American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-04
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dec. 1, 1914.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dec. 4, 1914
Presidents MESSAGE. We have done lit
tie more than glance over this document. The
irst half column is devoted to the recent pre-
sdcntal election, the nature of our institutions,
the patnotism of the people, &c.--and then the
president comes to the consideration Of zone OF
the strongest objections which has been urged
against confedcracies by writer's OIL govern
ment, viz; ''the liability of the members to be
tempered with by foreign governments, or the
people of foreign states either in their local at-
fairs OF in such as affect the peace of others, or
endanger the safety of the whole conlederacy:''
and he expresses the opinion that eve cannot
aope to be entirely exempt from such attempts
on our peace and safety" Facts have shown,
that such hope would be vain; for we have
foreign people now in our laad, who boldly
proclaim, that "Amercans shan't rule u.s.
Why does the president mnce matters on this
subject Why not come out openly as the pre-
Sidcnt Of the american nation, and denounco
the mpcrtincnt interference of foreigners in our
local concerns:
There has been no material change in our lo-
reign relations; and negotiations are still pend
ing with England in relation 10 the Oregon
territory. The message reviews our relations
with the several foreign powers, and notices an
'arretc royale" issued in July last by Belgium
by which, our flag is assimatcd to her own,
50 far as the direct trade between the two 90
gernmentS Is concerned and which he antici-
pates, will prove ''of great service 10 our ship
ping interests
The next topic is Texas, to which a considc-
rable portion of the message is devoted. 1t
seems that the president has sent a strong re-
monstrance to Mexico against her threatened
Texts to this country, not by treaty, but by
join; resolution or act of the two houses of con-
gress, to be sanctioned in the same way by the
congress Of Texas. We refer to the message
for his reasoning upon this annexation question;
and also for his remarks on our relations with
Alexico.
He congratulatcs the country on the prosper
Gus condition of the treasury, (Which is owing
entirely to the presen; abused tariff and re-
grets that the whole of the government stocks
do not fall due at an early day. We have abun-
dance Of money, and he desires to be out of
debt. If we annex Texas, that desire will not
be grltiied probably, for twenty or thirty years
toIcome, especially if the tariff be reduced as
proposed by South Carolina. The message ex-
ults in a sound currency-warns the govern
ment and people not TO be eHtravagant--de-I
precates an overlooking treasury-and hints at
u reduction ofthe tariff, 1t also recommends,
'ithc establishment of a line of steamships regu-
larly to play between this country and foreign
ports, and upon our own waters, for the trans
portaton Of the mail After recommending
the interest Of the District of Columbia to the
attention of congress, the president concludes
his message By congratuating himself and the
country, al the happy and important change
in the condition of things which has occurred
within the last three years''-(that is, during
the period of his administration The coun-
try which is indebted to him for SO many bless
ings, conferred within 80 short time, should
have insisted upon having his services for at
least another term, that it might be elevated to
prosperity.
We have thus briefly referred to the principal
topics embraced in the message, and have not
time for comment, even if we were so disposed