Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-12-12
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


Though our kilograms remained OBJ
stinately mute respecting the contents of
the Presidents message, We last night
received copy in one Of our exchanges.
and in another column publish brief
synopsis of the subjects discussed in that
document. It appears to be plain bus
iness.like statement Of the condition OF
the national affairs, which, though
lengthy from the importance Of the mat
tiers referred to, is very interesting and
readable document. The President takes
strong grounds on the resumption OF
specie payments, and very truly says,
that the matter may be put off, but that
such procrastination 10 not only crim-
inal but useless, for the day will come
when return to cash payments must
be made, simply because from the de-
cline of national and individual credit
nothing else will be taken in the liquid
alton Of all obligations, whether public
or private. The fact is, that the Presi-
dent had to accept the formula Of the
lamented Greeley, and in effect says,
though he does not use the words of his
great rival; That the way to resume
is to resume" During the last Presi'
DENTAL campaign, the great Journalist
was hooted by his enemies for his lacl
of financial ability, and those wiseacre'
said that if he were elected that nationa
bankruptcy would follow. Now we see
that in two short years, his competitor
recommending the very course tina
Greeley advised. But no matter where
comes, or from whom, specie payments ar
daily becoming more and more necess
ty.and the President shows his good sens
and foresight in advising that immediate
steps be taken to provide for the change
On the condition of the Southern States
the President does not take so satisfacto.
ry position, though his remarks appear
candid, with au evident endeavor to lool
at those embarrassing questions coolly
and fairly without reference to PARTY
bias. In this the Presidents observa
tons appear in favorable contrast will
most of the officials and politicians VIII
support those villainous carpet baggers
The former action of the President il
the Louisiana case is what troubles him
and though he persistently defends hi
action, it is easy to see that if he had TIL
matter to manage over again, he woul'
never have taken the course he did. Tn
President then takes up the subject @
foreign relations and makes very salts
factory showing. In discussing tn
tariff he appears to visibly lean to th
side Of one for revenue and not for pre-
lection. Referring to the Indian affairs
he says that the policy has been success
FIJI. We suppose he meant successful il
causing the massacre of Ithe settlers an
letting the murderers off scot free, W
know of nothing else in which it ha
been successful The President also ad
vocates the establishment OF LIBERAL
paid lines of mail steamers and othe
means for the revival of American con
merce. Taking the m essage as whole
though totally void of all pretentior
language or hifslutin, and having br
few merits as a literary production. sti
it is very crehitable to its author, an
shows that after all, he does think abo'
something else besides smoking cigar
trotting horses and receiving gifts.