Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-06
GROWERS LAST GASP.
CDmmentatt the Capital Upon the Presi
dents Ctosfu. Messaye

dents Closing Message.
Washington special: No better COM
mentary on President Cleveland g
message could be desired than that
given by the members of the house dur
ing the reading of the document this
afternoon, when the democrats ap-
plauded certain features and the repub-
ilcaIs hlssed other portions. When the
reference to the surplus in the treasury
as not being intended TO force free trade
was read the democrats Immediately be-
gan vigorous applause and the repub-
licans gave vent to stage laugh that
that drowned the hand clappinR. The
contrast between the demons srations on
the two sides was so great that in.
voluntarily almost every eye turned
toward Mrs. Cleveland and her mother,
who sat On the front seat in the dip,
lomatic gallery. They looked serious
With very few exceptions and those
are among the protectIonlst democrats
opinions as to the merits of the message
are confined within party lines. The
democrats generally are glad that the
president has again proclaimed in favor
of free trade, and, as Chairman Millt
puts it this evening, "are pyond to see
the president still flying the flag Of re
:orm." MIR. Mills does not believe tht
free trade utteranoes of the president il
his message year ago had anything tc
do with the change of public opinion as
to the aims OF the democratic party, OF
that they contributed to MIR. Cleyeland's
defeat. He heartily endorses all the
president has ever said about tariff re.
form and free trade. The two Brecken-
| iidges7 who are democratic members
Of the house committee on
ways and means, heartily ap-
plsuded the sentiment Of the message as
it wss read, and declared that it is the
| best document ever sent to congress
They, too, are gratified to see that Mr..
Olevelsnd's stand on the tariff has moi
been shaken by the recent election
They Join Mr.. Mills in declaring thai
the representatives of the democratic
party in congress do not intend to alter
or amend the tariff platform. but say il
will stand ss land mark for future
| campaigns. They are in favor cf simply
reaifirmlng the platform in the mex,
struggle for the presidency. Senator
Ransom, of North Carolina. expressed
| the views of the democrats IN the uppe,
| branch OF congress when he said: III
is the sblest OF them ell, and shows thei
our leader is standing by his guns
The republicans in both houses use some
| very vigorous language in denouucinp
| the message. Senator Allison this eve
| ning said: SIT ls unpatriotic," The
senator has special reference to the sec
ond paragraph in the message, which
| casts serious doubt upon the wisdom ci
| he foundation of the republic, because
it is founded upon the freedom of the
| people" He thinks the president has
struck very cruel blow at the American
form OF government, simply because its
citizens did not retain him in power,
Senator Sherman said: nIt contains
| nothing new, except certain forms ol
| complaint"
Senator Oullom said: "Mr. Cleveland
seems determined to go out with blus-
ter. He is disappointed, scolds severely
and appears to doubt not only the wis
dom OF the present people, but the
trainers OF our constitution"
| Representative Mckinley, OF Ohio
said: "It is post mortem examination
of the democrAtic platform"
| General Grosvenor, also OF Ohio, said
| &ho uCponHo 40 luoslOu iOk u u6h
trial. but the court has no Jurisdiction
and the verdict will have to stand"
These views give good idea OF those
expressed by all men in congress-, who
have so far given uttersnce to theii
opinions Of the message, Io some quar-
ters there is great indignation over th,
communlstic and ansrchistic sentiments
OF the president. Several members OF con
gress go 30 far as to say that Johan Mos
and his followers can find texts in th,
presidents message to fire the hearts O
their converts for years to come. Tn
soldiers are also indignant. They re-
gard the language of the president
where he refers to pensions, as 'sgratni
ties granted upon no other real groun,
than the needy condition OF the appli
cant, or for reasons less valid" as 0,
unnecessary insult to the veterans, bu
they add that 1t is only in the line tina
he has followed ever since he went t,
the white house, end thas in the futur
l:t will cause the soldiers to stand NOR
solidiy togsther than shey have eve
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