Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-04
PRESS COMMENT,
What Leading Eastern Papers Say Of
the Message.

The New York Herald says: president Har-
rison's message IS plain business document,
well written and making recommendations
strictly in the line of the republican platform"
The New York Times: 1.-The policy he COM
placently announces and approves is to let
things drift"
The New York Tribune: at has the tone
throughout of conscious strength and sincerity,
and of profound conviction that the people
will unwaveringly sustain the national policies
to which they gave approval by their votes one
year ago. IL is in no respect a partisan paper.
Sincere desire to do the best thing possible for
the good of the whole people appears in all its
recommendation"
The New York Sun says bitterly: 'For
originality, grasp of public questions, and
sense Of perspective in the statement of the
condition of national affairs, Gen. Harrison's
message compares unfavorably with the
first message sent to Congress by Mr.. Hayes
twelve years ago."
The Baltimore Sun: 1.-THE Presidents mes
sage to Congress is admirable in form and COM
prehensive in scope, referring in dIgnfied and
well-chosen phrases to all the topics of domes-
tic and foreign concern that now occupy the
public mind"
The Philadelphia Inquirer says: 'The Presi-
dent fully holds up the civil service reform law
and makes some suggestions which, if followed
out, must greatly aid in improving the public
service IN many OF the departments. These
embrace the essential features of the message
and the Executive attitude is thus briefly given
on all OF them. There is no sensationalism
about the message. 1t follows closely all the
way through the already defined and we'll
known lines of republican policy, and ON every
proposition the President may be cor daily fol-
lowed by the whole party in every section of
the country"
The Philadelphia Press says: 1.-THE moder-
ate and prudent recommendations will COM
mend themselves to a large body of citizens
who have a greater interest in the good man.
agement of the government than in the success
of any party or the advocacy Of any theory. 1t
Is the strongest proof at once of the prosperity
of the country and the prudent common sense
OF President Harrison that, save on four or five
subjects, his recommendations in regard to the
vast work of federal administration urge a
policy which every good citizen will approve"
The Philadelphia Times: 1.-The message, in
short, Is not that OF an aggressive leader, but
rather OF an intelligent, painstaking and pru-
dent executive. who desires to do his duty as
far as possible without disturbing controversies
and to avoid committing his administration to
any line OF policy that would provoke antag-
onism III his own party. Its purpose is evil
IDENTIFY to furnish basis Of harmony or of COM
promise upon the various public problems Of
the day to which the legislation of the session
may be accommodated. This purpose it is all
the more likely to fulfill because there are few
Of its recommendations that might not be
brought into accord with any action ON which
the majority in Congress may agree"
| Quick TRAINS TO NEW YoRK.-The Baltimore
| and Ohio railroad is maintaining a complete
schedule of passenger trains to Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. No transfer, no
| change, punctual service. Pullman's finest
parlor and sleeping cars. See Baltimore and
Ohio timetable, this paper.
Christian Science Piunkett is divorced from
| his runaway wife.
Police schooner Folly surprised feet of
| seven dredgers on the oyster grounds at Sandy
| Point Monday night and succeeded in capturing
one of the boats after q chase of about 10 miles,
during which two hundred shots more were
| fired from repeating rifles from the deck of the
state boat and six rounds from 12-pound
howitzer.
The victims Of the Minneapolis fire were
buried yesterday. The coroner's Jury is still at
work. The builder of the structure says that
wooden stairs were ordered put in instead of
iron on account Of q difference in expense of
| about $1,000.
Jennie Allen, aged sixteen, of Utica, NY,
was killed while coasting. Her sled overturned
| and threw her against curbstone.
Sunday fire destroyed Belmont, the house
built at Carbondale, Pa, by Samuel Meredith,
first treasurer OF the United States. He died
| at Belmont.
Representatives from base ball clubs of
Allentown, Lebanon, Harrisburg, Altoona,
Scranton, Wilkesbarre, Easton and Wilmington.
Del, met at Harrisburg Monday and organized
| the interstate league.
Cannon. the English champion, and the
French wrestler Bazin wrestled In London last
| night for f200 side. Cannon threw Bazine
] easily and challenged the world for E50O side.