St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-04
Cleveland I'd as president, was the right


state paper of CIeveland'S will find
themselves deeply regretting the fail
ure to re-elect him to the presidency"
The News Qnd. Rep.) will say: "None
but hidebound partisan. can fail to be
aroused to admiration of the man who
in the hour Of political defeat can still
keep his rudder true and abso-
lutely suppress all personal feeling
in his last official utterance. If DEM
ocrat, he must be proud of the rugged
craftsmanship and earnest striving for
the best interests of the country which
marks its every line. If Republican,
he can do no less than hope that his
chosen chief may come as well out or
the fray with as heroic port and I'M
daunted mien in 1892 as Clevelandldid
in these closing days of 1888.
The Tribune will say the message
contains neither new thought or sug-
gestions, except on the tariff question,
where the president has in the past year
made prodigiouS stride from tariff re-
form to naked, absolute free trade. The
president, the Tribune will say, sis bold,
nervy, and desires at least one more
round before he will acknowledge him
self whipped
The Inter Ocean will say the message
contrasts sharply with the policy
adopted year ago, when the president
could think of nothing but the tariff.
On that question the Inter Ocean COM
mentS: THAT part of his message might
have been written by MantOn Marble,
Joseph Medill, Henry Watterson, or any
other free trader, accustomed to think
World, Louisville Courier-Journal and
Chicago Tribune have said substantially
the same thing that one finds in this
message over and over again. And they
were stale before they said them the
first time"
nARRIsON'S ORGAN.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 3.-The
Journal will say editorially of the presi-
dents message: sit is very ClevelandiSh
in style and temper. Its individuality
and exhibitions of Mr.. Cleveland's per-
sonality mar what would otherwise be
a fairly good business message. Mr..
Cleveland seems to cOnstrue the con-
stitutiOnal requirement as license to
scola the country for rejecting his
free trade policy and lecture the people
for their lack of Intelligence and capac-
lty for self-gOvernment. This is very
characteristic Of Mr.. Cleveland. He is
a chronic scold and lecturer. The gem
eral tone of most of his utteranceS is
that of man who has devoted the best
years of his life in trying to save the
American people from self-destruction
and whose efforts have been crowned
with poor success. His pessimistic
style bespeaks great anxiety for the
fate OF the country when he shall let go
of it. We do not believe his anxiety is
shared by the people to any extent:
The solemn and ponderous way in
which the president begins by re-
ferring to the dangers that threaten
the government at the begin
ming of its second hundred years
of national existence, and then lapses
into chronic platitudes about the tariff
and surplus. seems like a great reach
after something statesmanlike. 1t only
attains to mischievous demagogy, for
growth of classes, the gulf between
of capital, the wrongs of labor, etc.
In all this jeremiah about the
decadence of patriotism and morals
there is not q sound principle nor
healthy idea. No president has ever
before so roundly tectured the American
people for our alleged neglect of duty,
or so plainly appealed to class interests
and prejudices in support of a pet pol
icy. The business parts OF the message
are better. 1t is doubtful, however,
If the present congress, in the short
time at its disposal, can give any of
them proper attention, and the next one
will take its suggestions from another
source. The argument against using
the surplus for the purchase and retire
ment of government bonds is ridiculous.
1t might he good against creating a sur
plus, but as against the disposition of
an existing surplus it is absurd. 1t is
condition that confronts US, not
theory"
ENGLISH OPINION.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-The London Morn
ing Post. commenting on the presidents
message. says: 'sIf America is really in
clined to resume negotiations on the
subject of the fisheries, she will find
the English ministers animated only
by sincere desire to promote
final and satisfactory adjust
ment which Mr.. Cleveland mentions,
while unable to hold the same opinion
as Mr.. Cleveland as to what thu great
demands of comfy are" The Post thinks
that it would be betterif England would
look to the disposition of American
statesmen in the future than to wrangle
over the past.
The Daily News says it would express
more regret for Mr.. Cleveland'S acri-
monious reference to the dismissal of
Lord Sackviile if Lord Salisbury had
thinks. evidently has Lord Salisbury's
fatal gift of a bitter tongue. In
other respects the message seems
to be the most powerful per-
Torrance which the president has
accomplished, namely, the feat
of saying something both new and true
about protection. The News further
remarks that the message is likely to
become household word for the ora
tors Of Hyde Park and Clerkenweil.
The fisheries question, it thinks, will
have smaller chance for settlement
under Mr. Harrison than under MIR.
Cleveland. but having only one great
party to please, the chances for judy
ment on its merits may be greatly i'm
proved.
The Chronicle says: president Cleve-
lard uses strong, but true, language
about protection. In regard to the
Sackyille matter. it is satisfying
to find that he refers to 1t
as an occurrence to be deeply
regretted. This is in marked contrast
to Lord SaIisbury's flippant sarcasm.
We hope that Lord Salisbury will con-
slider it sufficient reason to appoint a
successor to Lord Sackville without de-
lay"
The Standard says: ''President Cleve-
lands message might have been more
gracious and dignified if he could
only have effaced from his recol-
lection the unsuccessful election
s.coup" which suIiied another
honorable record. We did not expect
to find him repeating his original error
to show that he was not ashamed of HIM
self" After quoting references to the
Sackvllle matter in the message, the
Standard proceeds in a similar strain and
runs through sentence after sentence of
solemn froth. "Englishmen," it says,