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The Annual Message

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
December
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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Washington Citt, Dea 4 - President Clevelauu's final message was sent to congress Alonday It begius, after a few refleo tions on the greatness oí the country and tbe duty of citizens, witb a reassertion of bis position on the tariff. He asserts that a revisión thereof is uecessary and that the taxes i-ollected at the customs houses are paid by the farmei's and other consumers, wbo are thereby beiug deprived of their earnings unnecassarily. He contrasts the present with lüO years ago, aad saya tbat then monopolies, combinations and aggregations of capital were regulated and restrained, while now fortunes are realized ■ by those who manipúlate labor which out run the imagination in their mngnituile. Wealth and luxury mingle in our cities with poverty, wretcbedness and unremunerative labor. Fortunes are not gained by industry and foresight, but by the iserimination of the government in behalf of the rich, largely due to excessive mxation. Trusts, monopolies combination abound and trample tbe citizen beneath tbeir iron heels. Corporations which should be tbe peoples' servants are tbeir masten Tbis excessive taxation is a breach of faith nd a flagrant injustice, and goe3 to swell tbe proiiis of tuose who are already rich. He warns congress that whilo coramuni-iiu of tbe poor is bad, communism of tbe rich is as hatetul and that it would result, in an attack on tbe citadel of rule. Proteclion liy customs duties is amockery and tbe wbole tbeory false and wioked. The president ihen reads congress a lesson on its misdeeds. He tells it tbat it has neglected cood tows which would ba of benefit. 10 the wlioie country to pass laws for tue building up of local or individual iateiests, and recites a nuber of cnses to prove bis charge. He denounces "log rolling," and calis upon cotigress to pay strict attention to public duties. Tbe message toen refera to foreign relations, epecially to the Sackville incident, justifyinf; tbe action of the administration in tbe matter. Our relations with all foreign couniries ara gone over, and the i sive immigiatiun of perniciou? foreisners citedas a sulij'Ct for the attantion of congress. Upon finances he indorses tbe treasury's recoinmcndation to stop coining silver dollars, and says the bond purchases, althougb opparently saving mouy, are in fact losing operations, because the money with wbich the purchases are made sbould be in tbe hands of th people. He speaks feelingly of the death of Gen. SberHan, calis for education of the Indians, declares a pension law could be passed that would satisfy all reasonable citizens if congress would pass oue, urges action in establishing boundary lines between Alaska and British Columbia and Mexico and the United States, anil generally indorses all tbe rocommeadations of Dis cabinet officers in tbeir reporLs.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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