The Advocate and news., 1897-12-15
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE,
w. J. Bryan: "

the President TO AID IN turning the issue
OF paper money over to the national
banks and in the meantime purpose to
give gold further superiority over sill
YER as money"
L,eayenworth Times (Rep) It boldly
handles the live issues in American af-
fairs to-day and, as 1t seems to us, goes
TO the very heart OF them.
Clyde (kas) Herald (Rep): Don't be
uneasy; whatever position Mckinley
lakes OIL the Cuban question will be
right and all good Republicans should
stand by him.
Cherokee County Republican: The
Senate may not meet President McKin-
ley's wishes by the adoption Of financial
legislation, but the country will know
where to place the blame.
Kansas City Times (Dem) CharaC-
terized mildly, President McKinley's
latest state paper Is tissue Of unsound
and vacillating policies tediously pre-
sented and feebly defended
st. Louis Globe Democrat (Rep.): All
the currency reform which has any pros
pect of enactment at present is the mod
est measure which the President recon-
mends. This should be pushed with all
practicable speed.
lola Register (Rep): The message is
evidence to the nation and to the world
that there is MAN In the White House,
strong, serene, we'll poised, measuring
up easily and naturally to the full stat
ure OF the worlds great rulers.
Wichita Beacon (Dem.): The people
will be greatly disappointed in the first
regular message of the Canton major
There are but two matters in which the
masses feel a vital interest and in both
OF them the President stammers.
Kansas City Journal (Rep): The Pres
ident's message Is said to have had a
favorable effect on American securities
. abroad. AS 1t also has a favorable effect
ON business at home 1t may be regarded
as sort of international soothing syrup.
Emporla Republican: The message
shows careful preparation and is re-
markable for It's conservative tone and
treatment of the various questions re-
ferred to. 1t will, in the main, meet the
approval of Republicans and the public
in general
Pittsburg (Kas.) Daily Tribune
(Pop.): In fact that 1.-THE reference to
Cuba] is almost an exact copy Of Cleve-
lands message on the same topic. Both
"are one" on the Cuban and gold ques-
tiOns. Republicans who have shouted
for silver and for Cuba have no longer
reason for voting with the gold bug
party.
New York Sun: II we were required
TO put into four lines the administra-
Mon's advice, as gathered from President
McKinley's first annual message to Con-
gress, on the most important questions
OF foreign and domestic policy now Occu-
pying the mind of the public, we should
state 1t In this fashion: Wait and see
what Spain is going to do about Cuba;
wait and see how the Dingley tariff is
going to turn out by and by. Mr.MC-
Kinley is prudent statesman, and he
crosses no bridges that he can avoid
crossing by continuing to walk along
the hlther bank
Fort Scott Monitor (Rep): The state
ment OF the present status of the Cuban
question is no doubt correct, but the
conclusions arrived at will be a dleap-
pointment to many, The basis for pres
ent non-interference seems to be the
promises OF reform made by Spain. Past
experience would suggest that these
promises are OF about as much value as
the pledges made in Populist platform
The President promises vigorous action
K Ia case Spain refuses to keep her pledges
and the outcome will be watched with
interest. The Cuban policy will nc
doubt be the point of attack on the mes.
sage by the opposition.
Kansas City Journal (Rep.) The mes.
sage is not too long for popular read.
Ing. Considering the unusual number
OF important subjects discussed, it is re-
markably brief as compared with the
average Presidential message Mr.