The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-04

TIL Presidents Message and Congress.
From a literary point of view the
Presidents Message appears to be in
ferior to any of his previous public pa
pers. The sentences are more awkward
and involved. and there is a lack OF
simplicity and clearness of statement.
which, if it does not create occasional
>~obscurity. at least mars the pleasure of
reading the document
This much said. all that can be said
an expression of wise and conservative
views on the important questions of the
day-views in accordance with which
Congress should shape its policy, it de-
serves the highest admiration and the
most earnest attention. In respect to
the foreign relations of the government,
it speaks in a moderate but firm tone.
1t gives assurances that everything pos
sible is being done to get fair play for
ex-Consul Waller in France, and to stay
any unjust aggression on the part of
EllSIdA2d III Sla Vii u ~
cases are treated as being in course of
negotiation. 1t is too soon to formulate
resolves regarding them. and the tone
Of the message is depreeatory of rash
hostility on the part of Congress. In
the case of Cuba. the President is more
determined. There is no state of PEN
dency there. Our duty and our interest
are alike determinate qualities. and
both demand tina we keep our hands out
of the quarrel to the fullest extent. We
are not called upon to give any aid, NOR
al or physical. to Spain: but we are
obliged by international law and justice
to refuse all recognition to the rebels
and to repress sternly all violation of
neutrality. In his matter. the President
should be Endorsed by every American
whose mind has not been absolutely I'M
balanced by his own share of freedom.
The greater part of the Presidents
financial situation. The treatment is
exhaustive. and the train of argument
leads up to inevitable results. The aboli-
ton of that extraordinary system of
paper currency. which makes the Treas
ury the prey of SPECTATORS here and
abroad. is the most important of these.
This is a conclusion at which a large
number of Understanding all fnanciers
of real knowledge n conservative in
stincts. nave arrived. No doubt the
method of retirement will make some of
the Populist leaders howl. We shall
lave some gentlemen resolving to die
before any more Understanding bonds
shall be issued. Still further Populist
horror viii be excited by the propositions
the Presidents arguments are unan-
swerabie. He shows how the drain on
the Treasury is created by the system,
and rendered possible only by the sys-
tenn. We must stop it some way, and
the only way to stop it is by withdraw
ing from circulation the currency which
makes the Spectator the master of the
In mis- discussion of the silver craze, the
President goes over an old story. The
noble tone of appeal to reason which he
adopts in appealing to deluded statesmen
and citizens is the only novelty about
this part of the Message, and this tone
is not a novelty in Grover Cleveland. The
only marvel about silver folly is the
blindness of the men who do not see
how far compliance with 1T has already
gone to bring ruin on the country.
Just how far the President will get the
support of this Congress for his views
is a mere matter of speculation. The
opening Indications are Encouraging.
The f1abbergast resolutions introduced in
the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Lodge and
Mr.. Livingstone seem to indicate that
anything rather than sanity will preside
over the discussion of foreign relations.
AS for the financial situation. the Re-
publican party seems determined to annex
it to the tariff agitation, which apparently
is to be again the backbone of their cam
paign in 1896. The favorite axiom of the
Editors now is that, If the evenues were
sufficient, there would be no demand for
gold. Thoughtful men may doubt this.
They may see that the cessation of our
trade with Europe would result in the
steady withdrawal of European capital
from The United States, Gil of which
would have to be paid IN gold. Bot that
is an aspect of the case so far ahead saat
public attention cannot be fastened on
it, while the cry of no deficit. no gold
drain IS catchy ard shallow enough TO
be repeated By fools until they come 10
believe it.
The prospect seems to be that Congress
will refuse 10 give The Treasury any re-
lief in accordance with Mr.. Cleyeland's
suggestions, bat viii, instead, address it.
self to passing tariff laws which It knows
ne viii have to veto.
THE same Cd Shouts OF derisive
ro.-L+ast rno~d ooa{n rs rfoasaar