The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
ALMOST COMPLETED.
Message Of the President 70
the Next Congress.
CUBAN CLAUSE ONLY LEFT OPEN

Cleveland WIN Tonch Considerably Upon
Foreign AGalrs-wnl Recommsnd tho
contlnuancs Of the Gold standard, Re
tirement 81 Oreenbaeka, Ranking Re
forms and Better Coast Defense.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-President
Cleveland has been giving a great deal
Of time to his annual message during
the last week and has It now well in
hand. so that Il can be finished IN
couple Of days This message is expect
cd 20 be one Of the ablest public docu.
ments Mr.. Cleveland has written during
his two terms Il viii be, in one sense,
his farewell 10 the American people as
thoir chief executive, and there is little
doubt thar he viii embrace the oppor.
tnnity to mark out the course ne be.
lieves ought 10 DO followed by the ma.
tional government for the maintenance
and advancement Of the honor and pros.
pcrity Of the country.
Foreign affairs viii naturally claim
considerable attention, and the presi.
dent viii have an opportunity to con-
gratulate congress and the country upon
the solution Of the Venezuelan bounda-
~ controversy in a manner honorable
and satisfactory alike to the United
States and TO Great Britain and Vene.
zuela. The condition OF affairs in Tur.
key win be discussed In detail, and tho
president will be able TO show that tho
ordinary diplomatic agencies have sui.
feed for the protection Of American hfo
and property In the Turkish empire.
Tho last paragraphs Of the message 10
be written viii be those dealing with
the situation IN Cuba He will avail
himself Of the latest possible Informal
ton a. to the military situation In the
island and the prospects for the early
success or failure Of the insurgents may
have much 70 DO with the shaping Of
his policy. The present indications are
that he win make no radical recommen-
dations on this subject. Other foreign
nations in which the United States are
interested will be touched upon briefly.
Secretary Carlisle is preparing data
looking 20 q recommendation for in.
creasing the revenue OF the government
BY imposing revenue duties ON tea and
coffee and by increasing the internal
revenue tax on beer. The president
viii doubtless express his approval Of
these recommendations
The financial reforms viii be along
the line Of Mr. Cleveland's former rec
ommendAtions and will have as their
basis the advocacy Of the single gold
standard as the foundation Of the mon
etary system Of the country.
The retirement Of the greenbacks will
be recommended, so as 10 take the gov.
eminent entirely out Of the business OF
issuing promissory notes Banking re-
forms viii be recommended at the same
time to enable the banks Of the country
to issue circulating notes which win be-
safe and At the same time to enable the
banks Of the country which viii be safe
and which can be expanded or contract.
ed TO meet the needs Of the business OF
the country.
Mr.. Cleveland is alive to the necessity
Of continuing the expansion Of the navy
and Of constructing ooas. defensos "a
put this country in shape to resist for.
ign aggression. and the recommenda-
tons on these lines made by Secretaries
Lamont and Herbert In their annual re
ports win DO seconded in the message.