National Republican., 1885-12-09
COMMENTS ON THE MESSAGE.
what Messrs. Morrison and Randall
md Others Think of the Document.


what Messrs. Morrison and Randall
and Others Think OF tho Document.
The Presidents message was, Of course
the chief subject of comment yesterday and
last night. Everybody was discussing It,
and very varied were the opinions expressed.
Most Of the statesmen commended 1t, and
those that did not placed the Injunction Of
"Don't quote mel on their interrogators.
The most general comment was that the mes
sage was too long. An old-timer says that
Cleveland's message was the longest ever
given out except President Tyler's first,
which was so long that the House had TO
read II by sections-half one day and the
second part the next. A statistician who
figured out the length Of the Presidents
message says that there were A,6l3 words
in It,
Some Of the opinions expressed yester-
day are given below:
Representative Morrison, the author OF
the horizontal tariff bill Of last year, was
first met.
"what do you think of the Presidents
mcssageW
at Is a lengthy, carefully prepared docu-
ment so far as / am capable OF judging o
paper Of literary merit.n
allow do you like the treatment Of the
tarifW
"IIis recommendation OF n reduction Is
exactly in my line, and Of course has my
approval. The reduction he recommends
is greater than that proposed by my horl-
zontal bill Of last yearn
"What does the President mean by say
ing that the greatest reduction should be in
the tax on necessariesp
"Oh, that is a very general expression
sometimes even demagogues use 1t. But
the President means by II, what Imeant In my
bill, by leaving out silks, spirits, wine. and
other things that people can do without to
pay their present high rates OF duty, while
put in, and tried to reduce 20 per cent,
nearly all the things the people must
have.n
"Do you think the message likely to lead
to the tariff reductionw
"Yes; II all those who profess TO like
the message are honest enough to vote for
the amount Of reduction recommended.''
"Haye you read any of tho documents ac-
| companying the messagePn
"Yes; and found some admirable revenue
reform doctrine in Secretary Manning's re-
| port.n
k"What do you think Of the Presidents
| views on silverYn
"Well, think some legislation on the
| subject is or soon may be necessary, but II
is likely there will be some reductions Of
tariff taxes before the Presidents views on
silver are enacted into law"
| Civil Service Commissioner Edgertor
said: SIT is an admirable message. The
civil service recommendations are in con
formity with the Presidents. l was sure
that his views would be as they arc."
| Representative Randall; eyes; Il IA q good
message. have no fault TO find with any
portion Of II. 1t meets my vlews.n
Representative Warner said ''The View
on the silver question are about the same n
set out in his letter OF March last. I lik,
the message where II touches upon the
tariff, but do not agree with the President
views upon the silver question. There ar,
some things possible and some things i'm
possible. 1t is impossible to have a con
traction Of the currency TO the extent o
one-third 1t, by taking gold out Of eircu
lation, and at the same time have what is lef
deprecated by 20 per cent, as II is asserted
will be the case. Such q thing never tool
place in any country In the world in an,
age, and 1t never can.n