Show A lengthy and comprehensive document AN ELABORATE REVIEW REVIE w of the condition of the nation as it is ii FOSTERING monopolies TRUSTS and neglecting the laborer and producer POLITICK mm ECONOMY is 15 WILL mm the president does not net recede from froin his tariff position A WORD ABOUT POLYGAMY our relations with the world at large etc to the congress of the united states As you assemble tot lor the discharge of the duties you have assumed as the representatives of a free anti 9 ad generous gen roua people your meeting me etine is marked by an I 1 interesting and impressive incident with the expiration of the present de slon aion of the con congress ress the first cen tury ot of our constitutional existence as a nation will be completed our oar survival for one hundred years is not sufficient to assure us that we no DO longer have DANGERS TO FEAR in the maintain ance with all its ite promised blessings of a government founded upon the freedom of the people toe the time rather admonishes us to soberly inquire whether in the past we have always closely kept in the course of safety and whether we have before us jas a way plain and clear which leads to happiness and perpetuity I 1 7 when the experiment of our government was undertaken t the be charter adopted for our gai guidance dance was the constitution ution and departure from the lines there laid down downes Qs i fal failure lare it its is only by a strict to the direction toey they ludica indicated ted and by restraint within a the they fixed that we can furnish proof W 0 o the world of the fitness of ate I 1 american people I 1 for or aeils the equal and exact justice OE 00 broll we boast as the underlying of our institutions should not bacon be con fined to the relations of our citizens to each ather other the government itself IS UNDER BOND to the american people that in the eKer exercise cloe of its f functions auctions and powers it will deal with the body of our citizens zen s in a manner scrupulously honest and fair ard and absolutely just it has agreed that american amerian citizenship shall i be the only euly credential necessary to i justify the claim of equality before the law and that no condition in life shall give ave rise to la in the treatment ot et the people by this go government ern ment the citizen of our rep republic adl lc in its early days rigidly insisted upon tall full campli ance with the letter ot of this bond and saw stretching out belore before him a clear held field tor for individual endeavor his tribute to the support of his bis govern ment meat was measured by the cost of f its economical maintain ance and he be was secure iq in the enjoyment of the remaining recompense of his bis steady and con tented aid to it in these days the frugality of the people was stamped Artim ped i upon their government and was enforced bythe by the free thoughtful and to in tell teli igent suffrage rage of the combinations MONO monopolies and aggregations of capital were thus avoided or sternly regulated ruu and abd restrained the pomp and glitter of gove government less tree free offered no temp tation and presented no delu delusion dion to co the alala lain people who side by side in friendly ren ay competition wrought lor for the ennoblement and dignity of man for the solution of the a problem of tree free government and tor for the achievement ot of the grand destiny awaiting the land which god had given them A century bias bad passed our cities are the abiding I 1 places of wealth and luxury our manufactured ulac tures yield fortunes never dreamed of by the fathers of the republic our business men are madly striving in the race tor for rico and immense aggregations of capital outrun imagination in the magnitude of their undertakings we view with pride and satisfaction this bright picture of our count rys growth and prosperity itty while only a closer scrutiny develops a somber more careful lasper tou tiou we find the wealth and luxury ol of our cities mingled with poverty and wretchedness and TOIL A crowded and constantly increasing urban population suggests toe me impoverishment of rural rural sections and digeon discontent teut with agricultural pursuits Dur atie far son abo not satisfied sati ened with a his a fiLth fathered erld simple and laborious life loins joins the eager clisse chase to for r easily acquired wealon we discover that fortunes realized by oar manufacturers are no longer solely the reward of sturdy industry aud aall enlightened foresight but that they result result from the discriminating lavor favor of the government and are largely built upon undue exactions from the masses of our people the rull culf between employers and the employed is constantly widening and clauses classes are rapidly forming form ln one comprising the very rich and powerful while to in another are found the tolling poor As arwe we view the achievement of aggregated gre 1 gated capital we discover dio dia cover the existence of trusts combinations and monopolies while the citizen Is struggling far in the rear or is trampled to death beneath an iron beef and corporations po rations which should be the carefully restrained creatures crea turea odthe of the law and the servants of the people 01 are re fast ba becoming coming the peoples people a misters masters still ourselves on the aw VP of our country and complacently contemplating tem plating every incident of al change inseparable from those condition conditions it is our duty doty as patriotic as to U laquire inquire at the present stage of our progress progreso bow the bond of the made wita the people has been kept and performed perform eti Jap ostad tead of limiting the tribute drava floh w our citizens to the necessities of ts ago eo comical administration tho the government persists in exaction exact lne from the b substance of the people mill I 1 unapplied and useless ile dormant in its treasury this flagrant injustice and this breach of faith sad and obligation add to extortion the danger attending a diversion of the car currency rency of ef the country from the legitimate channels of under tho aa ume e laws by which these laws are prow cad the government permits may many imi millions 1048 4 jw ofru ta be add eato the cost ol 01 hying 9 of or people ana to be taken from 0 our r which unreasonably awe swells lyls the of a small but MINORITY the people must still be taxed lor for the the goyer under the operation of laws bt to the es eg tent bac we maw mass of our citizens are inordinate burdened beyond any use ful ul public for or taw benefit of a favored parre few ew the he awe aument under the pretext of in aa eger clie of I 1 ito ta taxing power enters eaters into nto partner partnership aiu ochae bontea to their advantage sail to the injury of 01 a vast majority of our people e this Is s not equality before thi the law the eg e istine astill situation Is injurious to the health healt of our entire body Irol politic itic it stifles all patriotic love ot of count country ry and substitutes in its place selfish greed and grasping Kra spine avarice devotion to american citizenship for its own sake aske and tor for what it should accomplish sa a motive to our oar nations ad and the liso happiness of all our peep te 1 1101 ed b by the assumption aed that a W e g W I 1 at stead ol of being the he embodiment at 0 e edart t is but an Instrument instrumentality instrumentals all N ICU throng W IA W ae cial and india individual LI 4 d are to be gained of this tais assumption to is unconcealed it appears in the sordid disregard but personal interest in the to abate for the benefit ot of others one iota of selfish advantage and in combinations to perpetuate such advantages through the efforts to control legisla tion i and improperly control the suffrage fr age of the people the grievance of these not net included within the circle of these beneficiaries when tully fully realized will surely arouse irritation and discontent our oar tanners farmers long suffering and patient struggling to in the race of I 1 life ile with the hardest and most unremitting toll toil will not fall fail to see in spite of misrepresentations and misleading fallacies they are obliged tu accept prices for or their inear pro produces dues cs as are fixed in the foreign markets where they compete with the farmers of the world that their lands ar declining la in vahe while gaeir debts inert ase and thit without compensating favor they we ae forced by the action ot of the govera meat to pay for f or the benefit of others such euth enhanced en gaye n d prices for the things thy need that the of their labor fall fail to furnish their suc or er leave no margin tor for accumulation our oar workingmen enfranchised fron all delusions and no longer fright enet by the cr cry that their wages are eu den dangerud dang erea ered t by y a lust last revision of pur laws will reasonably demand through such revision steadier employ employment meu cheaper means of livina in their hornet homet freedom for themselves and their children from the doom of perpetual servitude and an open door to their alvan advancement van vau cement beyond the malls limits ofa laboring claas I 1 others ot our citizens whose cow corn forts sul expenditures are mes measure suret by moderate salaries and fixed incomes will insist upon the sd aad justice lust lct of the cost 0 necessaries a cee saries for and cheh fa families rallies to the selfishness of bene acharles of unjust uli ua der our laws were there shall ahill bo added the discontent of those who suffer from such discrimination we will the act that the beneficent purposes of our government depended upon the patriotism and contentment ol of our people which are endangered COMMUNISM la is a hateful hated ul thing and a menace ti peace and 0 gulzar guver but tae ahe of combined dealta and capital the outgrowth of over weaning cupidity which insidiously undermines tue justice and integrity of free institutions la Is not less dangerous than the communism of oppressed poverty and toll which exasperated by binl unties and diacon tent with wild disorder the citadel of rule he mocks the people who proposes propos es that the government go over ment shall ball protect rich and that theys they in n turn I 1 will C cottre for the Is laboring boring poor any intermediary between the hoople and their government or the ir lysat ast delegation do laUon of the care and protection the government mentoles men owes to the humblest citizen la in we the land makes we the boast of tree free to IP a glittering gilt delu delusion slop aua and the pretended boon of amerau A merau citizenship a shameless A il just and sensible revision of oaf 0 tari tariff laws should be made relief of those of our countrymen who suffer under the present conditions 8 and such a revision revl dion should receive the support of all who love that justice and equality due to Ameri ern citizenship of all who realize that in this and equality our government finds ads its and its power to protect tue and his bis property of 4 all 11 wha be bellee ns e ta the contested contented coWe competente tence and comport qt the many accord better with the spirit of our I 1 institutions than gathered lp in phe he hands qt of a 4 few of 0 g all L I 1 who appreciate that the he forbearance alid fraternity among our people the value of every american int interest erot aad the surest guaranty of our nationals nation natio nall fH progress and of all who desire to see the prod act of american skill and ingenuity in every even a resulting restoration of american corn com merce the necessity of the reduction el our revenue is so apparent ent AS to be generally eon cede ceded ll 11 but t ki the e indans by which this end sj shall 1 l be e ad the sum a in of direct benet benefit h I 1 result td our oar citizens present a c trod e 0 the utmost importance there ere should be no scheme ae accepted as satisfactory by which tae the burdens of f the people are only apparently reNo removed R estraya rays ant appropriations oj of public money me on ey tv ith a ar t consequences cousee shoua u A noc bp e either 9 he qs as a means A of t the e treasury 0 f ts present surplus 9 pr r 48 s tur i p pretexts pra r teta top ar restating resisting a pr peoer r rede g OR to tariff ras tat existing pg ela ea it on and il 11 uk should be h honestly 0 n boldly met et and ae eft effect c atis ely remedied thare phere is og op be q no q c pegg tion of 0 the struggle e a f bian bans A w F eeten fair and aou conservative ve existing industries but which will W reduce the cost to consumers of the necessaries of life while it provides for our manufacturers the advantage of freer raw materials and permits no injury to the interests of american labor the cause tor for which the battle is V aged ged is comprised comptis ed within lines clea clearly 12 F and 0 distinctly defined it q ever be compromised it is the pen peoples ia bange pange it dallast be e lle t that AND PRIVATE which are so persistently beard when efforts are made to deal la in a lust just and comprehensive manner with our tariff laws are related to if they are not responsible tor for the sentiment largely prevailing among the people that the general government is the fountain of individual and private aid that it may tie oe expected to relieve with paternal care the distress dl atress ol of citizens and com manit raa ulUes les and that irom from the tallu esig of its treasury it should upon the slightest possible pretext of promoting the general good almly apply public lauds funds to the beat jit 0 of localities and individuals nor cau can it be denied that there is a growing assumption that as tue ane government and in favor of private claims and interests the usual rules bad limitations of bust buti iness esa principles and last dealings should he waived these ideas have beed much encouraged cou raged by acquiescence relief from contracts made with the government Is too easily accorded in lavor favor of the citizen the failure to ioup support port claims against the avert ment meat by proof is often supplied b by y no better consideration than the wealth of the government and the poverty of th the e claimant gratuities in we the iora form of if pensions are granted iian upon no BO other re real ground than the needy condition 0 of f the applicant or for reasons less leas valid and andlar laro sums are expended for public buildings and other improvements upon representations scarcely claimed to be related to the public needs and necessities the tae extent to which the tae consideration of such matters subordinates and postpones on action upon subjects of great vu public alic importance but involving no ape 14 I 1 private or partisan part isaa interest should arrest attention and lead to reformation A few of the numerous illustrations of this sondi tion may be stated the crowded condition of the calendar of the supreme court and the delay to suitors and dental denial of I 1 ustice resulting ero rom his has been strongly urged u pon the attention of congress with a p afan lan for tha relief of the situation approved app by those well able to judge of tta to merits white while this subject remains without effective consideration many laws have been passed providing providing forthe for the holding of terms ef interior inferior courts at places to suit the convent anee of localities or to lay the foundation of an application fur the erection of a new public protection OF THE PUBLIC LANDS repeated recommendations have been submitted forthe amendment and change of the laws relating to our public lands so that mat their spoliation on and aad diversion to other uses than tor for homes ot of honest settlers faight be prevented while a measure to meet this conceded necessity of reform remains n waiting the action of Congre Con greb bg many claims to the public loads lauda and t applications for their donation in favor of states |