The herald., 1893-12-05

president stands sunarely for tariff re-
form of the Wilson variety, but ignores
the lesson taught by the last election,
and assumes the people are anxious for
q radical revision of the existing
schedules. His ailusion to the work
OF aiding people through the work OF
tariff reform is misleading. For it is
perfectly clear the people are suffering
today as the result of the general fear
that the policy which he advocates will
be carried out"
The Philadelphia Telegraph: "The
document makes q wilderness of words,
covering every possible subject before
the executive for his official cognizance,
and gives far more attention to divers
and sundry irrelevant and unimportant
things than it does to others which are
not only foremost in the public mind at
this time, but which must be earnestly
considered, and for the time being, at
least, definitely settled"
The Philadelphia Bulletin says: "The
message is disappointing in its failure
to deal more closely with the important
questions of policy which interest all
his countrylnen. Even those subjects
on which he expresses emphatic opin-
ions are disposed of in sweeping general
conclusions, rather than in exact state
mcnts. Clevelhnd's mental reluctance
or inability to grasp great questions at
short range or in specific detail, has
never been more evident than in this
de jeune document.
the st. Louis Globe, Democrat: sit
is, on the whole, clear, well written
and businesslike document, and, ex.
cept on the Hawaiian and silver ques-
f.s- Il ,afa a. 10
the country. The Hawaiian matter is
destined to make trouble for the ad-
ministration, and Mr.. Cleveland ap-
pears to have foreboding of this. but
he proposes to adhere to the policy
which he has marked out. His views
on the financial question are wise."
The st. Louis Republic: If the
message outlines any special policy it is
that he we'll be content from the hour
when his pen traces the name Grover
Cleveland at the bottom of the tariff
reform bill, to be judged by his country
men as an administrator"
st. Paul Pioneer Prees: 1--WE can
find in this message evidence only OF
the undesirable qualities of dizziness
and jealousy, that leave even to his
partieans no room for enthusiasm over
the beginning OF this administration"
The Times (Democratic) severely con-
demns the presidents position on the
Hawsiian question and sage he is not
to be congratulated ON the astuteness
with which he has laid out the lines of
retreat from his unpopular and unten-
able position. The general tone of COM
ment is very unfavorable.
The Inter-Ocean says: "The general
tone of this message is as common
place as the one of 1887 was sensational.
The record says: 1.-THE general motive
OF the message, as whole, may be said
to be economy"
The New York World says: 1.-THE
message, az o whole. while it will not
add greatly to Mr.. Cleveland's fame as
a writer or leader, is sensible, sincere,
patriotic document"
The Morning Advertiser says: "The
people know what they may expect. A
great fight is before them. headed by the
president himself. The free traders will
make desperate effort to pass the
Wilson bill, which, while it is not free
trade measure, has in it a menace of the
extention OF our industries which we
have all feared"
The Herald says: "The dominant
note of the message is prompt tariff re-
vision. All other matters are subordi-
mated to this, which Mr.. Cleveland
properly regards as the now over
shadowing issue before congress and the
country"