Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-12-18
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THE PRESIDENTS MEssAoE.
New York.

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So he presents a heaping peck of trou-
bles with scarcely a hint as to how they
may be leveled to the rim of the meas
ure.-Press.
His conclusions show beyond a doubt
that he will leave to his successor the
honor of taking the first step tc assure
Cuban liberty.@Journal.
We should mind our own business, re-
store domestic prosperity, faithfully CON-
ply with the neutrality laws and let Cuba
Observation-Disclosures
The message writes the history of an
administration and writes it with dignity
and calmness. 1t is one of the most in
structive documents ever prepared for
perusal.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The only political value of the docu-
ment is in its incidental disclosures Of
MI. Cleveland's frame of mind us indi-
eating his probable course during the
brief period of power remaining to him.
Sun.
The message as a whole is a crcditablc
document. Its style is opcn to criticism,
but it is evidently animated throughout
by n sincere desire to avoid offense with
out u sacrifice of personal dignity.-Mail
and Express.
AS to Cuba, it is noteworthy that the
hypothetical condition which he sets forth
as one that would justify and compel
American intervention is wholly indis-
tinguishable from the conditions now ac-
tually existing as described i'll the mes
sage itself.-World.
Chicago.
His threat to Spain will present to the
European power Il very clear view of this
nations at:itude.-Hsecord.
The intimation that the United States
will be compelled to protect American
interests in Cuba and the interests of civ
i~lization and peace is important in it's sig
Observation-Disclosures.
Most Americans believe that the situu-
ton is Mt hand and they will be incensetl
rather than placatcd by the fatuous nego-
tiation which the administration has un-
dertaken in lieu of decisive action
Journal.
Reduced to its essence. he has given
Spain until March I immunity from in
PREVENTION by the United States or any
other power and permission to continue
it's hideOus work of murder and ruin
Tribune.
OF the prospect of armed intervention,
in case of all other means of pacifying
Cuba fail. the President speaks with the
utmost frunkncss and good sense. 1t is Il
contingency that. however leploruble it
may be. has not been overlooked by level
headed people.-Timcs-Hcrald.
London.
Spnin had better accept Mr.. Cleveland's
fr;o,,Jl1. n,,,,,s,l az, NJ, NT.y~;,1,, &, ,,k
likely to be less cNacting than Mr.. Cleve-
land. Altogether. it is II dignitied and
able Observation-Disclosures.
President Cleveland's argument is clear
enough. No country possesses the right
to foster IL perpetual source of trouble,
and Spain must either grant autonomy or
sell. Spain. however. will probably refuse
to do anything of the kind.-Daily News.
We believe the time has passed when
the Cuban insurgents will accept any So
luton placing Spanish officials over them.
even nomlinally. There is no mistake,
however, about the warning President
Cleveland addresses to Spain.-Chronicle.
The tone and spirit of the message are
worthy of all praise. 1t is IL pity that the
moderation and balance of mind which
Mr.. Cleveland has just displayed were
not more conspicuous last year. when he
startled two continents by IL menace of
wnr.-Timcs.
In General.
On the whole, the message will be re-
Earded as rather OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
apolis Journal.
President Cleveland adds to his well.
earned reputation rs IL sound tinancier in
his attack on our financial mcthods.-St.
Louis Star.
Mr.. Cleveland's last message will add
nothing to- his fame. and will he n source
nf qualification to his cnemies.-Kansas
City World.
1t is characterized by the same strong
common sense that has been such a
marked feature of all his state papers,
Peoria Herald.
President Clevelnnd's message is n for
chile reiteration of views that he has long
held in most of the subjects tr%eated.-In-
i%ianapolis Sentinel.
The President gives very little encour-
:gement for any hope that this Govern
ment. under his administration. will ia
vor the annexation of Cuba.-Minneapo-
lis Journal.
1t maintains Tin regard to Cuba) a calm
judicial attitude, which disregards neither
facts nor obligations founded on them.
Sentiment is acknowledged. hut not ad-
mitted as IL ground of action.-Milwaukee
Journal.
Mr.. Cleveland is in accord with public
sentiment in the United States when he
declares that this Government should OBJ
iect to any other nation interfering in
Cuban affairs or acquiring the island
Toledo Blade.
Until the inability of Spain to end the
war is manifest, until her sovereignty in
Cuba is extinct, or until ''the% situation is
by other incidents imperatively changed,'
Mr.. Cleveland will do nothing. This il
the true policy.-Milwaukce Sentinel.
In every feature and detail of the mes
sage Mr.. Cleveland maintains the irwin
chile loyalty to the American public
which he has manifested from the first
moment of his advent into public life
Cincinnati Commercials Tribune.
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