The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-04
COMMENTS ON THE MESSAGE.
SENATOR BACON DON'T LIKE ITS
FINANCIAL FEATURES.

Likes Its venezuelan Feature, Hut
Not That on the Currency-SenatOr
Gordon Not in the Chamber During
the Reading.
Washington, Dec. S.-Senator Gordon
was not IN the Senate chamber to-day
during the reading of the Presidents mes
sage but his colleague, Senator Bacon,
was. and the latter followed the reading
closely Later in the day, Senator Bacon
said to the Morning News correspondent
that he liked the tone of the message so
far as it relates to foreign affairs, bR
be could not agree with the views of the
President on the financial question. Fur
Their comment he declined.
Senator Bacon has appointed State SEN
ator J. b. Bussey from the Cuthbert dis
trict as his private secretary, but the lat
Ter will not come to Washington until
after the adjournment of the state legis-
lature.
In the House the members of the Geor-
gia delegation displayed but little inter
est in the reading of the Presidents mes
sage. They should not be censured for
their inattention. for the trio of reading
clerks, who took turns in presenting the
message 10 the House, made il almost IN
ineligible at times. Representatives
crisp and Turner were among the favored
ones VINO obtained printed copies of the
message and read 1t at their respective
desks.
Judge Turner pronounced the state
ments of the President sound and forcibIe
throughout.
Lon Livingston Endorsed the Presidents
views on the Venezuelan question, but
declined to subscribe to his financial doc
trnes. The other members of the dele
cation declined to comment on the mes
sage until after they have had an op-
portunlty to read ii carefully.
EN-Speaker Crisp commented upon
ing it read to-day as follows:
"l heard with some surprise and great
regret that part of the message relatins
TO our finances. That relief is needed no
one doubts. That II can be found in the
direction indicated in the message l do
not believe. The President. makes as
suong an argument as can be made in
favor of the single sold standard but ]
DO not think fairly states the case. He
assumes throughout his message that our
obligations are payable in gold. There is
no law on the statute book justifying
this assumption. All bonds, treasury notes
and other obiigations Of the United States
are payable in coin-that is gold and sill
Yer of the present standard OF weight and
hneness-and if tho treasury would exer-
else the option which the law and con-
tracts give OF paying in those metals,
would be less
Il am opposed 10 the retirement of the
greenbacks and Sherman notes, because
1t would ruinously contract our currency
Neither can l approve the propositions
recommended to enlarge the privileges of
the national banks. have no doubt the
President honestly believes he is right,
and l know l as honestly believe he is
Mr. Patterson of Tennessee said: 1.-THE
message is an exceedingly able state pa
per. 1t is statesmanlke and courageous
throughout While listening to the Pres
dents patriotic review of our foreign
relations. his courageous adherence TO
the principles of tariff reform and his
Jacksonian treatment of the currency
question, ] was profoundly impressed
with the stupendous blunder many of
his party associates have made in not
standing by him. His party for a time
has gone down in defeat, but Mr.. CIeve-
land remains in the mistaken confidence
of the American people"
Mr.. Newland, silVerite, of Nevada. said:
Mr.. Cleveland in his message INDUCES
in the usual fallacy of all gold standard
men-that gold is fixed and immutable
standard of value. He measures gold
by itself and concludes that it does not
change in value. The fact is that gold
measured by the prices of other products
has constantly increased and is still in
creasing in value-as the use of its only
competitor silver, has diminished. The
sole cause of the prevailing discussion
is the low price of products and properly
and the high value of gold. which necs-
ures them. There is but one way to cure
this fall in prices, and that Is to take
away a portion of the increased value
of gold by restoring silver, its only COM
petitor"
Mr.. McCreary, DEM, of Kentucky, chair
man of the committee on foreign affairs
in the last congress, said: THAT part OF
the Presidents message which refers to
our foreign relations is very comprehen-
tons are particularly important and ap-
propriate on the Cuban question; the
Venezuelan boundary line disputes; the
Bering sea claims and the better preser-
Walton of seal life in the North Pacific
and Boring sea; the protection of Ameri-
can citizens in Turkey, China and Japan;
lot HI
discrimination against our exports to Eu-
rope and particularly our cattle and other
food products to Germany and adjacent
nations, and the necessity for changing
or modifying the treaty so as not to re-
quire the United Stotes to act Jointly with
Germany and England in paying expenses
ana assisting in the management of at
fairs in Samoa.
The boundary dispute between Great
Britain and Venezuela is attracting wide
attention and believe our people, regard
less of party affiliation, will indorse the
president in an earnest and vigorous pol
icy on the lines set forth in his message.
Our government seems bound by consid-
erauons of his honor and good faith to
provide for the immediate payment or for
speedy adjustment of the Eering sea
claims by arbitration, as he recon-
mcnds."
Gen. Wheeler dem, of Alabama, said:
Il think the Presidents statements re-
Sardlng the foreign policy of the govern
meht Will meet the approval of the peo-
pie of the United States. On the Nene-
zuela question, the language of the mes
sage shows the firmly avowed determine
ZION Of the United States to adhere to
the Monroe doctrine in its strictest sense.
Il think Mr.. Cleveland's reference to
me revolution in Cuba clearly shows that
When the struggling patriots on that is
ldhd have so far advanced their cause
as to establish a framework of civil
government, he will recommend that they
ne recognized as belligerents.
regret that / can not assent at all
10 Mr.. Clevelands financial recommen-
Iauons. Mr.. Cleveland admits that the
PROVISIONS of the law regarding national
edlkS fail to make proper compensation
Ior the suppression of state banks which
anne near to the people in all sections
OF the country and readily furnished
them with banking accommodations and
ldclllteS. The President here acknowl-
euSes that the prosperity of the rural
Stcuons require the repeal of the uncon-
sututlonal ten per cent. tax which for
Jnlrd of a century has deprived the
states of exercising one of their most
VA TdiiGed sovereign rights. 1 fully concur
Mllh the President to that extent. But
lne people of the south and the west
viii oppose TO the bitter end any further
'eduction in the currency of the country"
ar. Washington, dem, of Tennessee
Sald' The message is characterized by
{ne clearness with which Mr. Cleveland