Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04
Wilmington. Thursday, Dec 4, 1884
rhe Message and Report.

Enc Message snd Report.
The eAzRrTE to-day lays before
he people OF this Peninsula condsusa-
lions Of the last message OF President
Arthur and Of the report Of Secretary
covering all the most import
ant points Of both documents. Each Of
these deliverances Is characterized by
liberaiisy and progressiveness both new |.
and welcome and which evidently drew
their inspiration from the recent
popular verdict rendered ut the polls.
Upon the subject Of most vital Importance,
the recognition of the fact that the coun- |
try Is taxed too much and the time has
come when this burden must be lishtened
and the bars which shut us in from the
markets Of the world musI be taken
down, Secretary MoCulloch honestly
plants himself abreast Of the popular cur
rent TO the confessed dismay Of the fast
diminishing band Of high priests OF
prohibltory tariff. Taken in all we ara
pleased to say that we regard both doou
ments as the most meaty which have
emsnated from the present administra,
tion. There ia much food for thought
and bsneacent legislation in the
recommendations Of the President
and the utteranoes OF the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. There
Is one small matter we regret and
that Is that the President should have
seen at to recommend pens on to
General Grant. What need is there Of
further enriching one who has already
been the recipient Of so many good things
from his oountrymsn and who has bssn,
by private libsrality, placed in the
possession of sure income ample Tor the
wants Of any reasonable man
Dipping into our exchanges we find
the New York Herald oharacterisinR the
message as San unusually clear and
gu ocinot summary of topics of national
interest, and its recommendations aud
references entitle 1t to special considers.
ton at the hands Of Congress- The
Herald is rather non oommittal in regard
to the seoretary's report, and seems to
think that 1t does not 60 far enough in its
recommendations.
The World approves the Presidents
message, ana ofsthe seoretary's report it
says: at ia little singular that the
first public vindicAtion Of the Democratic
policy on which Grover Cleveland was
elected by the people should come from
the Republican Secretary Of the Treasury,
just as the Republican part ia about to
give up the lease Of power it has held SC
long"
To the editorial mind OF the New
York Timer, the message is but little
more than summary of our affairs o.
government, but it finds that the views
Of the secretary "upon the tariff ar,
undoubtedly sound. He touches th,
real difficulty with our manufacturing
interests when he aaks that they shall
BIS helped to reach foreign markets, anG
the real remedy, in great part at least, ii
the reduction OF the cost Ok raw materials
Whatever may be the action Of tn,
present or Of the next Congress, nothing
is more certain than that the tariff will
have to be reformed and in thi
direction
The New York Star ignores MoCul
louRh's report and has this to say
editorially, Of the message $50 iaf q
Congress is concerned, the President
message is generally an empty formality
But this message Is unwortedly instruc
tive to the country at large. No thought
full person can read it without realizing
that new men and new party are wantst
to administer this government.
OF the Philadelphia papers The atal
wGrt Ltquirer and North American give bu
an editorial synopsis Of the secretary
report, without comment, and mildly en-
dorse the message. The Rfess approve
the message as "a plain, direct, disnifiet
paper, without striking propositions, bu
full Of good senae," and says Of tn
report "While We dissent altogether from
some of the views put forth by the Score
tary Of the Treasury, his repo.:, a.
whole, is most able and interestin,
one."
The Record gives Mr. Arthur & goot
word over the message. aud endorse