Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-12-11

called TO mourn with your countrymen Tho
death OF ice-President Hobart His grea
soul will now rests in eternal peace His pri-
yate life was pure and elevated. while his pub
lie career was ever distinguished by large ca
pacty, stainless integrity and exalted motives
The Fifty-sixth Congress- convenes in first
regular session with the country in a condition
OF unusual prosperity Government receipts
from all sources for thesfiscal year ended June
30, 1899. aggregated 1910 s82, 0l4 80. Customs
receipts were 5000 1928. 4sl 70 and those from in
ternal revenue s2Ts. 437 1871 81. The expendi-
lures were S700.03S, o54 OF, leaving deficit Of
S89, III 500 81.
The secretary OF the treasury estimates that
the receipts for the current fiscal year will ag-
gregate 5000 95s. ll2, leaving sioO0O,o00
GOLD STANDARD URGED.
urgently recommend that TO support the ex-
listing gold standard and to maintain the
parity In value Of the coins OF the two metals
(gold and silver and the equal power of every
dollar at all times in the market ana in the
payment OF debts. the secretary Of the treas
ury be given additional power and charged with
the duty to sell United States bonds and to en-
ploy such other effective means as may be nee
essary to these ends. While there is now no
commercial fright which withdraws gold from
the government but on the contrary, such
widespread confidence that gold seeks the
treasury, demanding paper money in exchange,
yet the very situation points TO the present as
the most fitting time to make adequate provis-
ion TO insure the continuance of the gold stand
ard and OF public confidence in the ability and
purpose of the government to meet all its obi
cations in the money which the civilized world
recognizes as the best
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The value OF an American merchant marine
to the extension of our commercial trade and |
the strengthening Of our power upon the sea
invites the immediate action of congress. Our
national development will be one-sided and I'M
satisfactory so long as the remarkable growth
OF our inland industries remains unaccompan-
led by progress on the seas. We shall fail to
realize our opportunities if we complacenty
regard only matters at home and blind our
selves TO the necessity of of securing our share
in the valuable carrying trade of the world
TRUSTS AND INDUSTRY.
Combinations of capital organized into
trusts, to control the conditions of trade among
our citizens, to stihe competition. limit pro-
duction and determine the prices OF products
by the people should early claim the
attention Of the congress.
The Industrial commission has been engaged IL,
In extended hearings upon the disputed ques- q
lions involved in the subject of combination in !,
restraint of trade. They have not yet COM >
oleted their investigation, and the conclusions ;
md recommendations at which they may ar !.
i've are undetermined.
CUBA. :
All the administrative measures adopted in :,
cuba have aimed to fit it for regenerated ex- ;,
stence by enforcing the supremacy of law and :,
Justice. This nation has assumed before the :,
world grave responsibility for the future good -
overnment of Cuba. We have accepted =
rust, the fulfillment of which calls for the ?,
ternest integrity of purpose and the exercise -
I the highest wisdom Our mission, to accom- -
lish which we took up the gage Of battle, is =,
OF to be fulfilled by turning adrift any loosely -
ramed commonwealth to face the vicissitudes =,
hich too often attend weaker states whose :.
atural wealth and abundant resources are off.
st by the incongruities of their political organ
alton. Whatever be the outcome, we must
,e that free Cuba be reality not name, a
erfect entity not TASTY experiment bearing oc
thin itself the elements of failure. tn
THE PHILIPPINES. tn
On the 10th of December, 1898, the treaty of dil
,ace between the United States and Spain on
as signed 1t provided among other things, I'M
at Spain should cede to the United States or
e archipelago known as the Philippine is pc
nds, that the United States should pay to err
pain the sum of $4,000 600 and that the civil Ha
yhts and political status of the native inhabi thu
nts should be determined by congress- by
The treaty was ratified by the senate on the bill
of February. 1899, and by the government of the
ain on the 10Th OF March, following In this pri
inner the Philippines came to the United OF
ates. The islands were ceded by SPAIN cot
itch had been in undisputed possession of sec
I'm for centuries. They were accented not the
rely by authorized commissioners in for
ris under the direction of the executive, but
the constitutional and well considered &C
n of the representatives of the people of the l
tied States, in both houses OF congress- DC
had every reason to believe, and L still be- roi
Se, that this transfer OF sovereignty was in mel
ordance with the wishes and the aspirations risi
he great mass OF the Filipino people. oep
rom the earliest moment no opportunity inin
lost of assnrins, The reo,,,.. ~ ~, is,and, pres
ardent desire for their welfare and of the pas
,ntion ~ mis- covarrr,sr, -, 40 a,,ar,,,,irr gov
sble to advance their interests. In my poii
ar ~ tho ,oth ~ MAJ, ,sos ,ho o,,,,,,,,,,,,. mat
hs ,nt,tor sxnea,,ior ,sa.an, -, 49,, otht
lippines was instructed IN DECLARE that We the
lie not 10 make war upon the people OF the purl
otrv nor mon any mart or fac,ion a,,rn,r TAXI
n. but to protect them in their homes, in coui
r emnlav,nents and IN tbeir ,,arsoraI 80 part
sious rights. nom
.rlv in the year n oy,,,iss,or ,vos 81 subj
establish civtl ,ovsrn,,o,. T., ~, ps,,,,, to bs
IS But before their arrival 81 Nani,. ~ and
ster ambition OF few leaders OF the Fill
"a had. at.7~ Ia.