Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-12-07
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY SENDS
HIS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.

gin the last session OF the Fifty-sixth
Congress with evidences on every
hand OF Individual and national pros
perity. and with proof Of more growing
strength and increasing power for the
good OF republican institutions. Your
countrymen Will join with you In felici-
tntion that American liberty Is more
firmly established than ever before,
and that there is more love for II and
n determination To preserve II more
universally than ut any former period
OF our history.
"The republic was never so strong.
because never So strongly intrcnched
In the hearts OF the people ms now. The
constitution, with a few amendments,
exists as IL left the hands OF Its auth
ors. Additions which have been made
to II proclaim n larger freedom and
more extended citizenship. Popular
government has demonstrated In Its
ia years OF trial here its stability and
security. and Its efficiency rs the best
instrument OF national development
and the best safeguard TO human
rights.
when the Sixth Congress assembled
In December. 1900. the population Of
the United States was 5.:ins.is3. II In
now IG,3Oi.s; Then we had sixteen
states. Now We hav. foriy.nve. Then
our territory consisted Of cs,.upOsqunrc
miles. II IL now 5a5 square miles.
Education and religion and morality
have kept pace with our advancement
In other directions. while extending
It's power III. government has adhered
to Its foundation principles and nbatcd
none OF them In dealing with our new
peoples nnd possessions. \ nation so
preserved and blessed gives rcycncnt
thanks TO God nnd invokcs his guild
nncc nni n continuance OF Ills care and
favor"
CONCERNING a settlement Of ihS Chi.
nc~c troubles the President says:
THE Russian proposition looking to
the restoration OF imperial power in
fcsln has been accepted rs In full con-
sonnncc with our own desires. for we
have held ani hold that effective rcpa.
rntion FOR wrongs suffered and mn Gu.
during settlement that will make their
rccurrcnc- impo~~ibl- can best he
brought about under nn authority
which the Chinese nation rcycrcncrs
and obcys. While - doing We forcso
no 10; OF our undoubirJ right to exact
exemplary ani deterrent punishment
OF the responsible authors and actors
OF the criminal acts through which VIC
and other nations have suffered sricr.
ous Injury.
For the real rtiipritS. evil counsel.
ors who have inisicl ;h. imperial juis-
ncnt and diverted sovereign authority
10 their own guilty ends. full cxpiation
becomes imperative within the rationai
limit OF FciTihuiivc Justice.
II r"Enni q. unc of the essential fac.
tors % durable Jusiic,, the security Of
adequate guarantees Of liberty of faith.
since Insecurity to those nations who
may embrace alien cr,--,i. il scarcely a
less crcctuai assault upon the right Of
foreign worship and teaching than
would b. the direct invasion thereof.
The matter Of indemnity for our
wronEcd citizens Il question Of great
concern. Measured in money alone.
sufficient rrparation may prove to bc
beyond the ability Of China to meet.
All powers concur in emphatic dis
Chalmers Of any purpose Of assrandiEc-
mcnt through jtsmcmbcrfncnt Of the
cnpirc. I am disposed TO think due
compensation may h. made In part by
Increased guarantees Of security for
foreign rights aud immunitics. and
most important of all. by the opening
OF China TO equal commerce to all the
world. These views have been and
will bc earnestly advocated by our rep.
rcscntativcs.
The government Of Russia has pu,
forward the suggestion that in the
event OF prpiraCtcd tlivcrgcncy Of
Views in regard to iudcnnitics. the
matter may H. rclceaicd TO the court
Of arbitration at The Hague. favor
ably incline to this. believing that high
tribunal could not fail To reach splu.
tion no less conducive to stability and
enlarged prosperity of China itself
than Immediately beneficial to the pow.
crx."
1T Ia gratifying to be- able 10 state
thnt the surplus revenues for the tis.
cal year ended June 20. 1900, were STD.
bsI.uss.iS. For the six preceding
years we had only deficits. the nggrc.
gate OF which from 1894 TO iSag in.
elusive amounted to S2s.l. or. .pgi II.
The receipts for the year from all
sources. exclusive Of the posionice rev.
cnucs. aggregated I.2lO. .Sji.Sn. and
expenditures for all purposes, except
for the administration of the Postal
Department. aggregated SiSI.1i3.-
Ipi.Il. The receipts from customs
wcrr S235. iGl. .STi.iG. an increase over
the preceding year Of S2I .S3G .gSp IL,
The receipts from the internal rcve.
nuc were S2nJ .32T .g2G. 90. an Increase
OF sci. $50. ICJ.2j over 1889. The re.
ccipis from miscellaneous sources were
Sls,IiS.OJ3pT. as against SJG.3gi..
yIG.S2 for the previous year.
at is gratifying also 10 note that
during the year considerable reduction
is shown in the expenditures OF the
government. The War Department OK.
ppu1ittirpS for the fiscal yrnr Inn
were S13i.III. .7JT.Ts. a reduction of
$4,000. .iSG.6g over those OF 1879. In
the Navy Department the expenditures
were S55 5.gJ.sOIT.I2 for the year 1900.
as against SGJ.DI2. .1oi.2T for the pre-
ceding year. n decrease OF ST.DSDU26.53.
In the expenditures on account of the
Indians there was decrease in 1900
over 1899 Of S2.G5O.GOI.3s and in the
civil and miscellaneous expenses of
1890 there was n reduction OF $i3.iiS.-
OGj.Ii. Because Of the excess of rev.