Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
President ArthuTs Message.

often accorded. OF course the
Democratic papers are cautious not
to praise, but few of them find
any thing to severely condemn.
Most of them in the interest Of
their party, pretend to see or seek
to find in the mess ge some evi-
dence that the President hoped by
it to advance his own chances for
reelection. But none of them point
out a particular feature of the in.
strument in which this appears If
the presentation of strong, com
prehensive statement Of the affairs
Of the Nation, aud some highly
practical and statesmanhke sug es-
tions and recommendations, are cal
cuated TO strengthen President
for his own succession Mr.. lrthur's
message may be characterized as All
effort in his own behalf; otherwise
it cannot be so estimated by any un-
prejudiced, inteii gent reader
From the JancsviIle Rec0rder we
Gull the subjoined. "Unfortunately
for the President" he is not in ac-
cord with the tribune on some sub
jects. We don't believe that the
best thing to be done with the sur
plus revenue is to spend it on rivers
and harbors, aud we regret his OPP
position to postal telegraphy, which
scheme, as we understand it, would
be a good thing for the country
possibly he knows best, but before
admitting it we want more light:
He reports our foreign relations
in excellent condition, the only
matters needing attention being of
purely financial character. Our
harbor and coast defenses he says
are weak, and he would use the sur
plus revenue To strengthen them;
he would give Alaska some kind of
civil government; he advises the
reduction of drop letter postage in
cities where the free delivery exists,
to one cent; he advises salaries in
stead of fees for U $. Marshals and
District Attorneys; he opposes Gov
erument Postal Telegraphy; he
agrees with the Secretary of the
Treasury in recommending the re-
peal Of the TAX on circulation and
the enactment of law permitting
the banks to issue notes to the
amount of 90 per cent. of the
market value of the hypothecated
bonds instead of the face value, rs
is now the case; he recommends that
the trade dollar be taken up and
recoined; he asks that the Executive
be given the same power over the
Customs districts as he now has
over the Internal Revenue districts
rs regards consolidation and abol-
ishment; he favors the State militia
and points cut its usefulness; he
fayors the repeal of the act by
which the Territorial government
of Utah exists and the substitution
Of commission; he pronouuces the
Civil Service reform results satisfac-
tory and does not doubt either the
success or usefulness Of the policy;
be wants the Presidential succession
matter attended to and wants legis
latiou to secure, if possible, to the
colored man what the recent decls-
ION Of the Supreme Court took
away.
TuE largest farm in the world is
probably that Of Mr.. Samuel Mac
key. OF New South Wales. His land
runs 700 miles in one direction, and
comprises 100000 acres, and has
been nearly all reclaimed from the
desert lie sheared 100000 sheep
last year, and this year he expects
TO have 100000.
IHr election of Carlisle as speak
er must be regarded as an aid to the
Mcdonald boom for the presidency.
The same states that nominated
Carlisle can nominate the next pres
ldentisl ticket Of the democratic
party, and the chances are that they
will dc it Chicago NeJcS.