The record-union., 1896-11-28
Many Subjects of National Importance
to be Dealt With.
The Venezuelan Boundary Contro.
verSy and the Part the Present
Administration Has Taken to
Peaceably Settle, the Condition Of
Affairs in Turkey, the Situation in
Cuba and the Financial Question
the Leading Topics Which Will be
Discussed.
Discussed.

NEW YORK, Nov. %. A ''Herald''
special from Washington says: Presi-
dent Cleveland has been devoting a
great deal of time to his annual mess
age during the last week and now has
1t well in hand, SO that it can be fin
ished in a couple of days.
This message is expected to be ona
of the ableSt public documents Cleve-
land has written during his two terms.
1t Will be, in a sense, his farewell to
the American people as their Chief Ex-
ecutive. and there is little doubt that he
will embrace the opportunity to mark
out the course he believes ought to he
followed by the National Government
for the maintenance and advancement
of the honor and prosperity of the
country.
Foreign affairs will naturally claim
considerable attention, and the Presi-
dent will have an opportunity to con-
gratulate Congress and the country up
on the solution of the Venezuelan
boundary controversy in a manner
honorable and satisfactory alike to the
United States and to Great Britain and
Venezuela. The condition of affairs in
Turkey will be discussed in detail, and
the President will be able to show that
the ordinary diplomatic agencies have
sufficed for the protection of American
life and property in the Turkish EN-
pire.
The last paragraphs of the message
to be written will be those dealing with
the situation in Cuba He will avail
himself of the latest possible informa
tion as to the military situation in the
island, and the prospects for the early
foil x,f tl,a inc re
have much to do with shaping his POI
icy. Present indications are that he viii
make no radical recommendations on
this subject.
Although there is no prospect for en-
actment of any revenue or financial
legislation during the rest Of his term
Cleveland iS understood to be prepar-
ing for an elaborate discussion of these
subjects and will recommend legisia-
ton which he believes, if carried out,
will put the treasury and the financial
system of the country on a sound basis.
The President will doubtless express
his approval of recommendations for
increasing the revenue by imposing
revenue duties on tea and coffee and in
creasing the internal revenue tax on
beer
The financial reform recommends
tions of the message will be along the
lines of Cleveland's former recommen-
dations and will have as their basis the
advocacy of the single gold standard as
the foundation of the monetary system
of the country.
The retirement of the greenbacks and
the Sherman notes will be recommend
ed so as to take the Government entire
ly out of the business of issuing prom
issory notes. Banking reform will be
recommended at the same time to en-
able the banks of the country to issue
circulating notes which will be safe
and which can be expanded or contract
ed in volume to meet the needs OF tho
business of the country.
Cleveland is alive to the necessity OF
continuing the expansion of the navy
and of constructing coast defenses to
put the country in a condition to resist
foreign aggression. and the recommen-
dations on these lines made by Secre-
taries Lamont and Herbert in their an
nual reports will be seconded in the
message.