Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-12-08
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The annual message Of the President
which was sent TO both Houses OF Con-
gress on Monday, is a plain, business like
paper, in which he cautions the strictest
economy, thinks under the present condition
Of the finances it might be well to stop navy
building, gives it as his opinion that a none
tary conference would be q wise movement,
gives the Hawaiian situation as it exists at
present, and endorses the tariff reform 1t
reviews at length the conditions presented
in the several departments Of government,
and numerous suggestions and recommend
atoms are made with reference to quaran.
tine regulations and the possibility of re
trenchment in several departments, which
will materially relieve the national expenses
The President pays particular attention
TO the silver question and the affairs of the
Treasury Department. He commends the
recent repeal Of the purchasing clauses Of
the Sherman act, and goes on to show that
there is vast need Of wise legislation upon
the silver question. Free coinage is out Of
the question, and can be entered upon only
when the powers have come to an inter
national agreement. Silver purchases have
been stopped. That there will be attempts
To reopen the whole question in Congress is
probable, bat the President has nothing to
suggest.
His remarks upon the tariff are brie: but
pointed. He fully recognizes and admits the
responsibility resting upon the party 10
power, now that the people have spoken In
favor OF reform, TO carry out its pledges in
this direction. This opportunity TO fulfill
these pledges has only been secured after a
hard struggle, and there can be no excuse
for further neglecting duty which the party
has solemnly assumed and which the coun.
try has demanded. We incline to the opin-
ion that he commits himself squarely and
unreservedly to the Wilson bill, and practi.
cally pledges the power Of the Administra
ton To its passage.
1t was contemplated that the President
would have much to say with reference 70
the Hawaiian affair, but in this particular
the public have been disappointed. 10 the
paragraph devoted to this subject, Mr.. Ceve
land states that In his opinion great wrong
was done to Queen Lilliuokalani, and tina,
within "the constitutional limits of execu.
tive power" this wrong should be righted
The paragraph closes with the statement thai
no definite Information has been received
from Honolulu, but when II comes IL will
80 I've promptly transmitted to Congress. In
addition, IL is stated that Minister Willis ID
acting under definite instructions, which be
will carry ont according to his discretion
and judgment
Altogether the document, in our opinion
is a clear, well defined and able one. Il
covers wide field, handles many perplex
ing questions, makes numerous suggestions
putin such spirit and evident desire tc
nave them suited TO the best practical sp-
plication and development of our national
affairs that il will receive the careful con
sideralion of our national legislators.
The executive committee of the Maryland
Temperance Alliance has adopted the report
of a special committee which was charged
with the preparation of a general local op
ton law to be submitted TO the Legislature
The committee reported bill similar 10 the
one which was introduced in the Legisla
ture Two years ago, but was not adopted. II
provides that upon the application Of one
fourth Of the registered voters of any ward
district or county the question of the sale o.
liquors shall be referred to the voters Of the
ward, district or county. |: also provides
that the question cannot be voted on agar
for two years. A committee consisting o
Rev. Henry Branch, Rev. w. G. Herbert
Henry o Devries, j. X Taylor, Rev. G. X
Marshall, r. H Williams, John J. Conall
q W. Hobbs and James Carey, Jr., was ap
pointed to have the proposed law put befor
the Legislature. The cooperation Of th
Women's Christian Temperance Union, thu
Union for Public Good, the Ministerial
Union and other organizations in urginl
the passage Of the bill will be invited by tn
Alliance.