Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05

land message Is open Is that 1t Is too long
dealing too deliberately with the details OF
the department reports. Aside from this Il
Is a state paper with all the merits of earn
estness, directness and clearness which dis
tinguish the public utterances Of Mr.
Upon the three questions which are now
of foremost interest-the questions of tariff
reform, finance and our foreign relations
the President is explicit as to his attitude.
From the Buffalo Courier.
President Cleveland's views on the re
forma ton of the customs taxation are 81
well known that 1t was unnecessary fol
him to elaborate them in his annual mes
sage especially in view of the preparation
and publication of the Wilson bill. The
message belongs to a high rank of STATE
papers. 1t Is StateSmanlike, conservative
patriotic. 1t will strengthen the confidence
of thinking men in the prudence and wis
dom of the administration in dealing will
our domestic affairs and our foreign re
lations.
From the Buffalo Express.
In general, the Presidents message 1:
merely formal and very uninteresting. Il
will disappoint greatly those who. remem
bering the famous message of 1887 expect
ed something of a similarly vigorous anc
sensational tone. The President has an
noUnced no new policy. He has not ever
told his plans about the old policies. The
greater part of his message is made w
of statistics and extracts from the depart
mental reports, which had already beer
published.
From the Chicago Herald
The message sent yesterday by Presi
dent Cleveland to Congress is simple anG
straightforward document. 1t is singularly
free from rhetorical passages or platitudes
Each paragraph is compact treatment OF
theme or an aspect of one. The message
is in fact, a courteous business letter. con
veying large mass of well arranged in
formation on practical concerns in whose
discussion ard Disposal the legislature
must cooperate with the executive"
From the Boston Herald.
President Clevelands message is of rea
sonable length. and it is concisely worded
1t is clear and frank in statement, and
when we say this say what is equiva.
lent to declaring 1t to be characteristic OF
its author. The message Is well written
which is likely to insure it's general reading
1t will increase the already strong conf
dence of the country in the man who is its
author.
From the Boston Globe.
There is no mistaking the Presidents
staunchness to his conviction. He stands
firmly, as always, for the right as he sees
1t. There is no aid comfort in the mes
sage for faint-heartedness or timidity in
tariff legislation. Party considera tons and
the welfare of the mutitudinous business
interests of the country alike demand that
the line of action indicated by Mr. Cleve-
land shall be carried out firmly and faith
fully.
The Boston Journal devotes it's editorial
comments to the tariff portions of the mes
sage, and says after quoting the President S
words as to the tariff reform pledges of the
democratic party: Here we have the IA
miliar webbing and balancing from which
almost any meaning might be inferred were
Ii not that in this instance the Wilson bill
furnishes a concrete and definite expression
of the Presidents policy"
From the Baltimore Sun
The true principles of tariff revision are
succinctly stated and the Presidents hearty
Endorsement given to the bill which has
been prepared by the ways and means
committee. Its treatment of foreign af-
fairs is especially to be commended and
again recalls by way of contrast the ig-
norant jingoism and clustering tone of
some of the messages that have been sent
to Congress since Mr.. Cleveland last occu-
pied the White House.
From the baltimore American.
President CleVeland's message will be dis
appointing as well to his friends and ad-
mirers as to his political opponents. Its
construction is faulty. its tone carping and
queruious and it's diction will not give 1t
which have come from the White House,
nor with those heretofore written by Mr..
Cleveland himself. His style though some
what stiltei, has generally been clear and
pointed.
From the Baltimore Herald.
Taken whole the document is an
able state paper, and while 1t covers a very
wide field it is replete with suggestions
which, If carried out, would place our
national affairs firm and enduring
basis"