Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-10

Washington, u. u, DSS. e.-lu MS
last messag e TO congress, which re-
assembled yesterday for the short SEES
sion, President Cleveland among other
things said:
AS representatives of the people in
the legislative branch of their govern
ment, you have assembled at a time
when the strength and excellence OF
our free institutions and the fitness of
our citizens to enjoy popular rule have
been again made manifest. A political
contest involving momentous ,conse-
quences, wrought with feverish appre-
hension and creating aggressiveness
so intense as to approach bitterness
and passion. has been waged through
out our land and determined by the
decree of free and independent suffrage
without disturbance of our tranquility
on the least sign of weakness in our
national structure When we consider
these incidents and contemplate the
peaceful obedience and manly submits
sion which have succeeded heated
clash of political opinions we discover
abundant evidence of determination
on the part of our countrymen to abid
by every verdict of the popular will
and to be controlled at all times by
an abiding faith in the agencies es-
tablished for the direction of the affairs
of their government. Thus our people
exhibit a patriotic disposition which
entities them to demand of those Who
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laws such faithful and unselfish service
in their behalf as can only be prompted
by serious appreciation of the trust
and confidence which the acceptance
of public duty invites"
Talks Turkey.
With, this analysis of the recent cleo
ton the president begins a message
which comprises more than 10000
words 1t contains, besides a wealth
OF departmental information and stat
istics. a suocinct review of the Cuban
revolution without committing the
United States government to an
avowal of hostility either against tho
sovereignty of Spain or the Cuban
insurgents. President Cleveland be-
gins that portion of his message de-
voted to foreign affairs by referring
congress to the report of the secretary
of state for all details in connection
with minor matters He then declares
that the disturbed condition in Asiatic
Turkey has assumed a less hideous and
bloody aspect during the past year,
70 no InniCiuo action tbn
part of the great nations and the con
sequent awakening of the Turkish
government to the demand of humane
civilization. So far as the United
States government is concerned it has
left undone nothing for the protection
of American missionaries and its citi-
zens in the Ottoman empire. Con-
tinuing the president says: Il do not
believe that the present somber pros
pect in Turkey will be long permitted
to offend the sight of christendom. 1t
so mars the humane and enlightened
civilization that belongs to the close
of the nineteenth century that it seems
hardly possible that the earnest de-
mand of good people throughout the
christian world for it's corrective treat
ment will remain unanswered"
Cuba.
President Cleveland in dealing with
the Cuban situation unalterably OPP
poses the recognition of the insurgents
as belligerents. He believes the situa-
ton to be too delicate for any inter
vention on the part of the United
States at the present time, although
his message strongly hints that the
ultimate outcome may require an ag-
gresive stand on the part of this gov
eminent. With the greatest delicacy
he devotes a large portion of his mes
sage to a review of the situation, and
points as a. solution of the vexed
problem the offer to Cuba on the part
of Spain genuine autonomy The in
surrection. he declares, still continues
with all its perplexities. No decision
has been reached in the trial at arms.
II Spain" he says has not yet re-
established her authority, neither have
the insurgents yet made good their title
to be regarded as an independent
state. The pretext that civil govern
ment exists on the island, except 50
far as Spain is able to maintain II.
has, been practically abandoned But
that exception being made, the entire
country is either given over to anarchy
or Is subject to military occupation
of one or the other party. II is re-
ported indeed on reliable authority
that at the demand Of the commander
in-chief of the insurgent army the
putative Cuban government has not
given up all attempts to exercise its
functions. leaving that government
oonfessedly (but there Is the best
reason for supposing 1t always to have
been in fact a government merely on
paper" President Cleveland Is dis
posed to acknowledge the superiority
OF the arms and Of the Claban tactics
He says. however. unless there is a
speedy termination Of the contest. the
policy of the Spanish government rot
TO interfere With the destruction OF