The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-05
FORECAST.
Chief Features of the Forth
Coming Message of the
President.
Will Recommend Some Important Rev
snue and Tariff Changes
But is Not Expected to Change the
Policy Toward Cuba.
The Paper Expected to Be the Strong
est Ever Issued BY Cleveland.


NEW YORK. November Boa Her
aid special from Washington says:
President Cleveland has been de-
voting a great deal of time to his an
nual message during the last week,
and now has it well in hand SO that
it can be finished In couple Of days.
This message is expected to be one OF
the ablest political documents Mr..
Cleveland has written during his two
terms. 1t will be, In sense, his
farewell to the American people as
their chief executive, and there is lit
tie doubt that he will embrace the
opportunity to map out the course he
believes ought to be followed by the
national government for the maintes
nance 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-
graduate 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 condi-
ton of affairs in Turkey will be dis
cussed 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 empire.
AS TO CUBA.
The last paragraphs of the message
to be written will be those dealing
with the situation in Cuba. He will
avail himself G' the latest possible in
formation as to the military situation
in the island and the prospects for
the early success or failure of the in
surgents may have much to do with
shaping his policy. Present indica-
tious are that he will make no radi-
cal recommendations ON this subject.
Although there is no prospects for
enactment of any revenue or financial
| legislation during the rest Of his
term, Mr., Cleveland is understood to
| be preparing for an elaborate discus
sion of these subjects and will recon-
mend legislation which he believes, II
carried out, will put the treasury and
| financial system of the country on a
sound basis.
REVENUE CHANGES.
The president will doubtless ex-
press his approval of recommends
tions for increasing the revenue by
imposing revenue duties on tea and
coffee and increasing the internal
revenue tax on beer. The financial
reform recommendations of the mes
sage will be along the lines Of Mr..
Cleyeland's former recommendations
and will have as their basis the advo-
cacy 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 re-
commended so as to take the govern
ment entirely out of the business Of
issuing promissory notes. Brnking
reform will be recommended at the
same time, to enable the banks of the
country 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 the
country.
OUR DEFENsES.
Mr.. Cleveland is alive to the neces-
sity of continuing the expansion Of
the navy and the constructing Of coast
defenses to put the country in con-
dition to resist foreign aggression,
and the recommendation on these
lines, made by Secretaries Lamont
and Herbert. The annual reports
will be seconded in the message.