Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
WHAT THEY SAY.
The Press Generally Denominates
Harrison's Message as "Chestnuts."

ferring 10 the presidents message, says |
editorially:
"Free whisky and tobocco are to be
given the people in lieu of free blank
ets, free lumber, free coal, free tools, free |
carpets, free glass and free household
furnishings. This is redemption of the
pledge by the mill owners convention |
OF 1883, which nominated Harrison, and |
who shameful enunciation of this i'm
moral policy is even yet ignored by
many Republicans who may read as
they run, but who, nevertheless, will
not believe"
GLOBE.
The Globe says: "Curiously enough.
President Harrison follows almost ex-
actly in the line of Clevelands last mes
sage in declaring that the collection of
moneys not needed for public uses inn
poses an unnecessary burden upon the
people, The similarity ends with this
frank admission, and in the presidents
recommendations there is neither reas-
on nor craftsmanship"
TIMES.
The Times says: president Harrison
opens with couple of columns descrip-
tive of the status of our affairs with for
eign lands, in all of which, since we are
at peace with the world, there is little
ofgenuine interest. For the rest the
message, save as the presidents view
has been changed by recent elections
and by department reports, is restate-
ment OF his letter of acceptance and his
speech on the 4th of March last after
taking the oath of office"
NEWS.
| ha |
striking feature of President Harrison's
first annual message to congress is the
| number of new ways for spending 8
money which it points out. The presi- 6
dents civil service reform views do him t
credit and his recommendations con- L
cerning river and harbor Improvements
are good" t
TRIBUNE.
The Tribune while finding much to n
commend in the presidents message
confesses its disappointment that the
president advocates the repeal of the in
ternal revenue tax on tobacco. The
Tribune does not believe that the reve
nue. released by the government would
benefit in any appreciable degree any,
one but the middlemen in the tobacco h
trade, and urges that the tobacco tax be tC
continued as fund to pay pensions. fe
"If the dependent pension bill is put in ii
to operation any revenue that are still n
found in excess of the wants of the n,
treasury relief can be had by cheape- ~
ming sugar to consumers and cutting the ta
bounty of the Havemeyer trust down n
one-half. That, Mr.. President, is the m
thing to do, but by no means repeal the 81
tax on tobacco Let that and the tax o,
on liquor stand"
INTER-OCEAN. H
The Inter Ocean says: "President at
HarrisOn's message is, first an exhaus- la
tive report of the state of the union in OF
all its domestic and foreign affairs; and ID
secondly, vigorous recommendation ce
of certain measures which the Republi- 81
can party advocated in its PLATFORM and
which the American people approved su
by the election of Republican Presi- &c
dent" II
FROM LONDON. ~ ~
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Times COM vi
on President Harrison's mes so
sage welcomes the extradition proposal ge
and expresses surprise that the western SCI
states do not revolt against the heavy we
exactions of taxation imposed for the M
benefit of the cotton and iron workers ws
If the Atlantic states. President Har- t0l
'ison probably had this in mind when LIE
le suggested that the protective princi- CO.
Die should be applied to farm products. HI
STANDARD. NJ M
The Standard thinks that tariffreform NJ. It
nay mean something real couple of r..
ears hence. Halfthe present expendi- wo
ure is mere extravaganza that can be NJ,
|isnnnCp6 w hnp hn
o crush the spirit of Tammany hall in ro' no
Washington as they scotched it in W. W.
Iew York. wa wa
How New YORK TAKES IT. Ph
New YORK, Dec. 4.-Commenting on ~
he Presidents message the Hearld saws: WI
president Harrison's message is a NV NV
lain, business document, we'll written, Su
nd making recommendations strictly rel
n the line of the Republican PLATFORM" pa
TIMES. me
The Times says: 1--WE see no evidnce Ey
hat President Harrison was influenced thi
" conscious self-distrust in preparing Sci
lis first annual message. 1t appears to yo
'e the work of serene d contented
mind. 1t is natural enough that ca,
mind capable of composing so dull lea
Message should be incapable of rightly tht
ppreciating its own work. AS mere to
eference index to the public business He
he message may have some value tul
n congress and in newspaper offices, sac
ut if it records the events of the time Th
throws no light upon them. and in
While it refers to acknowledged evils, it pri
uggests no proper remedies. No other rig
motive than fear could have restrained I
he President from making clear and he,
pecific, recommendations of tariff re- is ,
'ision. President Harrison's message pal
must be accepted as the measure of the thu
nan. He has already been pretty accu- TIL
ately measured by the people of the thu
ountry and by none mere accurately bel
han by candid members of his own this
arty. Even his few professed admirers we
Till find nothing in this message to ne,
lstify any lingering belief they may tes
ave that he has native capacity or ac- tn,
uired competence to guide the nation brt
J policy with firmness or intelligence. tlo
he policy he complacently announces the
nd approves is to let things drift" the
TRIBUNE.
The Tribune says: president Harri- NJ NJ
on's first message Is plain, candid n,l nie
nd entirely unpretentiOus review of w