Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-05
IT'S COOP AND IT'S BAD.
VARIOUS OPINIONS OF THE PRESl-
DENTS FIRST MESSAGE.
Senators Spooner, Mitchell, Frye and Alii-
son, and Representatives McCreary,
Bland, McAdOo, Burrows, Oates,
SPinola, Owen aud O'Don8ell Give

WASHINGTON, Dec. A. Senator
Spooner said to United Press reporter:
1.-The message is Eusiness-like and
straightforward; l should even say
statesmanlike. To attempt to analyzs
or comment at length without studying
it carefully would not be fair. From a
first hearing. though. l can say that it
is, in my opinion. good message"
Senator Mitchell said: 81 could not
hear it all and l am not prepared to
make any Comment"
Senator Frye said: "The only part of
the message to which / listened at
tentively was that relating to the mer-
chant marine. l am very glad the pres
idelt has called the attention of congress
and of the country to this great ques-
tion. l think the people of the United
States are ready and anxious to do what
is right-to restore things to their old
basis. have always favored payment
of increased postal appropriations. or
subsidies, if you choose, to the merchant
marine. 1 am gradually beginning to
favor the payment of subsidies to all
vessels engaged in the foreign trade"
Strong Message.
Senator Allison said: Il think it a
strong message. 1t is direct and forci-
BILE and of admirable tone"
Representative McCreary, of Ken
tuckv, said: 81 did not hear much of
the message l was much pleased,
though. with the presidents reference to
the International American congress.
was the author of the bill under which
that congress was called together, and I
naturally feel great interest in it"
Conservative in all Things.
Asked whether he agreed with the
Democratic papers which charged the
administration with a desire to use the
congress for the promotion. of the pro-
posed steamship subsidies. Mr.. McCreary
said: Il have no personal information
on which | could base a ju lgment, but
| sincerely hope that no effort will be
made to divert the congress from the
original purpose for which it was called
together. | am conservative in all
things, but think that the question of
steamship subsidies has been settled by
our experience with Mexico. We have
direct rail communication with the G. City
of Mexico, yet Mexico used only per
cent. of cotton goods from the United
States and ten times as much from Eng
land last year. What we need to pro-
mote commerce with Central and South
American states and what l hope we
will have in the near future. is a reform
in the tariff laws which will admit our
raw material free to these countries and
by which we will admit their raw ma
terials free to ours.
In the Interest of Trusts.
Representative Bland, of Missouri,
said: II think the massage is in the in
terest of trusts and monopolies, and that
the presidents views are opposed to the
welfare of the masses. The president
would concentrate tine affairs of states
and communities in the hands of the
senate and the president. and practically
abolish the house of representatives"
Didn't Listen to 1t.
Representative McAdoo, of New Jer-
sey, said: Il do not think one member
in hundred listened to the message.
There was too much hustle and confu-
sion"
A Sta.esmaniike Document.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, (Republi-
CAM said he had not heard all of the
message, but he considered it a very
statesmanlike document.
It's Not Str ng Message.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, Democrat
said: "It's much milder than l ex-
pected it would be. It's not a strong
message, and from it l think the presi-
dent does not know much about the
south"
roa', Know Anything About 1t.
Said Mr.. Spinola, OF New York. demo-
cratic, Il was too busy writing to hear
word. | don't know anything about it."
Mr.. Thompson, of Ohio, republican,
was also too busy to hear the message
read.
Very Coed Message.
Mr.. Owen, of Iowa, republican,