Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08
EDITORIAL.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Aht HlVhtf We tuluht tuNt the bitter
est Of President Clevolaud's opponents
can say Of him il that he IL wrong in
his judgment or mistaken a. to the |
proper thing TO do. They cannot just. |
iiably say that he wilfully and design.
eddy does or snys that which he knows
to be improper or invites disastrous
results. In all his state papers, in hls I
public utteranoos and hisWwhoie
official conduct he has certainly
evinced patriotism Of high character,
the good Of the country ana what |
lao conceivcs to be tho welfare Of
oil Glasses within II being earnestly |
and sincerely sought. That the people |
Or great body VI them sometimes |
oppose, crlticise and even condemn
what he says or does Ia regretable but
silll their privilege; but to dcnouncv
him individually, in view Of his
manifest candor and his lofty station,
is unbeooming II not indeed un.
/ patriotic.
The NEWS presents " roadors today
with tho Presidents message 10 the
extra session Of Congress, which will
be found In it, proper place Ia our
newa columns. II ia not very long nor
very brief but from the fret word to
the last there does not seem to DO
supoiiluity or redundancy. The sem
fences bear the unmistakable evidences
OF care and thoughtiulnoss In their
compilation, a. though the author
knew that lac was, In connection with
the men whom he called together, on.
gagged In mOmontous and most trying
duty. Never since the Southern mem.
bera Withdrew from Congress was a
President confronted by country ns
completely divided In sentiment aud to
MS great an extent by geographical
lines o. now, ana never was the cause
OF this drawing apart ono that appeared
moro difficult Of adjustment. To
crafty one part entirely IL TO an,agOn.
re aud ombittor the other even n It
should be no worse; and IN such a
dilemma, with such diverse demands
and no many whose claims 10 con.
sidcration conflict and yet cannot
be- set aside, the duty Of the Executive
and Congress becomes a most trying
onv indeed.
The language Of the message shows
that there IL no dispoeiti9n TO
tot aside or overlook any In
sercst, That the PreslIon, has
different views from most OF tho
Western anu Southern people az to
how their interests are to be turthered
that he proposes that they be con-
served without violating sacred obli.
cations and ignoring vo,ted rights
, elsowhere-ls undoubtedly true; but II
Ia also true that he shows himself 20 be
keenly alert a. 10 those intereata and
only desires that all may be- fostered
, without either having to DO lost or
weakened.
Tho President wants to retain silver
as money; no DO the people Of the
West He thinks the best II not the
only plan to do this aud make It secure
In TO obtain for It practically universal
recognition which Gun best be- attained,
he says, by Withholding It from the
marls " tue world until by Its absence
It's virtues are made manifest; the
people this way look upon that ~ too
prolonged aud toe hazardous an eN.
pertinent to try, especially when they
remember that there was no trouble
aboutsilyor maintaining itsei along.
side OF goll until It was subjected
to hostile legislation. Both claims
cannot be- upheld aud lot us hope that
out OF the contest now upon the land a
compromise broad aud equitable
enough to secure the rights OF the
greatest number and tho welfare Of all
sections without assailing or endanger.
ing any part may be- the result Let
the reader peruse the message care
fully and see II he does not think that
some such arrangement II not prom
isod, Is Mt least not forbidden.