The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-06
The DAILY ARGUS.
Thursday December 6, 1888.
WHAT Is SAID OF IT.
Press and Other Comment on the
Presidents Message.
what the Prominent DaiI1es Have tt
say About Kt---SOme Senatorial
Views---The Foreign
Press.

NEW York. Dec. 6.-The Herald sayi
President Arthurs annual message has thai
character Of plain and practical good sense
which all his state papers have borne, and,
while we do not approve of all his recommen'
dations and indeed dissent strongly from
some of the most important OF them, we can
not too highly praise the spirit OF the docu'
ment. ..fa4s 81. .
The Sun saws: The document to congress
Yesterday afternoon contains much evidence
that the president thinks for himself. His
opinions and recommendations on important
questions of policy are often wholly differ
ent from those which he transmits in the re-
ports OF his cabinet advisers
The World says: The message contains
forcible suggestion for the treatment Of polyg
amy. 1t is the repeal of the act ON which the
present government of Utah depends, the as
sumption by the national legislature of the en-
tire political control of the territory, and
the establishment of a commission to hold
authority over it. This favors strongly of
absolutism. On the whole, the message is
an interesting document, containing some
evidence of Independence, some suggestions
Of which we can approve and much that we
strongycondemn II viii repay perusal
Iut IIlbuH5 otAfNs W AftbSFNA Niit apr
ogists may say now, free trade has become
the question of the campaign, and if the
Democracy is afraid to meet it the election
goes by default. 1t is too late to change
CHICAGO Dec. The Tribune says: The
presidents message viii impress the reader rs
a conservative and cautious document There
is an occasional intimation of desire to
respond to progressive public sentiment
in the matter of taxation and the regula-
ton of monopolies, but it is represseI
for the most part in apparent Difference to
the business interests of which the country
has heard so much during the contest over
the speakers chair. His recommendations,
rs a rule, are in the right direction, and it is
rather the omissions than the assertions
which viii encounter criticism.
The Herald SAYS. President Arthur has
apparently contented himself with calling at
tention to the views of his suhordinates, and
generally approving them. In other
words, the message is like those of
Grants, which his followers 50 pre-
tended to admre-it is "a business message :"
While not a marvel in breadth of thought or
comprehensive craftsmanship, is yet simple
plain and effective statement Of the condition
of our national affairs 81
CINCINNATI, Dec 6.-The Enquirer says
that the message is not q thrilling document,
but the kind of communication which
ougth to be expected from president who is
a candidate for reelection, and who man
ages his campaign a politician rather
than as a man of principles and statesman
ship.
The Commercial Gazette says: The message
is an unpretanding but dignfied and able
state paper, which contains so much that,
after reading it, one is surprised to see that it
is so short
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 6.-The Courier
Journal SAYS: There is nothing which testfies
more empathically TO the general tranquility
of the nation than the utterly undressing
character of the presidents message, II is
dull from end to end.
ST LOUIS, Dee. 6-The Globe-Democrat
says: The message strikes the average
reader as being decidedly careful one from
political point of view, and, barring some
omissions and a lack of stress on one or two
points where more extended treatment was
expected, is statesmanlike and wise.
New ORLEANS, Dec G The Times-Demo-
crat says: In fine, while the message con
tains nothing very startling or novel, it IL
sensible and conservative, .unSectional, and
bipartisan. We may not hS able to accept
all of Arthurs views but great majority
them will strongly recommend themselves to
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