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The Presidents Message.
CHARLES COUNTY.

CHARLES COUNTY.
The Presidents Message
The message sent to Congress Tuesday
by President Cleveland is somewhat of a
novelty, in that it is the first document of
the kind emanating from Democratic
executive since the year 1860. It is quite
full and comprehensive paper, covering
every important topic of public interest
which now engages the attention of our
government. 1t is strong and torcible in
its arguments and presentation Of points,
and in this respect, as well as in literary
execution, VI i'll rank well with any previ-
Gus documents OF its character.
The affairs of the government are pre-
sented from Democratic standpoint. and
all the views advanced by the President
are in conformity with The platform Of
principles adopted by the Democratic con-
veption that nominated Mr.. Cleveland.
After referring with feeling to the IN
timely decease of the late Vice President
Hendricks, the President alludes with sat
isfaction to the peaceful character of our
present international relations Our rela-
tions with Great Britain and Mexico are
referred to as especially amicable and
pleasant.
On the question of the tariff, the mes
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form. While pointing to the 10000, 900
excess OF revenue in the last fiscal year as
imperatively demanding marked reduc-
ton in customs duties, the President coun-
sells that in making these reductions, due
regard should be had to industries built
up by protection and to the interests of
American labor, in so far as they are con-
cerned in the tariff. The President sensi-
by remarks that the question of free trade
is not Involved and that there is not now
any necessity for discussion of the wis
dom or expediency of protective system.
It is observable that the message very dis
tinctly repudiates Mr.. Randali's tariff idea
embodied in the Pennsylvania platform
to make the chief reductions in the inter
oal revenue on whiskey and tobacco. l.
counsels that the chief reductions should
be made upon the imported necessaries of
life, thereby cheapening the cost of living
and lesseniag the burdens of the poor.
The silver problem is discussed at some
length, and with great clearsess. The
right of Congress to purchase silver to
coin into dollars is questioned; but grant
ing the right, the necessity Of making
further purchases to add to the 215.749,-
431 silver dollars in existence to-day is as
sumed to be nagatived by the fact that up
to the present time but 100000 of sill
yer dollars have been gotten into circula-
ton, leaving over 100000 of them in
the custody of the government, Every
month, "says the President, putting the
Ct the Bland &C, ina strong
light, "t8 70 millions of gold in the public
treasury are paia out for two millions or
more of silver dollars, to be added to the
idle mass already accumulated" From
many points of view the continued coin
age of the standard dollar is shown to be
not only useless, but inexpedient and
dangerous. The Presidents very able
discussion of the matter is closed with
recommendation that "the compulsory
coinage of silver dollars" directed by the
act of February, 1873, be suspended.
Some criticisms are made upon the coast
and geo'etic survey and it is recommend
ed that its work be limited by statute to
definite objects and that it be placed IN
der the supervision of the Navy Depart
ment. The large number of trials by
courts martial which have taken place in
the army, seem to the President to indi-
cate loose system of discipline and NOR
as and not very high standard Of honor
in the military service. OF the route OF
int oceanic communication thus far dis
cussed the President prefers the Tehaun-
tepec, but whatever route may be opened
he thinks it should be subjected to the
COM MON use Oh MANKIND.
The President strongly endorses Secre-
tary Whi'pey's recommendations in res
pect to the thorough reorganization of The
navy and urges Congress to take effective
steps to that end. He says that war yes
sells, though new, are useless unless they
combine all that the ingenuity of man has
up to this day brought forth relating to
their construction" The pension rolls are
declared to be in need of cleansing, being
encountered with hundreds of thousands
of names placed on them by fraud. The
civilservice law receives the commenda-
tion at the hands of the President that his
known devotion to its principles had led
the public to expect. "Experience in it's
administration will" he says, "probably
suggest amendment of the methods of its
execution, but venture to hope that we
shall never again be RENTED to the sys-
tenn which distributes public positions
purely as rewards for partisan service"
The message concludes with recon-
mendation that the Presidential success
sion be more judiciously and effectively
regulated.
Although the Maryland Legislature will
not meet until January, already specula-
ton is rife and canvassing active for posts
Of honor in the coming body. Probable
tiles point to Gen. Joseph B. Seth, of Tai
bot, as the Speaker of the House of Dele