New-York tribune., 1874-12-10
TIE PRESS ON THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

tnen adjourned to 10 O. ID. to-day, Wnen inc cas0 "'
probably DC opened ,0r the oe,eose
TIE PRESS ON THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Inc meSsage is Ieasouapiy sounu srnnants
ieay on hard money ana return 70 oS rs his
theories are souna waie some Oh nis pau, pa Wyar ~ as
circulating medium viii provoke the severe criticism ns
as as1 we.VlN' Ud q ". Y. ' SUN Tnd.S '1' u 'D'
In trying to estimate some of the promlnenS
views OF the message we wiz take up Cuoa anu n .e
Spanish question nrs because ~ Is really p.r' Va
II Congress does accept his domestic recommenda-
tons or II the laws 1t passes do not answer Dis 5,
ence Of popular foreign war. Toe President has gt
the spanish question into such state tnat ~ cn
and he relies the country to support bim in war ~
which the abolition OF slavery In uoa and breaking .ne
But Gen. Grant makes q stupendous mstake II ne
thinks he can play this desperate game win &c he
pdisd % inio war for Party PURPOSES he viii be the
Usraid Tndl
=. ,,, a ,o,bona ia
perceived by the President aud Secretary OF
thst tpesie % & uHs ~ epv now of defnte
reIorn o. .e . poac,a thew matte 20 put
measures W III &c w. 49, 81 wh,re they are
the Wegnn Vi MI tne e,nnsaS is Saa % ha reig6ty IL
eapspe. In. the laws Of poitcai economy
wen as ne ~ b biDlinS but his instincts
have led him to the key of the political stuatiOn-IS'
Wnrln liam
There ia nothing so nronounced or persistent
ether in the message or the Treasury report regard
he da,a for resio1ne specie nav ments as 10 lead TO
10 .He ~ tho n. rnon ~ tbe Pennbcan party VIII
& hn ssTiousiv tnnered this Winter by this currency
question. The differences OF opaion between the EK-
g, % to he ss t the end in view wItLout exciting
feeling aimee the shortest time suggested Is remote
enough for deibcraton hereafter wnen the respons.
biiiy can at least Do Sueu ecu % presi1ential
parties soon 10 oe IN p open array iUr nm 'Is R,aI
election Oh io'o-tN' l. AscPaoIi0 ' r'
,rae Of tmper I9at canuot be found in any previous
message Tnere is a good deal OF snappishness" " IN
s ID copsronsness of failure or rather the failure is
sianIy acknowledged. AZ usual, not take the
blame on himself He makes Congress resp0DsiOle not
opy the shortcomings of the past bat for the ene
collapse OF he reiorinaeorS nd ~ no o temuer is
the the scanern Sti @ situation 10 may
thar tnere Is TO pe bs no sieat mistake
and that part Of the i. evidently presented in
mental italics IN Y. Evening P0st tHepJ
The message of 1874. as a whole, is the most
acceptable OF a1y Congress by me President ana
especially most OF what ia said OF tue Southern people,
the absolute need OF resnming specie pay neh an
OF the Army aud Navy-lN. l. EVeuihs Express 'Do"'
His auooestions are business-lik ard prove
,, 20 % estn,nn more tnan a s1eces,fui soldier. TJ-
Nun 10 10 mniy.Ps rpspeet decade
H.y A us - iii rauk hin among statesmen Ii remains
now for Congress to heartily second the CaOuet ana
carry their programme The crsi. Is oe t1lS Few
lawmakers are 50 fortunate as TO meet Liufcs aIc
plentiful from December TO March. lac Presiden. na
gathered hs, aud the lawnakers must nov VIZ 'uei'
H.
p.os;don+ Grants sixtb annual message
il so prief that no who ruls may read 1t. As a
literary production 1t Is at least up 10 the Va
previous messages OF President dfanI' eoInpensayH IA
iorce what II laeas IN rhetorical ora teness We arg
glad be able 10 concur IN the Ielter ani spirit Vi
ess M TO to9 t aaueesfPla Pres.
rsdn Rsnl
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On the whole, the most credltaDle anu saIls-
factory paper Con. Grant has yet given w. lac
paragraphs devoted to the currency and cJgnat TOPICS
deserve and get an aftlce 10 themselves. Ne n III
Intrinsic interest and pJnticai Importance come those
relating 10 aHilrs at tne oodtu. iio yio iu "a
White peope Of the soatera states IN
give these suggestive aud weigthY senteuces TOO sr
,us and candid 5pTlns shell Republican
IInd1
On the whole. the Presidents message is
.atI.facrnrv IL il NOT m or profouud, bug LIs
NOT an era of philosophy il pJItics Ii is u cOmuon
Of antagonism for the OpposltiOD 1t Will be generally
approved by the b af aa Sy Ia.
innre american lRepj
more Anoii'"n 'Nof"
stateslnauiIke the Pfesldent Las Wrttcn Gam, ul-L
fed. with little In it which eau be sud 10 have been
ances are those evidently Iceis ali tnat he
says. lie gwen policy to the l'ebuocAn party Ia
OoneresSm'pne @ ,a alpe pnne1a Aim
orSsnI ' '
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In Iact, earnest as inc Icsident uuqueStioh
ably Is, what ne says upon tne mater oi Vi nu.nveS
di,ra to ~ " AMI he i. oniy too anparensiy mi at
sea as to any short road out OF the los4y nude
Tponi wa
"oD' .-
The message OF President Grant, as trans
miLed and published eses lere, Is IN many
Gpseq from t9os wie naese DU
ouF 5eiA
enough and aituOuSn treating OF every "plc Iron tne
soil aud climate to wool Gyes, the three elements %