Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-15
ruE pREslDENTS MESSAGE.

President Cleveland maintained his
reputstiOn as writer OF long messages
in his final annual message 10 congress
delivered 70 that body AZ It's assembling
last week. The message contains l>'VVV
words. However, this i great country,
and the matters presented TO the consid-
Grafton of congress are weighty matters,
and can not be disposed OF IN lew or'ei
sentences.
Considerable interest was feit as 20
Whist the president would have 10 say 10
relation 10 several foreign affairs
sfr,irs Ia which this country Is emoroii-
Ell but afYsirs in which the United states
may Al some time have 20 intervene.
The first OF these discussed Is the NJ
repian situation. The president de
Dlores the continuance Of outrages, out
can see no opportunity for the niIed
states 10 interfere so long as the Euro
pean powers take no action.
The Cuban situation i discussed AZ
length. The condition OF shairs 10 the
Island has not improved, and the pres'-
dent sees little prospect OF Improve
meut. Indeed. ne thinks that the waT
may De continued until the fertile Island
Which j. the cause OF SIT the trouble i
made a worthless waste. Nevertheless
the president can not think that We arr
justified In interfering. We can n''
without injury % ourselves recognize 'he
helfgerents - such, We can not recpS-
pi1e the independence Of the 'uo'u
government, tor 20 such government
actually exists. torcioie intervention
irvolviug a probable war with spain, ne
regard, as uuiust.t tbl,. The Only ie-
.ourcs l,ft 10 ia, Ouj.rd States i, m' d.
tion. and This. Pc states. has been already
instituted \ proposition has been u'Ndt
by our state department 20 spain, sHS-
geStipg "a measure Of home rule Tor
Cubs. IA. Iuited states sctiug a. guar
autor. The spanish government has
made 20 definite response, but me prop
ositiou lis believed 90 De- not Ntog'her
uuwelcome." such j. the progress made
10 the Cuban matter.
The president diSposcs briefly o.
tba TWO important facts that an arbitra-
zion 81 the Venezuelan boundary
mstter With Great Britain j. prsctr
caIly arranged. and that negotiations
for - general treatv a arbitration
ofaIl differences between Great Britain
and the uited states are far advanced
The retirement ~ the greenoacSs l.
again urged. also the Increase OF the
p4rionsl bank circulation by allowing
the bank, 90 issue notes 20 the fui! par
value of thr bonds deposited, aud reiuc-
ing The tax on their circulation.
Mr.. Cleveland calls stteution 20 the
magnitude ~ our pension expenditures.
gnd gets iu a final slap &C what he calls
pension frauds in particular. and the
pepsion system 60 genersl.
With regard 90 the tariff and revenue
The president is optimistic Cur trade
with foreign countries, be ssVs, hiss IN
creased under the present tariN. lie ad-
mits the deficit I'm the revenue az pres
emit. bur hopes and believes that 10 the
near future under Jhe present law, the
revenue viii Increase 90 the amount OF
our expenditures lu the meantime. be
saws. ..no deficit that has occurred or
may occur need excite or disturb u.
That Is good Democratic doctrine, hu'
not sig the people have the Drm"eratic
horror ~ 81 surpluS, and some even pre-
fer X surplus % q deficiency
The president fSvors putting me
fourth-c'a,s lc>tmAsters under the clvi.
service rules. and discusses numerous
other matters Of greater or less impor-
lance