Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-13
rHE pREsIDrNrs MKss,op

lahu message has been received
 In point of length it is a great doe
 ument. 4 careful perusal of it dis.
 closes the fact that with the excep
 ton Of two or three questions, it
 does not contain single positive
 opinion or recommendation. but
 entirely of plstitudes and gener- | alities.
 The president takes occasion in it
 to oriticise the action of President
 Harrison's administration. ou sev-
 eral questions, but fails to state ex.
 aotly what should have been done.
 He refers to my former administra-
 ton and tells what Il recommend.
 ed' or what "I did" then, iu mum.
 ber of places.
 He criticizes the action of Minis ter Eagan in Chile and Minister Stevens in Hawaii, both being ap- pointoes of President Harrison.
 He expresses displeasure at the Samoan treaty.
 He favors American control of the Nicaraugua canal
 His views on the Hawaiian aues- tion have already been given in this paper.
 He favors the policy adopted by a republican administration, of ar bitration in tho settlement of na- tional differences.
 The nearest approach he comes to the silver question, is in the follow ing paragraph, which Is one of the ablest utterauoes we have yet seen on the subject, in which nothing IS said:
 The receat repeal of the pro vision of law requiring the purchase of silver bullion by the government as feature of our monetary scheme made an entire change in the com Plexion of our currency affairs. do not doubt that the ultimate re- suit of this action will be most salutary and fsr-reaching. Ia tbe nature of things, however, it IS im- possible to know at this time pro. cisely what conditions will be brought about by the chang. or what if any, supplementary legisla- tlon may in the light of such condi- tons appear to be essential or oxpe- dient.
 "Of course, after the recent 6 ian. cial perturbations, time Is nece ,sary 1 Tor the reestablishment of business When, however. through l thls restored confidence the money | which has been frightened into | places Is returned Co trade | and enterprise, a survey of the sit aatlon will probably disclose a safe path leading to a permanently sound currency abundantly suffi- 'lent to meet every requirement of 'ur increasing population and business. In the pur-uit of this ob- ect We should resolutely turn away rom alluring and temporary expe- hents, determined to be content with nothing else than a lasting and comprehensive financial plan. In hese circumstances l am convinced hat a reasonable delay in dealing nth thus subject, instead of being injurious, will increase the proba- ahty of wise action He wisely recommends the repeal f the law, which forbids reenlist- lent of soldiers after ten years srvice. He very foreibly and emphati- , ally recommends the abolishment } the fee system for United States V ttorneys, marshals, court commis- oners, aud clerks of courts, and en- rging he jurisdiction of commis- cnerr so as to dispose of petty cases Ithin the grade of misdemeanors. U The defciency in the postoffice \ apartment according to the mes z ge amounts to S5,OOO,OOO. a The new navy receives comph- = entary mention. tl Hls utterances on the question of q 'nsions are by no means uufavor h 'le to honest veterans, but con " of fraud. He says: v "l am unable to understand why f' auds in the pension rolls should t be exposed aud corrected with oI oroughneSs and vigor. Every oi me fraudulently put upon these Ills IS a wicked imposition upon u a kindly sentiment in which pen eN ms have their origin. Every al iudulent pensioner has become a or d citizen. Every false oath in bl pport of a pension has made rJurY more common. and false ot q undeserving pensioners rob the co ople, not only of thoir money but oc
 the patriotic sentiment which 3 survivors of the war who fought tn the preservation of the Union ca ght to inspire. Thousands of WI ghborhoods have their we'll own fraudulent pensioners, and ent developments by the bureau ablish appalling conspiracies to ste pension frauds. By no Sa ans the least wrong done IS to six we and deserving pensioners, an 0 certainly ought not to be con H. med to such association. Those res 0 attempt in the line of duty to tify these wrongs should not be used of enmity or indifference to 1.- claims of honest veterans. us us )n the question of tariff reform S na' message is very pronounced in fro 'r of the passage of the Wilson , including an income tax and raising of the internal revenue on various articles. he message as a whole is an in. ,,s d, harmless, non-committal doe con mt. sen
 the Los Angeles Express Laconies. ap he pertinent paragrapher of the h"I tli'i Angeles Express IS the father not no le following: ua'