Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-08
TELEGRAMS To THE STAR.
The Press on the Message.

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Nsw YORK, December S-The Herald saws
/ The message OF Grant is a more creditabIe doc
umeht, both in port Of reasoning and lItsrary
execution thsn its predecessors from the sH M
fource. The President makes IL clear enough
that IN his view the three principal causes
VIII r have led 10 the dis Astrous defeat OF bis
tai are i'fost stion OF buS ness. the condition
~ fUe sopihtrE ststes, snd the unsuccessful al ex-
Per frent Of reforming the civil service. THIS
p Lot directly stated, tut IL is necessarily i'm
I-isa IN the texture his views on those subjects
h- IN Ui tie message. - far A. A has = marty
[. arlDg. i the cCmnittal Of the Pre.idspt H.
- restore i'on Ct 4 sound cuTrenCv an impli e.i
p Tcise g treat the south with Isnitv ana iuz
tr" ard 2hErd don the civil service reform, nm
80 ohEress snpHoEts il by legislation. This
= sac programme % President Grant for rsfn-
~iltIg fAr republican party. The preS,d. rf
t7e tct tbs Spanish question into such = state
tst " c@u ~ TAI uou into a nAms whenever h-
INKS II SNpeGitut, aid he relies on the
cCFntry 20 support him H. 'hc war in witch tbe
a onion oi slavery 10 Cuba aid breaking tar
y0ke oi colonial seryitude, viii be the lead ne
idses Buy Genera Grant makes 4 stipend tss
ui>tGEc "a Re thinSs he can plaV this deSnar tra
game with success. Il h h A. " iyaon hoIaf.
our Just comp ne against Sp.in with sl,,,
purpose he Viii have cause TO rue tie iAv w. rr
Pc meditstea such tTicS The huauc,ai rec
on mt nGati hons 81 the message are so1uf IN
principle t~t le!!ect.y ye in dessils.
TIE TINES
Considers the Presidents viewson Ra.,ra le "a
uud6Tgoue 30 charge, ar1 his proposition 10 re-
peal the legal tender clause is sound. Tue
tANcL'GlNs ~ rialiE = Ne a III skill -usfain Vi Il
ioEg, does not ssy Shat be viii DO about Pack
sI4 or CASEY when = Psfv- The Ii iass thlus K
De BIeSldt Its ret-reICe q O4thoTu IA itt-TE l.
plain advice, glTel IL Sinlftess AM frank ae-s.
We are sorry tE..t ha a H08ucys b.s intention OF
abandoning the evil service reform u.less
Congress d's- inctly spppO sat BY legislation n
was al stte apt thst pr0mi- ed much, and miE At
nave been made t. ysela = great defeat. Wtrb
Lis Recommendations ss % specie payment Aad
nee banking We are IN entire sympathv.
THB BUER
considers tr's the brst message Of the Pre-i-
ltht5 prof. zhIF because sri ten Uglsr toe
CE3Sreniug 20. -LC la-e elections II cpnIamrz
h's position -Hwards LluisIauS, hat comments
mainly neanY al tAe resi- OF the message.
THEsJN
says the Presidents N "a e is reasonably
-OuU6. tbe'fr iCa.tN, on bard money aud a re-
urn 10 spe,lE pay nent>. But tie Presidents
=Tsumet's are TO, a. argent a his theories are
SOUND, while some 1T tis plsns tor retiring our
paper money ..nH r-yiv,uE gold and silver As a
rtg. Ulhurg medium vii provoke scores OF
Criticisms, O- CBtg o. tie iEfa'i1nist@. bat Il
tbc hard money men az V1ll. Win the -. H.
ton oi h-s r,cOmmcnrat On Of free banking tue
views h6 ION possesses - presses concerning
currency are pat TeiteI tiou Cf Bls yc.O % L e
gTeenback dill OF last session.
THE WORLD SAYS
President Grant R8u Secretary BTi>tow are LEES
L. dO4ht than the republican brcss AID pati-
ucssns as 20 tie significance OF the overthrow
d their parry IL TIE late elections. Ihev n ave
tched cis.sr opinion 10y what means. if by
afy means, l-oI-ICai Tty lgt,Du can n stopped
u uway, slJ the democratic party hindCr5d
q 10 taking possess on Of every department -
,L- gGyeTE5E 1T az actions OF l>,6 Immesiqte
s-tps towards specie pay BsBts mast ne taken.
Ep- ITJB i-e-, OF which the execution - perm l.
-a!iy postponed, sud q reform Of tErlE % the
ruu OF Cb,a ming larger revenues b. lover ,a-
Ties Oh fev er ARTICLES. This, their cJncurra ut
advice, eNhE Dts the President aud The Sycra-
'arF's appreciation az last % the great evils
rom which the coELtrv suffering. AMI their
admission tuaf those evils aye Of l.E -Istige orr
gin, aHC aI1lIr Of legislative remedy. a III %
-L-s: tie eNeTbitanCes aud 4sGTp0t ens Of power
III Jbe part li the federal govern mtnt, and G q.
sra1r and Secretary BristeN viii nave scgv-
eie1 precisely the vulnerable points IN tue re-
.ui Egan policy p.Gn which the dsmJers &c
assault has been cg1esrt. it"i, and are Ire
-i=t Tie. IT, y sdyi-e Co.-rss- 10 abandon tie
'efGuCe Ct what l. tHle.t nsIhie, znd to irus-
nate further teE8Cfa-5C sr,-lEies ~ frc-a-
elves now -oiHE what tla dzspalnng peOY e