Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-14

lranent Reviewed.
hing is a synopsis of President
s.Ss with a touching tri-
"a memory Of the late Vice
/ Hobart. cave
- In it's first regular session
country in a condition or unus,
I.srsty, of universal good Will
neopIe at home, and In reia-
ra.rs and friendship with every
I'M Of the world.
s.ign commerce has shown great
- yoIume and value. The COM
Lnnrts and exports for the year
Fiorqest ever shown by a single
al our history.
Err 10 the government fnances'
Edsut says that the receipts from
Iss for the fiscal year ended June
aggregated S6lo,9S2,o O4.S5. For
year the expenditures were
aG2, leaving a deficit Of Ss9,lllr-
seretary Of ;he treasury estimates
receipts for the current fiscal
aggregate 500, 95S. 112, and upon
Of present appropriations a sur
$4,000 900.
rssent gratifying strength Of the
Is shown by The fact that on
f,s9s, the available cash balance
04 SCI. y, Of which $3.50, 744,-
: in gold coin and bullion. The
Of confidence which prevail
I'M the country have brought gold
Il general s and customs q
re now almost entirely paid in
kesident directs the attention OF
TO the necessity of reforms In
onal banking act, and expresses
that reasonable notifications
In the act 10 make it's service
@eponsive to the peoples needs.
ENTITY recommend that TO sup
existing gold standard, and 10
the parity in value OF the coins
No metals Cgold and silver) and
power Of every dollar at all
the market, and in the payment
tho secretary of the treasury
additional power and charged
duty to sell United States bonds
ghploy such other effective means
De necessary TO these ends"
ming up the financial section of
hge, the president says:
eceipts now equal our eXpendi-
Ffcit revenues no longer create
Bet us remove the only remain
by comforting the full and nee
power on the secretary OF the
and impose on him the duty 20
Die present gold standard and
the coias of the two metals on a
th each other. which is the re-
declared policy of the United
connection l repeat my former
n%dations that a portion Of the
fings shall be placed in a trust
n which greenbacks shall be re-
upon presentation. but when
Seemed shall not thereafter be
except for gold."
fention Of congress is called to
3alus Of an American merchant
the extension Of our CONNER
and the strengthening of our
on the sea, and immediate ac-
ICED.
subject of trusts the president
ftions Of capital organized into
control the conditions of trade
cltlzens, to stifie competition,
Plction and determine the prices
Us used and consumed by the
justly provoking public dis
5ahd should early claim the at
the congress.
nVersally conceded that combi-
nich engross or control the mar
particular kind Of merchandise
puity necessary to the general
oy ~suppressing natural and
&EOmpeuton, whereby prices are
puanceo 10 the general consum-
-o@ious not only To the common
10 y public welfare. There
Iemedy for the evils involved
Plantations.
plesent law can be extended
ainiy TO control or check these
or trust, IT should be done
r'ay' Whatever power the con-
sses over this most important
oaid De promptly ascertained
parent that uniformity of iesis-
this subject in the several
1ueh 10 be desired. 1t Is to be
such uniformity founded on a
sGst discrimination between
'ious and what Is useful and
- business operations NAV be
ahd that means NAV be found
netess within the limitations of
aolai power so to supplement
cue Oh state legislation as
complete system of laws
me United States adequate
fnles. Oh the
VI our relations with foreign
"esehted, with such recon-.
cns r deemed appropriate.
AN win other nations are on
AM again refers to the nee
construction OF the Nicara-
Ii a. urges congress to take
IN the matter.
Ipute regarding the Alaskan
president says a modus
PROVISIONAL demarcations In
[hsan the head of the Lynn
N agreed upon and pre-
ma negotiations now pend
an early and amicable
En- 10 thl British-Boer war.
says thu government has
jdsn. attitude of neutrality.
IN reters to the lynching Of
|urt. louisiana, and says the
|ch should be given jurisdic-
han1,o urges the necessity of n
6at,aa' and invites congress to
@,.er consideration.
br been marked, saws the
constant increase in the
Iabasr relations with Mexico
bternsuue Of mutually advan.
dhge. This government
ira ~ opportunity to show its
Coral ueVeiop and perpetuate
iity now so long happily