The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-08
SOME COMMENTS
by Senators nnd Members on the Message.
Some Caustic CTiticisms Oh lIIs Cuban
Yn.ltlnn

WASHINGTON DC. Dec. Com
were generally fovorlblH to the tenor Of
| the message on the Cuban question,
though tharo were some opposing views
| expressed. \ large number Of senators,
| Including 4 majority OF the members NJ
the committee on foreign relations, eN-
Cused themselves from expressing UplE-
ions on the ground that they had not
| given II careful reading.
| Mr.. Mitchell. Utcpubllcan, oregon:
"'rhc message seems 10 leave the Gu
| ban situation as he finds 1t, rcfra!ninS
| from any recommendation rs 10 con-
| ErcSslOnll action. The Presidents qua
! I'll endorsement OK the existing tariff nc:
| will scarcely be acceptable u Rcpubll-
| cans who b.lieve In the protcGt!Vc pol
| icy"
Mr. Prttlgrew CRep. s. ID: at IS the
| first time In Ouc history that an cXccu-
| tive who Is the representative OF de-
Cea;ed party ever EIorincd as Mr.. Clere-
| land does In the first paragraph OF thiS
| message over the success at the polls OF
his pArty's opponents"
Mr.. Prttchari. Wrp. y. c.: The only
noteworthy part 6f the message was
that devoted to Cuba and on that Qucs-
ton 1t reminded me OF lGc old rhyme:
He wired in and wired out and LETT
The public Sill In doubt,
| As to whether the cart that made
The track was coming In or going out.
Mr.. Pugh. CDcm.. Ala.): Tho message
Is sound on Cub. sound on tnriT and
especially sound on tGsts and nonopo-
| lies"
| Mr.. Brice. tDcm., Ohio: The President
has handled the questions n as d!plo>
matte manner as possible.
| Mr.. Nelson. Rcp., MnE0: "It Is = mir
| statement 50 far as IvcrrlS Cuba"
Senator Chandler, (Rep. y. h: It's
| Treatment OF CuDS Is elaborate and
strong. While not going as far as I
w!sheI K would. (; does By Implication
from the last eentenCes very plainly say
X Spain does not suppress the rebellion
very qulckly'thc United States VIII be
| sure to intervene TO secure the independ-
encr OF the Island. The most notable
feature In the message Is The omission
to mention the free colraGc Of silver or
the currency question, except 10 make
the useless recommendation that the
| greCHbacks be retired. or not reisSuel
when they come into tie treasury. The
brief illusions 10 the tariff reiter-I,e Tho
Cleveland idea that the amount or the
| duty always increases the cost to that
amount, but his feeble treatment OF the
tariff question is In marked contrast
| with the vehement assaults made upon
the tariff In previous messages.
Senator T!llman. CDem.. 5. c.: "1t IS
commonplace. After promising not TO
80 into details he goes in rliher tla-
bOratcly. The best thing about Il IS that
It Is the last We will have from that
source. at least the last annual mes
sage"
Mr.. Morgan: "In the Presidents re-
cltal OF facts and his statement or the
moral duties or the United States to-
ward the Cuban brlligercnts there l5
response 70 the sentiment OF the people
and. believe, OF the senate. In assert
Ing t'hat no other nation mus: Interfere
! In the affairs of Cuba, there Is the most
decisive and practical declaration OF the
| Monroe doctrine that has yet been made.
| But while the present government warns
| all other nations the mrdsaEr calls the
! great civil war an lnsurrect!on, and on
this false declaration II just!ties active
| aid TO Spain In furnishing all kinds OF
| military munitions, while II refuses our
| people the right to send auything,even
| bread or medicine. to the Insurgents
regret that this rational action Is so
| illogical and unjust and that IS must
still cost many lives and terrible suffer
| ing to n people who are admitted by the
message to be at war FOR the sake Of
| liberty and not ns Il means or gaining
power FOR personal ends"
oIcmbers OF Ihc Home.
In the house the members also cx-
pressed desire not 10 be interviewed.
Mr.. IIItt. OF illinois, chairman Of the
commItttecc on foreign affairs. declined
dIplomatiGnlly to give nny expression
upon the message. The matter might
at any time become Il subject for the
| consideration Of his committee anu he
therefore did not think 1t proper to c%-
press IN opinion.
Mr.. Hcatwole, Rcp., Minn.), member
OF the foreign affairs committee, saIu'
"Thc President evidently las been I'M
! pressed with sentiment which mas been
voiced by the people OF III" country In
regard to Cuba during thc congress-
Onal recess. He sccma disposed to urge
GONE action by the United States ut the
| proper time. but falls t1 indicate when
| that time shall arrive
Mr.. Mcmillan, jDcm.. TCnnD, mem
Der Of the ways and means committee,
said II agrca with thc President In
seeing no immediate necessity or cX-
cusr for Increase Of tariff duties. Inc
| surplus on hand. outside the gold re-
| serve, Win SlTltl 'CSlNiHS B'VDi"4S
will meet all deficiencies In revenue
for more than half Of Mr.. Mckinley's
administration and possibly Tor the
full four years. To increase the tax On
tls. QcccssarIcS OF lifr In order either
iu Sduaudcr or permanently hoard
this surplus Is wholly iTexcusAble."
Mr.. Cannon. (Rcp, llls.), chairman OF
the committee on appropriations: The
deficit since the beginning nf Mr..
| Clcvcland's recent administrator to
December r. 1896. ls ;l7S,OiGO6O, This
has been paid from proceeds or the
sale OF bonds.
This deficit was &25,O0OOOO for the
twelve months ending Innc 20, 1896.
aut for D little over I'VE months from
June To- December +, 1896. the deficit
Is more than so. .Q0O.0 600: whiChsh1wsthnt
the Presidents confidence that the pre-
sent tariff law IL allowed q fair oppor-
tunily will Yield sufficient revenue. ls
not we'll founded In other Words the
deficiency IN revenues II increasing md
not diminishing. All of whlch demon
gtrntcs the absolute necessity Tor rCvc-
nue. Legislation that VIII bring incrcas.
| cd receipts.
1T seems 10 me TO be morally certain