Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-02
The Presidents Message.

The President turns over to the heads
of bureaus and departments all matters
except such ns may he the foundation OF
recommendations and treats these latter
matters himself. We may follow his ex-
ample. One Of the questions calling for
recommendation is the silver question,
which the President handles rather
gingerly. He speaks deprecatingly
of "impulsive legislation in the
supposed interest OF silver" He,
however. tries to seem 10 be friendly to
silver money if not to the free coinage
OF silver. He intimates that the recent
monetary disturbances in England may
suggest a denomination of opinions
ON this problem. We trust that England,
France, and Germany will before long
see that it is to their interest to join the
United States Government in putting
silver upon the same plane with gold.
Let whoever has silver take his bullion
10 the mint and exchange it for dollars
The President exults over the increase
in the amount OF the circulation OF the
country. He tells us that not much OF
the increase is due to the new silver law.
Several references to the tariff show
that the MCKINLEY bill is not to be q
fnality. There are i'll it errors to be
corrected besides the omission to allow
rebate in the case Of tobacco. Never
theless. the President says there is
neither wisdom nor justice In opening
The subject of tariff revision before the
present law has had fair trial,
The President says the new census
will be at once officially communicated
TO Congress. This means that Dun
SELL's or some other reapportionment
bill is to be forced through both houses
during the winter.
The President absurdly pretends to
believe that the efforts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture have raised the
price Of wheat from 81 cents in Octo-
Der, 1889, to 100 cents in October, 1890 !
and other articles in proportion !! We
need not stop TO argue this point. The
people showed four weeks ago that they
could not be deceived by such talk.
We are glad to hear that the beet
sugar interest is flourishing and growing.
But the President does not claim
for his party the credit for the
fact. He. however, tells us that it was
not the MCKINLEY bill, but the silver
bill, that gave an upward tendency to
trade and had marked effect upon
prices. He is not disposed to credit
TO good wishes for this country
the complaints made abroad as to the
MCKINLEY tariff. He affects to believe
that that tariff was framed in the in
terest OF our workingmen.
The President il as anxious as Mr..
BLAINE for reciprocity with the countries
from which We receive sugar, coffee, tea,
and hides. He hopes for large in
crease in the exports to these countries
of our breadstuffs This recommends.
ton Mr.. CLEVELAND enlarged. He il
was, not Mr.. HARRISON, who first
trumped BLAINE's card on the reel
procity question.
The President favors an international
American bank.
He calls for the passage Of law to re
lieve the Supreme Court OF the United
States. He may well advocate Mr.. Jus
tice DAvIs's bill, which would give to hin
the appointment of score or two o
new judges.
The President recommends the enact
ment Of national bankruptcy act
Also, new copyright law. Also, legis
ls.ion as to the lives lost by bad railroad
t:Scks, &c.
We are glad that he recommends th
preservation and improvement Of tn
water supply in the arid regions of GU
country.
The President does not think that tn
Government ought to own the telegraph
lines Eventually it will own them all
let us say and do what We will on tn
subject Hiring telegraphs does nc
suit the temper Of our people.
The President recommends the fore
bill, or some national election law
He argues that the present national La
Is not effective, though it has been d.
cided to be constitutional by the ST.
preme Court OF the United States. II
grows eloquent in the discussion Of th
wrongs OF the voters, and is not ashame
TO say that the Federal law leaves to tn
local authorities, though it ought not I
do 90, the certifying Of the election {
congressman. Tho people are on ii
other side Of this question. They ha,
just decided that they desire to manas
their elections in their own way. III
Presidents talk about non-partisan
Law viii not mislead them. He So,
every law must have "force" behind
Yes, but we need no law at all on Il
subject, and in the absence Of law nee
not fear the use Of force in executing
The President rather impudently tel
Congress that there is no time to be 10
1t the approaching session. He o,
IDENTITY desires the two houses to proce,
At once 70 pass all the Objectionable me
sures which the REED gang have in the
hatred Of the South determined TO .
upon the ststute-book.
Taken Is . whole the message is
HARKlsoS document. From beginnil
to ending il has the ear-marks OF mi
who ought never to have filled the hig
ct Office in the world.
Tho Offer Of the British Governme
70 arbitrate the Behring Sea dispu
"hss not yet been accepted for the re
- That The form Of submission pr
s>osad Il MT fhouchf IN In caiculsfad 1