Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-05
rm rREslnENrs MEssAeE.

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The message of the President 10
Congress Il long enough 20 suit those
who love o. good tllld hour Of reading,
aud pondor1us enough Tor those who
dfcarily insist that In politics, press
and people there g. too much of q ton.
denoy % lightmindcinoss aud fdvoi.
ity. AZ Tor the rest Of mankind out.
eide Of these two classes, there are fow,
We fancy, who will like an parts n tho
document, ami perhaps stil. fewer who
will like none Of H. To Mr.. Clove.
lands own party II viii doubtless give
reasonable satisfaction throughout; aud
the moro thoughtful Of the opposing
party will have 10 admit that 10 break
its logic and force, something more
will be needed than mere criticism of
IL literary style anj Of tho aggrts.
Flve solfimporianco Of iia author. On
the whole II bears many evidences "
soundnesa, sagacily, s,aiesmanship and
ooungt; weakened, however, by pro.
lizily OF detail, and by sundry filings at
apolicy with which the writer had no
peed 10 say no was not In accord.
There are some things which even %
President may safely leave TO tho In.
telllgsnos Of his loss exalted fellow.
citizens.
The opinion that the statistical and
tedious details Of departmental wor,
could have been ~ we'll reserved for
the departmental reports, omboldous
ono to the criticism that the message
would have been better n II had been
shorter Western readers would have
been more pleased, too, n thofe
had been less hboui-tho navy,
say-and a small paragraph urr.
Ing a compliance with tho plank |
OF the party platform o. 10
statehood for the territories. Whoever
expected any signs Of the admlnislra.
uon's conversion 10 a friendship for VII. /
veTwill have received such dlsnpuoln,-
mcnt ~ ho deserved; eastern influence
T. too potent yet while to permit any
such change. And yet tho President |
talks ON the subject logically, aud with
an earne,tnoss that, mistaken though
the silveritel may deem II, IL still
worthy the name OF patriotic convlc.
ton. In like manner, those who nm.
ucipated ~ a result OF tho late cleo.
lions reliuquishmont Of bis demand
Tor radical tarifi reforms, find them.
selves Immensely mistaken; he IL not
That Kind Of man. without at all
entering into tho merits OF tarln Tor
protection as opposed to tarln only
Tor reyonuo-a controversy that will
last ~ long o. governments endure
We shall probably not be- misludgod
Tor saying tho President makes a
strong argument, turns his periods
skiliully, and presents his Views OF
himself and party altogether fellc.
ioualy and capably. This part Of the
message could not have been moro
iofcibly aud adrolty written by tho
keenest mrin reiotmer IN the country.
There are parts Of tho message when
this section Of tho Union will heartily
approve. The NEWS thinks the pfssI.
dents course with regard to Hawaii.
IN NO far as II relates 10 tho rpbuko of
those who uiliciously would Interfere
In the domestic afiairs OF any foreign
government, Is wise aud proper. Ha
ridicule Of the free seed distribution IA
at present pracllced; his excoflallon Of
the land'grsnher ana spBoulatoE his
recommendations az TO tho Indians;
HE determination that the pension llst
snail b. roll Of honor, unstalnud by
roguoTy and uuuucumber1d by lrauJ.
his views On the civil service; his rug.
geslions as 10 public economy-all
these are treated Ia au Omiueutly Wig.
oT0usi fIalcsmaullko aud patriotic
manner and can meet with NO olisc.
Ton lIom iuir-miudoi men anywhere.
Finaliy,theru have been Presidential
messages that created moro Of "a spusa. ;
Ton and some tIltwugu moro lntDfrst.
Ing All or nearly au, have been
shorter and few have not been marked
with moro Of the grauos u dic,lop. y
hut taken a7 a whole tlo present pro.
auction Will bear comparison with
most OF them for compryhensiyeue.a y
ana strength, aud whom 10 gets into
lho ufchives iu tho presence of Us urp.
uoeea'1r- 10 viii have no special reason
90 iroi ashamed " itself in sucu illus. '
tHoua company, ID