Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES
President Cleveland Has Sent as
Many as All His Predecessors.
THREE ALREADY DURING rHIS SESSION
How They Are Distributed to the
Various Newspapers.
NO USE FOR A STENOGRAPHER

| This is the season of executive messages
| beyond comparison. Congress has been in
session less than a month, and President
Cleveland has already found it necessary to
communicate with that body three times on
public affairs, requiring legislative consid-
Grafton. The first message was the regular
annual message in regard to the general
state of the Union" submitted upon the
OF organization of the Congress, in accordance
with constitutional requirement. This was
succeeded a few days later by a special mes
| sage, transmitting the trenchant corre-
spondence between Secretary Olney and
| Lord Salisbury in regard to the proposed
arbitration Of the boundary dispute between
Great Britain and Venezuela In. this mes
sage the President vigorously asserted his
adherence to the principles of the Monroe
| doctrine and aroused the patriotic spirit Of
the country to a pitch of enthusiasm and
fervor uneQualed since the stirring lines OF
the civil war. Next cames another special
message, detailing the financial stress OF the
| country and appealing to the Congress to
make imrpediate provision for the protec-
ton of the government gold reserve and the
maintenance of the national credit.
Another Message Expected.
This is the record to date since the as
sembling Of the present Congress, but I'M
less all signs fail, the list will soon be in
creased by another message, also bearing
On the financial situation. and telling OF
the action of the administration in the is
sue Of bonds for the purpose of rehabilitat-
ing the gold reserve, which has suffered
severe inroads, as a result of the war
scare. Interesting developments in the adj
| c,inistrauon of the national finances may
be confidently expected within the next
few weeks.
President Cleveland has probably sent as
many messages to Congress as all his pre-
deceSSorS combined. He set the pace dur
ing his first term with his numerous vetoes
of pension bills, and easily broke all previ-
Gus records for corresponding period.
Although less prolific in this respect dur
ing his present term, he has frequently
found Il necessary Ito communicate his
views in writing to Congress upon inn
portant affairs of state.
President Cleveland Handicapped.
President Cleveland is undoubtedly handi-
capped in his performance OF the multi
farious duties entailed upon the executive
by his inability to dictate his views to a
stenographer, notwithsta landing the fact
that the White House establishment
includes several of these essential aids to
the prompt dispatch of business. He
" rites all his own correspondence, and pre-
pares all his state papers without any as
siStance whatever from Stenographer or
typewriter. He does this not because it is
necessary, but solely because 1t is more to
his own satisfaction. 1t naturally entails
more mechanical work on his part, but he
does it simply because he cannot reconcile
himself to the advantages Of the more
modern system of dictatfon.
Gen. Harrison Dictated.
President Harrison kent his stenoyraphar
constantly at work Whenever he had any
thing to saw for the information of Congress
or in reply to the incessant flow of corre-
spondence. he summoned his stenographer
and dictated to him whatever he had to saw.
and the.i had nothing to do but 10 sign the
finished message or letter whichever ~
might happen to be.
In this way he was able TO accomplish
efort On his nart ~ &c enttrelv different
however with President Cleveland He
seldom. If ever, dictates.
Mr.. Cleveland Writes HIMSELF
Whatever he has TO saw he writes himself.
If it is a message to Congress. 1T is copied in
ma nuscrint form for each House and for the
n,,hu, nrt,+ar The con;os for Con.rass ora
puoie ~ o.
Haoe ny MaJof ". l.. Iruoeh' assistant pfi-
vate secretary, and Mr.. Warren S. Young,
one of the executive clerks. They are both
expert penmen and the messages sent to
congress- IN their handwritins' are models
are sent i'm manuscript regardless of the
fact that they may have been previously
printed IN pamphiet form me printed cop
nns ina,ii,,aI ~. .,e f S VI ane TssS,
are ready for issue simultaneously with the
delivery of the manuscript copies to the two
legislative bodies.
TIA. v.u.x..,,, M.sx,ra
Fresideht Cie'eiaho wrote MS ceiehrated
Venezuelan message on a small tablet Of
paper without the least assistance from
tho official sta,oyranber and n v.s o,ni.a
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two houses of Congress by Major Pruden
and Mr. Young, despite the fact that Il had
been put in type in the meantime al the gov
eminent printing Office.
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The Presidents regular annual message
To Congress on the organization of that
hody 10 disseminated tn the country nv the
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