The Delta independent., 1899-12-08
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
He Speaks Freely OF the Duty OF This
Nation to Malntsln Control OF the
Philippines. and II Equally Frank
In FavorlnS a Currency Sys-
tenn Based Upon Gold.


Of President Mckinley Was delivered
TO Congress to-day. Below II is given
In a somewhat condemned form:
ITO the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives: At the threshold OF your de-
mbsra.ions you are called E i, 70 y nSurn v,n p x,,n
on On the morninx Of November sist last;
psseei ass ssis h. .1% private NE was pure and
elevated. while hts public career wa, was
s,.ness ssr ss'iansS1ssa anssssss ass esasa
lie has been removed from the high Of
ioi,y sSarss,sr. his deyotien 70 da,y: ii.
honesty q purpose and ,, noble es virtues .nd nd
THE REVENUES.
Its hrst regular session with the country
aniserssi ssrSsn Hocs viii II Among The people :!
home, and In relations OF peace ana ana
snaS"'6b merIai Bur % foreisn % sommeree n has shown
great Increase In voiume and value Ins
combined the nn9r. I2r., sHs .ssr ssS%n BY sine
gle year in all our history Our exports
fcs lsss alone exeeeasd By more ,,s than a
are y per cent. less than In is7o. while
capacity OF the United States to satisfy
ion @ s" as Well p as 81 70 sontriSuis 10 those OF
the peoples OF other nations.
s.sta:Iis, pGss o, OF Ss manufas,u1sd prodsetr
we exported In value GzSssz.iS being
assr .nan ias. ans hs *. cny
all our history when the products oi our
nah sold r s1sssd s and sss gov
ernment receipts from all sources for "a.
n-cal year ended June % ~, including
facinc indebtsane.s' srsresated ssio-ss2
osts5. Customs receipts were Zoo izst tsl--
i;zss y. III isi.h For shs risesi year ihe "a.
penditures were gss. $50 atc. leaving =
A.. as, i,,.uss q. ~ II That That ;ss'y sssps.
for The current nssai year Nv w'i, .Esref ef
-sss n,s applapraiisns aS the 'ns espenaitarss
,. W., asFTssss%ss s % ~ ,ss ssssns Mai ssar a.
c.,ys The present gra,ifyins strength
ane. was sz1s cei III. y. OF which s-ss. "a
sss,cn. @ sas IN roS sannenss sss sea WHICH, s prevail
throughout the country have brought
s.sa,p," E1,a '9 arr D nov almost entirely paid in
that coin.
CURRENCY QUESTIONS.
Increased activity IN industry, With i,s
rn.nt for labor at higher wages. gives
To the body of the people = larser power
,srsss s s.srs s1ua shs nal yssr ss yss With
.v areas OF land under cultivation. the
Increasing volume OF & "s51ssiua sss, sal. pfo Tor
s,si;y ,;Ss a Is 5ss erGp ssr,ss''r b. sas,sr
hirsory the nntionsi banking act se~me.f
20 prove r..scnssis !, as5nue *, s,rsniSsson rStsno
ING Us -esaSliis.s hsss sppsfsniiy sssas[ss
sS c's S.ssiS s.nss u s.sA s<csss,..s sr.;au.s:f
rssulsing frem lagss prsSiIms vsrn sra
kst % the ia1 ON notr Issues OF both Sg-
erntias tcEsthsr: .Hpe:r to , e sne ,,I,,S 'nm1-
TSs attention OF censr... !. re.psssfuiIy
invited 10 this public matter with the
s. Ss css.,sa. ssssss ss aas
the national eankinx ae, a. VII ss.,r rsnorr
y; ;srv,cs In ,Sn.,s. ,ss Snrfsu's 10 the @ people
needs. I again urge that national bank;
syssSris; g rrs.sns n,a ;sas ssr's sa
support the exissinE xold STANDARD and
to maintain the parity IN value q & the
and the equal power OF every dollar at
ali times IN The market and y the pay
sss ,ns j. % sSs" nss additional 1s~.r and ess!s
ed With the duty. to sell united state
m.~ns cn%u snD may "a b. neecsssry 20 these ends
The authority should Include IN. po~er
S I. al ssnas .S 2" r.ars ,smf an" and % should pro-
vide for q rate Of Interest iovsr man hns nm
.sd y ,h. as. es 1an@nss y srsS, whes
vithdrnws gold from the Eovsrnm:sni n~t
On The contrary such rssds,prssa I'D s,,rS S"Sn- Se-
msndins paper money In exchange. yet
the very fnct. points the present as the
Ss;"o s:s s'rs 60 n-ars ' *. s % esn;nssn.s
gold standard and OF public conndenee In
Ss @.,t rs,,'s - ..s ssd Hrsso:s n y.
md ~ Which the e,xili,sd ,;.' ~cr'd ~ rress. rcs
,sS. a.. a - 's *. 'ss, rov.rn%en, are
;%:s; " s:a: 4. and s; sSs
ss;n!S 81 .no;sss ~ Ss.: rs :ey.SS",Ss vim r..
Ne !: :rs :, Ss"1 Ss.1 HAP Hspp,,y = n.
time. :. .. no: s.Spfse&s g. % ,rs. rs,',, Tors to
i:.rs e. 70 esss :Sprsss ss.ssst. s.a ray h.vs %
es done in. the future. u ssh:cves u:
sr,sss' a. and IL. Sest means :re those
.h,ch ar Tco the r"% %.'' sSsho1,s-a s % have The
virine .s cs,shes disce,nsr ,n,;.s nos one neon" Of
ssms; sns causes % of our fnsnciai position and
cmba!rsssment DURING the ey.sr,s ys nov
ns,ss no loneer crrate alarm. Iet us re.
move the only, rem.ininz cnnsc IN , 1y co", m
,s,rns ss su u the ,Ss ,r.sssrs and
uron him the duty to uphold The present
,SId ,wa ,,cnasrn metals an" on parity with each
osh~r which Z. the rcpcaf~d,r H. rs.'srru srr'
pcl,s,y 'f ,ns rsr..s mn'n nv FORMER reeommenda-
,Ion TINT a portion Of the gold hoiusnxr
shail he placed " trust ivma ma, ,,r"n msu,
rrr-rpta Hon. but when onrc rraeemsu
sheli not thereafter be- paid out except
for gold.
AMERICAN MARINE
The value OF an American marin. 10
our power upon the rea invites the I'M,
mediate Notion ~ Congrvsp. Our nasi"na'
srtlrSncsory 30 long .ar the rvmarknhlc
ercwth of our inland industries remains
unsse"Tmssi u.s TSs1e T. n" lack q ccnssS usiopai
authority for icsisla;icn which shall give
=. 10 Vhe country maritime rtrcnGth com-
Sensuvasc with It's Industrial achieve
sSerts and with ts rank nfnoog the ~
s"9s scc he s~c1ins sacrifcer which ~
,nr SessHs,iue may hr involved. lCtn ~