The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-11

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destiny OF the republic. It's splendid
America nism is iexemplified in the hearty
sympathy which it expresses for the un-
fortunate people of other nations who are
battling against cruel and adverse con-
ditions.
Omaha World-Herald: We intend no
Lnkindness when we say that if Mr.
Cleveland had cultivated a more gener-
Gus sympathy with his own people and
better ACQUAINTANCE with those senti-
ments that keep the cradle of liberty
rocking wherever the breath of liberty
has found lodging in human form-f Mr.
Cleveland had grown closer 10 his own
people-his heart would have been more
sensible to the pathetic appeal of Cuba.
San Francisco Examiner: The eighth
and last regular message OF Grover
Cleveland as president of the United
States will not engender general regret
that its author is not to have the oppor-
same sort There is something ire
pressibly irritating in the ponderous adj
posity in which Mr.. Cleveland's globules
of thought are EMBODIED. His essay re-
sembles a cold tamale in which a double
supply OF corn meal and shucks is made
to compensate for a total absence of
chicken.
Anaconda Standard: 1t is a spiritless
message; ii is a tame state paper. 1t
reads like the valedictory of man who
is about to graduate out of public life
and who realizes that the people are not
sorry for ii. No views worth studying
are found in its YEARLY involved sem
fences in anything that relates to this
countrys domestic affairs-it is cold in
different. tedious; while the man who
warts to follow Mr.. Cleveland's leader
sh5-' in what relates to foreign affairs
will rise from the reading of the message
and wonder whether it isn't this coun-
try's manifest duty to turn in and help
Spain to whip Cuba.
Omaha Bee: The fourth and farewell
annual message of President Cleveland
can be commended as a clear and ade-
i very properly begins with a reference,
entirely optimistic in Zone. TO the result
OF the late political contest. in which the
president finds reason for faith in the
good sense and patriotism of the people.
Boise Statesman: The presidents an
nual message is of the usual character.
Some persons will be disappointed with
the whole II viii! be satisfactory to the
American public. If we snistake not.
the message will take rank as one of the
most business-like and most statesman
Ike that President Cleveland has ever
written.
Butte Mountain: Cleveland
message this year takes on particular
L.
that it marks almost the close of an adj
ministration which has been an inexcus-
able and disgraceful failure, and during
which panic and poverty have been in
fiicted on the people.
San Francisco Call: The last message
TO congress of President Cleveland is as
was expected a long and elaborate re-
view of all political issues before the
country. 1t is in many passages Wordy
10 the extent of being tedious. 1t will.
therefore, not receive the widespread
reading which would otherwise be given
IT. and this is 10 some extent to be re-
GREETED. since it deserves the careful
study OF the people.
Chicago Chronicle: President Cleve-
lan6's message is of great length But
its length is measured by the Importance
or the subjects which he was compelled
TO present for the consideration OF con-
sress and the public If he had gone into
such details as some of his predecessors
presented his message would have been
twice as long.
Kansas City Times: More platitudin-
Gus than any of the state papers he has
penned since mis- sincHmbency the last
message OF President Cleveland is
marked by turgidity of statement and
prolixity of detail that will invite to
its perusal few persons except such as