Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-02
TIE MESSAGE.

The REGISTER lays before its readers
this morning the full text of the annual
message of President BENZ HARRISON
to Congress.
1t is not stretching the truth in the
Interest OF epigram to say that it is the
weak message of weak President.
Mr.. HARRISON starts out by congrat-
ulating Congress on the fact that the
revenues of the government have been
collected and disbursed without "defal-
cation or embezzlemeut." This, truly,
considering the character Of the present
administration. and its advisors and sur
roundings. is a nit subject for congratu-
lation
Mr.. HARRISON. who is a Bourbon
with big r.. has learned nothing from
the last election, and endorses the ad-
miniStratiou and every act OF the Con-
rress from TOP To bottom and from be-
ginning TO end. just rs If the American
people had not been heard from less
than month ago.
Mr.. HARRISON strains his eyesight 20
see balance ia the treasury. He fig
ure> out surplus of fifteen millions
which added to that left over from last
wear makes about Sixty-seven millions.
lie does this by neglecting to charge up
10 this Congress any money that has
not been actually diSburSed to date.
And his own figures place the treasury
face 90 face with bankruptcy mt the end
of his term If not at the end OF the pres
ent fiscal year, unless the present
session of the Fifty-frSt Congress, not
only drops every job il has on hand, but
actua'y rcpcalN several measures it has
already PASSED. The new pension bill
alone Will swamp the treasury. Ii Is
some Slight consolation TO know thai
this edectually stops further conSidera
tion OF such measures rs the Blair EdU
.cational and Direct Tax Refuuding bills
What Mr.. HARRISON has To say about
the tariff is what every Republican
simmer said in the last campaign. II
his comments on the criticisms the Ne
Kinlev bill has received he is un
dicnifed. unreasonable, and petulaut
He Questions the integrity Of the mer
chants Of the country by stating hi
opinion that the general rise in price
* not due 10 the advance in the tariff
He attributes il TO other causes, anon
them the recent financial hurry, whic
every business man knows is absurd
Prices had advanced before that furr
i'm Wall street was even anticipated
lie does not attempt otherwise 10 eN
plain the circulars to the retail trad
from American manufacturers and in
porters. quoting advances in their prize
lists. which were issued shortly afte
the Mckinley duties went into eflec
And despite the emphatic verdict of IN
people at the polls on November
last. against the Mckinley bill. Nj
HARRISON endorses that meaSur
and advises Congress TO let th
condemned iuiQuity stand an
enact no more tariff legislation. In h
remarks on this subject the PreSider
descends to the level Of the demagogu,
He pirates about free sugar, tea, COTE
and hides Now, Mr.. HARRISON mus
know that raw sugar, only, has bee
admitted free by the Mckinley bill an
that this is not used on any table, bU
is simply the sugar trusts raw materi;
and the repeal Of the duty will simpl
add 10 the sugar trusts proftS-th
sugar the people use being still taxed
As TO tea, coffee and hides they wer
already on the free list.
Mr.. HARRsoN's Undignifed SneerS a
foreign nations who have criticise