Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05


the r.ca tgleur's Message.
g'ha G A4ETrE ANp JOURNAL gives pretty
full report OF President darr'son's first
message 60 Congress, and prints to day
extracts from tito uttsrances OF the lead
ing morning papers Of both parties IN
comment thereon. The most important
topics 10 the people at large, with which
he deals are the tariff, thc surplus, trusts,
Fed. al election and educaaoaal leGisa-
zion, Federal Gid to our merchant marine,
pensisns, and the silver question. WITH
regard to his utterRness on the tariff,
there ia at s glance very significant de-
partu,e from his inaugural Iu that
document we find no reference whatever
TO "tar.E revision" Then he Heems not
10 have contemplated ae a possibility
that, within few mouths there would
bs a strong demand from his own party
for free raw materials and a reduction Of
duty on necegsaries. In his inaugural he
clearly foreSaw no attempted IN
road from this quarter on the
protective" tariff system. He held that
was mot a departara bat return
shat Wa ha7o witnesssd;n return thgt
ensured the tariff schedule against Den-
ocrstic asssilment. In tue face of unst-
peoted Republican assailment from New
England, from Ohio, from Iowa, from
even rursl Pennsyivania, lie is now evil
IDENTIFY at loss as to precisely what he
should say, aud takes IL out III hedz.
ing He recommends "a revision OF
our tariff law, and says that ".ha fsee
list can very safely bs extended By plac-
ing thereon articles that do NOT Offer ia,
furious competition to sucn domestic
products as oar nome labor can supply
words TINT may mean ynuah or little, but
are very # r5ng in import from any
tang he sad in mis- inaugural. without
amy violence Whatever to ii8 si3nifeatiou,
the lansuage no now addresses to Con
eseas may 30 construed ss N endorse.
ment Of gteater measures Ct taaR ~
duc.ion than were embodied ia the very
moderate provisions Of the Mills bill.
On the sn Rpias issue tbs President has
also underEona o decided change of
heart. On March Atm he aail
We shall fortunate ? b. able to apply to
the redemption Of rne pubtta debt any
Slall and unforeseen excess al revenue.
This Is better than reducing our saeoms
below our necessary expenditures, wish the
result OF choosing net7eaa Iuo4!ler change
in our revenue list aai an Increase Of our
public debe. Itl5quta possible, am sur@i
to effect the necessary r6ductiun "a our
revenue withol' brtAAins down our pro-
tectlye taFI1 or seriously tujurias any
domestic tldn try.
Nov ha usges on tbs immediate at
tention Of CONGRESS '.tae existence of 50
large an sc'ual and uusntlcipated sur
pIus' and says that 'w- saoula not col
leot roysnua Tor tile purpose OF antici.
pating our bonds
On the Blair educstions! bill tho Pcs
ilent appears to hgve further changed
ground ana come over TO an almost com.
pIete surrender. e has greaI deal tc
sHy II advocacy OF the rehabilitation d
ConRraasi0na! election machinery but ht
betrsys, in ali tnat he says, a conscious
EesB that II ID all fos effect; because the
Representatives from the Republican
states, no matter hlS mucn they mighi
dtare the application OF Federal law
70 the col,Eoi o. elections il
the southern states, will have moth
ing OF the ktnd III their owl
districts. Iii Whit ne seya on The FRO
coinage Of SILVER, the President take
arm gseuai 4Raiaat the further appiiul
tion Of She ~ per cent Discrimination II
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