Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-07
TUESDAY DEC En- Ser !. 1886
The Pres,dent,s N e.sage.

legislation and as TO what he believes
Congress should do at Its short session.
Were the term OF the present Congress
10 be as long as the Presidents NEE
sage 1t could not take intelligent and
well-matursd action upon half the leg
tsia.ion he has blocked out for 1t. The
Hrst cons picuous fault OF the message
is that 1t Is too long. Not one In a
Thousand will take time 10 read 1t
through. II has taken President
cleveland over two pages OF . large
newspaper to say what Jefferson, Jack
son, Lincoln, Garfield and other good
and great Presidents would have con-
densed into three columns. 1t would
seem that Clevelsnd's message was not
intended for the m Asses to read, but
only for politicians who run the gov
eminent. Another fault is thai 1t is
really not Clevaland's message, bat the
reflex OF deeper minds that surround
him. 1t is the government speaking
through the President instead OF the
President speaking through the govern
ment. Neither at the commence meE:
nor at the ending Is there the least re-
cognition Of divine hand in the guild
ing Of the government. In strong con-
trast is this with nearly every other
President, and more especially with the
fcrvency with which President Lin.
coin thanked the Almighty for bis pro.
lection NJ the commencement OF his
messages and invoked His guidance
and blessing at the Close.
The President informs us that we
are ON friendly relations with all ths
po wers OF the earth, but that the claim
Of some citizens arising out Of the Chill
aud Peru Bolivian war has not been
satisfied. He thinks the Chinese have
been very badly treated in some places,
but recommends no way by which they
shall be treated better, only heAhinks
the opium traffic should be more re.
strioted. His paragraph on the fisher
les disputes with Canada states that
they are unsettled, and We are govern
ed by tho international law of 1918,
which plesses our Can sdlan neighbors
He Is not altogether satisfied with
Mexican international Inv under which
Cutting was thrown into q Mexican
prison, but he is glad Cutting WAS re-
leased when the MexicAns were salts
fed that he had been i'm prisoped long
enough. American citizens. he says,
must be protected abroad, but IL they
voluntarily violate the laws OF other
nations they must put up with the con
sequences. He hopes there will be per
fect harmony and good will between
the United States aud Mexico, because
the latter is our neighbo aud has rich
resources. We have . peaceful under
standing now with Germany and Great
Britain In the joint occupation OF the
Samoan Islands. The President did
not say that we we're indebted to spe-
cial envoy George II. Bates, Esq, of
oar city for this. Larger facilities for
trade are recon mended between this
country and Cuba The President.
wants enlarged power in ex tradition
Gases, 20 that he can summsrily dis
charge from custody persons held for
extradition when he thinks a surren-
der should not DO made He recon-
mends further legislation on the inter
national copy right question, and
recommend' the abolition OF the tax
on art importatious He takes credit
for reforming the consular service, aud
recommends redistribution OF salaries
to consuis commensurate with the
lAbors Of the Off %.
HIS paragraph on nation 81 finances
shows that the receipts OF the Govern.
ment for the fiscal year ending June
30th were 1886, 439, 726 06, OF which
$192, 800, 0o3 Il Vas received from Gus.
toms and SIG, 800 936 48 wss received
FROM Internal revenue The President
then shows that the surplus In the
Treasury is $50 600, 900 He goes iuto
line Of argument 30 show that it ID
dangerous TO have snch large surplus
on hand aud considers the means by
which t;2ccum ulatas UNNECESSARY taxa.
ton He heIe g1es over .he broad field OF
tariff irgislation, ard wells upon The
thread'hIre arguments in favor OF 0
tariff nat viii barely Uiees the ex-
penses o; the & >veTnment 1t Is notice.
able tina. the President has left biz
former conservative policy and Is now
fuiiy In accord with tho free traders
lie mas great sympa'by Tor the agr!.
cultural clauses who have no protec-
ton, and with the lsborlng classes who
are compelled to pay large prices 10,
their articles OF oonsum ption. T,
remedy these difficulties tho President
has no panacea TO offer but that of al
amendment to our revenue lawr, which
shall cheaper the price Of ths necesea
rits OF life and give free entrance L
such i'm ported materials as by Ameri
can labor may be manufactured int,
marketable commodities. This is tn
Morrison tariff revision bill, pure an,
simple, and in stating bis views tn
President simply says TO tae COUNT,
thai hereafter he will be found on tn
ftee-trsde side Of the controversy.
He has, however, not nodded hi
opinions upon the coinage OF silver
and he still protests against making i
compulsory. In this respect he il q
direct variance with a very large ma
jority Of his party. The President re
fers al large to the needs OF the army
endorsing Secretary Endicotts recon-
nendations, and the needs OF the nav
Rs sol forth by Secretary Whitney. TIL
President. however, In words stands b,
civil service, and says It's s.suuches
friends are amongst those who under
Stand IL oest, and its strongest support
ers are these who are restrained On,
protected by It's requirements. IL
though it might be i'm perfect In som
OF Its details, and 1t may be misunder.
stood and opposed; 1t may fail In man,
respects, bat he thought that II tn,
people submitted to the banishment q
fits underlying principle they viii
abandon the surest guarantee OF th
SAFETY and success OF American insti
tuti0ns. This will not be very en-
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