The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-06

WEDNESDAY, DEC. Il. 1852.
I'm PR19lD1NT0 lGD00A01.
This Stais paper was laid ''esors
The readess of the MINEs esterday
morning. It opens with IN exhaus'
tive review Of our relations With for
eign powess. which, IN The main. ~
may b learned frOm it, perusal. are
Ia. . satisfactory condition. Cum
eeSniug the e|Aim At the United
States to the supervision and con-
troll Of the iateroceanic canal aesues
the isthmas at Panama, the message
lsets pnsitiveneas and force. TIE
same may be said respecting the
treatment VI the conplaints made
agalnst Spain Tor imposing oneroas
lines and penalties upon United
States vesssels Tor the communion ot
trivial technical offences against the
local regulations q that nation. The
President refers to these two casrs In
. half apoloketie manner, and leaves
the reader In doub: - 10 the course
the Cloves nment will parsue In NJ
gard a. their hpal adjustment.
Concerning the coinage VI silver
the President reiterate. the views he
expressed . year ago upon the same
subject. He maintains that the coin
age Of silver should l,e stopped and
tlsst silver certificates should BE- re-
tired. His reasons for densonetising
THU metal are those held Ly Eastern
n,ouied power and viii hear neither
the lixht Of reason nor can b sass-
tanned BY facts and experience. The
arxusiDent that vault room y being
exhausted In the storage Of silver h
too puerile to call Tor serioes notice.
While Congrers hes bestowed mill
Ions from IN overlooked treasury
upon objects Of doebaful benefit It r.
asking ts'o much of the people to
have them believe the Government b
too poor to take care II it, money.
The simple fact that standard dollars
and silver certificates l,Osseas the
same purchasing powsr ~ gold h
complete reiulation Of the Presidents
Arguments upon this question.
In the matter u nsisjng revenues
for the Government the President
suggests no definite plan. He doabis
the psopsiety Of distur6i' Z to Any
graf extent the present internal rev.
enue system, and yet he seems anx-
ios,s that some acii0n should he TAX
en- lsy Congres 10 revise both that
syslem and The tariff. The late elee-
tton bas evidently taught him that
the people den,aDd relief iron, the
ouerous burden Of taxes nov impos-
ed upon thes,s, but he secs,,s disposedl
10 leave the manner At ail0rtling that
relief 20 the next CO.sgress. The r.
cent electtn Also afforded him an
other lesson, and that h that It will
not do lor ('ongress To cook up an
other river and habor steal. Upon
Thu paint he h plain and outspoken.
Their can be no installing lis opiu-
Ion upon ihis matter, and Ca'ssgr'-s
viii aloublless pso0t i.y Il.
On the wl,Olc the message EVIL
dences . timidliiy on the l~rt u The
President unusual In one occupying
his exalted prssiti"m. He evidently
rrallxes that bis party has, by it, ex-
travssant legislation, lost prestige
with The people. and biz desire to d.
rect Congressional Regulation 10 - to
meet popular favor and ut the same
time preserve The semOIaucs Of ron-
sislesscy. b too plain 10 eseape notice.
The message II . confession III his
party's uniaithfulnens TO the peoples
Interests. abOuntls In proofs Of ils
weakness l<f0re them, and lacks the
tone and spirit Of man conscious Of
In integrity. The President's refer
ence to his removals OF Garlleld's ap-
lOintees from olJier b undiguilIetl
and will rot tend to alIay the bitter
hostility which the blaine faction of
the Republican party entertains
a9ainst him. He has added nothing
10 his reputation ~ . statesman Aid
)ADliiirian l.y rrf~sri"g to the matter.