Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-09
A WEAK EFFORT
Is the Best that can be said of
the Message.
H0KE SMITH SUSTAINED.
Wilson Waiting for News
from Hawaii.

Wilson lndOrsed-Waiting for News
from Hawaii.
Special TO the Philadelphia Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The mes
sage sent to Congress by President
Cleveland to-day probably caused as
great disappointment as any message
ever heard by that body.
1t was the universal expectation on
the part of members of both Houses
that the President would say some
thing definite and vigorous in regard
to the finances, the tariff and Hawaii.
But it was the comment heard tonight
on all sides that the message was made
up almost wholly of statistical mat
ter and glittering generalities.
Democrats as well as Republicans
express great disappointment. The
elections seem to have taken all the
vigor out of the President The con-
trast between this message and the
clear, outspoken one that he sent to
Congress in August last was mat
ter of remark.
Tie part of the message relating to
foreign affairs which was labored eff
fort to condemn the policy of his pre-
decessor, was universally denounced.
A prominent Democratic member Of
the House said that this was unpre-
cedented and he declared that lit
would disgrace us"
The brutal attack on ex-Minister
Stevens who served i'll the diplomatic
service during the whole of President
Cleveland's first administration and
the still more brutal attack on the late
Captain Wiltse were denounced on all
sides.
The Presidents acknowledgement
that he based his extraordinary action
in Hawaii entirely on Paramount"
Blount's report while it was expected
it was nevertheless a shock to men,
bers of Congress. The effort to say as
little as possible about the attempt to
restore the dissolute Queen Liliuoka a.
lani and to set up monarchy in Ha-
waii was generally regarded as wise in
view of the universal condemnation
by the people of this country of the
Presidents action in Hawaii
Many of the members INDUCED in
laughter over the Presidents acknowl-
edgement that he did not know wheth-
err or not his efforts in behalf of the
dusky Queen had been successful
When the part of the message relat-
ing to the consular service was read,
especially the Presidents remarks on
the necessity of appointing to this
service linen of character, intelli-
gence and ability" litter of laugh
ter was noticeable on the Republican
side, and thoughts of Hoge and the
looling of the consuls by Quincy evil
IDENTIFY forced themselves on the men,
bers.
The Treasury problem was dealt
with in the message in a singular
manner. The amount of the deficit
for the fiscal year is placed at S28, 900,
900, although the deficit exceeds that
sum already. According to calcula-
tons made in the Ways and Means
Committee room the deficit will be
over 500, 900, 900, but apparently with
a view of affording further excuse to
reduce tariff rates the President and
Secretary Carlisle have reduced the
estimated deficiency to SIS. 900.
The President does not say what
should be done to meet this deficit
but he recommends amending the ex-
isting statutes in regard to the issu-
ance of Government bonds. He dis
agrees with the unanimous report oil
the Democratic members of the Judici-
airy Committee in the last House in
regard to the authority of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to issue bonds.
But the President says that the
bones authorized are disadvantage
GUS" and recommends legislation in
regard to ''the time Of their maturity
and rate of interest
Secretary Carlisle's report, which
will go to the House tomorrow, will
make substantially the same recon-
mendation, and it is therefore evident
that an issue of bonds is contemplat-
ed by the Administration. This was
much criticised by the Democratic
members of the House, who declared
that it was not satisfactory explana-
ton of the Administration policy in
regard to the finances.
But further explanation was found
in the estimates of appropriations re-
quired for the services of the next fs-
cal year sent by Secretary Carlisle to-
day to the House. In this estimate
the Secretary asks for an appropria-
ton of $500, 900 for the coinage of
silver bullion and SIPS, 900 for the ex-
penses of Treasury notes, which would
seem to indicate purpose to coin the
seigniorage, the recommendation for
which is expected in the Secretary
report tomorrow
The Presidents statement, "when
money which has been frightened in
to boarding place is returned to trade
and enterprise" calls forth criticism
on the ground that the money has al
ready been returned to the banks, but
cannot be used in trade and enter
prise owing to the Democratic tariff
policy.
The statement in regard to the need
of a new navy. followed as it is by a
distinct warning to Congress not to
appropriate any money for that pur-
pose, awakened profound disgust
among members of the Navy Commit
tee in both houses.
In similar way Mr.. Springer and
the members of the Banking and Cur