Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-06
MCKINLEYS "
II MESSAGE.

to listen to the Presidents mes
sage.
Champ Clark remarks this of
the message: 1.-THE first sentence
incidentally settles the vexcd ques-
ton, so far as it can be settled, as
to whether this is the last year of
the nineteenth or the first of the
twentieth century"
That first sentence" is con
tanned in the following paragraph:
AT the outgoing of the old and
the incoming of the new century
you begin the last session of the
Fifty sixth Congress with evil
dences on every hand of individual
and national prosperity, and with
proof of the growing strength and
increasing power for good of re-
publican institutions. Your
countrymen will join with you in
felicitation that American liberty
is more firmly established than
ever before, and that love for it
and the determination to preserve
it are more universal than at any
former period of our history"
Questions relating to foreign
countries-suggesting our growth
toward imperialism-claim the
greater part of the Presidents at
tention. The Chinese question,
in all its qualifications, is dealt
with at great length, the occur
rcnces of the past twelve months
in the Celestial Empire and the
progress of peace negotiations be-
tween the Powers and the rulers
of China being reviewed and ANA
lyZed.
The convention with Great
Britain to facilitate the cOnstruc-
ton of the Nicarauguan Canal is
commended to the attention of
the Senate.
1t is recommended to Congress
that the war tax be reduced in the
sum of $50, zoe, 900 Il year.
1t is noted that foreign ships
are carrying ~ per cent of Amer
lean trade, and it is recommended
that aid be given to the merchant
marine.
a surplus in the public revenues
for the fiscal yaar aggrcgating the
sum of $40, j27 ,OG0.1S is shown.
1t is added that it will be the duty
of Congress to provide whatever
further legislation is needed to in
sure the continued parity, under
all conditions, between the two
forms of metallic money, silver
and gold.
The numerous questions regard
ing the Philippines are dealt with
at length. Military government
until peace is declared to be i'm
perative; a civil organization is
contemplated for the islands; the
natives are to be preferred for civil
Offices; the commission has orders
to peaceably settle all land dis
puteS; the uncivilized tribes are to
be treated as are the Indians; the
work of the commission is review
ed and approved, and it is recon-
mended that the Filipinos be treat
ed as wards of the nation"
An army of about 10000 men
will be necessary in the Philip.
ines for some time to come, it is
declared, and it is recommended
that the President be given power
to increase the size of the regular
army to 100000.
The present government Of Por-
to Rico is approved and it is rec
commended that legislation be en-
acted by Congress comforting upon
the Secretary of the Interior super
vision over the public lands in
Porto Rico.
Uniformity of legislation in the
several States in regard to hurtful
trusts is declared to be desirable
Cuba gets but little considera-
ton in the message. The above,
too, is quite IL perfect synopsis OF
the message, and don't you see
plainly that the President deals fan
more extensively with foreigners
and things than with things here
at homei