The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11
Living Issues.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

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last Monday Beginning with a ref
arence to the country's prosperity,
no next takes up the history of the
Chinese troubles and pays a splendid
+ribnte to the heroism of American
soldiers. sailors and marines who
rescued the band in the legation.
in all the stirring chapters, he
saws" which record the heroism of
the devoted band, clinging to hope
in the face of despir, and the un-
daunted spirit that led their reliev-
ers through battle and suffering to
the goal, it is a memory of which
n country may be justly proud
that the honor of our flag was main
tanned alike in the siege and the res
cue, and that stout American hearts
have again set high, in fervent emu
lation with true men of other C
and languages, the Uncomfortable
courage that ever strives for the
cause of right and Justice"
II MATTER OF INDEMNITY.
The President looks upon the mat
ter of indemnity for our citizens who
have suffered by the Boxer outrages
as d matter of grave concern.
Compensation in part will come,
he thinks, in benefits derived from
the opening of China to the equal
commerce of the world. He expresses
the hope that the powers will not
attempt to force demands from Chi
ma the Imperial government will be
unable to meet.
Our success at Paris Exposition is
a matter for qualification. We cap
tured more prizes than any other
competing nation.
DENOUNCEs LYNCHING.
LvDching he denOunces in strong
terms, repeating his former declara-
ton that it is u reproach to our
civilization.
NICARAGUA CANAL
Regarding the Nicaraguan Canal,
Recommends the early attention of
the Senate to the convention with
Great Britain to facilitate the con-
struction of such a canal and to
remove n objection which might
arise out of the convention com
monty called the. Clayton Bulwer
treaty"
NATIONAL REVENUES.
The surplus for the last
fiscal year we're SO, 527, O6O:18.. The
six preceding years show only def
cts, the aggregate of which amounted
to more than two hundred million
dollars.
FOREIGN TRADE.
Our foreign trade shows a re
markable records of industrial and
commercial progress, the President
' and on account of this wonder
ful p~ruspesity he advocates cutting
down the war revenue taxes to the
amount Of thirty millions annually.
Those taxes which are most burden
some TO the people should be Topped
off.
AS TO TRUSTS.
In my last annual message to the
Congress | called attention to the
necessity for early action to remedy
such evils as might be found to eX-
i>t in connection with combinations
Of capital organized into trusts and
again invite attention to my discus
sion Of the subject at that time,
which concluded with these words
1t Is apparent that uniformity
Of legislation upon this subject
in the several States is much
to he desired. It is to be hoped
that such uniformity, founded in d
wise and just discrimination between
what is injurious and what is useful
and necessary in business operations
may be obtained, and that means
my be found for the Congress,
within the limitations of its cOnstitu-
uonuI power, so to supplement an
effective code of State legislation as
to make ii complete system of laws
throughout the United States AIDE
quate to compel a general observance
~ the rules to which have referred.
The whole question is so impor-
ant and fa~r-reaching that [ am sure
40 part Of it will be lightly consid-
'Ied' but every phase of it will have
me studied deliberatiOn of the Con
7reSS' resulting in wise and judicious
action