The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-03
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Weeeage-1t q Expected 70 Be One Of Mr.
C1rvslsda's Atlsst Documsnts.
NEW Yonx, Nov. 9s.-A Herald spe.
cial from Warrington says:
President Cleveland has been devot-
ing u great deal Of time to his annual
message during the last week snd now
has IL well in hand, 20 that Il can bs
finished in . couple Of days.
The message y expected 70 be one
Of the sblest public documents Mr..
Cleveland has written during his two
terms. II will be, in sense, his fare.
we'll to the American people as their
doubt that he will embrace the oppor.
tunity to mark out the course he be.
lieves ought to be followed by the ma
tional government for the maintain.
ance 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
upon the solution of the Venezuelan
boundary controversy In manner
honorable and satisfactory alike to the
United States and to Great Britain
and Venezuela. The condition of Of.
fairs in Turkey will be discussed in de.
tail and the president will be able to
show that the ordinary diplomatic
agencies have suificed for The protec.
ton of American life and property in
the Turkish empire. W
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 in.
formation as to the military situation
in the island, and the prospects for the
early success or failure of the insur.
gents may have much to do with shap.
ing his policy. Present indications arc
taat he will make no radical recon.
mendations On this subject.
Although there 10 no prospect for en-.
actment Of any revenue or financial
legislation during the rest Of his term,
Mr.. Cleveland 10 understood to be pre-.
pairing for an elaborate discussion Of
these subjects, and will recommend
legislation which he believes, II carried
out, will put the treasury and the
financial system Of the country OF .
sound basis.
The president will doubtless express
his approval Of Recommendation for
increasing the revenue by imposing
revenue duties on tes and coffee aud
increasing the internal revenue tax ON
beer. 81
The financial reform recommends
tions Of the message will be along the
lines Of Mr.. Cleveland's former recon-.
mendstious and will have - their basie
the advocacy Of the single gold stan-
dard Dc the foundation Of the mono.
tary system of the country.
The refinement Of the greenbacks
and the Sherman notes will be recon.
mended, 30 as to take the govern.
ment entirely out Of the business OF 10.
suing promis sorry notea Banking re.
form will be recommended at the same
time, to enable the banks Of the coun.
try to issue circulating notes which
will be safe and which can be
expanded or contracted in volume to
meet the needs OF the business OF tho
country. Mr.. Cleveland is alive to the
necessity Of continuing the expansion
Of the navy and Of constructing coast
defenses to put. the oonntry in condi.
tion to resist foreign aggression aud
the recommendation Of these lines
made by Secretaries Lamont and Her.
bert in their annual reports will be
seconded in the message.