The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-07
CLEVELAUD'S
MESSAGE
The Last Message of the Pres.
ident Received by Congress.
LET CUBA ''aa1 II ty'
Is His View OF the Trouble There
"A Synopsis Of the Lengthy
Communication.

legislative branch of their government.
you have assembled at a time when the
strength and excellence OF our free institu-
ton and the fitness of our citizens to en-
Joy popular rule, have here again made
political contest In rioting mementoes,
consequences, fright with feverish appre-
hension, in creating aggressiveness strug-
gle as to approach bitterness and passion,
has been waged throughout our land. We
discover abundant evidence Of a determine
ton on the part of our countrymen to abide
by every verdict Of the popular Will, and
to be controlled at all times by an abiding
fact in the agencies established for the
direction Of the affairs of their govern
ment.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The aspect in Asiatic Turkey has, during
the past year, assumed less hdeous and
bloody aspect, and that either as conse-
quence of the awakening of the Turkish
government to the demands of humane
civilizations, as the result OF decisive ac-
tion on our part.
While none of our citizens In Turkey
have thus far been killed or wounded their
safety in the future is by no means as
sured.
THE RESURRECTION IN CUBA.
Speaking of the war in Cuba, the Presi-
dant says:
The instruction in Cuba still continues
with all its perpleXities. 1t Is difficult to
perceive that any progress has thus far
been made toward the paciFcation OF the
island or that the situation OF affairs as
depicted in my last annual message has IN
the least improved, Spain still holds Ha-
vana and the seaports and all the consider
able towns, the Insurgents still roam at
will over at least two-thirds of the inland
country. IL the determination Of Spain to
put down the insurrection seems but to
strengthen with the lapse of time, and Is
evidenced by her unhesitating devotion OF
largely increased military and naval forces
to the task, there is much reason to believe
that the insurgents have gained In point OF
numbers, and character, and resources
and are none the less infexible In their re-
solve not to succumb, without practically
securing the great objects for which they
took up arms. If Spain has not yet re-es-
tablished her authority, neither have the
insurgents yet made good their title TO be
regarded as an independent state Indeed
as the contest has gone on, the pretense
that civil government exists on the lslaha'
except so far as Spain is able to maintain
| it, has been practically abandoned, Spain
daoe laan On foot such a government moro
or lass imncr,ert,v in the large towns and
| t,,cir Immediate suburbs. But that exccy-
| tinn hoinp made tbe entire country il given
| a,,a,. to onarcbv mr. is subiect to the military
sa,,,,,otiom of ono or the other marty.
| wnre tho Snanish armies able to meet
| ,. a,,tao,ietsi in tho onen or in nfIt.Ilrt
| lattlo nrornt and decisive results miehg
| ~ ,e,',,a, fo. and the immense suDcrturi!t
~ .1,a cranish forcns in numbers. Gisrlp-
,i,,a al on,inrent could hardly iail t.,
IN ,,r,'ot,,, IN their advantage But they
,.a aai,od rnor to face foe that shNns
| -, a,,r,romerts that can choose its
a,,.,, wound that ashts only from arbrs,
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t,n o,,d numbers are on its side. In a
! a,,,,.r, u,hare all that is Indispensable to
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Ter 10 So .rar,,,, limit to the time dur
,i4"' ,',,Iah hosti,itias of this sort may DO
inS', "t.'s,'
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i"'o',Sn III .no 49,. oost,,,
ways poI'i 'eAa .'ou' "lN c,S,,, o,, nov
lHat our co"uu~s '1n p"n.ntior r.
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o. ''n.lla' POI peAItsi "o"i,
ipsleu tile 'a''e an "DN a.. .,.
ernn,ant nor the neOnle of the UnitoI
statos have shut their eyes to the course
80 ,,orts In Crha or have failed to realize
u. " -, 70 on,'oo1ad criavonccs