Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-05
THE MESSAGE.
HOW 1T WAS RECEIVED BY THE Pa
pERs.
Various 0pinions from Various Sources
Democratic and Republican criti-
ciHm aud Comment.

Norfolk Landmark (DemocrGtcl: we
flrmlv adhere 10 the opinion that Mr.. Cleve-
land Il great mau IN many respects.
although II may be admitted without damage
90 bis reputation that there haSe been wiser
pol.t,cians. II the destiny OF this country
were left to be shaped by policy which ne
would choose 10 inaugurate u would maze
his name Justly famous and place him hign
on the roll OF American Presidents.
Baltimore Herald NudepeDdeDD: The Pre-
sident's message Is not by any means a brilliant
or otherwise remarkable document, bot as a
state pqpor II Il marked by D!aln. good sense
and careful labor. AZ the last annual message
Of SIR. Cleveland 1t is not a discredit ~ tae
outgoing Administration.
Philadelphia Bulletin Qlepublican); we
are disposed % commend Mr. Cleveland Tor
daring % differ win SONS OF his party lead
ers on this and some other questions. III
decd. ths bis fnal message, which u writ-
ten with more OF clearness and less OF Dig
phrascd rhetoric than bis other state papers,
Is, IN dignity OF tone and moderation OF sen
timent. ono that his best friends car admire
and bis worst enemies need not critcise.
Washington Post Independently The 81
lence OF the message with regard to ciyil-ser'
vice reform il the notable and peculiar feature
Of the document. It's not 70 be assumed that
the President has lost lai'h In reform 10
which he solemnly committed himself prior
10 his election, and by the maintenance Of
which he ggnslized the earlier days OF bis
Administration; bat is II not fair pre-
sumption that be has lost more OF less OF MS
original faith IN the reiormeTs ihemselyesF
Norfolk Nrgnrsn (Democr1tiel: The sy-
nopsis which We pubhih Of The able but very
lengthy message of President Cleveland sent
I 4 no FRaH with IN
tercst. Comment 10. day is impossible, owing
10 pressure on our space. The document,
however, will add to his reputation for cou'
rage. consistency, and intlcXIble Integrity.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph lRepubli-
cam: The portion OF the message, however,
which will OF course receive the immediate
and very particular attention OF the whole
country g. the carefully wOrded and very
forcibe introduction. m which Mr. Cleveland
repssls. with increasing emphasis. the views
he expressed a year ago concerning the ne
cessity for revision Of the tarin. No one at
al ACQUAINTED with Air Cleveland's modes OF
thought and modes Of action ever supposed
for one instant that, whichever way the cleo
ton Of November Cub might 20, he would re-
treat in the least from the position which he
took q year ago.
Baltimore sun Oemocratlc): Altogether
the message is exceedingly inll and well
written. It ia 4 fitting supplement to the
able State papers President Cleveland has
given the country, and OF no public servant,
IN this generation at least, can 1t be more
truly said than Of himself that he has "con-
SANITY guarded the rrctiude OF his lnten-
tons. maintained un.uilied bis love OF coun-
try, and with unFihsh purpose stiyen Tor
The public good
Baltimore American lRepublcan): Presi-
dent Cleveland 10 his message shows that he
can neither accept defeat gracefully nor sepa-
rate bis own identity from that OF the ns-
ton. His TRADE against a protective tarin
comes with bad taste Just sitter II bas been
endorsed by the csuniry, and biz inainna-
ton That money was used TO improperly in
nuencc toe election is worse. IN view VI the
urdspuied situation in the southern states,
where hi, party monopolizcs the franchise.
Philadelphia Inquirer lRepublican): On
The whole this message, with It, great VI
rlrty % important poiut,, will confirm Amer
leans ln the belief that theirs is q great ma
ton, and will remind Congress that It has
fuly rs much legislation on hand a. it can
possibly attend 20 IN the next three months.
Philadelphia Times independently; II may
be Growers last, gentlemen, hut In the Ian
guagc Of the street, irs hummer and no
mistake.
Tho New York Tribune (Radical Rspubli-
cau): Tie message is not \, carefully writ
ten as the presdenps other Official papers,
but rs crude or awkward phrases count for
nothing in comparison with lis mischieyous
tone. II would not be ont of place for the
senate sharply 10 rebuke Chief Magistrate
who scts himself 10 in0ame blind prejudice
and law lcss passion AGAINST employers gene
rally, Whatever their personal worth or
merit, and against the INSTITUTIONS and
laws which the people have recently sus-
tanned Ivy their verdict.
Philadelphia Press (Renuhlican): Every
thing can be pardoucd \ defeated candidate
but despair OF the republic. This is Mr..
Clsycland's fatal error. This clouds all bis
argument
New York World (DemOcratic); Presl-
dent Cleye0nd's Inst annual message is :
dgnihed, compact, clear. and iorclbie state
paper. A. was 20 have been expected OF a
man who holds tenaciOusly 10 his opinions,
the President rcalirms his position upon
the tariff question.
London standard: "Mr. ClevelRnd's mes
sage might have been more gracious and dig.
nifcd could be have eflced from his recol-
lection the unsuccessful c0uD which aullied
an otherwise honorable record. We did not
expect 10 find him repeating his original er.
ror 10 show thst be- was not ashamed 81 bim-
SELF" After quoting reference, 10 the Sack.
vie matter IN the message the standard
proceeds in a similar strain and runs through
sentence citcr sentence OF solemn roth
Engli-hmen." IL says. " can afford 10 smile
al such puerile nonsense, snd even Ameri.
cans will not pretend TO take it IN good earn
ct. DouMlcss Lord sackylle was techni.
callv wrong, but Ministers Lowell and Phelps
committed themselves In the same Way,
/ though not IN the same degree, scores OF
/ nmes IN their addresses 10 Elglishmen,
which we treated with much edlhcation and