The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
PRESS CON uENJS.
what Some of tho Papers Think OF Presi-
dent Cleveland's Message.

what some of tho Papers Think Of Pre'i-
dent Cleveland's Message.
. BALTIMORE. MD. Dec. 3.-The Balti-
more papers will comment tomorrow
on the Presidents message as iOllOWs'
The sun (Dem.) VIII say;
The Cleveland message sounds airesh
the Democratic batte-cry for tdrlH re-
form-free coal, free iron, free shps ana
for war upon the greatest OF tarin-
begotten monopolies. the Sugar Trust.
No less direct and 10 the point are ms
recommendations upon the subject OF the
currency-admittedly at present the most
important of the questions Of the day
and one which will provoke most crlt-
cism. The President, however. while APP
proving Mr.. Carlisie's plan, is not welded
TO it. and accepts it as basis for very
great Improvement in our banking and
currency system.
The American Gep) will say:
The Presidents object in recommend
ing the passage Of the bill for the repeal
OF the one-tenth OF a cent differentiaf
in the sugar schedule seems 10 be to
punish the Sugar Trust rather than to
restore 10 the people the boon Of free
sugar guaranteed by the Mckinley law.
"The attack of the late Mr. Blane's
settlement of the Samoan dispute Is I'M
called for and unmanly. The bad fea-
ture of the proposed banking scheme is
the effort to separate banks INTO ma
tionai and state. If the latter are 70
be embraced under its provisions, they
1t is disinzenuous to pretend otherwise
for the purpose OF maintaining a poAt-
cal fiction"
The DEM Herald: I'm a state paper
dealing with so many subjects at Sucn
length il is easily possible to find ground
for criticism, but President Cleveland
has sent a message 10 Congress which
sets forth frankly and fairly the sewers
problems now confronting the country.
The friends and admirers of the Pres-
dent will be gratified by the fact that
he has neither recedeG from nor quanned
his views as TO free raw Materials
VOICE FROM CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Dec 3.-The Herald Dem0
%The President does not repeat his re-
quest for authority TO issue suitable bondS
or to retire legal tenders when they are are.
redeemed. Instead of that. he simply
! says that so long as no better way IS
! pfOvided, the authority conferred by the
! act OF 1878 will be utilized whenever ana
! as often as 1t becomes necessary, TO
| maintain a sufficient reserve, and IN
| abundant time to save the credit OF our
country and make good the financial
| declarations of our Government.
! Some people may read Bout between
the lines Of this portion Of the MESSAGE,
| but they Will succeed in reading the sOld
| sense out OF it, The Presidents duty
| In this matter of reserve is plain enough,
| and If he betrays irritation in ms man
ner of stating it. he can hardly be blamed.
| He has called the attention Of Congress
| 70 the subject with all due respect here
t0lore and it has done nothing
LOUD PRAISE FROM TENNESSEE.
| CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Dec. 3.-The
| Times says editOrially OF the PreSl-
dents MESSAGE:
The complete absence of politics from
the message, to use an lriSh form or
| speech, is one OF it's distinctive elements,
| 4 complete stranger to our political
| country history might be puzzled to find
| out from the text of the document,
! whether Mr.. Cleveland were Of this or
that. or of no party. II Is purely bust
ness communication from date line TO
signature and one OF the best written,
most comprehensive, statesmanlike mes
sages ever sent from the White House
10 Capitol Hill
VIEWS OF ANTI-CLEyELASD PAPHRs.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-The leading
papers Of this city viii comment as FOL
lows on the Presidents message:
The Tribune (Kep) Will say; The
President has not heard of the elections
last month. or considers 1t dignihed TO
take no notice of an attempt by the
people to reverse the course Of their
| Government. With stolid indifference TO
| the popular decision, he proposes TO
thrust upon the country The very theO-
J ries and measures which the recent cleo
! tons have condemned In elect, his
! message is a new declaration u war
against depressed industries and trade
| lne sun ODem) Viii say;
| There is nothing unexpected or stFik-
| ing In the message which Nj Cleveland
| sent 10 Congress yesterday. The impor-
! tant paragraphs might be printed IN
| three-qudrters of column. Inc SEN
| taTces which are obviously OF the Presi-
! dents own composition would occupy
| much less Space than that. The enor-
| NOUS length of the document Is Que sole
| ~ TO the industry of the clerks who nave
/ been engaged IN summarizing ana para
| phrasing the annual reports from The
/ several departments, and 10 a credltdble
desire TO lmpart TO TINS year ne.sdse
! what is called a business-lke appear
ance, In point OF volume, If not OF con
! tents.
considering first, the Gresham part
! of the message, 1t is a melancholy fact
that, with single exception, every i'm
| portant reference to international affairs
is an indirect confession of failure and
| humiliation. The exception Is the part
devoted TO the Bluehelds incident and the
| policy o. our Government with regard TO
| the Nicaragua canal; and here we have
| nothing positive or enlightening
COMMENTS or BRITISH PAPERS.
| LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Standard will
! say tomorrow morning in a leader on
| President Cievelands message.
The proposed change Of the banking
| laws can in no way put cash into the
! treasury for present or future demands.
! but II may do much to intensity existing
! dangers. In one way alone can the
| gold reserves of the treasury be re-
| pIenishad without -Isk, nam Ely. by chang
| ing budget deficits into SURPRISES and ac-
| cunulatIng the latter I'M gold. Secretary
! Carlisle's provisions lend directly to make
> dcpre lated paper currency, ana there
fore seem weak and almost lmpolitic.
| His proposal proclaims the the currency
| problem is one which the Democrats
| even vet dare not meet squarey."
| The Daily News will say The trans
fer of the responsibility from the Treas
| ury to the banks undoubtedly is sound
| finance. The system has stood the test
of practical working in Canada. There
! but its collection and it's retention OBJ
viously are not duties OF the Government
| under the ordinary conditions Of national
! existence
The Daily Chronicle will euloglze Mr..
! Cleveland's logged persistence In advo-
eating the policy of reform (which his