Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-17
cLEvELAND's LAST MESSAGE.
Press Comments on the Presidents Re-
firing Report.

Mr.. Cleveland is in accord with public
sentiment in the United States when he
declares that this government should
object to any other nation interfering
in Cuban affairs or acquiring the island
Toledo Blade (Rep.).
President Cleveland adds to his we'll
earned reputation as sound financier
in his attack on our financial methods.
His suggestions are clearly made and
must lead inevitably to substantial
changes.--St. Louis Star.
1t is characterized by the same
strong common sense that has been
such a marked feature of all the state
papers of the eminent man who for the
past four years has been at the head of
the nation. It is addressed to the,co
gress of the United States, but it is
really a talk to the American people
Peoria Herald.
Especially noteworthy is his state
ment that ''by the course of events we
may be drawn into such an unusual and
unprecedented conflict as will fix y
limit to our patient waiting for Spain
to end the contest, either alone and in
her own way or with our friendly CO.
operation" Spain cannot fail to un-
derstand the warning conveyed in these
words.-Duluth Herald.
What Mr.. Cleveland says about Cuba
ought to put an end to the sensational
r,tmors which have prevailed in the
past few weeks. Until the inability OF
Spain to end the war is manifest, until
her sovereignty in Cuba is extinct, or
until 1.-The situation is by other Incl
dents imperatively changed Mr. Cleve-
land will n nothing This iS hkaf r-r1s
policy.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
President Cleveland's last annual de-
1iverance to the congress of the United
States is a sober, thoughtful and states
manlike' survey of national affairs, re-
markable no less for the wisdom and
strength of it's suggestions than for
the high tone, the lucidity and force of
his treatment of pressing questions
growing out of our governmental af-
fairs at home and ACKNOWLEDGMENT Free
Press.
It maintains lin regard to Cuba) a
calm, judicial attitude, which disregards
neither facts nor obligations founded
or them. Sentiment is acknowledged,
but not admitted as ground of action.
Everyone will feel that if his judgment
or that of congress called for action he
would act promptly and effectively.
There is no tone of weakness or vacil-
lation in his Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
To the jingoes who clamor for i'm
mediate Intervention. even at the cost
of war with Spain, and make confident
prophesiesa as to the result, Mr.. Cleveland
administers dignified rebuke by re-
fusing to entertain their forecasts and
character to maintain as nation which
plainly dictates that right and not
might should be the rule of it's con-
duct."-N. Y. Herald.
The stiff dose administered to old
Spain about her bloody yet impotent
rule in Cuba is the great feature of Mr..
Cleveland's last message. Whatever
other criticisms may justly be passed on
President Cleveland's state papers, it
cannot be said with truth that he ever
leaves his attitude toward leading is
sues in doubt. The message which he
sent to congress to-day is no exception
to the rule. 1t is remarkably plain
spoken document.-Boston Transcript,
In every feature and detail of the
message Mr.. Cleveland maintains the
invincible loyalty to the American pub
lie which he has manifested from the
first moment of his advent into pubic
life, and it may be said for this splendid
document that it meets in the fullest de-
gree the expectations of people who
have learned to hope for great achieve
mcnts at the hand of the president, and
who have never been disappointed
Cincinnati Observation-Disclosures
By far the most important part of the
presidents message relates to the Gu
ban question, and the treatment of that
is in all respects worthy. The president
evades none of the difficulties of the
question nor dismisses any of the prob
lens presented with an arbitrary dec
laration that nothing can be done about
it. He discusses with great candor and
with perfect good sense the different
remedies that have been suggested for
the very grave evils which events are
bound to bring unless their course shall
be changed in some manner not now
foreseen and hardly imaginable. Rec
ignition of the belligercnt rights of the
insurgents is ga proposition no longer
urged because untimely and in practical
operation clearly perilous and injurious
to our interests."-N. Y. Times
It is quite clear that the administra-
fion kent q close watch upOn the Mus-