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The Chandler News
VOU ME
CHANDLKK. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. DEC. 13,1895.
NUMBER 12
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
DEVOTED 10 FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
BOTH FULLY REVIEWED.
Ill
ItrgHrd to Cul a
iiplied With—An
Neutrality I.aws
Mux He Strictly C<
J '.xhauntive Argument for the Re
tiremeut of iireenbacks—Our
Financial Trouble Thor-
oughly Set Forth.
Washington, i)ec. 3.—The following
In the President's message:
To the conqbf.^r the umtkp St • rV.n :-
f he i-ip-pnt osseinbla«o of the legislative
branch of* our Rovcrum o.-ciirs at a time
when the interests of our plo and tho needs
i f the country give special . roniuience to the
condition of our foreign relation* and the exi-
gencies of our natioual finances. Tnn report®
of the several administrative departments or
th" government fully and plainly exhibit what
fens been no omplished within the scope of their
respective duties and present such recommend-
ations for the betterment of our country s con-
dition as patriotic and inte ligent labor and
observations *unge«t.
||1 therefore d era my executive duly ade-
quately perforrao I at this time by presenting
;o the Congress the important phases of our
situation as rolatod to our intercourse with
foreign nations, and a statement of the flnin-
rial problems which confront us, omitting,
fxeept n« thoy are related to these topics, any
reference t* departmental operations.
1 earnestly invite, howjver, not only the
carefnl consideration, but the severely critical
scrutiny of the Congress and my follow couu-
trymen to the reports concerning these depart-
mental operation*. If justly and fairly exam-
ined they furnish proof of assiduous and
painstaking care for the public welfaro. I
press the recommendations they contain upon
tlie respectful attention of those charged ^itn
tho duty of legislation, because 1 behove thoir
adoption would promoto the po« jl- s good.
Missionary Riots in China.
The close of the momentous strugglo between
< hina and Japan, while relieving the diplo-
matic events of this government from tho deli*
catedufv they untie.took at request of both
countries of reiuloring su-.h service to subjojts
of either b.'lligeront within tho territory limits
of the other as our neutral position permitted,
developed a domestic condition in the ( hineso
.tniiirf wliich litis cnuMil much auiicty anil
rnllcil fur prompt nuil careful ntt iitn.n.
Either as a result of a weak control li tlie cen-
tral government over tho provincial nJiniuis-
I rations, following a diminution of traditional
Hovrriiraontal authority under tho stress of an
overwhelming national disaster,or a manifesta-
tion 11 jm>11 to,ill opportunity of the aversion of
the Chinese population to all foreign ways and
undertakings, tiler, have occurred in wiUelr
foparated Iirovinceaof China sei uius outbreaks
of the old fanatic I sj>irii agaiu-t ioreigneis,
which, unchockolby the local antho lties.il
not actually connived at by them, have culmin-
ated in mob attacks ou foreign missionary
stations, causing mush destruction of proper-
ty , and attended with poisonal injuries us well
as loss of lifo. Although but one American
riti'in was rt-portel to have hern actually
wounded and although tlie destruction of
property miy have fallon morn heavily upon
the missionaries of other nationali i *s than our
own, it plainl/ behooved thi* government <o
take the most prompt and decided action to
uard against similar or perhaps moro dread-
ful calamities. .
The demands of tho United States ami other
powers for the depredation and punishment of
the reipousible oflicials of tho respective cities
and provinces who by neglect or otherwise had
Dsrmitted np-riaings and for the adoption of
stern measures by the Emperor a government
for the protection of the lifo and property or
foreigner,, were followed > the di-Krac- and
die Missal of certain provincial olhciiils found
derelict in duly, and the punishment by death
of a number of thoso found «uilty of actual
participation in the outrages. This govern-
ment also insisted that a special American
commission should visit the provuue \t are
the first disturbances occurred for the purpo-e
of investigation. This latter commission,
formed after much opposition, has gone over-
land from Te n W acoompmled bl a ratable
Chinese escort, and by its demonstration of tl.o
readiness and ability of our government to pr i-
tect its citizens, will act.it is believed, us a most
influential deterrent of any similar outbreaks.
Th« Waller Case.
Thecustomury cordial relations between this
country and Franco have bee
with the exception that a full
the treatment of John L Wall'
ditionary military authoritiej
remains to be given
: . to guarantee those qua*U. .
! Nor aro these difficulties conflne.l to our food
i products designed for exportatioa. Our ureal
I insurance companie*, for example, having
' built up a va-t business abroad and invested a
large share of their gains in foroign countries,
ki compliance with the local laws and rogulu-
I lions then existing, now find themselves wituiu
I a narrowing circle of onerous ond unforeseen
conditions, and are confronted by the necessity
' vf retirement from a field these mado unprollt-
able, if indeod they aro not summarily ex-
pelled. - h..mo of them bare lately been in
Prussia. It is not to b* forgotten that iuter-
nati naltrade can not be oue-sided. Its cur-
rents are alternating and Its movements should
be houestly rociprocal \\ ithout this it almost
liece.e arily deteriorates into a devi e to gain
advantage or a contrivance to secure benelits
with only the semblance of a return. In our
dealings with other nations, we ought to be
open-handed and scrupulously fair.
This should bo our policy as a producing na-
tion, and it plainly becomes us as a people wh
love Kenorosity and tho moral aspects of na-
tional goo 1 faith and rociprocal forbearance.
These considerations should not, however, con-
strain us to submit to unfair discrimination
nor to silently acquiesce in vexatious hindrances
to the enjoymeut of our (hare of the legitimate
advantages of proper trade relations. If
Anamination of tho situation sugROsta such
measures o i our p^rt as would involve restric-
tionrsnnilar to tho-o from which we suffer, tlie
way to such a conrso is easy; it should, how-
ever, by no mean* Ho lightly entered
since the noceseit/ for the inauguration of such
a policy would !>« -egretted by the best senti-
ment of our people, and because it naturally
and logically might load to consepuonces of the
gravest character.
The Retiring sea Blatter.
Our relations with (treat Britain, always in-
timate and important, have demanded, during
the past year, even a greater share of consider-
ation than is usual. Several vexatious ques-
tions were leC undetermined by tho decision ox
the Behrinc sea arbitration tribunal. Tho ap-
plication of tho principles laid down by the
august body has not been followed by the re-
sults thoy were intuided to accomplish, either
l> canst the principles thomselves lacked in
breadth and definiteness or because their exe-
cuti tn has boon more or less imperfect lhe
understanding by which tho United States was
to pay and Great 1 ritaln to receive a lump
sum of $i2t,Q01 in full settlement of all British
claim for damages arisiug from our seizure of
British sealing vos-els unauthorized under the
awaid of tho l'aris tribunal of arbitration was
not continue I by the last Congress, which de-
«.k i m.hLo tlin imcAi<Rnrv appropriation 1
attention of tho Congress to tho position we
occupied as one of th> parties t« a treaty or I
agreement by which we became « ii tly Ixuind
with England and Germany tos« interfere with
the government and control of Samoa as in
effect to assume the management of it - affairs.
On the 9th day of May, IS , 1 transmitted to
the senate a special message with accompany-
ing doeumouts giving information on the sub-
ject and emphasizing the opinion 1 have ut all
times entertained that our situation on this
matter was inconsistent with tho mission and
traditions of our government iu violation of
the principles wo profess aud in all its phases
misrhiovous aud vexatious. 1 again press this
subject upon the attention of Congress and ask
for such legislative action or etpredion ""J*"1
lead tlie way to our relief from obligations both
irksome and unnatural.
The Cuban Rebelllou.
Cuba is again gravely disturbed, an insurrec-
tion in some respects more active than the 1 ist
proceeding revolt, which continued from 1888
to 1X7*. now exists in a large part of tho bast-
oru interior of the island, menacing evou some
imputations on tho coast. Beside* daggering
the commercial exchanges of tho island, of
which our country takes the predominant
sharo. this flagrant condition of hostilities by a
rousing sontimental sympathy and inciting ad-
venturous support among our people, has en-
tailed earnest effort on tho part of this govern-
ment to enforce obedience t> our neutrality
period. It will be soon by n reference to tM
debate* iu congress at tho time laws war*
passed authorising the issue of these notes
that their advocate* declared they were in-
tended for only temporary use and to meet the
emergency of war. In almost, if not all, the
laws relating t> them some provision was
made contemplating their voluntary or com-
pulsory ret iremeut. A largo quant ity of them,
however, were kept on foot and mingled with
the curreuey of the country, so that at the
close of the year 1^4 they amounted to $SH,«
9 ,078. Immediately aft r that date and in
January. 1S75. a law was pas-oil providing for
the resumption of iq>ecie payment. by
which tho boreiary of the Irons ury
was required, whenever additional clrciu
lation was inned to National banks,
to retire United 8tat«* notes in equal amount
tit go p.-r cent of such additional National bank
cirwulation until such notes wore reduced to
Sioo.imo.ou' This law further provides that on
aud after the last day of January, 1879, the
I nited States notes then outstanding, should
be redeemed in coin, and in order to provide
I and prepare for such redemption the secretary
of the treasury was authorized not only to use
| any surplus revenues of the government, but to
issue Itouds of the United States and dispose of
them for coin and to use the proceeds for the
purposes contemplated by tho statute.
In May, IMS, and before tho date thus ap-
I pointed for the redemption an I retirement of
these notes, another statute
laws and to prevent the territory of the Unite! j bidding their further cancellation and n'tire-
States from being abused as a vantage ground
from which to aid those In arms against Span-
ish sovereignty Whatever may bo the tradi-
tional sympathy of our countrymen, as indi-
viduals with peoplo who seem to be struggling
for larger autonomy and greater freedom
mont. Some of them had, however, beun
vlously redeemed and cancelled ujhui the issue
of additional national bank circulation, us per-
mitted by the law of 1875. so that tho amount
outstanding at the time of tho passage of tho
act forbidding their further retirement was
deepened as such sympathy naturally must bo |i0,*81,018. The law of 1*78 did not stop at die-
in behalf of our noi^hbor. Wt tho plain duty prohibition but contained in addition
of their government in to observe in good faith ^ following provision, "And when any
the roc«.gnized obligations of international re- of haid notos may ^ redeemed or
Intionship. The performance of this duty ^ received into the treasury under
should not bo mad« moro difficult by ndi.ro- §ny law from HDy source whatever, an l
list u r bod
xplanation of
: by tho expo-
f Franco still
Waller, formerly
United States consul to Tamatave,
Madagascar nft« r his term < t <>
and was apparently successful i
business concessions from the llov
or less value. After tho occupatiii
tave and tho declaratiti
remained
!) 4t i xpiri d
n procuring
is, of greator
n of Tama-
artial law by tho
4 iiuih, ho was arrested upon various charges,
among tli.111, that of coiniinmicating iiiilitury
inforniatii.il to tho enemy of 1 ranee vv .. tried
and convicted by a niihu.ry tribunal
aentenoed t«> twenty years Imprisonment,
lowing the course justified by abundant prece-
dents. this government demanded from that,
of Franco the record of the proceedings of tho
French tribunal, which resulted
ler's condemnation. This n
b*>en complied with to '
nf supplying a copy of ti.
ird from which app«
organization of the Court, tlie charge!
Fol-
Wal-
luest has
lie extent
> beneficial
ititutiou aud
dined to make the necessary appropriation
am still of tho opinion that this arrangement
was a judicious and advantageous one for the
government, and I earnestly rscommend thst
It bi again considered and sanctioned. If,
however this does not meet with the favor of
Congress, it certainly will hardly dissent from
the proposition that tho government is bound
to every consideration of honor and good faith
to provi le for tho speedy adjustment of these
claims by arbitration asth" only other alterna-
tive A treaty of arbitration has, therefore,
I agreed upon and will be immediately lsid
before the Senat • so that, in one of the moles
tuggesto I, n final settlement may bo reached
The \ ene/.uela Issue.
It being apparent that the boundary dispute
between Great Britain and tho Republic of
Venezuela, concerning tho limits of British
Guinea, was approaching an acute stage, a
definite statement of the interest and policy of
the United States as regards tho controversy
seemed to l o re juire 1 both on its own account
ami in\i '\v of t- relations with tho friendly
I powers directly c nceriied. In July la*t, there-
foio. a dispatch was addressed to our ambassa-
dor at London for communication to the British
government in which tho attitude of the United
St a os was fully aud distinctly set forth, lhe
general conclusions there reached and formu-
lated are in subs tan os thst the traditional snd
established policy of this government is firmly
opposed to a foicible increase by any European
power of its territorial | os.- essiouH on this conti-
nent; that this policy is as well founded in
principle as it is strongly supported by nu-
merous precedent*; that as a consequt new the
United States is bound to protest uguinst tho
en'argemont of the area « f British tiuineain
,j,i gution of the rights and against the will of
Venesue > xhat, considering the disparity in
strength of Great Britain and Venezuela, the
U'rritorial dispute between them can bo easily
settled only by friendly ami impartial arbitra-
tion snd that Hie io-.ort to such arbitration
should include tin whole controverjy and is
not sat i-ti. d if one of tho powers concerned is
permitted to draw an arbitrary line through i he
territory in debate and to declare that it will
submit to arbitration only tho portion lying on
one side of it. In view of these conclusions tho
dispatch in question culled up m tho British
governn out for u definite answer to the question
whether it would or would not submit tho terri-
torial cqntroveraj between itself and Venesuela
in its entirety to impartial arbitration. J'he
answer of tho British government has not yet
Ummi receive i but is exiiected shortly when
further communication on the subject will prob-
abl j be made to congress.
The Hawaiian Matter.
i January last au uprising against the
„t of Hawaiia was promptly sup-
Martial law was forthwith pro-
nil numerous arrests were mado of
ispected of being in sympathy with
the Bovalist party. Among these were several
citizens of the United States, who were either
convicted by a military court and sentenced to
death, imprisonment or fine, or were deported
without trial. The United States, while deny-
ing pifetectlon to those who had taken tho Ha-
inan oath of allegiance, insisted that martial
,1 altering Mi.' form- of justice, cidd
lo justice itself, and demanded a
■ ution until the proceedings had
I MM Ml submitted to this government, and knowl-
edge obtained therefrom that our citizens bad
received fair trial. Tho death sentences were
subsequently commuted or were remitted on
condition of leaving tho islands. The cases of
certain Americans arrested and expelled by ar-
bltrary#rder, without formal charge <t trial,
have had attention, snd in some instances hats
been found to justify remonstrance aud a claim
for indemnity, which Hawaiia ha:- thus far not
conceded. Mr. Thurston, the Hawaiian Minis-
ter having furnished this government abund-
ant reason for asking that lie l>e recalled, that
pursued* and his successor has
Karly i
claimed c
not super
the trial and by which it
accUEed was tried In op.
fended by counsel. But tho ev pi
in support of tho charge
ceived by the French
until tho first
iurt and was do-
hlucod
. which was not ro-
ster of foreign affairs
October,
been withheld, the French gov.
the ground that its product io -
rumen taking
in rchponsdto
bad precedent,
to procure it,
?ent changes in
garden part of our citizens "f the obligations
growing out of their allegiance to their coun-
try which should restrain them from violating
as individuals the neutrality which the nation
of whi 'h they are member* is bound to observe
in its relations to friendly sovereign States. |
Though neither tho warmth ol our people s |
sympathy with tho Cuban insurgents nor our j
loss and material damago consequent upon tiio
futile endeavor* thus far made to re-tor- peace
and oider, nor any shock our humane sendbili-
tie< may have receive 1 from tho cruelties
which appear to especially characterize this
sanguinary and fiercely conducted war. have in
the least shaken the determination of the gov-
ernment to honestly fulfill every international
obligation: yot, it is to 1m* earnestly hoped, on
every grounds, that the dev on of armed
conflict may sp edily bo st d order and
quiet restored to the distra. nd. bring-
ing in their train tho actil ondthrlftof
peaceful pursuits.
The Turkish Troubles.
Occurrences in Turkey have continued to ex-
cite concern. The roported massacres of Chris-
tians in Armenia and tin development there,
and in other districts, of tho spirit of fanatic
hostility to Christian influences, naturally ex-
cited apprehension for the safety of tho devoted
men ami women who. ns dependents of the for-
eign missionary societies in the I nited States,
and reside in Turkey under tho guarantee of
law and usago and in tin legititnat < perform-
ance of their educational and religions mission.
No efforts have been spared in their behalf and
their protection in person and pn i orty has
been earnestly and vigorously enforced l y
every means within our powor. 1 regr.'t, how-
ever, that an attempt on our part to obtain
better information concerning the tin - condi-
tion of affairs in the disturbed quarter of the
Ottomau empiro by sending the 1 nited
States consul at Siuas to m ike investigation
and report, was thwarted by tin objections of
the Turkish government. This movement on
our part was in no sense meant as a «ra uitous
entanglement of the I nited States in the so-
called Kastern question, nor a-an officious in-
terference with the risht an I duty which be-
long by treaty \o certain great Furopoan
powers eallin: for their into- vent ion in polit- \
leal makers affecting the good government and '
religious freedom of tho non-Mns-nlman sul>-
jectsof the Sultan, but it aro- s .Kd> from our i
desire to have an accurate knowledge .. tho
conditions in our efforts to care for thoso en-
titled to our protection
The presence of our naval vessel* which are
now in the vi iuity <-f the disturbed localities
afford opportunities to acquire a measure of
familiarity with lhe condition of affairs and
will enable us to take suitable steps f..r tho
protection of any interests of our countrymen
within reach of our ships that might be found
imperilled. The Ottoman government lias
lately issilted an impoiial 1 ra.le exempting for-
ever from taxation an American college for
girls at Scutari. Repeated assurance- have
also been obtained by our envoy at I on.-tao-
tinople that similar institutions maintained
and administered by our .-..tint n men hall be
g ecu red in the enjoy men t 1 ' all 11- ' 1 Mi it
our citizens throughout tho empire shall lie
protected.
On tho demand of onr minister orders have
been issued by tho Sultan that Tut kisli soldiers
shall guard and os ort to the coast Aineiican
refugees, and those orders have been cairied
out. and our latest intelligence gives a,--n r.ui-e
of the present j ersonal safety of our citizens
and missionaries. Though thus far no lives of
American citizens havo been sacrificed, there
can be no doubt that serious los- and destruc-
tion of mis-ion property havo result" 1 from
riotous conflicts and outrageous attacks.
By treaty several of tho most powerful
European powers have secure 1 a riirlit and as-
sumed a duty not only in behalf of their own
citizens and in furtherance of their own inter-
ests, hut as agents of the Christian world.
Their right is to enforce such oonduet of tho
Turkish government as will restrain fan itical
brutality, and in fatt, their duty i • to interfere
h> as to insure against such dreadful occur-
vanoss in Turkey aa lstely showed civiligation.
The powers declare this richt and this duty to
be theirs alone, and it is earnest I % hoped that
effective action on their part will not bo de-
layed.
•hall twlong to tho United Mates, thoyi hall not
b« retired, cancelled, or destroyed, but they
shall be ro-i*«ued and paid out again and kept
In circulation. ' Tins was the condition of af-
f.aiis an the 1st day of January. 1*.'.«. which had
neon fixed upon four years before as the date
for entering upon tho redemption and tretire-
ment of all tliose notes, and f< r which such
abundant means had been provided lhe gov-
ernment was put in the anomalous situation or
owing to th- holders of its notes, debts payable
in gold oil demand which could noit her bo re-
tired by receiving such notes in discharge of
obligations due the'government.not cancelled by
actual payment in gold. It was forced to re-
deem without redemption ami to pay without
acquittance.
has boon issued and sold $W.V-)v>,030
lhe blind, author le.l by tho resumption act ol
lv?f>, tho proceeds of which, together with other
gold in the treasury, create I a gold fund doomed
sufficient to moot the demands which might bo
made upon it for tho redemption of tho out-
standing United Statei notes. This fund, to-
gether with suel other gold ns might be from
time tot imo iu the treasury available for tho
same purpose, has lieen since called our gold
res-rve and $1'*> 0)0,0.W has been regarded as an
adequate amount to accomplish its object.
This fund amounted on tho 1st day of January.
1819, to fli4.1D6,19t) and though thereafter con-
stantly fluctuating, it did not fnll below that
sum in July, ltfc>2 In April, 1893, for tin first
timo since its establishment Ibis reserve
•mounted to less than M)0,'l00,000, containing
ut that duU- only $87,011,88'.
The llond Contract.
The message reviews at great length the low-
eriiig ild tllo Blii|.m-lil of gold,
tho issuing of bonds, the entering into the bond
contract with capiMilists, and his messages to
Congress for relief. Continuing, tho President
'1 he Congress having declined to grant tho
necessary authority to secure this saving tlie
contract unmodified was carried out, resulting
in, a gold res >rv ■ amountiiuf to *l« r.S7l,-J. on
the 8 h .1 u of July, 1893. Tho porformsnoe of
thifi contract not only re • red the reserve but
checked for a time tie withdrawals of gold and
brought on a period of restore l confidence and
such p. iee and quiet in business circles as
wo e of the greatest possible value
tere-t that affects our people. 1 hav
nnal interest charge
debtodness i* more
a continuance in our i resent counw
may result in further bond I-sues,
anl that we have suffered or are threatened
vv ti, all I'll- f.'i t o "f "d'p'n '• «' d f. r
foreign shipment or facilitating it* hoarding at
home, a situation is exhibited which certainly
ought to'ariest attention ami provoke immedi-
ate legislative relief 1 am
thorough and practicable r.
hies is found in the retirement auu run.
of our United Mates notes, commonly called
gieonlincks and the outstanding treasury notes
issued by tho government in payment of silver
purchases under tho act of If*!#'.
1 believe Ibis could bo quite readily accom-
plished by the ot change of these notes for I
bonds of small as well as large denominations
bearing a low rate of interest. They should h«
long term bonds, thus increasing their desir-
ability as investments and because their pay-
ment eould bo well postponed t a p nod tar
removed ftom present financial burdens and
perpl xitios when with itnreased pr .pertty
and resources they would l e more easily met,
To further insure tho cancel at ion of these
notes and also provi le a way by which gold
may bo added to our currency iu lieu -f them,
a feature iu the plan should be an aut only
given to the Secretary of I ie Treasu y
to dispose of tho bonds abread for gold if
necessary, to complete the contemplated re-
demption and cancellation permiMi ig him use
of tlie proeee Is of such bonds to take up and
cancel any of tho note* that may bo in tl.o
treasury or that may be received by the gov-
ernment on any account I he increase of our
bonded debt involved in this plan would l e
amply compensated by renewed activity and on
terpriso in all business circ'.es, tho restored
confidence at home, the reinstated faith in our
monetary strength abroad, and the stimulation
of every interest and industry that
would follow tho cancellation of tho
gold demand obligations now atllicting us.
In any event tho bonds proposed would stand
for tho extinguishment of a troublesome in-
debtedness. while iu the path wo now follow
there lurks the menace of unending bonds with
our indebtedness still undischarged and aggra
vatod in every feature Tho obligation
sary to find this indebtedness would not
in amount those from whiMi we havo Ik
lievedsinco 1Ms4 by anticipation and I
beyond the roquiren:
out of our surplus
withdrawn by the retirement «>r mo
United States notes and treasury note#
amounting to probably less than
might be supplied by such gold as would bo
used on their retirement or by an increase In
irregulation of our National banks. Though
the aggregate capital of these now in existence
amounts to m re than ft •fl.OJO.Oi'O. their out-
standing circulation based on Imml se-urity
amount-to only about lie aro
authorize I to i- lie not. . amoiintinK
per cent of tho bonds deposited to secui
circulation, but iu no event beyond tho h
of their capital stock they are obliged
one percent tax on tho circulation they
Lthink they ought to bo alh.we
dilation equal to the par value
they depo-it tosoJureit, and tlin
their circulation should l e i
f urth of one per cent, which
edly meet all the exitense
of the sinking fund
notes taken from a surplus revenue to bny I
gohl in the market. Of course, he could not do ;
this without pa> ing a premium. Private hold- j
ore of gold, unlike the govemmout having no i
parity to inalntaiu. would not be restrained ,
from making tho best bargain possible when
they furnished gold to the treasary; but tho
moment tho secretary of tho treasury bought
gold on any terms uIhivo par ho would estal - (
lish a general and universal premium upon it. |
thus btesking down the psiity between gold
Bud silver which the government is plbged to j
maintain, ami opening the way to now and ■
serious complications.
In Ilia meantime tin premium would not re- I
ni iiu stationary au I the absurd spoctaclo might >
be pre-ented of a dealer selling gold to tho j
Government and with United States notes or
tr usury notes in his hands immediately clsm* J
or ing for its return ami a realo at a higher ■
premium It may bo claimed that a large rev- I
etiue and reduced r ceipt* might favorably af-
fect the situat ion under discussion by affording
au opportunity utTecting thesa notes in tho j
treasury when received, anl thus preventing
their presentation for gold. Such retention lo
be useful ought to be at least measurably per-
manent, and thin is precisely what is prohib-
ited fn u United Btstes notes are con-
cerned b law of |878, forbidding their ro*
tiremeut. That tho statute in so many words
provides that there notos when receive! into
the treasury and lioloiigiug to the United States
shall be "Paid out again and kept in circula-
tion ' It will moreover lie readily seen that
the government could not refusv to payout
United States mites and treasury notos in cur-
rent ti ansact ions when demanded, and insist
on paying out silver alone and still maintain
the parity between that niot.il ami tho cur-
rency representing gold Besides tho acciimu i
latum in tho treasury of currency of any kind
exacte I from tho people through taxation is ,
justly regarded as an evil ami it cannot pro-
ceed far without vigorous protest against an
unjustifiablo retention of money.
Were there infinitely stronger reasons than
can lie adduced lor hoi.init that micli action
would seoure/or us a bimetallic currency mov-
ing on line* of parity an experiment so novel
mid hazardous as that proposed might well
stagger those who believe that stability is an
imp 'iativo condition of sound money. No gov-
ernment, no hum in contrivance or act of legis-
lation h is ever been abl i h> hold Uiotwo metal<
together in fro# coinage at a ratio appreciably
different from that which is estahlisho I in tho
markets of the world.
Ill the light of these experiences, which ac-
cord with tho oxporieneos of other nations,
there is certainly no secure ground for tho be-
lief that au act of Congre-'* could now bridge
mi equality of f>0 por centrbetween gold and sil-
ver at our present latio, nor is there the least
possibility that our country, which has less
than one seventh of the silver money in tho
world, could by ils action raise not only our
own, but all silver, to its lost ratio wiMi gohl.
Our attempt to accomplish 'his by tho freo
coinage of ailvor at a ratio differing from the
actual relative valuo would l o tho signal for
couqkloto departure of gold from our circula-
tion, and tho collapse of our entire credit sys-
CONGRESSION AL.
Pec 1. The Vmorican Congress is again in
session. Promptly at n<Min tho Senate and
Hou>o of depre-en^atives were called to order
iu their respective chambers aiuid scenes of an-
imation and excitement mnrkiiig the opening
of a Congress. The House of Bipresentativo*
passed into tlu« control of tho Republicans nnd
Thoirnn Brackett lieod of Maine again assume 1
the speaker's gavel Kx-Speaker t risp as-
. uiii.-d the leadership of tho minority, nnd it
was s giiiticant that Mi. Payne of New Yo-k
made tho motion which usually de-
volves upon the leader of tho majority.
This is taken to mean that ho ir ai tie chair-
man of the ways and means commit too and the
recognised lssdsr of ti.. Republiosas on the
ti..or. All tho Republicans voted for Mr.
Heed W itli one excoptUm, all tho Democrats
for Mr Cri-p anl all tho Populists for Mr.
Hell. The exception was Mr. t rain, from
Tom - who voted for his colleague. Mr. Cul-
bei -ou < d Texas. The result of the vote was :
Heed Ml : Crisp. W; Bell, «; Cullierson, 1. In
the Senate the usual oponlug proceedings oc-
Ml.
of the Inimls
1 to one-
itild uiidoubt-
tho government
•tint. In addition
thov should ho allowed to sub t tutu or deposit
in ilea ,tho bonds now required as security
for their circulation thoie which would be ls-
stied for tho purposo of reining tho United
Statos notes and treasury notes. The banks
already existing, if they desired to avail them-
lelvssw ef tho provisions of taw
Uin,. muditiod enid Uatw rirciilation
in addition to that already outbuilding,
amounting to $47*,00),U00, which would nearly
orqniti equal tho currency proposed to be
cancelled. At any rate, I shoul I conlldi utlv ex-
pert to set til' exi>ting national banks or
other- to be organized avail them-elve- of the
proposeii encouragements io issue circulation
and promptly fill any vacuum nnd supply every
currency nead. It has always seemed to mo
that the provisions of law regarding the cap-
ita' of national banks which opeinte an a lim-
itation
Our country's indebtedness whether owing by
tho governin ntor existing between individuals,
has b >en contract ul with reference to our pres-
ent standard To decree by act of
that theao debts shall be payablo
bio dollais than the
iiigroBS
valun-
wit'liin tho contomplated
1 intentioh of tho partiu
would Operate to transfer
without coinp nsation, i
and a volume of rights ni
calculable Those who
headlong plungo to free
bimetallism and profes
ontraoted,
by Hie fiat law ami
i amount of property
I interests almost iu-
idvocnto a blind and
nimigo in t lm name of
.ng the boliof, can-
that wo could
Mius establish a double standard and a
concurrent circulation oT both nielli.s In our
coinage are certainly reckoning from a cloudy
standpoint. I)ur present standard of value
tho standard or the civilised world, and 1>«
mils ily bi-inetallisin now possible
least that within the imh
single nation, however i
may la'. While
Dec . -Tho Pre ident's message was roail in
both hou-es In the Hoiiso a largo number of
bills and joint resolutions were introduced,
many of them measures that failed during the
last session. Mr. Livingstone of Georgia
introduced a resolution calling for
an investigation of tho British (lui*
ana-Voneauelan boundary line dispute.
There were JT'J now bills and sixteen resolutions
hit roduc d in the Senate, but a largo majority
of the bills wore reprints of measures which
failed to pass last session. Senators Peffer,
Stewart aud Squire reintroduced their bills of
1s t session, pertaining to silver coinage. Mr.
Lodge of Massachusetts introduced n resolu-
tion forcibly approving of tho Monroe doctrine,
I aud Mr. ' ail of Florida a resolution directing
that tho insurgents of Cuba bo recoguixed as
belligerents.
Dec. « The Sen ito worked, while tho House
enjoyed a recess, but most of tho busineis
transacted was of a routine character. Mr.
Hoar showed a disposition toward co-opera-
tion in dealing with the Turkish question by
offering a resolution denouncing the recent
ntrocitie« in Turkey, and assuring the executive
branch of cordial indorsement by congress of a
vigorous course for the protection of American
citizens in Turkey and the suppression of bar-
barities against Christianity. Tho first formal
spoech of the session was mado by Mr. Allen,
I'npulist. or Nebraska on Cuba and the Monroe
doctrine. Mr. Allen urged tho recognition of
tlie Cuban insurgents, the annexation of Cuba
and a strong foreign policy. Tho influx of bills
-out inued, several hundred being addod to
those already introduced.
|> - f. The session of tho Senate was brier
again Its only feature, tayond tho introduc-
tion of a bill by Senator Chandler of Now
Hampshire, f-.r the free coinage of silver when
Km .Maud. Kronen and (lormany should enact,
similar legislation, were a resolution by his
colleague. Senator Oallinger, doclaring it to be
th i'ii-e of the Pen11to that it W;is unwise and
iuex|M'dient to r. tiro the greenbacks, and n
short s'ifcch by Senator Call of Klorida in favor
of the recognition of tho Cuban revolutionist*
as lad lige rents-
Dec. The House wns in session but half an
hour, when it adjourned until Monday. Mr.
linker of Now Hampshire, who has proclaimed
vuir upon 8 erotary of Agriculture Morton be
cause of tin latter's refusal to expend an appro-
priation for tho purchase of seeds for dis-
t ri but ion among congressional constituents,
attempted t« put through a resolution calling
upon the secretary for information upon the
subject, but Mr. Mc.Mill in of Tenne see ob-
ject.'i. Plans for tho admission of Oklahoma,
Arizona ami Now Mexico made their appear*
' unci. Mm first, being presented by tieneral
Wheeler, who was chairman of tho committees
on territories in the last Congress, and the other
i. t wo by the two now delegates of tho respective
' territories. Messrs. Murphy and Catron.
itch of any
WANTS STATEHOOD.
Ill) s
tlie
: the
of this
h1 f.
of gold withdraw
dured the i- en
M-. tho imminence
l tins time goner-
people. Though the
time tho tide
11 resul s coul i not
ithdrawals havo r>>-
I,-IU on tho i th
i.:i.W,'. ti. How long it
itt • r of conjecture,
rawals for shipment
lira prod clod iu well
■ lit Jd'l.OOlVWO has
e month of November
ied.
- gathered
! i ont it
ra hie Slini9
ury within
. . wwmiiensaiion for th- suppresnion of stnto
'i banks, which came near t>> the
11<-us of the country and readily tun
them with banking accommodations
facilities.
Whatever is attempted should 1m> .
upon fully appreciating tho fact that by
depth and that our ascent
cortipllshod without laborioii*
We shall be wise if we ro.-.li
finandlallj ill and that om
health may require heroic tie;
Inasmuch as Hie withdraw i
results I largely from ti, (lit
apparent that will prov nt it
recurrence with Us natural
died a da
will
nliiK
nndard
universal comini
ile-piso silver no
•r thi- standard is
I unquosth
•oi ful that nation |
value of gold |
steadied by |
il.anl business it :
im |{ its banishment.
sit hoi
circulation a vol-
nes equaling, and
in nmount, both
ilhst a tiding a do-
iutrinsic value of
.verse forms ami of
landard country has
11.>n but lui enlight-
llnauco secures tho
l silver as cur.ency
v k'-epin^ the stand-
m'iI re
eli a chat
eli
vith
[i<ltiid also
I bonds which I
I repl ni-h our,.
furth r from t
obtain gold for
credit
full of 1 'sson-. teaehing not on
c danger-, but the national 11
follow. III tllo lt lnot aokj
■ ,i i. ■ ■ ti...' H.ii i
.. i,«*rHiiii.t.—1. oflur ~.i>t iIi'IiIht
truth. Bonds
ivill yield t.. tho false al-
ii le which thus far
during
pro-
i July 11. Is'1", a
imh a little oi
and that betwc
passage ot the
i withdraw
g tho yea
from January 1,
>f more than 10
OO.000 was witli-
.11. 1 the date
•d pur-
i.| plainness of
, -elf of the belief
it ion for tho free
of 1>(
ember
lately bee
W14 ,d would establish
1 lie pffortii ul <""■ ambassml
liowvi r, though iinj""l"il l '
tlio French ministry havo not ou' n
it 1, confidently eiweted that
tnry K.lulinn ol llic mattor will riiortlj ta
rparlinl. Mi-nnwhilo it appears tiint Ml. rtal-
ler's cniilliioiiient linn otnrv alloviatlon «hich
,|IP Btatc ol hi., h -alth unil all 111" other circum-
dances ,.l the ca?o demand or permit.,
Trade Complication. With lierinany.
our relation with the «.« ol the '"'f1"""
.mniie are in tome anpoctii typical of aci.ndl-
tion ol things elMwh re found in^a coat]^ry
whose production and trado are «nn lar to our
own. Tho close rivalry eo,.|-d,n« mdn^
trie-; the influeu?e of the delusivo «
that the ml rn ,1 doTelopmciit .' a .iat n u
pro,,,..ted an.i it. -~.l.h
• inch iMnndertakla, to reaerv i1""'"™
, or The ixeln.lv. vmot U own prodn™".
necessarily obstruct, their sal; - Core jn mar
" -''r r''r olTal.Ini tirdits
supply, ami ^ r,,mm.Hlities and by this
moans hnP«riliua our footing in theie*temd
mark,t> nataral * ««• to -. h « crjatod
►iln'tiVt-'T'^^.ij'uOeman'wh^lh^
r'e plrh." de. hut in adjaeant
I Ins i, all the more liritatin«
of tlie tact that no European Mate U
Hj'alou, ot the excellence and whole—
ress of its exported f.
Etatos, noi to eosily i
lilng of Italians in Colorado.
The "deplorable lynching of several Italian j
laborer, in < ..lorado was naturally followed by j
international representation and 1 am happy
to say that tho Inst effort* of the State in
which th -• outrages occurred have been put
forth to di-cover and punish the authors of this
atrocious crim Tho dependent families of
some of the unfortunate victims invite by their
deplorable condition gracious provision for
tlioi
Tim
: aliens man
i which
heiylr*
sivo stages of th'
becked by our immigration and contract
trols these workers from the
labor statutes.
shot
id often ...... '-H'Tr trVmen
whore their cheapening competion m the fields llWW,llf
of I winning toil brings th^m in collision ^ iinl
with other labor inte osts. VNhile welcoming, ] tlj)> w
should, thosi
OUR JFINANCKS.
A Snbject of the Greatest Importance to
the American People.
As we turn from a review of our foreign rels
tions to tho rontemplation of our national
financial situation we are immediate!) a«nre
that wo approach a subject of d« mestic con-
cern, more important than any other that can
engage our attention, and one at present in
such a perplexing and delicate predicament as
to require prompt and wise treatment.
We may well be encouraged K eartnst elT. rt
in this direction when we *rec ill th" steps
already taken t .ward improving our economic
ami flnanciil situation, and wh n to appreci ,te
how well tin way has been prep rod for furtle r
progress by an aroused and intelligent popular
interest in those subject-. By command of tl.o
people, a customs revenue system, designed for
the protection and benefit of favored cla - a'
theexpen e of the great majority of our conn-
1 which, whi e inollicierit for tho pur
enue. curtail Ml o
i half years,
J.I S,'KM),OUO,
i $40.5,0011,000
ice January
the retire
oiled )
of the ?4^.'
fu- I i
> than $7 ,(K) 1,0)0 in I ,
ia« sin«:e th ir creation in 1^0 been paid j ,
om the treasury upon the notes given on
■iiichaso of ^ilver by tho govornment; | (
• i t! i • whoje. amounting ' > *1" * "el. (
, a i j. t e moro than $16,0) 1,010 whieh have ,
et ire I by exchanges for silver at the re- i
of the holders, remain outstanding and ]
p.,i t.. join their ol.h r and more ex-
need allies in future rai 1- uixin tho trcas- |
gold IO e
illy entreat tlie people's
, 1 1H1
than
treasury exclusive
eded <
>rll,
ntr
• themselves i
onal c
npot
ur l ody politics and win
by honest effort, we can
assemblages an |0istinctiyely
red out in the ma- to tho
-uldtors and shipped hither
, tariff
policy
U|x>n a denial
f the government t-> obatr
ur people s cliojtp living >r
ort nnd contentment. f<>" M
ial advautagos to fav
to the
buperci
ode t
I ba-
arkets of
by a
iplo, is
ii rulit
venues of
•rit •!
that their
public health.
IS otherw
civilizat. ..
uieiit ami hindrances to tho building up
ii|e coni'nuniti s resting upon the wlmle-
auibition- of the citizen and constituting
-1:,ie factor in the prosperity and progress
nation If legislation an rendi thia
ng evil it certainly should bo attempted.
Congratulations for ,fapan.
an Ion furnished ahuudan' evidence of
a-t cain in every trait and eh i ractoi istic
„ ition's gi atnesa W o haft
illation in tlie fact that the
f Mie I ni t Ml Stat—, bv the ex-
•ral treaty stipulations with the
as the tirut to
4
which.
1 trado
ict that
zenuity,
nstitutes
crati.
' and'c
:1 supplies as tho United
le, on account of inher- |
Sautoan Arrangeiiienl I'matisfaetory.
Iu my last two annual messages I called the
fhilo encouiagii
with other
American self-reliance, thrift and .•
can buildup our country's in lu trie.
Vel. p it P
paternalism. The compulsory pure!
coinage of silver b th" government u
*nd nnregnlated bj i>' sirasa oonlit
headless of our currenc needs, which
than fifte n yeirs dilnt. I our circula
ium,undermined conti den
cial ability and at last culm
panic at homo lias been r• -
repeal of the law- w oh
acheme upon tire con
complishol n>-i withst
portan. e and benetx i
of curing the monetar
fer as a result of long
financial expedients
inated United States nore8 and
known as green-back was issued in largevol-
Dmr luring lhe late rivil war anl intended
originally to meet the emergenc e« of that
I
rating
d indi-tre--.ti d
. stopped by th
•d this n ckless
•p she has
e t.omak-
Roxbury
I.urge au«l Hepreaentative Convention at
sim%vnee, Okbi.
OKf.AiioMA City, Okla., Dec. 7.—A
very large and representative delegate
convention was held at Shawnee yes-
terday in the interest of Statehood.
Every county in the territory was rep-
resented by its best and most promi-
nent citizens, and the proceedings
were very harmonious.
The following resolution was adopt-
ed by a two-thirds majority:
II,* .dved, 1 hut lhe 1*1 Op'.e of Okla-
homa territory, without distinction of
pn i t \. assembled in delegate conven-
tion'at Shawnee, on the ">th of Decem-
ber, 18nr., for the purpose of consider-
ing the Statehood question, earnestly
ur re iii".ii 11"-1 ■ mgress of theunited
States at its present session to pass an
enabling net providing lor the adnns-
gion of Oklahoma as a State with such
, boundaries as in the wisdom of Con-
pri-s, will lii'st subserve tlie cause of
i good government."
Football Roundly Denounced.
Oai.i hih iiii! 111., Dee. President
Kvans of lledding eolle^e pulilishes un
ariiele denouncing football and de-
nial lie lias prohibited the
at lledding; terms the Rime a
discraei' to .il 1 eire life and Christian
civlli/atiiin. and euinpares it to prize
rint,r eunlesls and bull lights, lie
clahns that in this country and Knj-
liind liming the last few years, 100
V.,Ill,If men have been killed in foot-
ball (fames and he defines this kilhni;
as murder.
In Trill. I nwliot Stjlis
l.l vvknwoiith, Kan.. Dec. b.—At *
0', |,,, k last night. Kolly Harvey an«i
Joe and Fred Rlekerta, three younp
men well known in police circles, rode
John Yojjlcr s place in the south
west portion of the eitv. In cowboy
st\le thrv Hred seven pistol shots into
tb place, and then dismounting they
rilled the money drawer, securing SiO
in cash and a $4 check.
IMik <>nt of .! ll Again.
I oi i'MiMf. Kan Dec. 4. —Between
Hand T o'clock last evening. Ircorge
Walker anil C K. Allen, the horse
thi. V, wli.. broke jail last Wednesday
111■rht ami were afterward captured
and returned t.> jail here, again dug
out and made their escape on horses
furnished hy friends from the terri-
tory.
Unseated for Itribery.
Soi THAMi'TiiN, Dec. 7. —As a result
of the petition against the election of
I . hamberiayne. Conservative, and
Sir .John Simeon, Liberal I nionist, to
t Southampton, alleging ex-
bribery of voters through
1'. (. hamberiayne has been tin-
epre
■a ted.
I.ah n
\Y \sll IN(•
ments
her the
idinu thri-
it iSi rt-. f
evils fro
ndulgen
Tie Ci
•an be produced.
r short
in ill :
-Indianttp
hids shot
ild alwa\ - be •
in use. The stea
beneficial t1 > the
linn to the kitchei
11 1-, usu-
isli being
Depart ment.
)e<" —Arrange-
being made for the intro-
due' n into Congress of a proposal
for an amendment of the constitution
,,f the I nited Mates. The main ob-
ject of this amendment is the erection
nf a National department of labor.
The department will have a> its head
the President of the United States for
Ihe time being and with ten officers
te I by lhe nation at large wil.
f,„ 1,1 a g'and council having entire
,'liargu of the operations of the de-
i partinent.
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