Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-08
THE MESSAGE OF GROVER TME
GREAT.

without q rest, requires more nerve,
patience and endurance than the
average mortal possesses. There is
not . brilliant, statesmanlike or in
teresting uttsrance throughout its en-
tire length, and not an original idea
does it contain. II Is dull, heavy,
and has q labored tone that makes
the reading Of 1t tedious and unnerv-
ing. Grover reviews At great length
the business of the different depart |
ments. This is merely the stereo-
typed portion of any Presidents
message. The great issues confront
ing the people are scarcely touched
upon, and what is uttered is thick
with mud. Enough can be gained,
however, to understand that his dull
soul rejoices as much As il is possible
for such . sluggish and unimpress-
ionable soul to rejoice, that silver has
been completely demonetized for the
benefit of the creditor classes and
ruination of the producers. He says
he does not doubt that the result of
such legislation will be salutary and
far-reaching." That's SO. 1t will be
salutary for the rich and SO far reach
ing as to reach, and ruinously, every
citizen of the republic who has not
some other citizen clutched by the
throat with the strong grip of >
mortgage, or is not the possessor of
bond OF other evidence of debt. He
says 1--WE should resolutely turn
away from alluring and temporary
expedients," which, if it means any
thing, means that we should unques-
, tioningly submit to vile legislation,
; calculated to rob the masses, with ut
: most complacency, and not be rum
J, ming after such "alluring expedients !"
as free coinage of silver to relieve
e the distress Of the masses. He "earn-
3 estly suggests the wisdom of amend
: ing the existing statutes in regard to
e the issuance of government bonds. y
+. His references to the Hawaiian affair
o are "just as clear as mud" and can
=. be interpreted only in the light Of
j. what has been done in a secret, dark
l. and clandestine manner, but the true
n nature of which is beginning to come
It to light. BY interpreting what he
:. means by what he has done, it is the
d intention to abolish the provisional
+ government and thereby defeat an
n nexation of the Sandwich Islands te
n the United States, and to cap the eli
g max, to re-instate the deposel
/ Queen. In regard to the Chinese
IS exclusion law he SAYS "it is believed
st under the recent amendment 10 th'
g Geary law extending the time TO
Ie registration the Chinese laborer
c. thereto entitled who desire to resid
,e in this country will now avail them
selves of the renewed privilege thu
afforded by establishing by Lawful
procedure their right to remain, ant
that thereby the necessity of enforce'
'e deportation may, to a great extent
10 be avoided" "After a hard strug
ne gle tariff reform confronts u.s." say
IN this great self-appolnted prophet
ne and he endorses the bill prepared b
Sc Wilson's committee, recommend
d: discriminating care in the distribu
IS ton of such duties and taxation a
ad the emergency of the governmen
1t, actually demands" and says this
es demanded by conditions that hav
no grown up among US. This is abor
as muddy as the rest of his utterance
ho Does he mean that the idea of prt
lection must be taken into consider,
h' ton? The Democratic platform d.
n- clared that any protection whatev'
was a fraud and unconstitutional, an
was not to be considered in the leas
the only consideration to be that
~ revenue. "To meet the exigenci,
on of the government perhaps meal
er, that high duties are to be placed {
,at certain articles in order to raise II
TO- necessary revenue, and a duty tn
would no doubt be in the nature
that fraud-protection. Grover
SO dull aud devoid of clearness tn
to comprhend his utterances is |
or easy matter. They are like nuts wi
a thick hulls-hard to crack, and VIII,
,ns cracked, have but little kernel al
se, that of an inferior quality and u
let, wholesome from age and badly wor
me eaten.
~. JUDGE GREEN @. PArrEN is M