The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-19
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mckinley Urges Congress to Pass a
Tariff Bill Without Delay.
MORE REVENUE IS NEEDED.

lie Says a Deficit Has Existed Now for
Three Years---Borrowlng for Ordinafy
Outlay--No Reference Made to the
Cuban or Other Foreign Questions---
Tariff the Only Question Discussed.
WASHINGTON, d. G. Especially. President
Mckinley has sent his first message to Con-
yress. He says:
$50 the Congress of the United States;
-Rsgretting the necessity which has re-
Iuired me to call you together l feel that
FOUR assembling fn- extraordinary session is
indispensable because of the condition in
which we find the revenues OF the Govern
nent.
at is conceded that its current expendi-
lures are greater than Its receipts, and that
such a condition has existed for now more
Than three years. With unlimited means at
our command, we are presenting the remark
able spectacle of.increasing II public debt
by borrowing money to meet the ordinary
outlaws incident upon even an economical
and prudent administration of the Govern
nent, An examination Of the subject dis
.loses this fact In every detail and leads IN
,vitably to the conclusion that the condition
1f tine revenue WHICH huOWS ~ IL uuJushhha
ole and should be corrected
The message then gives figures to show
that during the past three years the Govern
nent's expenditures lave exceeded its rev.
snues, and that In consequence several bond
issues have been necessary. Continuing,
the President says:
at NAV be urged that even II the revenues
of the Government had been sufficient to
meet all its ordinary Expenses during the
past three years. the gold reserve would still
have been insufficient 10 meet tho demands
upon it, and that bonds would necessarily
have been issued for its repletion. Be this as
1t may, it is clearly manifest, without deny
ing or affirming the correctness OF such a
conclusion, that the debt would have been
decreased In at least the amount OF the de-
HeIency, and business conf1de-He immeasur-
ably strengthened throughout the country,
Congress should prompts correct the
existing condition. Ample re snues must be
supplied not only for the o.Ilnary expenses
Of The Government, but for the prompt pay
ment Of liberal pensions and the liquidation
Of the principal n interest OF the public
debit In raising revenue duties should b3
80 levied upon foreign products as to pre-
servo the home market. so far as pos
sible, to our own producers; to revive
and increase manufactures; to relieve
and encourage agriculture; to increase
our domestic and foreign commerce.
TO all and develop mining and building,
and to render 10 labor in every field Of
| useful occupation the liberal wages n ade-
uuate rewards to which skill and industry
| are Justly entitled. The necessity OF the
passage OF n tariff law which shall provide
ample revenue need not be further urged.
The imperative demand Of tho hour is the
prompt enactment Of such a measure, and TO
this object 1 earnestly recommend that Con-
gress shall mako every endeavor. Before
| other business is transacted let US first pro-
vide sufficient revenue to faithfully admins
Ter the Government without the contracting
Of further debt or the continued disturbance
| Of our finances. WILLIAM MCKINLEY"