The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-06
COMMENT ON THE MESSAGE.
Opinions of the Press of Both Parties on
the Document

Chicago News (Rep): til in short busi-
ness message from business President.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.( The message
is not stump speech, and it is altogether an
approximately proper document.
Cleveland Leader (RepC 1t is very able
document, reviewing in a comprehensive
and statesmanlike manner all questions, both
foreign and domestic, of national concern.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: The mes
sage is an unpretending, bnt dignified and
able state paper which contains so much
that, after reading, one is surprised to see
that it is so short.
Lafayette Journal: The message will, we
believe as a whole, be entirely satisfactory
to the country. 1t is a vigorous presentation
of the condition and needs of the nation, aud
will repay a careful perusal.
Chicago Herald Gnd.G The message,
while not marvel in breadth of thought or
comprehensive statesmensnil, IS yet SIM
pie, plain, and effective statement of the con-
dltion of our narona! affairs.
New York World (Dem.) On the whole,
the message is an interesting document, con-
tanning some evidences of independence,
some suggestions OF which we can approve,
and much that we strongly condemn. 1t will
repay perusal.
Chicago Times (Dem.): If Mr.. Arthur
had reduced it, it would have been a model
speech OF President who has approximated
more closely the partisan standard than
perhaps any other the country has had in
more than eighty years.
New York Sun (Dem.): The document con-
tains much evidence that the President thinks
for himself His opinions and recommends
tons on important questions of policy are
often wholly different from those which he
transmits in the reports of his cabinet adj
viSers.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The message
strikes the average reader as being decided
ly careful one from political point of view,
ana, barring some omissions and lack of
stress on one or two points where more ex-
tended treatment was expected, as statesman
like and wise.
New Orleans Times Democrat (Dem.):
While the message contains nothing very
startling or novel, it is sensible and conserve
tive. unsectional, and bipartisan. We may
not be able to accept all of Arthur's views,
but a great majority of them will strongly
recommend themselves to the country.
Cincinnati News Journal Dem As plain,
routine business paper it is excellent in tone
and temper and generally sensible. 1t de-
serves all praise, that one could hardly tell
in reading to which section or through any
partisan utterance, to which party he be-
longs. 1t is the safe paper OF safe, cautious,
negative man.
strike the country favorably. Il is a clear,
positive. busness-like document, and. like
all of President Arthurs state papers, is
characterized by fine literary style. He
writes better than Mr. Tilden who is very
proud of his literary style, but who uses too
many big words, gr5- zu-,-.'-. "a.
New York Herald, (Ind.): President Ar
thurs annual message has that character of
plain and practical good sense which all his
state papers have borne, and, while we do
not approve OF all his recommendation. and
indeed dissent strongly from the most i'm
portant of them, we cannot too highly praise
the spirit of the document.
Chicago Tribune (Rep.l: The Presidents
message will impress the reader as a con-
sentative and cautious document His re-
commentators, as rule, are in the right
direction, and it is rather the omissions than
the assertions which will encounter criticism.
On the whole, however. it denotes an adj
vance over the last annual message in the
opinions held by the masses concerning the
duties and responsibilities of the national
government.
Chicago Inter Ocean (Rep.): The message
of President Arthur is thoroughly business
like document. He wastes no words in ex-
patiating upon general principles and glitter
ing generalities. Every sentence means
something and is to the point. Asa whole
it is an admirable state paper, fifty closing
with a. tInely appedl LOT new clVll-rlgntS
bill 1t was well that the first official utter
ance since the disgraceful Supreme Court de-
csion should be, in effect, condemnation
of that unjust illegal, and illogical decis7
ion. t. +.. f.
Washington special TO Cincinnati Enquirer:
The President is warmly Endorsed n'hs re-
commentator that local postage be reduced
to one cent AS to his failure to urge the
postal telegraph system, the President will
nh
Still, it is such a colossal subject that no leg
islation thereon need be expected this ses-
sion. The strong ground taken by the Pres
ident that the Edmunds anti-polygamy law
is q failure, and that the national government
take entire control of Utah, and administer
its affairs through a commission, is not rel
is1ed by the strict conStructionsts; but there
is a general concession that the President ia
right, and that it is time to fight the devil
with fire. On the whole, the message merits
favor, without respect to political predilec
tions.