Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-07
NATIONAL MATTERS.
The Presidents Annual State Paper
Delivered to Congress.
DISCUSSION OF PENDING PROBLEMS.
He Takes Positive Stand for Retention
Of the Philippine Islands-Recom-
mendations for Cuba-Declaros
" for Gold Standard.

mendatl0ns for Cuba-Declaros
y for Gold Standard.
Washington, Dec. 6.-President Nc
Kinley yesterday transmitted the fol
lowing message to the Fifty-sixth COZ
gress:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
At the threshold Of your deliberations you ar
called to mourn with your countrymen the deaf
Of Vice President Hobart who passed from III
on the morni ng Of November q last His goo
soul now rests In eternal peace. His privat
life was pure and elevated while his publ
career was ever distinguished by large capacity
stainless integrity and exalted motives. III
has been removed from the high office which b
honored and dignihed but his lofty character
his devotion to duty, his honesty ofpurpose
and noble virtues remain with US, US priceless
legacy and example
A to the Country's Condition.
The Fifty-sixth congress convenes In It's frs
regular session with the country In u condition
Of unusual prosperity OF universal good vii
among the people ut home, and in relations O.
peace aud friendship with every government o.
the world. Our foreign commerce has shown
great increase In volume md value. The com
bined imports and exports for the year are The
largest ever shown In single year In all oui
history. Our exports for 1899 alone exceeded by
more than 81, 900, 100000 our imports and exports
combined In 1870. The imports per capita are
70 per cent, less than In 1870, while the exports
per capita are IS per cent more than In 1870
showing the enlarged capacity OF the United
States to satisfy the wants Of It's own iDcreas-
ing population, as well as TO contribute 70 those
Of the people Of other nations.
Exports Of agricultural products were x7Si
778, AZ on manufactured products we exported
in value $3.50 500 14o, being larger than any pre-
vious year. 1t is q noteworthy fact that the
only years In oil our history when the products
OF our manufactures sold abroad were lSvS and
1900 Government receipts from oil sources for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1890, including
Oil ,79s 3lil4, part payment Of the Central Pa
ciflc Iailroad indebtedness, aggregated Sl0,0
OOi.35. Customs receipts were S2O8, l2S iSl.7b,
and those from internal revenue, $213,iS7 lol.bl.
For uho usual ycai Vno uAPvhu'vuIoo "u'o~.o-
secretary NJ Tho treasury estimates that tho rc.
ceipts for the current fiscal year will aggregate
e640, 1855, il2, and upon the basis Of present ap-
preparations the expenditures will aggregate
r0n obs Ito leaving a surnlus NJ ao OO0 000
Nov tbe ascal vear ended .Iune 40 isoo tho
,nternal revenue rocein,s wero Increascd ahout
ann mn nm mo nropent oratiyv,rg strength n,
tho treoeurv ia shnwn nv tbo fact that m M.
cember lion ina avnllnbe cash balance was
s07a ana 8a71o nj which Spao va 0l6g6 was In
uo,d coin and bu,lion The conditions of conf
dence which nrevail throuuhout tho country
ba va brought aod into mora vencral use and
cus tom. rero,nt. ara pow olmoot entIrelu maid
In that coin
rncreo,ed ao,,v,,r 4, ,,d,u,rr with ,,s wo,-
copo attendant a laroor o,nnloynon, Tor labor
AT bIuber waues..o,ves IN tho hoGv nj tbo noone
a ,araor ro,por ~ ohgorh mo oiro,,n,i,o mo
s, po"u =, Wv a,..as ,.,
larger areas Of land under cultivation. tho in.
creaslnR volume OF agricultural products. cot
ton. corn md wheat calls for n nrper volume
of money s,pply
! INV N"''"n"i banking Ac"
In Its earlier history the national banking oct
seemed TO proye n reasonable avenue thronph
which needfuI additions to the circulation could
from time To time be made. Changing condi.
lions have apparently rendered IT now inopera.
tive to TINT end. Tie high margin In bond No.
curltlos required. resulting from larre premI.
ums which government bonds command In .he
market, or the Tux ON note issues or both oner.
atInp together onnear tn be the Influences
which impair ifs public utility.
The attention of congress is rcspcctfullv In
vIted To this Imnortnnt matter with the view of
ascertalnlnp whether or not such reasonable
notifications ran be mnde in the national
banking net AS will render It's service In the MIR.
ticulnrs here referred In more rosnonsivc In ibe
neoples needs apoln URGE Tint national hanks
be authorized IA orponize win n canitaI of s,i
OO0
For the Gold Standard.
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,s,,n, Sa,I s,ondard ama w ,uppV,v Sav
a.. IN valno NJ ,ho oons s,ha ,,o l ~"
ana s,lyon and tho or,,o, na,, ", V, vs
n, nil limos in ,he marie, nna IN ,So ,,a,a",
of dphts " thc soprotorv ~ tho ,ronvur, ho
a,yon oddi,onoi nnrar ona e ono. us" ,,,,s po
Su,v IN .ou rfni,od S,,,os hooS ",1 -, "'o" yuo
sncS o,hor o,oo,,yo n,aons NV enros
IN these eudo ma ou,hor,,r shD,,a t ,ao,''as
tho nowor IN yo,, hands ~, aa, a INV, ,i''
40 onnd,ions ,,,,,, naa',,"' "s "ne "u',
10 eoh"i''o''s nlay 'ouuirc, hnu Sloulu proVlue
Ior u rn'e OF interest lower than that liked by
inc ACT OF January IA, lS7h 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 'he very situation points 10 the present US
tne most httlhg Time to make adequate provi-
sion 10 insure the continuance Of thegold stand
ara ana OF pubic confidence In the ability and
purpose OF tho government to meet all Its obli-
Ratlohs IN inc money which the civilized world
recoBhlnsas inc BEST The financial TRANSACT
uohs Oh lhe government are conducted upon
Rolu OASIS we receipt gold when we sell United
states pondS ana USE gold for their payment
we are maintaining the parity OF oil the money
issued or coined by authority Of the govern
moan. a, hand uaas,,,' ~, ~, '",,es Wv" ., '"o
are not compelled to resort to loans to SUNNY
gold. II has been done In the past. however
and may have to be done in the future, II be.
hooves US, therefore, to provide Mt once tho hest
means to meet the emergency when II arises
onI tha hnat ,.,a,.a 49, Al.