The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
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President Cleveland has issued the
long expected message to congress. It
is long, bitterly partisan paper, con-
tanning nothing really new and made
up of the opinions of "Grover Cleve-
land, ESQ.," expressed as president Of
the United States. England is FREE
quently held up as an example of what
this country should be, the American
ideas of protection and reciprocity are
sharply denounced and our monetary
system is declared to be a national i'll
demanding prompt and wise treatment,
but no treatment is recommended.
The action of the government in the
Chinese middle is sanctioned by the
president and he believes American
citizens are now safe within the realms
of the Mongolians. After dwelling for
a moment on the Waller imbroglio, the
president takes up Germany and makes
few thrusts at protection, which he
thinks is a delusion and snare, which
instead of creating a market, obstructs
their sales in foreign markets and pre-
vents free access to the products of the
world. %~-
Our relations with England are more
intimate than ever and everything has
passed off as smoothly as the president
could desire except that congress, at
it's last session, failed to appropriate
1925 1000 to taffy the old man in the
Boring sea controversy. The Hawaiian
republic was spoken of, but no men
tion was made of annexation. The
Cuban rebellion received a quite
lengthy review and the difficulties of
preserving neutrality taken up. Sym
pathy will not be allowed to shake the
determination of the government to
fulfill every International observation.
Our financial ills furnished subject
for nearly one-half the message. In
opening his arguments endorsing the
stand taken by the government the
president went back again to the tariff
issue and denounced the Republican
idea as plan designed to aid favored
classes. The old tariff policy, he said,
had been superseded by one which
would not obstruct the avenues of the
people to cheap living. The history of
greenback is next proceeded with and
they are termed ''the Instruments
made use of to deplete the gold re-
serve" TO prevent such manipulation
of the currency the president recon-
mends the cancellation and retirement
of the United States notes. It is quite
evident that no has not yet become
surfeited with the rich personal gains
he has made through his connection
with the bond syndicate and wishes to
still further contract the currency to
allow this unholy organization to cor
ner the monetary market with greater
ease and profit. Silver is roundly de-
nounced and gold recommendation is so
earnestly supported that there is moth
ing left of the Democratic platform of
1892 save Cleveland.
On the whole the message is weak
one and contains nothing that can be
commended. It is weak in regard to
foreign relations and while much space
is given to the defense of the executive
action on finances it offers no substan-
tial remedy to relieve the condition,
nor does it even offer plan to secure
money to pay the running expenses of
the government. The message is one
which will undoubtedly be received
with the hearty appreciation of Eng
land, and is therefore one to be as
heartily condemned by all true, loyal
Americans.