New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
coMurNTs OF THE PREss.

phasis, he wild. Quixoc, and utterly aosurd-lN 4
The purpose of the President to raise the
socaled schooissuo" for securing his own thrd term
which was agp3rGnMt % M in n De9 Ts
treatment Of the serious questions AT issue between Spa
and the United States growing out OF the cVl cQnnct III
the island OF Cuba win hardly perhaps inspire an equal
fSmoasnCg EaropeS IN y n1s %cTd iHiHS Dom ''' ''' w
| On orr foreign relations the message is pru-
dent and satisfactory. II handles the Cuban question
cautiously but firmly. and the moderation OF the Preel-
dents must produce good effect IN European cou
ellis The President has taken no step backward IN his
hardmoney convictions in which he Is manfuiy sup
ported by the Secretary Of the Treasury-lN L. Even
ing Post lind RepJ
His treatment of the Cuban question is espe
caly noticeable since IL Is convincing answer to tho
sensational writer's who have insisted that Gen Grant
would make that question the stepping stone 10 MS taa
whole, Is quite equal 10 the OCCASION since 1t treats
Of the important, delicate, and sometimes very ve1at0us
oamncss. ability and perspicacty- Adyer-
tser N. y. Adm. orsal)
The Presidents last message is his longest,
by he enemies is that it contains bids third
tern which, being interpreted means that the MESSAGE
has features that Will make u and its author more pOpu
| lar.-lN Y Evening Mail (RepJ
The admirable opportunity to decline third
er in t1s neil a message S Pcr close 80 % an e en Ses i term
alluded TO- with five dsnct bids for denomination but
not a wink word about deciensOn, II any Oppor-
tuhity is pre5ented.-tN. Y. Express CDen)
1t is, perhaps, his ablest message, and is one
of the significant documents that has hoen pre-
able for the ability and rmness with which n grasps the
great questions that force themselves on public attention
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of s views, ant the admIaDe
blending Of courage and prudence practical sense and
! sagaciois ioresght.-(N. \. Graphic (nd)
It is evident now that Grant cannot have
with Spain without stutfying himself ana ne IS not
! likely to commit any such biunder me school ana
i'm the Presidential bonnet ana he strikes out wildly In
MS ill-cOnsdeed assaults upon imaginary Toes oil iree IN
ccre and satesmanlke in most respects. win consd
erabe vein OF pitiabe hriterm demagogism on schools
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industry ani energies that has come from the speculative
| money y-changcr-( Philadelphia Times llndJ
| While with some of his suggestions and conclu-
sions older VIII others IN otAer points incidental or
more rial YET We deem II saio To piedct that as
whole the vi his recommendations which LOOK 10
the future constitute body OF political doctrine which
viii be accepted by te people rs the platform OF ihe see
viii swing it forward undor happy auspices INTO the
second century OF ts eXlsence-lPhliadeiphia Press
! Rep)
The President in concluding, refers in a
manner so marked to his early retirement from tho
Presidential office rs 20 seem to make unnecessary ana
npcfncnt any further reference 10 the lately renewed
thrdtem discussion; and. indeed there are portions oi
the MESSAGE SOL Sey TO RoT0He 80 In as S renT item
author at9gehe5 & & as n0I t iinrs s which
Dcs 1Ioncs day two prior to the Ohio election
/ Philadelphia Inquirer Cnd RepJ
The truth is, Grant is infatuated with the
idea OF II third term lie wishes 70 write hi9 name
sons And he knows other way do it than to ag
tate the country with unnecessary strife He has made
to the school question II the Republican party wishes
10 continue that agitation it must take Gram asan with
| his dangerous amendment Albany Argus tDeml
The Presidents message is chiefly remarka
BILE for its exceeding dulness. The message adls but
little to the stock Of the public knowledge OF the affairs
the country and sAo@a renarkabe retcence IN lesrd
of the most important measures mat wli occupy
the attention Of The present CUngreos-lBOston Herald
! llndJ
The annual and Centennial message of the
President equal 10 the OCCASION Though long, there
docs not appear to he an unnecessary paragraph III 'no
! cItire PAPER " aSiinStun tHfohltlo tf."pJ
The telegraph has evidently manged several
! passages OF the PRESIDENTS message bdt hdpPy, t4c
;nat there little danger OF lis being misunderstood
Ike Inc previous productions OF ts author II makes no
prtensc 10 writing bat IL takes ny The afis o. the
nation q saghtior"ard, business!he style, d~ells
tanco submits direct and JulcOus recommendlii ions,
ana Is ciaraceIzed thrOnghOui ~ s2'd stis enlasea
are largely OF moral ana educational natdro' thus curl
ousy showing how the hrst Of onr soldiers renders
homage To tAe feal'n o p'.hePie5 anu iTeas anu 80 'o
II bctrays none Of the serious thought and
patient which nation like ouis has ri2ht TO look
for in tAe annual communication 1i lio Ch,i adSstftte
70 the National lEssatnrc me p"inblau1 historic
opening poor stun even for bonbas and Hil carry ia
author but a little way ON its weak back lhc Drs
MONIES mcoEerency injected as stump eptech into the
head of the message as II Congress Oush 70 o9h after
| Washington aud whisky Ring The mcssagc ends
abruptly much as # its author were writing II IN
lS..Si lsSsemSnt-i iDcston Post CDelnJ
When the President says, this viii be the
NiiitI ! sIiiu nave t DOhof on
tansIn ng 90 Congress before my successor Is chosen
the reader cannot hell feeling that tuc words were caie
iuiy selected include the possibility That the writer
NAV be his own At al events. inst there
place IN dozen words 10 win the nlion's hcar by
Viii become simple citizen, ana renew the protest oi
all traditions against continuous e@eeu'l'e But
ilaae tn & H. hidden brnnat1 The words OF ire me-
sagr lid ne made that proclamation criticism would
! have been dsarnei, and judgment would have been
more generous.-l Utica Herald QiepJ
We'll written, it is a statesmanlike dOCu-
ment which viii commend itself to our own citizens and
tie people and Governments of other countries IL II
! alike sensible comprehensive, ana paln lacts, afgu
incnL ana Suggestion are so De!ied as 10 ,h't SIeIy
point distinct and leave no excuse -Or the National
and rightly resolve the important questions placed be-
.ore them.- Providence Journal (RepJ
On subjects of the first importance-the
Spanish question in our foreign rcation and tine cur
rency question in home affairs the message is explicit
and e,suring. these and other subjects OF universal
inor the President has taken no obackwardstep-lBos
ton Advertiser Qiep)
If the present Chief Magistrate s not
exactly great bta,csuan ii is comfort 10 know that he
is at least sound theoogan. The orthodoxy Of this
ausion the fail Of Adam for his tiansgressiou" can
not be impcdcned.- lopTinsheld kepuDl.cah Qnd)
On the whole the message touches upon oil
,o m and ~ Il NOT brj9nf production is what Is much
better useful and suggestive one Boston Globe (ndJ
The gist of the message is given in the pc
roration, which is worthy OF every consderation-Al
bany Express (Rep)
The message throughout shows evidence of
careful study OF the political and administrative ques-
tons OF day and OF acute and sagacious judgment
fl is more skiully written than President Grants pre-
vous messages, ana contains little that political
| opponent could reasonably object to-"Orctster Spy
| (RepJ
On the whole the message will he regarded
! as "A adisappOintment.-(Ha Harrisburg Patriot tDem)
! While politicians whose interests run in the
opposite direction will say that President Grant IS bid
ding for n denomination "a class pOicy, The majority
of the people viii recognize that he has ut
tered words wisdom at time when they are greatly
! needod.-l baltimore American (iepJ
Taking it as a whole, it is an able and we'll