Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-06
HARRISON'S SPEECH.
Comment OF the Press on the Inau-
gural Address.
ALL SORTS OF OPINIONS.
Republican Papers Praise 1t, and One
Democratic Paper Says There Is
Little tn Criticise-what John
Isull Thinks OF IL.

CHIcAGo March 6.-The Tribune says:
rison is a modest, thoughtful well written
and dign;fed document and. as might have
been expected, is characterized by the patri-
otic sentiment of national unionism
As compared with the inaugural message
of his predecessor, there vii! be found less of
the writer's personality, less ego, and less dis
position to imrart ethical instruction to the
people. =
The whole people can read it without any
feeling that they are being ectured Repub-
teams can read it without the surprise of
finding that the president is bigger than his
party. Politicians of all sorts can read it
with no illumination ON their part as to his
personal views of the dangers of a second
term.
The Times says: The presidents address
will greatly please his party and will not dis
appoint the opposition Each expected its
sub stance. Its form is admirable and Har-
rison's is a capable pen.
The Inter Ocean says: 1t is the ripe refec-
ton of a statesman, clothed in language
which happily avoids the commonplace with
out any suggestion of stills or strain 1t is
work of art without any apparent effort at
fine writing. There are phrases in it which
have the fire of the diamond. 1t is not n
surface polish that gives them brilliancy, but
the central truths which they SO exactly
body forth
The News says: The new president
has acquitted himself admirably of this
first duty of his office. The address shows
that he has carefully weighed the leading
questions of the day, and that, while stand
ing with his party ON all of Them he is vet an
American who has the good of the nation at
heart and who realizes that he is the presi-
dent of all the people, both north and south
The policy outlined by him is wise and pa
triotic
The Herald says: The most interesting
feature of the speech Of Inauguration is the
reference TO civil service reform. 1t is easy
to notice that Gen. Harrison owes nothing to
Mugwumps. No man need fear dismissal be-
cause he has sought the interests of the Re-
publican party. The zealots of that side of
public affairs are not TO turn in terror from
Harrison. They may shake off the alarm
that beset good Democrats in Cleveland's
time
The Globe says: The reader of Mr. Harri-
sons inaugural speech will find that it fulfills
the expectations of the party which elected
him to the presidency.
BOSTON. March 5.-The Boston papers COM
ment on President Hairison's inaugural as
follows:
The Journal says it is clear concise, firm
and well balanced; the utterance of a man
whose views of national questions are the re-
suit of careful study and varied experience.
The Herald says it is closely in line with
the declarations of the Chicago platform and
the campaign statements of representatives
Of the dominant wing of the Republican
party. President Harrison proposes nothing
extraordinary, but leaves his hands free to
meet such emergencies as may arise
The Advertiser calls it an admirable docu-
ment comparatively short, yet leaving no
vital issue untouched. As compared with ex-
President Cleveland's productions, it is note
worthy for its terse and simple language,
while the unpleasant personality which con-
stantly obtruded in and through the lines of
his predecessor, is nowhere visible.
The Post, ON the contrary, thinks that to
each of the subjects which he treats in the
message, President Harrison imparts some
thing of his own personality as seen in his
earlier addresses as a candidate. It remarks
that, in the matter of industrial progress,
President Harrison can see no more advan-
tageous path than that which returns to the
methods of hundred years ago. and that
what he says about civil service is depress-
ingly suggestive. In two pcints the inaugural
is mere satisfactory than was expected
namely, in definitely throwing over the
southern question: and in the omission of
the presidents scheme for the disposition of
the surplus by buying up government bonds
The Globe says: Tie address is, in all but a
few passages, coiorlcss, perfunctory and
platitudinous. Friends can find little to
praie in it, enemies little to critic Sc
SAN FRANCISCO. March 6.-The Chron-
icle Or pl contains the following COM
ments ON President Harrison's inamg-
ural address: The address is noticeable
for its dignified conservatism, but underlying
il is a broad and deep foundation of genuine
Arner-icanism, which indicates unmistakably
that the national honor win be safe in the
hands OF the new administration
The Examiner DEM says: "President
Harrison's address Is evidently his own.
There were none of the flashing pyrotechnics
in it that would have betrayed the hand of
Blaine. 1t was calm, thoughtful, little
commonplace, perhaps, but well calculated on
the whole to give the country .confdence in
the intentions III the new administration
LONDON, March 5--The Times processes to
find indications of Mr.. Biaine's foreign policy
IN the presidents address, but doesn't think
the financial views expressed are very clear
The Standard regards the address as disap-
pointing and evidently not written to please
the Augio Saxons On this si:eoE the Atlantic.
The Tesagral,h fin,is nc.hing alarming in
the address, but on the contrary disposition
on the part of tine new administration to deal
fairly with foreign nations
The Chronlcle remarks that there Is moth
ing in it to enlist the syaapathies Of English
men,
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