The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-07
rHE MEssAGE.

message to Congress. The documsn
appears in fall in this issue, and L An
exscEeut state paper. ranking far above
the d. erlge Of Pr sidential messages
M. Cievsiand's mess lsstyear wa
disappointment 20 his friends and 10
the country; 10 vas characterized oy
too much flourish Of style, as II The
President had written more with The
view 70 a fine literary effort than to the
treatment OF state questions IN his
peculiarly earnest, vigorous MAJ ner-
This tim he has ignored grsnciio-
-guence, aud the result IS the able IN
teIigent paper which We print to-day
The Pre-i ent displays in his message q
thorough knoSiedse Of public ques
tions. and a much broader statesman
ship than he has been credited with
In most Of the matters 10 which hecalls
the attention of Congress, be
mauifests deep thought and careful
study, and he treats them IN
manner which viii excite the attention
and command the respect Of the able
and thoughtful men Of the nation. Il
thorough American spirit prevades the
message, patriotism marking every
uiterance in matters of our relations
with foreign powers. He demands for
American citiz ms abroad the respec.
and consideration cue 10 citiz. rs cf the
great nation for which he speaks; and
asks for foreigners residing under the
flag Of the United States she protection
demanded at our hands as just and
generous power, liberal in lass and
institutions, and progressive IN GU
ciTiiizz.iun. Il VIII displease the rabble
and the drmagogues that the President
has not been led into an endorsement
OF the popular cry against the Chinese
he recognizes the fact that the Mon
golians, while or present treaties with
China are in force, have as good right
- residence in this country as the ma
tiyes OF any other government; and
also realizes that il is a sorrowful re
fiction on our bcasted liber2lity and
protested humanity that the Chinese
lean soil. His statement Of the Cuttin
case and treatment of the questions IN
volved must also call forth the apprOvsl
OF wise men. he has not gone of in 8
series Of denunciations OF Mexico, as TOO
many Americans wanted him to do;
put has said plainly enough to be under
stood by our sister republic that while
the United States wants no row with
Mexico, this government cannot accede
TO the outrageous assumptions of the
Greasers in regard to their night to pun
ish American citizens for offenses com
mitted outside of Mexican jurisdiction.
And so on, all through the message, the
President states the policy Of this coun-
try 10 be-and it is the true Ameri
can policy-that while according to
al protection under our flag. Ameri-
can citizenship must be respected every
where.
1t is TO be regretted that Nh. Cleye
land clings to the civil service heresy in
spite Of the trouble it has brought upon
the country, and in defiance of its re
pudiation by all save handful of po-
itical purists who are more theoretic
than practical in governmental affairs.
We had also hoped that after the Presi
dent saw how determined the masses
were in opposition to his silver policy,
he would at least be silent on the ques-
ton, and not strike the metal another
blow. His stubtorness, however, has
caused him to again defy the popular
Will, which shouts heartily in favor of
silver. But he is powerless to ma
terially hurt silver. The will OF the
people will control. in spite of the ar
guments and efforts of Secretary Man
ming and Wall Street.
The Presidents references. sugges-
tons and recommendations in regar
TO the fisheries question. the reduction
Of taxation, revision of the revenue
laws, the public lands, the Indians.
pension laws, the relations of labor and
capital, aud go on are such as will be
approved by the great majority of in
telligent people.
tits as surprising as tits novel to read
a Presidents message which contains
no senseless denuncistions Of the Nor
mons, ard no demRgogic utteraDces in
reference to the Utah problem. For
the first time in the history of this
generation, We end no rot in the
message regarding affairs in this Terri
tory. Presidents haze felt that, whether
or not there was any real occasion for
saying anything abaGt the Mormons,
they must devote a portion of their
communications TO Congress TO a den
unciation of the Saints, because party
demanded IL of them. Mr.. Cleveland
has broken the dresry nlanotony of q
quart CT s csu fury, and has igncr q
the MormOns. This will be a disap
pOintment TO scheming adventures
and designing knaves who sre plotting
the destruction of this little commUni-
~. ana we expect to hear a loud
vel u discomfort and denUnciation.
But Cleveland Is right in ignoring this