Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Comments OF the Press On the Importzas
State Document.


will excite but little hostile criticism, and
which is creditable American state paper
Chicago Herald.
It is characteristic of him in its holiness.
IN its devotion to the principle of tariff
form, and, most unhappily. in its complete ac-
QuieScence in those principles OF monetary
science preached in bank parlors and practiced
for the prodt of banizers.-C hicago Times
In the presidents party the message will be
read with comments varying from the approval
o. the conservative element to expressions or
disappointment from the radical wing. His
recommendations on the currency will be sat
tsfactory to all who not inflated with the
greenoack hereSy or the free silver mania
St Paul Globe.
more useful il he had elaborated his views
upon the currency and referred briefly to the
reports OF his secretaries on other subjects in
stead or stating other subjects fully and con-
tenting himself with an Endorsement OF Sec
rotary Carlisle's plan for change in the cur
rency. Reorganization Of the currency is by
far the most important subject that has been
urged by any president since the war-St-
Louis Republic.
The striking feature of President Cleveland's
annual message is its lucidity and comprehen-
siveneSs- The surprising feature of the docu-
ment is the absence of any recommendations
that would invite contention. The message Is
written in the vigorous style and rugged peri
DDS which mark all the state papers Of Mr..
Cleveland 1t is likely to make a profound
impression on congress and the country,
and may stimulate such measure of en-
tives during the short session as will secure
some Of the important reforms recommended
kansas City Times.
The president is nothing If not tenacious of
his opinions. He stil clngs to the idea that
coal and iron should be placed upon the free
list, but he gives no reasons for it. The presi-
dent is silent, and by his silence approves the
tariff on sugar. 1t strikes US that raw SUI
gar is q pretty raw material, and If his logic Is
good against a tariff on coal, iron and wool,
certainly he ought TO advocate putting sugar
on the free list The policy which the preSi-
dent advocates of extending our commerce and
charging our merchant marine is to be COM
mended by every patriotic citizen Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
presidents recommendations the tariff
question: the single bill for free and coal
should be pushed and the repeal OF the differ
entail in favor of refined sugar is the least that
can be done. The president has raised an
issue on the currency which is destined to
divide the democratic party into two hostile
factions. The issue is made clear and distinct,
and the war will be waged with increasing
vigor until the government issues all paper
money none. The east will possibly applaud
the presidents advocacy Of republican hnan-
ciering, but the west and south should resent
the attempt to fasten Wall street system
upon the country.-Omaha World-Herald.
1t is doubtful if there has ever been pre-
scented to a congress a more conservative and
judicious address than that sent in by PreSi-
dent Cleveland. 1t is free from radical views
and aggressive proposals and should create
harmony in the councils of the party in these
its last days OF power for some time to come.
1t is the first time Mr. Cleveland has failed to
burden his message with policy Once he
dwelt on the necessity for civil service reform,
another time it was tariff reform and still at
| another it a radical course in Hawaii ard
at another anti-silver policy. This time
the president has kept free from any violent
positivism and he has done wen--N- o.
Picayune.
The presidential annual message transmit
ted to congress yesterday is unusually long
and is almost uninteresting as it is long
Aside from the Endorsement and synopsis OF
Secretary Carlisle'S plan for currency reform,
with one or two other recommendations, the
message has little other significance than at
caches to a clerk-like condensation of the va
rious department reports. In this respect it is
very different from the preceding messages Of
Mr.. Cleveland The feature that will attract
most attention is the Recommendation of q
plan looking to the commendable object of di-
Vorc1ng the government from the business OF
banking and providing an ample, elastic and
perfectly safe banking currency.-Louisville
Courier-JournaL
It is in the closing portion of his message
that tho president comes up most fully to the
public expectation and deals in his customary
virile way with practical questions which
pressing upon congress. His declarations that
the tariff needs amendment in certain iInpOr-
tant particulars that we ought to have free
coal and free iron, and, above all, that the diff
ferential duty in favor of refined sugar should
be stricken of, in entire accord we firmly
believe, with the popular judgment. and should
receive the most favorable consideration OF
congress. What the president says of the cur
rcncy question and to the desirability of the
governments withdrawing from the banking
business is sound, sensible and timely, and
supplemented it is by his announced de-
termination to maintain the credit of the gov
eminent in the only way left to him so long as
the banking business is continued. it ought to
have great weight with congress it will with
the people.-Detroit Free Press
The message of President Cleveland is, as a
whole, disappointment. There is clear
note of leadership in it. 1t contains not the
slightest recognition of the causes of the late
overwhelming disaster to the democratic
party. 1t has no word indicating purpose to
amend the faults and correct the blunGerS that
contributed to this defeat There four
subjects involving the honor and welfare OF
the nation the rights of the people and the
repute Of the party in power, which the presi-
dent either ignores or treats in partial and
unsatisfactory manner. These are the nom
enforcement of the antitrust laws, the con-
nivance of the attorney general at attempt
to relieve the Pacific railroads of their obliga
tionS to the government, the Carnegie arnor-
plate frauds and the Scandalous sugar trust
tariff schedule It is a case where speech
would have been qualification, for the preSi-
dent has as attorney general corporation
lawyer and trust promoter. who has officially
sneered at the antitrust law and has done
nothing to secure its enforcement AS the
official head of his party, the president was
confronted with high duty and a great op-
portunity. He could have put his administers
tion right the matters wherein the people
have rebuked it for being wrong. He could
have spoken the right and resolute word Of o
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