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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1895)
kSFSl'l Mmm)atitHmmemtnthmmminfmmhtmiimAi 1IWISWR1IMI'IWI fr ' ,.',. THE BED CLOUD CHIEF, JbltlDAY, DEC. 18 , 1895. .' h. t. '. (5 .-r t Lsl h H-t)?. ?,:.! k. TJ V - V TI 1 I.: 1 ; ' m 5 t R sM 1 II VS &, ?i..:.'i PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, DEVOTED TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FINANCIAL'DISCUSSION, BOTH FULLY REVIEWED. Ketttralltj lann In Itegard to Calm Must lie Hlrlctljr Complied With An t:tmustlve Argument for the He t Irement of lrernbackn Onr Financial Trimble Thor oughly bet Forth Washington, Hoc. X The following Is tlic President's incksiitfe: loTncCoNonKimir -niK I'.NtTr.ti States: Tin presaut nssemblngo of tlio lcgislntlvo branch ot our government occur lit a tlmn when tlio Interests of our cuplo and tho needs of tho country glvo iioclal promlnenco to tho rendition ot our foreign relationi nml tho exi gencies of our national llnance. Tn report of the several administrative ilrpnrtmonts of th piiinrnmcnt fully nml lilnlnly exhibit what lias been accomplished within the scope of their respective ilullnn nnd present such recommend. ittou for tlio botlerment of oiircountry' con dition nsnnliiotlc nnd Into llgcnt labor and nhicrvntions suggest. )I lliorcforo d-pm in executive duly ade quately pcrforme I nt this timo by presenting to the Congro'i Ihn Important phases of onr situation as rotated to our Intercourse with fnrsign nations, nnd a statement ot the finan cial problom which ronfront u, omitting except as thpy nrc related to thop topics, any reference ti departmental operations, 1 earnestly Invite, howavcr, not only tlio earsfnl consideration, but thp sovorely critical scrutiny of tlio Congress nml my fellow coun trymen to tho reports concerning the so depart mental operation. If juMlyund fairly exam ined they furnish proof of assiduous and painstaking cam for the public welfare. 1 prots tho recominondatlons thej contain titon the rerjoctfiil attention of those charged with the ilnty of legislation, because I belioYO their adoption would promote the people's Rood. Missionary libit In China. 1 he close ot the momentous struggle bit ween Chiiin and Japan, whllo trllevlnr tho diplo matic rgonti of this government from tho doll rats duty they undiutook ut request of both countries of rendering sti- h service, to subjoits of either b-dllgoront within tlm territory llmlti of the other ok our neutrnl poitlnn eermltto.l, developed a domestic condition in theChiuesi) empire which lias rnu-ed imie.li anxiety nnd CMllfHl for prompt end careful attention, llittirr as n result of n weak control ! the cen tral government over tho provincial ndminis. (rations, following a diminution of traditional governmental authority undnr the stresH of nu overwhelming national disaster, or n miiiilfesta tlnn upon irood opportunltj of the mention of the Chinese population to all forelcn vvaj-i and undertakings, there have occurred In widely tcpnratod provinces of China terloiis outbreaks of the old fanatic 1 1 eplrlt HR.'ilii't forelRneis, which, unchecked by the local nntho.-ltin, It not urtnolly connlred nl by them, Iiuto culmin atml In mob attncli on foreltu mlsjloimry utation, earning mitfh dertructlnn of proper ty , nnd attended with peuonal Injuries as well avioviof llfo. Although but (mo American rltinii wn roporteJ to hnvo been urtually wounded, and nlthnuuli tlio dotrnction of property miy have fnllcn more heavily upon th mlMlonnrlou of other nntUinnll.lto than our own, it plnlul lehoocd thl coTernment i talthumo;t proinp- and deshled nclion to usnl ncnlint iimllar or lcrhnpi mora dread ful I'jlliltlltloi. 'IhedoinumUot tho t'nitoil Stntr and other riwen for tho ilrarodattoti nnd punibhment of the retiHmslblo olllclah of t'.m lopectlvo cities and oroTiu:o who by r.rclcvt or otherw!o hail pi-rnillttd uprlblnus unit for tho iidnptiou of ileru mensuri'S by tho ftnpqrnr' rrovernment for the protection of tholifn nnd proertyo( forricnon, wcro folluwed by tho diRrnco and duninalof certain provinclnl odlcluld found derelict in duty, nml tho punlrhmeut by death of a numbor of lho:o found utility of nctual participation in tho out nice. lhU Govern ment nlko intlslrd that a ipcclal American rommiiitlon thould viiit the ptotlncn whero thnnntdlsturlmncrH occurred for tho pnrpinn of liircitlnattou. 'Ililn latter commlhu, formisl otter much oppoiltlon, has onu over land from Tien Tain acrompnnied by a suitable I'liintko cicort, mil b) Its deinom-tiutlou of tho rcudinoM nml ability of our (,-orernment to prj tert Its clthcnn, will act, It l belh'Trd, ai n mit iiinuintlal Uctcrrcut of uny fimilnr outbioiit., The AVnller Cave. The ruttoranry cordial rrlatlutia between thli rouotry tad l'ir.iico lituo been undiatitrbed, witli the exception thut n full explanation of the treatmuDtot John I. Waller by the cxie. ditlonnry military nuthorlths of l'ranco till rem-iini to bo git en. Mr. Waller, formerly United Btatcs rounul toTnmntne, remained In MndiRatoar after bis teim of ollice expired ml was apparently Mirrefnl In procuriu,'; .buhinrts concur lone from the Hoth, of greater crli-HTilue. After the occupation of Tama taTo and the declaration of martial law by tlio l'ronrh.bo waanrrerted upon rurious clmrRes, monR them, that of rnmmunleutiuR military Information to tho enemy of l'rnmp,wns tried and onTlctod by n inllltnry tilhunal nml i.ntenced to tnenty jear impiUoument. Vol loviuic thocounn juitlllid b) nhundant prece denu, thli covcrnment ileinnnded fiom that, of Franco thorrcoldof the proroediiiRs of tho French tribunal, which rrculteil in Mr. Will lr' condemnation. This roqitcut hut lieen complied vith to tho extent of mpplylna a copy of the hrnetlclnl rt-rnrd from which appear the constitution ami 'iir:aulrntion of the Court, the chnr,to ns for mulatoil and tho ttonoral courto and remit of Uietriul nnd by which it n i-howu thut tho u'ctiH-d was tried In open court nnd nns de femird by countcl. Hut the oldencn adduced in tuppart of tho rliatito, which was not ro reired by tho 1'ionrli minister of foielgn nlTnlt ntll tba lint wcotc In Urtobi r, hni thim fur Jrea witlihtld. tho 1'ieneh Koicuimeii tnklnii UiSRiound thai it prodiiettnu In rtMin.o to oir demand would ettnhllt.lt a b.id prevcdint. Ihn efforts of onr ntahitmilor to procure It, however, though impedril by lecent chanires In .the l'reuch ministry havonot betuivluxed nnd lit ia rnnndentiy rxnerted thut unue tatltfiic tory kolatloD of tho matter will ahortly lio l reached. Meanwhile It nppcarn thut Mr, nl 'Jura confinement hat orer nllovlutlon which the state of his lu-nltluinil all Ihn other clrcuiu ttuncca of tlio caso dvniuud or ormlt. Trade Complications With (lerinany. Our relation with the st.ttns of tin tierman rmplin avo in lomu aspects tj plcal of a condi tion of things oUawhro found in a country whoto production and trnilu nro stmllur to our own. Tho cloro rlralry of contotliiB iodni tries? Jho influoaio ot Ihs delu.lvo doctrine thut tho lot Jinil doro'.opment of a nation is promotod and its woaltli iocrensl hynillcy svhicb, inundertakliu to renorvo Its own mar ket for tho exclmlvo ion of Its own producers, necrsmrlly obstmcti their inles In foreign mar kstt nud jirovents frea ncrtssn to markets of tho world) the dosirs to relnlu trado In time-worn nils, regardloss of the inexorable lawiotnow mods and cbangrnl conditions of demsnd and supply, and our ami hull lug tardlnesi In invit ing a freo oxebango of commoditiej and by thin means imperiling our footing In tho external markets naturally open to us, havo created a Ituationsomowhot injurious to Amotlcauex port iuteresti, not only in (iermnry,whero they ro perhaps moit notl. cable, but Inodjucout ctniUrl . .... The exporU affected aro largely Amorhnn mhIm imd other food products, tho icasoa . --- --- ---.- .-.- .,-., i iw,i now gapan. WMiop itniv io,rco(riHor woo MlmtKmilmntM9Mljnmn ucrftUadtaucsjnfcataiilto fU.nil to hoi tlfc ,llV,,T,r,r,T ii i ti.Tn-Vwi. i o. cons leratlou nud contidenco due to tier nu. PUi0tatli.Uitoall hj ;ow n"' tlonal cnllBhlenmeut and progresilvo char- itiTiciraft bnf-tJtaiiKm.Batpi tUr tcr. - ",. -, . s J iftlsjuiSoriise excellence antt-.wliolosomo. r "cwn pesa of its exported food supplies as the United gauioan Arrangement Unsatisfactory. bUU, uor to easily able, on account ot luher- j mr ut t,u atuaul mcsiocos I called the cut soundness, lo guarantee llmso nnalltles. Nor nro tbe.soillHlcultl'a confined to our food pro'lucti ileeljnn.l f r exportation, (Junrroat insurancn romiiniilos for exnm do. hnvlnj Sullt up n vnit hurlness abroad nnd investo 1 a lanroaharo of their trains in forolca countries. In compliance with tho locil laws and regula tions tlin.i exIstliiR, now find thcirtoWes within n narrowing circlo of onnroua nud unfotraeeti conditions, nud nro confro ited by tho npceislly of retirement from n flold heo mailo unproflt ahln. If indecl they nro not summnrily ex tKilloil, ns mine of thrni hntc lately been In i'mstla. It is not to In forrollen that Inter tiatl naltraile cnn not lie ono-tldod. Ita cur rents nro nltornatlng nod Its inorcments should bo hruestly reciprocal Without this It almost nncnonrllyrii'ionorates Into n ilcrl'o to gain ndTniitaueorn contrivance to rrcuro henots wlthntily thniemblnntc of n ictuin. In our denllnss with other tintlons, wo ought to bo open-hamlo 1 and scrupulously fair. This should bo our policy us a producing nv lion, nnd It plainly becuines us as a peopln wli lnvo generosity nnd Ihn moral nun-els of na tional goo I faith nnd ipciprocnl forbearance. Thoo consideration should not however, con strain us to submit to unfair discrimination nor to silently ncqnlesco In rexiitlotis hindrances to tho enjoyment of Mir ihsrnof tho b-gitimntu advantage of proper trado relations, if nn pxamlnntloi of the dilution suggests such mouures oi cur part is would Invohn ri.'trie tlons similar to thoo fiom which wo tiilTer. the way to surh n rcurm Is easy; it should, how ever, hy no means !. llghtlr enteio'i upon, since the iiocosit for tlm lnnueiiratiun of such n policy, would lq regrettod by tho lust scntU ment of onr poople, and becnuso It nnlurnlly nnd logically might lead to cousepuonco of tho gravestchnrncter. Tho IlehrliiK Ke Matter. Our rolatlnns with (ire.it llritaln, always In llmntoand Important, hnvo demanded, during the pist ye nr, even n grentor shnro of consider ntlou than is usual. Several vexations qura tfom wcro left undctormlund by tho decision of tho Ilehrlng soa nthttratlou trihunnl. 'I ho ap plication of tlm principles laid down by tho august body bus not bcon followed by tlio re sults they were lntiudnd to accomplish, either hrntiso the principles thimselves locked In breadth ami ilelitilttucst or bornutp their oxe rut hn has been morn or less imperlect. 'lho nnderstandlng by which tho United Htnles was (o pay nnd (I rent i ritnln to receive n lump sum of li'Jl.ODJ in full settloment of all itritiih claim fordnmnus arising from our scltureof llrltlyh sealing ejels umiuthorlAil under tho annul of tho Pari trihunnl of urhltrntlnii was not ronllrtnoi by tho lnt Congres, which do cllusd to make tho ucceisarv appropriation I nm still of tho opinion that thbt urrangjmeat wnsn jiiilirious and ndrantngpousouo for tho government, nnd I earnblly recommeirl that it In again ronsidored nnd stuctloned. if, however this does nat meet with the favor of Congre, it certainly will hardly dissent from tho proposition that tho government is bound to every consideration of honor nud good faith topriivlJe for tho spoe.Iy iuljntment of thoo claims by arbitration n the only other alterna tive. A treaty of arbitration ha, tliereforc, lieen agreed upon nnd will h: Immcdintely laid brfora tho Sonnt i hi that, in one of tho mo le tiiggjitol, a dual fettlement may bo reached The Vrnetuel.t Iss-ie. Itlielngnppnrnntthnt (hi Isiundar ilirputn botwren (Ircat Hrlinln nud ths Kepubllo of tenrxuelu, conreriilng tho limits of llritlsh (lulnea, was nppro.iihing on n-uto stage, n detinltostntement of the inttrest and policy of tho Uuilnd Ststos ns regard the controversy soemed to 1)0 ro inlred both on its own account nnd in view of its rotations with tlm friendly powers directly oncerncd. in July lnt, there foin, adispi.tch was nddrcrtpd to our nmbawa dor at London for communication to the llritlsh government in which tho ntt iliulr- of lho United bla.es was full) nnd distinctly set forth. The general conclusions there leached nn i formu lated are in substance that tho traditional nud odablished policy of till- government Is brmly oppoil to n forcible liirtentn by any 1'uropenn powrrof its territorial Hisesslons on this conti nenttthat this policy Is ns well founded In principle as it is strongly supported by nu. inerous i rocrdrnts; tlmt us n conMpiin:o tho Uultid State! 1 bound to pn t-.t ugiunst ttia en nrgoment of tlo or oil of lliitlsh (iuinrn.n derogation of the rights mid against the will of Venezuela; that, considering tho dlnparlty in itrrngth of (Ircat ilritaln nnd Vcneiuelii, thu territorial disputo between them cm lio easily settled ouly by friendly nnd linpurtial nrliltra. tlon and that tho te.-ort to such arbitration fhoiild includn tin whole lontroveriy ami la not satisfied it ono of th? powers conceroel is lonnittrd lo draw nu arbitrary line through tho territory in ilebatn and to declare thut it will submit to arbitration only lho portion Ijlnjou oi.n side of it. in slew of theio conclusions tho dispatch lu qtieidlon culled up.m the IlriUhh government for a ilcllnlti'iinvHer to the question wlielher it would or would not submit thn terri torial controvert bi'twe'n it-lt mid Vonezueln in its entirety to Impartial arbitration. Tho answer of tin llritlsh government has not yet lieen rtcelvei but Is expictpd shnrtl) when further communication on the subject will preU ah'.y lie made to cougies. Ihr IlnvTallnn Mnttrr. Hnrly In Janunr) Inst tin uprising against tha government of Ilawalln win, promptly sii- prr.ccil. Martial law was forthwith pro claimed nml numerous arrests wore, made of persons suspected of being in sympathy with the Koynllst party. Among those were suverjl citizens of tho United Mates, who worn either convicted by n military mint and aeutenced to dentil, Imprisonment or line, or wrru deported without trial. The Lulled Slates, whllo dent ing protection to tliore who hail taken thn Ha waiian oath of allegiance, insloted that murtial law, though altering the forms of Jntlce, could not supercede jiistlrn Itself, and demanded n stay of execution until tho proceedings hid hern submitted to thU government, and knowl edgoobtiiiued therefrom that our citizens had leeched fair trial. Thodeuth 6rntenres wero siibequentl) commuted or wero remitted ou condition of leaving tho IslnmU. lho cases of ccitain Americans arrested and expelled by or bltutty order, without formal chargn or trial, have had attention, nud in somo instunces hnvo lieen found to Justify remonstrnnce nnd n claim for ludemuit), which llriwnlla lias thus far not conceded. Mr. Thurston, tho Hawaiian Minis ter, having furnished this government abund ant reason for usklng that ho lio rivalled, that cour was puruicd 'and his successor lias lately been received. Lynching of Italians In Colorado. Tha deplorable hiiclilnr of sorernl Italian laborers in Colorado wiinnturilly followed by International loprcentntlon nnd I am happy to nay that thn Inst effort I of thn Stnto in which thttv outrages occurred havo been put forth to dl, cover and puuhh the authors of this atrocious crlin-. 'lho dommdjut famllim of sumo of tho unfortiiuato victims Invito b their deplorahlo condition gracious provision for tielr needs Ihese mmlfo-tationi agnlnst hslplos ulliu uny lie traced through succes sive stages of tho vicious padroni system which uu:hcckcd by our immigration and contract lubor statutes, controls thso workers from the m m.'nt of landing on our shorn, and lurins them out hi distuut mid ofton rudo regions, where their cheapening compatlou in tho Holds ot bread winning toll briurs them IncollUlon with other labor Into ets. Whllo welcoming, ns wo should, tlioto whu snok our shoros to mw thri.u?lvcs In our body politics und win per.onnl ciimts'tenca by honest tifort, wncnu not regard such ntcmliliigcs nu distinctively nllon luUiren, hlrod out In thn mass to the jirotlt of ullen speculators and shipped hither and thither as thn prospo t ofgsln miy dic tate, as otherwU) than repugnant to tho r ght of our civilization deterrent to individual ad- vaucFinent nud hindrances to thn building up ot stable cnmmuiuths resting upon thn wlinln. somo ambition of ths cltlton and constituting tho prlmo factor In the prosperity nnd progress of our nation. If legislation can roach this growing evil it certainly should ba uttomptld. ConsratuUtlnna for Japan. Japan has fiirnlshcsl abuudant evidence of livrvust gain In every trnlt and cliinicteristlo that constitutes u nation's griatness. Wohavo reason for cuncrnlulntion iu tho fact that the govoriment of tho United Htates, by tha ex. change of liberal treaty stipulations with thn attention ol tho Congress to thn position w occupied ns ono of tin parties to n treaty or agro ment by which wo became 'olntly lnjund with Unglnnd and Germany to so interfcro with tho government nnd control of Samoa ns In effect to atsumo tho management of its n tin Irs. On tho 'Jth day of May, 1801, I truimnlttod to thosnnaton special messago with accompany ing documents giving Information on tho suit Joctnnd emphasizing lho opinion I have at all times entertained that our situation on this matter was Inconsistent with tho mission nnd traditions of our government in violation of thn principle! wo profess aud in all its phases inls-hlevons nud vexatious. I again press this subject u (Kin tho nttentlon of Congress nud ask for such lcg!?utlvo action or utprcsslou as will load tho way to our relief from obligations both irksumu aud unnatural. Tlio Cuban Itcbolllon. Cuba Is again grnvnly dlsturbod, nn Insurrec tion in sumo rcrpscts moro actlro than tho 1 ist prccoeding revolt, which continued from 1808 to 1878. tinir exist) in a largo part of lho East ern intorlor of thn island, menacing oven somo populations on tho const, llosldm dniigerin thn commercial exchanges of tho island, of which our country takes tho predominant share, this flagrant condition of hostllltiev by a rnnslng sentimental sympathy and inciting ad venturous support amoug our pooplo, has en tailed earnest effort on the part of this govern ment to enforco obedienco t our neutrality lnws und to provoat tho territory of the Unite I States from lolng iibusod as n vuntngo ground from which to aid tliosa in arms nguitist Span ish soveielgntr Whatever may bo tho tradi tional sjmpathy ot our countrymen, as indi viduals wi.h pooplo who seem to bo struggling for larger autonomy und greater froidom deepened as such sjmpathy naturillv must bo iu behalf of our nolghbor. Yet ths plain duty of their government is to observe in good faith tho recognized obligations of international re Intlnnshlp. lho performance of this duty should not lo mada moro dlfllcttltby a disre gard on part of ourcltizcnss.f tlio obligations growing out of their allegiance to their conn try which should restrain them from violating ns individuals tho neutrality which tho nation of whl-u tlloy are members Is bound to observe In its relations to filendly soverrlgn State. Though neither tho warmth ol our people's svmpnthy with tho Cuban insurgents norour loss nnd material dimiign consequent upon ttio futilocndoivdri thus far miido to restore peace nud older, nor nuyshnsk our humane son dblll ties may lnvo rorclvs 1 from the crnoltles which appear to especially charnctcrlxo this sanguinary aud llercely conducted war, havo in tho least thnkon tho Uelormlnntloti ot tho gov ernment to honestly fulfill every International obllgntlou: jot, it Is to lio earnestly hoped, on every grounds, that thn devastation of armed conflict may sp odlly bo stayed und order and qnlet restored to thn districted island, bring ing in their train thu iictiblllty anJthrlftut peaceful pursuits. The Turkish Troubles. Occurrences in Turkey havo continued to ex cito concern. Tho reported massacres of Chris tians in Armcnin unci tin development there, nud in othor district, of tho spirit ot fanatic hostility to Christian Inllusucss. naturally ex cited apprehension for tho snfjty of Ihodorotcil men and women who, as dependents of tho for clxu misslounry societies iu tho United State, nnd reside in Turkey under tho guornnteu of law nnd usage nnd in tin legltlmati perform ance of their educational nnd religious mission. No efforts hnvo been spared In tlioir behalf nnd their protcctiou In tiersoii and property has been raruostly nud vigorously enforced by evory means within our powor. I rcgrot, how ever, that nn attempt on our part to obtain liotter information concerning tho trus condi tion of affalrn In tho disturbed qunrtsr of tho Ottoman emplro by sending thu United States consul at Slims to insko investigation nud ropart. wuh thvvnrtcslby tlis objections of tlio Turk iah government. This movement on our part was in no scn-o meant as n gratuitous entanglement of tho United States In tha so called Eastern ipioition, uor u an officious in terference with tho right mil duty which be long by tronty to certain great European powers calling for their Intervention in polit ical mutters affecting thn good government and religious freedom of thn non-Mussulman Mib Jectsof tho Sultan, but ituioM mloly from our desire to hnvo nn uecuiato knnvvlodgo o tho cotiiblltlous in ourelTorf to caro for tlioso en titled to our piotecttou Thn presence of our naval vesiels which aro now in tho vliinlty of tho disturbed localities n thud opiMirtuultiei to acqulro u measure of familiarity with tho condition of affairs and will enable us to take suitable stop! for thn protection of uny interests of our rouutijmen within reucliot our ships that might bo.found imperilled. Tho Ottoman government tins lately Issued au Impotinl Irndo exempting for ever from taxation uti American college for girls at Scutari. Iterated assurancos havo also been obtained by our envoy at Constan tinople that similir institutions maintained und administered by our count i) mm shall Ihs secured in thu etijoj incut of nil rights und tint our citlreus thioughotit tho cmplru shall bo protected. On tho demand of our mlntrtor orders have been issued bj tlteSultaii thut Turkish soldiers shall guard and cs:ortto tho coast American refugees, and thoso orders havo been carried out. aad our latest Intelligence gives assuransa of tho proteut personal safety of our citizens and missionaries. Though thus fur no lives ol American citlznas have been aacriliccd, there can bo nu doubt that serious loss und destruc tion of nils-Ion property havo resultui from riotous conllli't.H nnd outrageous attacks. Hy tieuty several of tho luont powerful European powers havo secure 1 u rightnnd as sumed n duty not only in behalf of their own citizens and In furtherance ot their own inter ests, tint ns agents ot thu Christian world. Their right is to enforco such conluct of thn Turkish govnrumont us will restrain fan itlral bmtalitj.und in fuel, thoir duty it to Interfcro n as to in-nro against such dreadful occur relict s in Turkey as lately shocked civilization. Ths powers declare this right unci this duty to lio theirs alone, nnd it is earnestly hoped thut effective uctlou on their part will not bo do lojcd. OUU l'INANCi: A Habjcct ot the S'.reatest liiiportiinee to the Amcrlenn l'eople. As wo turn from n review of our foreign rela tions to tho contemplation of our national fltunciul altuntlonwo are linnied lately aware that wo nppmuch n subject of domestic con cern, more inqiortnut thun nny other that can engage our attention, and ouo ut present iu such u porploxlng and delirato predicament as to require prompt und vvlso treatment. Wo may well bo encouraged to oarnsst oHVrt In litis direction when wo recall the stops nlrendy token toward Improving onr economic nnd lluaticltl situation, mid n Inn to appreciate how well tin way has lieon prepared for further progress by nu aroused and Intelligent popular Interest lu these subjects, lly command of the people, n customs rovenuo sjstein, designed for thn protection und hcnoltt of favored classes at tho axpnn o of tho great majority of our coun trymen und wlilrli, will o InollU-hiit for tho pur pose of ri'voutie. oiirtJill.nl our trado relations nnd impeded our tt.tfin:o to tho marknts of tho world, has omin supvrcedoi by u tariff (vnllcy w.ilch, iu iiriuciplo, is based upou n denial ot tho rixht of thngoveriimeut to nbttru-t tho avenues of our noonle's chenn living or lossen their com fort nud contuttuient, to-tin sako of according spiaial ndvantages to favorites, and which, whllo encouraging our latercoureo und trado with othor nations, rocogulza tho fact that American solf reliance, thrift ami eiueuultj, ran build up our count rj's industries and do veloo Iti rekour.-es more uurolv than onorvutiuir tmiuiiinlUm. Tlm eoiiitiidsnrv nurchasi nud lolnagoof silver br tho govciiimout uncheckctl i Thepniphecy nnd theexpiested Uos und ex and uuregulatod by bindron conditions uud jiotatlouof thow) lu the congress who led iu heodlesaot our current; ueods, which for more I tho pussage of the Just mentioned act tnat It than llftojn rears dilute I our circulating med would re-ostubllsh nud inalntnlu the former imn.vind-rmluodcourldfn'n abioadln our finan clal uhllltv and at Inst culminated in dittresi and panic at homo his boeu recently stopped by ths roixal of tho law which forced this reckless schema npou tho country, Tbo thiugs thu ac cpmplUliol notwithstanding their extreme im portance and L-eusvlicWiit effects, fill far abort of curing tlio ranneiury evils irom wihoi, vraw fr ns n reaupfdous;,, inilulmnco In.lll mil Ued, llnuncial expedients;. TO currency uenoin. Insftea'-Uiilted-Btate notes nnd comrrlonly ksosiiM green-backa was' Issued in large oJ. urriei during tbo late civil war an I intrndul origically lu meet tho ruivrgenc es ot thut perloit It will bo seen by n referenco to tho debates In congress nt tho timo lava were passed authorizing tho iseuo of these notes that their advocotos declared thoy woro in tondsd for only tomporn'y nso and to meet the emergency of war. In almost, if not all, thn laws relnting ta them, somo provision was made contemplating their voluntary or com pulsory retirement. A largo quantity of them, howover, woro kept on foot and mingled with tho currency of tho country, so that nt tho closoof tlio jear 1871 they amounted to $311. l9!. "I?, immediately ufter that dotn and in Jnt uarj-, 1873. a lnw was pasted providing fur tho resumption of specie pnjment, by which the Soto nry of tho 'treasury was required, whenovjr additional circu lation was I j i ii oil to National banks, to retire United States notes in equnl amount to LO per rent of such additional National bank circulation until such notes wero rcdurod to r.!00,OTO,000. This law further provides that on nud after tho last day of January. lSn lho Unltod Htates notes thon outstanding, should bo redeemed in coin, and in order to provido and prepare for such redemption tho secretary of tho treusury was authorized not only to nso nny surplus revenues of the government, but to issun bonds ot thn United Stnto und dlsHsn of them for coin nnd to uso tho proceeds for tho purposes contemplated by tho statute. In May, 183, und before tho dnto thus ap pointed for the redemption an I retirement of thoso notes, unnther stntuto wns pnssod for bidding thoir further cancellation nnd retire ment. Somo of thorn had, however, been pre viously redeemed and cancelled noon tho Itsuo ot additional national hank circulation ns per milted by tho law of 185. no that tho amount outstanding nt tho tlmo of tho passngoof tlio act forbidding their further retirement was S 0,.iSl,tltJ. Tho law of ls;.H did not atop at ills tluct prohibition but contained iu addition tho following provision, "And when nny of said notes may bo redeemed or bo received Into tho treasury under nny lnw, from nuy source whatever, and shall belong to tho United Stales theyi hall not bo retired, carcelled, sir destrojed, but they shall be nv-lssued an J paid out again nnd kept in circulation." This was tho cond it I on of af fairs an tho 1st day of Jnniinrj. Is7i, which had been fixed upon four J ears U-foroits tho dato for entering upon the ralemullon nnd retire ment of uti tlie.io notes, and for which such abundant m?nus had been provided Tho guv. eminent was put in tho iiuomolous situation V owing to th) holders of its notns, debts pr.jablo in gold on dvmand which c mid neither bo re tired by receiving such in,ts In discharge of obligations due tho government, not cnncellnl'iy nctnat payment in gold. It was forcod to ic d'vin without redemption and to pit)' without ucqtmtance. 1 hero has been Issued and sold M,Y0,((i of tho bonds author zed by tho resumption net of HIS, tho prncouds of which, togot her with other gold In tlio treasury, croato I a gold fund doemed suTliciont to moot thu domnuds which might bo made upon It for tho redemption of tho out standing United Statoi notes. This fund, to gether with suoi othor gold us might bo from time Ultimo In ths ticnstiry uvnilnblo for thn same purpose, has been slnco eallod our gold resorvo and $t!M OjO.QJ) has been regarded ns nu adequato amount ti accomplish It nbjoct. This fund ninounted ou tho 1st day of J lauurj', ls',0, toSlU.lUI.IJI nnd though thsroauer con stantlj fluctuntiug, it did out fall below that snip In July, 1m. In April, 1S9J, for tin first tlm since its establishment this resorve amounted to loss than SDO.'JOO.OX), containing at that data only $J7,oil,X!l. The Hood Contract. Tho message reviews nt grent length thn low ering of the g ild roierve, tho shipment of gold, tho Issuing ot bonds, the tillering into tho bond contract with capitalists, and Ids missnges lo Congress for relief. Contluulug, tho President sujs: The Congress having declined to grant tho necessary authority to Mcuro this saving tin contract unmodified was curried out, resulting in a gold reservo amounting to $!0i,7l,vu on tho 8th day of July, 1M)J. The performance of this contract not only restored the reserve but chcc'crd torn tlmo thn withdrawals of gold and brought on a period of restoreJ contidenco nnd such poaco und quiot in hustnoM circles as wo eof tho greatest ossiblo viiluo to every in terest that affects our iioopla. 1 have never had tho slightest misgiving concerning tho wisdom or propriety of this arrangement, and am quite willing to answor for my full btinro ot responsi bility for its promotion. 1 believe it avurto I u disaster, the immlnenca of which is fortunately not nt this time gener ally understood by our people Though the contra it mentioned lnjed fur a timo tho tide of gold withdrawal, its good refill's: could not lio peimniieiit. Iloccut withdrawals havo re duced tho reserve from UOWl.'.MU on tho tth iIh of July. 1805, to ITiUttMl. How long it will remain largo aiiough to render its increase unnecessary is only uiottjr of conjecture. though qullo laigj withdrawals for shipment in the Immediate future nro predicted In well informed quarters About $16,003,000 has Iveu wlthdrawndurtngthoinonthof November Tho foregoing statement ot events und condi tions devcloi tho fact that after icreaslng our interest (wiring bonded indebtedness ir.oio than JKTJ.OUO.UX) to save our gold reserve, wo urn nearly where wo started, having now in such reserve $'0,:tt.1,9JO, u against W,IJ?,:iJ7, iu February IS9I, when tho first bonds were issued. Though the amount of gold drawn from the treasury appears to bo very large, as (tnthercd from tho fuels and figures herein present it actually was much larger, considerable sums having been acquired by tho treasury within tho several periods stuted w lthout tho issue of bonds. On thn 23th of January, ttifi, it was rejiortrd by tho secretary of tho treasury that moro than SITJ.OOO.OOO of gold hud boeu withdrawn for hoarding or shipment during tho J ear pro ceeding, lie now reports that from January 1, 1379, to July ll, l!'U, n period of moro than 10 lenrs, onlj ulittlo over J'JS.txw.Wsl wits with drawn and that between July 14, I MO. the ditto id tho pussago ol tho law for an increased pur chase ot silver, und tho tlrt iluyof DorrmlH'r, ISDi, or within 1cm than tho und u hnlf jears, thorn was wltbdruwii nearly SUj.nou.oTKi, making tho total ot moiu than H0I,X),(I0 drawn from thu treasury In gold slnco January 1st., Mill, lho dato tlxed In 1871 for tho retire ruenl of tho United Stutm notes r.curly i27,'WJ,OUU of tho gold tliiiswllhdrnwn have boon paid out ou Uiom) United States notes, nnd jut every ono of tho Itrf,y(l),(i) is still uncancelled and ready to do Hcrvlco hi fu ture gold depletions. Jloro tlian tiii.oll.DX) lu gold has slnco their creation hi IS 0 been paid out from thn treasury upon the nulls given ou the purclmso of lilver by the government; aud jut tho wholo, nnioiiiitlng to $ir,i,fXJ,00O, except a llttln more than h),0 M.OOO which have lieen ictire.l bj exchanges for silver nt the n quest of tho holders, remain outstanding nnd prepared to Join their older and moro ex perienced allies iu future raids upon tho trout urj'sgold loierve. Ou July 1, 18'JJ, mora than a jear nndn half liofoin ths llrst bonds were issued to replenish tho gubl leserve, thorn wns n list balance Iu the treusury oxclusivo ot such reserve of less tluu $H,lM,h0, "tint tho gold resorve amounted to more than ttll,U)0,OJJ, wlilrli wai the quieting feature of tho situation. It was when the stuck of gold b;gau rapidly to fall that fright supanonod aad ourtccurltlos held abroad were returned for salo nml debts owed abroad were prosod for payment. In thn menu lima extensive shlpmnnts of gold and ot icr uu: favorublo indications euuseJ rostlesstioss und fright among our people at tio.ne. 'i he act or July II, 1S.U, in a still iHildsr effort inrreused tin amount of silver tho Government wns compelled to pure ha mi. and forced it to become tho buyer annually of At OW.'Xal ounces, or praMtcally llin entile pro duct ot our inlucj Uuder both laws 'silver ranldly ami steudily declined In value. parity botwoeu tho two metals are still fresh In our uiomury, Retirement of Treasury Notes, In other words, tlio government has paid la gold moro than ulno-tenths ot its Unlto.l States notes and still owes them all It lias, paid In goll about ouo-hdt of Its notes given for silvor purchases v!Uiot DXlnguUhlng by suck ,,ttyroal,t Mie.ao4laj:,tihcsiiilts4Arid itVilest ton ,h,- uru "reminded tluit l M'Vf1 tbt astouUhlng naancl! system the aoverp, mont has Incur rad a bonded iudebtoducss of ov,v,Ko in establishing u gold rosenroandof Jicj,:iu,t00 in efforts to malutuln It, that an an- onnl interest cliargo o snch bonded In debtedness is moro than Slt.OOUOUO, thut ti contiminuco iu our present course mny result In fttrthor bond t-mes, nn t that wo hnvo suffered or ore threatened with nil this for the sake ot mpphlng gold for foreign shipment or facilitating its hoarding tit home, n situation isexhlbited which rcrlalnly ought to arrest attention nnd provoke Immedi ate legislative relief 1 am convinced the only thorough nnd practicable remedy for our trou bles is found iu lho retirement nnd cancellation of our United States notes, commonly called greenbacks nud tho outstanding treasury notes issued by tho government in pnyment of silver purchases nmler tho net of IFylt. I beliovo this a ouM bo quite readily accom plished by tho o change of thco notes for U. S. Iwndnof small as well as largo denominations bearing n low rato of IntcrcM. They should bo long tnrm bonds, thus Increasing thelrdeslr ability ns investments nnd Ix-cntito their pa ment could bo well postponed ti n period far removed from present ilnnnclal burdens and perpl xltles whon with Increased prisperity und resources they would bo moro ensllj met, To further Insure tho cancellation of tlioso notes nud also provllo a way by which gold maybe added to our currency In lieu of them, n feature In tho plan should be an uutiority given to tho Secretary of thn Treusn y to dlsposo ot tho bonds abroad for gold if nccassnry, to complcto the contemplntid re domption nnd cancellation permitting him mo of thoproceels of such bonds to takn up and cancel any of tho notes Hint mny bo In tho treasury or that may bo received by tho gov ernment on any account. 'Jim lucrino of our bonded debt involved in this plan would bo nmply compcrsotid by renewed actlvityaiid en terprise in all buslno's clrr's-s the restored conflilcn;o nt home, tho rein-dated faith In our monctnry strength nbrond, nud the stimulation ot every interest and industry thut wauld follow tho cancellation of tho gold demand ubllgstlons now afflicting nr. In nuy event thn bonds proposed would stand for tho extinguishment of n troublesome in debtedness, whllo iu lho pnlh wo now follow there lurks tho menace of unending bonds with our indobtolnoss still undischarged nnd aggra vated lu every feature. The obligation neccr fnry to Und this indebtedness would not equal iu amount thoso front whlih wn have been re lioved slnco ISSt by anticipation and pajment beyond the requirement of tho sinking fund out of our surplus revenues lho currency withdrawn by tho retirement ot thu United States notes nml treasury notei amounting to probably less thon Ss,J,'i"M00 might bo supplied by such gold ns would ba used on thoir retirement or by nn increase in irregulutlnii of our National bunks Though tho aggrcguto capital of I hes.n now in existence amounts to maro than Sn.rt.OOti.Oio, th?ir out standing circulation based on Ixuid security amounts to only about. $ltlO.CvV),00O. They are authorized to I'suo notes u mounting lo ninety percent of tho bonds deposited toM-cuic their circulation, but iu no event bejoiid the amount of their capital stock- ttiev are obliged to puy ono tier cent tax on tho circulation thej Issue. 1 think they ought to bo nllowel to issue cir culation equal to the par value of the bonds thoydepn-it toco: tiro it, and that the tixon their ciicnlatloti ulionld be reduced to one f iiirth of ono per rent, which would undoubt edly meet ull the cxik-omsji tho government would incur on their uccouii'. In addition they should tx allowed to sulitt.tute or deposit iu lieu of tho bonds now require) ns ii-ctirlty for their circulation thixo which woultTbe is sued for tho piirpti-o of Killing the United Stnto notes and treasury notes. The bunks already existing, it they desired to avail llinn rclvcsur of tho provisions of law thus modified could iue circulation iu addition to that nlrendy outrtaiuling, ninonutlng to J478.0U 1,000, which would neitrlj or qulta ,-qunl thu currency propts-ed to lu cancelled. At nny rate, I should contldeuth ex pect to sna tin existing national banks or others to bo organized nvail themselves of thn proposed encouragements to iisue circulation und promptly till uny vacuum ami supply t very currency uoad. it has nhwijs wemed to mo that tha provisions of law regarding the cap ital oi national unnks which operate as n nm- Itntlon to tlieir location fails to mute proper compensation for tho suppr(SiiV.rf- ;jVtule ''- not ilesr iso sliver nor scoic its nanlsliment. iMuiks, whleli came near to tho prople initlt ewrsM't'r.,,,'':r tl,ls B.tm"lar,, '? nm utnlnoi thsre is ita tiens of tho country them with banking and readily furnished accommodation and facilities. Whatever is attempted slinulil le entered upou fullyupprecluting tho fact that by care less, easy descent, wo have reached n dangerous depth and that our ascent will not U ac complished without liilmrhiu thli, nnd struggle. Woshull bo who If wu realize that we uro llnancliilly ill and that our n-itoratioa to health may require heroin In .-itnient. inasmuch us tho withdrawal of our rnld hns resiiltei largely from Iriglit, there in nothing npparcut that will prevent Its continuance or recurroiico, with its natural consequences, ex cept such a change In our llitiinclnl imtliods as will rcasuro the fitghtenod and make the de sire for gold less intense. It Is not clear how nn Increase in roveuue, tiniest it be in gold nnd satisfactory to thosi whoso only auxiety is to gain gold from thn governments store. It can not, therefore, bo safe to rely upon inrreated revenues as ii euro for our present troubles. It Is possiblo that tlio suggestion of increased wvenuo usu remedy for thcdifticul. ties wo uru considering may have originated in nu intimntinn or dititi:t allegation that tin bonds which havo Iseeu Issued ostensibly to replenish our gold roervo were really iviird tosupplj Insufficient il-vciius Nothing can bo further from tan truth. Uonils wore issued to obtaliifold for Ihoinalnteunma'ot our iiatlouitl credit. 1'ree Nllier. Whllo I havo endeavored to make a plain statement of the ditsirdorcd condition of our currency and thuprcxcntilnngir innncin; our prosperity mid to suggest u wnj which loiiU to a safer financial sjstein I hnvo constantly hail lu mind the fact tint many of my countrjmii, whose sincerity I do not doubt, insist that thu cure for the ills now threatening us tnsy bo found iu the single und simplo remedy uf tho freo coinage of silver, 'ihey contend thatour tuiiits thnll Iscutonco thriwn open to t'm free nnd unlimited nnd indejioidant colnsgn of both gold and silver dollars of full legal tender quality, regardless of the action uf any other govirument, untl In full view of the fuCt that tho rutin between the metnls which they mggist calls for ono hundred con Is worth of g dd in thn gold dollar nt lho present standard and only fifty rents iu intrinsic worth of silvor in the silver dollar. In tho present stu to of our difficulty it is not eniy to understand how tho iiinoiint of our rev enue receipts nffects it, Tho important ques tion is not thn quantity ot money received iu revenue payments, but tho kind ot money we maintain uud our ability locsmtinne In sound litikiiclnl condition. We are considering the government holding of gold ns related to the soundness of our money and us nfiectlng our na tional credit nml monetary stteugth. If our gold rmorvo had liovur beau Impaired; if no bonds Imd evor been Isauo I to replenish if there hud Lain no fear and timidity concerning our abil ity to continue gold p-tjment: If any part ot our rovoaues wcro now paid in gold, and If wo could look to our gold receipts ut a menus of maintaining u mfo reservo tho umount of our roveuu a would lm an influential faotor iu tho problem. Hut unfortunately nil thnclrcitmstnnscs that might lend weight to till consideration nre entlrelj tasking. In our present predicament no gold Is received by tho government in payment ot rrvenuo charges nor would there bo If the revenues wero lu creased. Tho receipts ol tho treasury when not in silver cttrtlflcatos consist of United States notes und treasury notes, issued for silver purchnses. Thoso forms of money nro only usoful to tho government in paying its current ordinary nxiwusrs nud its quantity in government possission dois nat In tho least contribute towsrd giving us thut kind of safe financial standing or condition which Is built on go d alons it is said that these notos if held by the government ran lie used to ob uln gold for our reservo. Tho answer is easy Tho people draw gold from the treasury on demand upon Unite! States notes nnd troas u ry notis, but tho proposition that the treasury ran on demand draw gold from tbe people upon them would be regarded In theio days with M....U nml nmusmuil. Anil AVPII If thl lr.ouul?ho do),- tkoTa ii noihlniiG.) prevent' more inns jinrii yj whiiihiis.izviu W"t'f log irtboiixtdaV or the cxts Udut' lif trie pre.ontatlnnof thonotoj they receives! iu ox. cbaDgo for it. ... Tho tocrotary of the treasury wight uso such notos taken from n stuplns revenue to boy gold In tho market, Of course, bo could not do this without paying n premium, l'rlvnto hold ers of gold, unllLo tho government having nu parity to maintain, would not bo restrained from making tho bent bargain possible when they fuml'hed gold to lho trensnryi but the moment tbo s.-crotnry of tho trensury bought gold on nny torms nbove par ho would etitab lish n general und tinlvorsnl premium upon it. thus brenking down tho parity liotwoou gold nnd silvor wlilch tho government is plbged to mnlntnln, and aliening tho way to now and corious complications Iu the mcniitimo tho premium would not ro m In stationary an J tho absurd spoetnclo might lo presented of a daaler selling gold to the (lovernment nnd with United States notos or tr usury notes In hi hands Immediately clam oring for Its return and n ro nlo at a higher premium. It may be claimed that n largo ror enuo and reduced receipts might favorably af fect tlio situation undor discussion by affording nu opportunity affecting thesi notes in the treasury when received, nnJ thus preventing thoir presentation for gold. Such retention to bo useful ought to bo nt least measurably per. manent, nnd this Is proclsMy what is prohib ited so far as Unltol States notes nro con. cerned by law ot 1879, forbidding their rej tlromcnr. That tho statute In so many worths provides that those notei whon receive I into t ho t rensury and belonging to tho United Statoi shall bo "I'nid out again nud kopt in circula tion." It will moreover bo readily scon thai the government could not reftisa to pay out United Stutes notes and treasury notos in cur rent transactions when domnudod, and insist on paying out silvor nlona end still maintain tho parity botweon that metal nnd tho cur rency representing gold Dcslibs tho accunin Intinn in tho treasury of currency of nny kind exncled from the peotln through taxation is Justly regarded as mi evil mid It cannot pro ceed fur without vigorous protest ugalastas unjusttllahio retention of money. Woro there isllnitoly stronger reasons than canlso adduced for hoping that such actloa would secure for us n bimetallic currency mov ing on linns of purity an nxpfriment so novel nnd hazardous as that proposed might wolt stagger thoso who believe that atability is an impoiatlvo condition of sound mouoy. No gov ernment, no hum i n contrivance or act of legis lation has ever boon abb to hold thctwo metals together in freo coinage nt n ratio approciabli different from that which is oitubllshoJ in tha markets of tho world. In tho light ot theo experiences, which ac cord with the experiences of other nations, there Is certainly no secure gronnd for tho be lief that an act of Congress could now brldgo nn equality of SO per cent between gold und sil ver ut our present ratio, nor is there the least possibility thut our country, which has less than ouo seventh ot the silver mouoy in thn world, could by Uh notion mho not only our own, but nil silver, to Its Inst ratio with cold. Our attempt to accomplish this by tho freo coinncoof allvor nt a ratio differing from thn nctual relative vultio would bo tho signal for complete departure of gold from our circula tion, und tlio collapse of our entire credit sys tem, Onrcountrj's Indobteduess whether owing by t he government or exist lug bntween Individuals, has b-en contracts! with reforince to our pres ent standard To docroo Isy act of Congress that these debts shall be pnjablo in loss valua ble dollurs than thoso within tho contemplated nnd In t rut toll of thn parties when contracted, would operutu to transfer isy tho flat law nnd without coiup:nsat!ori, nn nmount of property and n volume of rights and interests uliuost in calculable. 'Ihosui who ndvocato n blind and headlong plunge to free, roinagu in tho name of bimetallism nud professing the hollof, con trary to nil experience, tint wo could thus pstnhlish n double standard aud concurrent circulation of Imth motnl in onr coinage nre certainly reckoning from n cloudy stundpolut. Onr present standard of aluo is the standard of tho clvllizod world, nnd per mits the only hl-mctalllsin now possiblu or a least that within tho independent reach of any single nation, howover powerful that uation mny be. i. While tho amino of gold us u standard Is steadied by almost universal commercial and biuiinss it does not dpsr iso silver nor sok its banishment. side, hi free and nnquestloiud circulation a voli ninooriuvo.--uireucy soinetimoi equaling, ami sometimes even Tsxwsu'lng it in nmount, bol inniutnlnrd nt a parity iiotwjlHf7vhu precntlon or tliictunllon In tho intrinsic ilher. Tlier is a vast difTcrntico batvroen a standard ot value an I a currency for mo.iot.nry uso. The standard must necessarily hi lixed and cortaln. Tho currency may bo lu dlver-n tonus and of various kinds. No silvor standnrd country has a gold currency lu circulation but an enlight ened and wie system of llnnnco secures ths bmsllts of both gold and silvor ns currency nnd circulating medium by keoplni tho stand ard stable and all other currency nt par with it. Such a sjstem and such a standard also gives free scope tor tho uso and oxpanilonof safo and conservative credit so indlspcnslbln to broad nnd growing commercial transactions and so wall substitute! fur tho nctual u of monej-. Tho past is full nt b.s.-ons. teaching not only the economic dangers, but tho national Im morality that follows In thn train of such ox. pdirut. I will nor beliovo ,thnt lho American ptoplu rnu bo persuaded, after sober delibera tion, to Jeopardiro thoir nation' prestige and prou 1 standing by pucnuruging tinnnclid nos trums, nor that they will yield tv the false al lurements of cheap money, whon thoy Jexllas that It must result In thn woukoning oftiiat tlnanclrl Integrity aud rcctltcd-s which thus far sn our history bus bron so dovotndly cliarlslied as ouo of tho traits ot trun Amoricauism. I have ventured to express myself on those) rubjects with earnestness and plainness of speech because I cauaot rid myself of tho belief that there lurks in tbo proposition for tho free colnago ot silver so strongly npproted and to enthusiastically mlvnratoj by a multitude or mj rnuntrjinen n serious menace to onr pros perity aud Insidious touiptatlon ot our people to wander fiom tho allegiance thoy owe to publl- and pr.vato Integrity. It it becauio I do not distrust the good faith aud sincerity ol those who prcrs this icheme that I havi imirfctly but with zeal sumblttod my thouchts upon this momeatins subject. 1 cautiot iTsrain from begging tiorJ tore-exnminn thoir viows nnd belief in till light of patriot i, reason an.l familiar expsrl-iiu-o, nud towrigliuguln aud ngaln the conscf quencss of such legislation as their offorta havs Invited, Even t'.io contlnusd ngltatioa of the subject adds greatly to tho dlHlaultics of a dnngeroui llnuncial situation already forced upon in. In cnnrltulon I espnciallyentreat lho people's repiesiiitativeri lu tho Congress who are rhurgnd with tho responsibility or inaugurat ing measures for tho safety and proiporlty of ourcommon country to promptly and effec tively consider tho Ills of our critical financial plight, 1 havo mg.ie.slixl a remedy which my judgment approves I doslro, to assure tha l.'ongress that 1 am prepared toco-opemte with them In perfecting nuy other measures promis ing thorough and practical rellof and that I will gludly labor with them in every patriotla endeavor to further the interests and guard the welfare of our countrymen whom ia our re siKctlio places ot duty wo hnvo undertaken to sorio. (Iuovcr CuiVKiasso, It Neeiua Incredible. Oaznln How old tlocs n woman havo to be lieforo bIio can voto? Habln Twunty-iiuc, I bcliovc. (Jnzpin lint usually hlic ilocs,u't votej until bIio's twlco that auo. Huzbln I know it. You sco sho has to dovoto tho intervening; tlino to mak ing up her mind how to vote.--Itoxbury Uuxottc. Heinous OtTcnso. Mrs. Figp-Toinmy put a. bent p!a In the ralnlstcr'n chair when lie was vulllnp; this afternoon. Mr.l''lffjr-Glmnie your8llpvor,(ulclc. A boy who will play such a trick on a man who darsen't swear necih. ouo of the best llcklne that can be produced. , Indlouapolls Journal., i Was ihoUld al waj'n lie put bver sauce pans when la uee, Tho steam Is . I ally more . bcneflclnl to the dish bon ' prepared than to tho kitchen wall t r i ng, ami WaIIjoorrJvJ tS?l " ". t-t . jsasTTjiiiii u yrtimwim kJiiMei-is-sjs ;j, yiiitiyiissjpsjKsuiSjss