The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-11-28
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
4 Vigorous Document Expected--Tarih
Reform Ideas to be Reiterated.
Especial to the Baltimore SUM- ,

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Especial to the Baltimore SUM- "a
WASHINGTON, November 23.-Specu-
lations that Mr.. Cleveland will in his last
annual message to Congress reiterate his
tariff reform ideas, are quite safe. Mr.
Cleveland is not the msu to abandon.
any principle which he believes to be
lust and well founded because Of tenn
porsry obstacles. It can be assumed
confidently, therefore, that he will take
back nothing he said In his message OF
December last. But unlike that paper,
the forthcoming message will treat OF,
several other important topics IN addi-
ton. It will be his aim to transmit to-
Congress as the last of his annual COM
munications the best document that has
ever emsnated from his pen. Those who
have watched his career and have toll.
lowed the tenor of his state papers know
that one of his peculiarities is ever to-
depart from the beaten track and to.
throw out suggestions that Will set
others to talking and thinking. This
has been the case with the large ma
jority of his communications to Con-.
gress, even those on comparatively IN.
Consequential matters. What he has
said and done during his whole term
has been the cause of more comment IN
the public press and on the hoor ,of
Congress than the utterances OF any
man who has sat in the White House
during this generation, 1t is the belief
that in his message, after giving what
ever prominence ne may consider due
to the subject of tariff reform, he VIII,
among other things, outline some bold
and comprehensive ideas IN reference to
our foreign affairs, and the extension Of
our commercial and in some degree our
political influence over the whole Amerf
lean continent, North and Sooth. The
message will be no note of the dying
man, but the ringing declarations OF
sef-reliant, undismayed, broad minded
man, with the utmost confidence Ii him
self and in the future OF his country.
The President, now that he has had
time to calmly survey the political field.
feels every reason to be encouraged, ana
to anticipate that his retirement from
the White House will not necessarily
mean retirement from interest or par
ticipation in public affairs. He has not
attempted in the least to conceal his
great disappointment at the result lot
tie election, for it is quite true that he
felt not only certain of New York and
Indiana, but had the strongest hopes OF
other States In the Northwest. Since
the election he has had assurances from
active and leading Democrats of the
Northwest that the recent election re-
turns furnish no reason for despair, but
that there is every evidence to convince
one of the tendency to growth OF Demo:
ctatic principles and OF the prospect OF
Democratic ascendancy in the not remote
future in considerable portion OF ths5
section. It is jnst as well to say on that
point that many leading Democrats OF
the East did not in the last campaign
share the enthusiasm of their Western
brothers as to party prospects IN tnas
section, and their enthusiasm mas NOS
been stimulated since. However, as to
this the future can only determine. But
now the President, not cast down by
his disappointment but ready to pick hls
flint and try it again, is for the present
ac.uated only by the ambition to go out
of Office with the verdict of his country
men that he has given them an honest,
upright, prudent administration of pub
tic affairs. His purpose is to hand over
to his successor the great trust which he
mas held for four years without stsln,
and with no harassing or embarrassing
leeacies of his creation. With reference
to his message, it may also be added, as
a possibility, that he may make some
illusions Of importance with reference
IN 0uha.