The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-05

our countrymen have spoken IN iavor
OF tariff reform and have confded tho
work OF the accomplishment to the
hands OF those who aresOlemnly pledged
to it. 1 infer that by tho latter ex-
preston the President means tho ma
iority OF the ways and means commit
tee; and by tariff reform the proposed
mongrel bill given to the press week
ago. 1t would seem that the President
has not yet heard the news from Massa-
chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Iowa. When he refers to the reduc-
ton OF tariff charges on the necessaries
OF life, / suppose he has a reference to
champagne and brandy. The fact that
the President re-asserts the time-worn
and 80 often, and, under the operation
OF the Mckinley bill. so emphatiCally
disproveu assertion that q protective
tariff increases the cost OF goods to tho
consumer, shows what hide bound
theorist the President is, and how facts
weigh nothing with tariff retormer.
On the whole he must be most devoted
admirer of the President who can find
in the message any strengthening oil tho
Democratic position on the tarif ques'
tion."
Senator Voorhees,: TN the main the
message is sound, strong document,
have not examined it carefully and
cannot 90 into details. l think it will
be we'll received by the country"
Senator Mcpherson: ut is excellent
all the way through. l was especially
pleased with the recommendations in
regard to the general finances and the
tariff and as TO the principles involved
in the tariff bill"
Senator Murphy: "Itis good mes
sage"
A DEMOCRATIC CRITICISM.
Senator Palmer: "The President goes
more into detail than usual with him.
The suggestions are generally in the
line Of Democratic thought. The para
graph relating to Hawaii merely showed
the Presidents intention to take the
question up again. l have no especial
objection to what he says regarding
pensions, but I have an idea that his
Impressions are wide OF the mark con-
cerniug fraudulent pensions. do not
know how it ls among the colored eN-
soldiers of the south, but my intorma-
tion leads mo to believe that in the
north not two per cent OF the pensions
are fraudulent"
Senator Morrill,: The Presidents en-
tire sentiment Of tariff bill not yet
agreed upon in committee was very un-
expected and remarkable"
Senator Hoar: at was a most re-
markable message in several respects.
1t treats the important questions affect
ing the welfare OF the country feebly
and briefly. The imputation OF the
President concerning civil service re-
form to the effect that tho law was
enacted because OF fear of publicopinion
and not because OF the conviction of the
legislators who enacted it is without
precedent. This reflection comes with
an ill-grace from President who has
dealt as the existing President has dealt
with the consular service OF the United
States without even taking the advice
of the secretary OF state, aud whose ap-
pointment OF Van Allen has been such
an otfense to the country's sense OF
decency. The message Is further re-
markable in stating the report OF a COM
mittee OF one Of the houses. namely the
ways and means committee OF the
house, before the committee has deter
mined upon and before some oil its
members have been made aware that
the matters spoken OF are to be pro-
posed in the committee. Such course
10 breach Of the privileges OF the house
and would not be tolerated in other
times by President, even by his most
Jealous admirers.
SURPRISING.
Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon: 81 was
very much surprised to learn from the
Presidents reference to Hawaii that tho
proposition is really entertained by the
administration OF re-enthroning the
queen. The Wilson bill, which tho
President endorses, strikes fatal blow
at all the industries OF the Pacific
Senator Hale: "The message is made
up OF details. As to Hawaii, he leaves
that to the future. We expected him
to favor tho Wilson bill, and the Re-
publicans are opposed to it
Senator Lodge: "The most OF tho
message was taken up with perfectly
harmless routine business. The clause
about Hawaii appears to announce the
extraordinary doctrine that 1t is our
duty to oyerturn government We have
recognized in order to recognize another
government, On this theory, We ought
Instantly to restore Texas to Mexico, and
France, which entered into an alliance
with US during the revolution, ought
now to restore US, by force, II necessary,
to England"
ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS FAVORED.
Senator Power: "I understand the
message was printed in London this
morning. 1t must have been given out
there yesterday. so our British neigh
bors should have more time to tell US
what to do about il"
Senator Hawiey: "The message lacks
viVor, and is a disappointment The
Presideut's talk about the tariff is COM
monplace in the extreme, and his re-
marks concerning the work OF tho ways
and means committee are not Justified
by any information the country has.
There has been no full meeting OF the
committee to consider some oil these
senator Dubois: at is lacking in
force, strength and Americanism, and
must prove O great disappointment to
tbe country. Concerning his recon-
mendation about bonds and the inter
national monetary commission, ! can
only saw that it looks decidedly ns If the
President thinks he can deal with the
financial affairs OF the country better