Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-12-07
Congress-Presidents Message

After a few months recess the Fifty
Fourth Congress o. these United States
reassembled on Monday, but under far
different circumstances from those which
prevailed when that august body ad-
journed for its vacation. Then the
Democratic party controlling every
branch Of the government, with the pet
scheme of that party-the free trade
hsresy, enacted into law, so far as
the party could agree within itself, upon
details, happy in the consciousness
Of power, aud satisfied with the fulfilled
promise to the people to give an impetus
to business and restore confidence and
thereby bring about a revival of life
aud activity (and the prosperity certain
to follow, in every branch of industry.
the Democratic members Of Con
gress with cheerful shake
Of tue hand each babe adies
to tue other for short time to rest from
their weary labors to begin operations
on Monday and continue until the end
of the Congress.
And they met, pursuant 70 adjournment,
but the cheerful greetings anticipated
but a short time before were wanting;
sombre froUns supplanted cheering
smiles. condolences took the place Of
congratulations; in short, the fragrant
Of the Democratic party, in the nature
Of a board of defeated Congressman
congregated at Washington to pay tri-
butte to the departed worth, if it ever
had any, to the party of the people O
ofretrogression, and business destruction.
In the manner and form usually
followed the President, upon notice,
sent in his message 1t is lengthy
document full Of what should have been
and what should be, teeming with the
detail workings of the different branches
of the government and more as
might have been expected Of his Ex-
sellencys dietation about tariff matters
To read the lengthy paper is tiresome,
far more so in the latter respect than the
Voluminou. details of the Republican
victories in every part Of the country
were shortly after the last election, to
which he so largely contributed by his
lncessant advocacy of free trade theories,
He starts out with the placid statement
that I'VE are at peace with the world, "
then takes up some space with the deal
ings ofthis government with foreign pow
ers, follows with a statement of the
condition Of the respective
branches of the government
and then wades in for free
coal and iron. Impor ant amendments
are nsedsd % s6s DemecFstic tarIs y
and they are free coal an
iron, says the President. :
He also favors a repeal of tn
differe1tial duty on sugar. Teen h
goes into the currency problem and hi
plans are best expressed in the languag
of a Western journal commenting
sron his suggestions:
1.-The Presidents financial recon
mendations are intended to please TIL
populists and Democrats of the Soutl
and West and which if carried out woult
result in the revival Of wild cat curren
ey and the material weakening of TIL
national banking system by decreasing
the security ofthe bill-holders and leav
ing depOsitors at the mercy Of dishones
bunk officials"
Upon the whole the message does moi
sesn to please the people of his OWL
party, or those Of any other party. Hi
views on any of the important ubject.
discussed therein are not new to the
public as they had before become known
through the undigni6ed channel Of
private comm lnicatiens by the Prssi-
dent to his personal friends.