The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-06

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runs into great scOld."
Senator Frye said: The only part o
the communication which interested M
was that referring to the fisheries ques
ton. am now trying to solve tina
problem. The President states tina
there has been nothing of momen
occurring on that su ject since Marcl
last, Why does he, then, so severed.
criticise us for not passing a retaliator,
measure ?"
Senator Henderson said: II was no
particularly struck with what l hearC
of the message. can say, however
that if Cleveland will visit the North
west when he has more leisure, he will
find that our farmers do not endorse hi
utterances on the tariff question:"
Senator Cockerell said: 81 cannot say
much about the message until l shat
have read it over. Generally speaking
it impressed me very favorably,"
Senator Ransom said II think il
was as all Clevelands public communi
cations have been-a very able, concise
ly framed instrument"
Senator Teller said: Il think the
first part of the message is full of spleen
that overhnng Cleveland when ae wrote
it. do not believe the country is in sc
deplorable condition as he would have
have US believe. As to the administra'
ton of the different Departmental want
to say, in answer to the President, that
the post Office department was never in
a worse condition than to-day"
OPINIONS OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLI
CANS ON THE MESSAGE.
How the message of President Cleve-
land struck New Workers may be CLEAN
ed from the interviews with representa-
tive citizens given below
Chauncey NJ, Depew 1t shows that
the President is Bourbon of the purest
blood. He learns moth ng and forgets
nothing. The government, he says,
'persis's in exacting from the substance
of the people millions which unapplied
and useless lie dormant in the treasury
The people voted to use the surplus, and
the platform that provided for this has
been discussed ON the stump and in
every newspaper for nearly six months.
The American people have decided to
prefer the continued Z, I ste, c, of what
Now if any individual or the nation
persists in regarding as indispensable
the blessings which the 'reformer' tells
them are ruinous curses, the reformer's
occupation is gone unless he finds more
congenial soil for the planting of his
principles.
Speaker Fremont Cole: at is the cry
of sniveling infant who snarls because
he can't get what he wants"
Elk Senator Thomas g. Plat II have
been so busy really have been unable
to digest it,"
Ex-State Committeeman Charles Hack
EFT: IAN Il ogical epl:ome of local
Ex-Assemblyma Bernard Davis of
Wayne: II have such thorough con-
Tempt for the man that / do not consid-
sr it worth while to wade through his
trash.'
Assemblyman Donaldson of Saratoga
1T may be interesting to an English
not 10 an American cti
z.n."
Captain Chester A. Cole, of Corning,
.x-Chairman OF the Republican State
Committee Life is too short to wade
'ulOuRu lI' Am waiting LOT ITe5lueuI
darrison's initial message"
Ex-senator Frederick S. Gibbs at
8 the last gasp of dying Mugwump."
Richard Croker, Tammany Hall: "A
fearless and statesmanlike document"
Maurice j. Power County Democracy:
1T is pitby farewell from one of the
most honorable Chief Magistrates we
,ver had"
Assemblyman John Connolly, Tam
many Notwithstanding his defeat,
1rover Cleveland is game to the last"
Assemblyman Ernest II. Crosby "a
most remarkable conglomeration of
meaningless sentences, except so far as
hey confirm the idea that Cleveland is
rec trader"
Assemblyman r bert Ray Hamilton
Simply "A repetition OF his free trade
message of d cember last, only worse
written"
Smith NJ. Weed of Plattsburgh, one of
he Presidents former boon companions:
L really don't care TO express an opinion
t is practically reiteration IF the
Presidents tariff ideas as expressed in
lis last years message"