The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-28
HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH
What Mr.. Cleveland Will Probably
Touch Upon.
A FORECAST OF THE INAUGURAL
Some OF the Points That the President
Elect Has Already Decided to Treat,
and the Manner In which He May
Treat Them.

LAKEWOOD, N j., Feb. 2S-The
II ,waiian Sugar Trust, whose interests
led. as is believed, to the recent decisive
move for the annexation Of Hawaii to
the United States and slice Of the pres
ent lavish sugar bounty. will not be
pleased with tho tone of Mr.. Cleveland's
inaugural address.
Mr.. Cleveland believes In careful In
vestigation of the subject before the final
steps are taken in this country. That
Mr.. Cleveland will favor annexation IL it
can be brought about by open and honest
means is quite certain. He will call for
delay in action. that the reasons for and
agains the proposal To annex the islands
may lie reviewed by the Executive and
his advisers with due care. Mr.. Cleve-
land advocates a commission Of inquiry
on the subject.
With the exception of one subject. the
address is almost entirely completed.
That subject is the money question. 1t
will depend largely upon what steps are
taken in Congress this week whether Mr..
Cleveland will say much or little about
this matter.
The address in any event will not be
long one, although the deliberation with
which Mr.. Cleveland usually speaks will
make it seem of considerable length. He
will speak rs IL extemporaneously, but
he has already committed carefully TO
paper the views to which he will give ex-
preston. There will likely be less than
1900 words in the address-rather nearer
1900 than the former fgure-snd Mr..
Cleveland will get through with 1t In
twenty-five minutes.
Mr.. Cleveland is exceedingly anxious
about the fate OF the compromise silver
measure to be pushed this week. Mr..
Ear liQl Ia sff nd ftvr Ia
men have carefully Investigated tn q
chances pro and con OF the bill. Should
it 90 through there will be lifted from
their minds great load that must be
disposed of before the administration can
take up other questions which will re-
quire solution.
Mr.. Cleveland recognizes that some
thing must be done to stop the continued
purchase of 4.500, ,0C0 ounces of silver bull
lion u month. Steps will have to be
taken to bring this policy to an end be-
fore the next session OF Congress, as
action at that time would mean the added
and still more dangerous delay until 1894
for the benefits of any bill then adopted.
Consequently, If no compromise be
passed at the present session, evidence
accumulates that an extra session will be
at once called to clear away the Sherman
silver law and place upon the statute
books some measure that will tend TO re-
stcre cOuuueuCo lu tue uubuCltA COuulllOu
OF the country.
Upon near events, then, depends in
great part what Mr.. Cleveland will have
TO say about problems of currency in his
inaugural address. In general terms, he
will not 90 into details until he has occa-
sion to send u message direct 10 Con-
gress. His address will deal in general
principles and will put forth many senti-
ments Oh "a patriotic character, such as he
has heretofore voiced in his public mess
ages and private communications.
A question to which Mr.. Cleveland will
devote some attention is that of the pen
sion system. He will urge the necessity
for a thorough reform In the present
methods of awarding the country's
favors to its war veterans. While advo-
eating liberallty in respect to the deserv-
lug soldiers he will call for better pro-
lection of the pension rolls from the de-
mands of politicians and undeserving
claimants.
Mr.. Cleveland viii also deal blow at
the johnny" Davenports of the Repub.
lican party. He is not in favor of a
longer continuance of their powers, and
what he has to say on Saturday will pa We
the way to complete and early over
hauling of the federal election laws,
which will likely be materially altered
before the next Congress passes away.