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The President's Message

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
December
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
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l're.-idcm Arthiir's tirst dMBaafa wils II both bWMM t OoMglMa last ïii'dajr. [tatrongly mcMMMiuli the Incrau Ing Of the standf ng army (o ts maximum ¦treagth Of :!(J,0()() men. This is deenied -iry t proteO the f routier M reU aa the Indiana on their raaerrmtions, and will save the enoimooi expense of tranaporting relnforceinenta and mnnJtioiii ol' war from long dUttWCeM (O tin; sent "1 any U'oublc. The iia y la aian reayded as luaulkfaut in strcngtli íor eommon dótense. A thorousli inspectlon of Ehat depaitment is reeocnmended. Aa aa [ndlan pollcy Prealdcnt Artlmr recooinmendi flrst "Uie ias¦age of au act maklag the laws of the vaiitatea and terriloriea appllcable to the icauivaüotn witliin thcm, uud uteudiug thu IW1 Ol Um State of Aikana IS tliat porUod ni the tndlan Terrttery noi oceu pii'd liy llio live civilizcd tribes, 'l'hc ludlani ïboald reoeïre the protectlon of law." I Im raeoaunenda "the eaactment of i general law permHttng the allotmcnt in ,!iy (o mii-Ii Indiaiis at least as ile.sirc ii, of a rè.iBonable quantlty ol land neeured t" them by patent and for their ovru protection made inalienable frona 20 ti ." year-." Tilia ivitaiijly OUgllt tu induce the ted man to sever tribal reUtklM and to earn a living by tilliiiL' the soil l'oly;HUiy In Utah is also referred to r.nd the Obataclet l the way of its euppression eaomerated. Leglalatíon la reoommended 'by which any person soleuini.inj; a inar(iaga ia any territorv shall be required, nadar ttringent ]onalties for aeglect or refusal, to lile a contract of sucli man-laffe in the Bupreme Court of saJd terrttory." Th paaaage of an act providing that the faot tliat a wonian OM been niai-ried to a man nhaifnfl with bigumy shall not di(ii!ilit'y her from appearing ben WitneM QpOO hU trial tot thatoffense, ig reoommened. Something as recommended snrely onght to be done, for, to eountenanee u-li a ,-ystem of miunae. lart.s U thOMOf llah is a blot upon tbc name of our country, compnred to wbieh the foulest crimes are but as stains. If toen ia a lauless nnd murderous sect of people on the face of the carth, one still inore cruel and blood-thirjty is to be found in Utah ander the control of the Mornum lijders. The policy that the President advocates throughout is one that will, or onglit to satisfy the ieoj)le of this country.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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