debt. government
bend for Q non interest bearing debt, United
states note. The government should be re
lieved from the burden OF providing all the
gold required for exchanges and exports. Ihi
ought to oe stopped With an era OF prosperit,
and sufficient receipts we may feel no tmmeuiat
embarrassment. but the danger Will Dc ever
present
.or the detail llan OF the secretary of the treas
ury To protect the gold reserve. He concur
with him in the recOmme ndation that nationa
banks be allowed To issue notes To the fac
value OF their bonds deposited. that their cir
culation tax be reduced 10 one-half OF one pc
cent, and national banks may be established
with a capital OF s25.VuJ. He also recommend
that the issue OF national bank notes be re
stricted to the denomination OF ten dollars an
upwards and that they be required To redeem
their notes in gold.
The Cuban Question.
Turning to foreign affairs. the president de
votes much space In his message to consider
alton of she CUBAN question. which he says. 1
the most important problem with which on
government IL now called upon to deal in II
foreign relations Summarizing the history
former outbreaks, the president comes down !
the present instruction. speaking OF its re
markable Increase. its tenacious exstenc
against enormous forces massed by Spain, tn
widespread destruction OF property and tn
disregard or the civilized code
war on both sides. He says these condition
give rise TO gravest apprehensions There
no desire on our part TO proht by SPANS mis-
fortunes. and we have only the desire TO Sc
. Cubans enjoying that measure OF self-contro
concentration policy OF weyler he says: II
has utterly failed a. war measure. IL il nc
. civilized warfare-it Is determination
Our Government's Protest
Against this abuse OF the rights OF war. III
{ president says he has felt constrained on RI
peated occasions, TO enter the firm and homes
protest OF this government lie outlines n
Instructions to Minister Woodford, which WEI
in substance 10 Impress upon the Spanish COY
eminent the sincere wish OF the United STATE
to lend its aid toward the ending 81 the war I
/ reaching peac full and lasting result just an
honorable to SPAN and 10 the Cuban peopl
IL was also asked whether Spain Of her oW
9 yolition should not make proposals for settl,
!, ment anu il was said that we could not conten
j plate an indefinite period for the accomplish
Q ment OF this result.
J, The Spanish Reply.
: The Spanish reply to Mr. Woodford. was.
the presidents opinion, in the direction OF
D better understanding. 1t admitted our friend
purposes and deep interest, and declared th
he new government was bound to change
|. nniicT thai should satisfy the United States al
pacify Cuba within reasonable time. To tn
, end political reforms VIII be put into effect al
Q military operations conducted on humal
4 lines. 1t was suggested that Spain
left free to conduct military operation
and grant political reforms while
/, United states Tor its par. should enforce mel
/, trial obligations and cut on the assistant
q which the insurgents IL was asserted, receive
y from this country. Early and complete pacii
cation Is hoped for. .
r The president declares that the Spanish di
q position to charge US with failure to meet
ternational duties IL baseess. and points
abe efforts this government have made ut q
r cost OF millions. ana by the employment OF q
. administrative machinery OF the nation to re
u form its duty well He also says that the ia
:, that no military expedition or armed vess
y has left our shores has been diplomatical
L represented with spain. Promising III
n throughout all the horror and danger TO o
peace the United States has never abrogat
y It's right TO determine its policy rs TO Cuba I
q president points out that, OF untried measure
there remains only: Recognition OF the insu
gents rs belligerents recognition OF the Ind
70 pendence Of Cuba, neutral Intervention TO e
:. the war by imposing rational compromise ;
y tween the contestants. an Intervention In fav
f" Of one or the other party.
% No Forcibis Annexation.
. He says: Il speak not Of forcible amer
II ton for that can not be thought of. That
IN our code OF morality would be criminal aggrs
sion. Taking up the question OF beligeren
I. the president quotes at length from Preside
n | Grants message Of December T. 1873. where
| he declared that the condition in Cuba wi
)I ranted neither the recognition OF independer
IL | nor the recognition of belligerency. He ~
- that moreover recognition OF bell
u ereucy would confer upon oeitl
| N