Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


The Registers advance comment II
several days ago based on a well-au-
thenticated forecast of the Presidents
message, applies exactly to the message
itself, which will be found in full else
where in this mornings Register.
The published forecast of the docu-
ment was correct in every particular,
and the document itself bears out the
comment made in these columns then,
that it would be the weakest state paper
written by President of the United
States since the administration OF
Pierce From start to finish the mes
sage, while smooth in diction, lucid in
explanation, splendid in promise and
pdiloquent in prophecy, is
positiveness of opin-
anything like def
hon. 1t is, precisely
shifting, hating and
ry important question
and in which the Amer
interested. Mr.. McKin-
ack of saying things cas-
hly. He is the best-na-
urbane, suave, smiling
kident the country has
is a master of high
Rseology and in the art of
ing in a most impressive
ear his message is all
could desire to the mind
everything save evasion,
estimation and liberal
portant issue does the
squarely no question
the chosen chief eXecu-
people should. He pre-
these questions ably and
&c sure, but practically with
nmendation. He leave it all
ess He suggests nothing. He
everything This may be Mr..
ey's idea of the functions of
Magistrate, but it certainly differs
he ideas on this point he'd by
ms with blood in them.
very important question of
hand the great and growing
the treasury owing to the
Ills admitted failure as rev.
1oducer, the President has moth
to say. except that while its full
effect has not yet been realized, what
it has already accomplished assures us
of its timeliness and wisdom" What
he means by this the President does not
deign to further selucidate What 1t
has already acco Bplished" has been to
change a S212 ,Oo0, 600 cash balance in
the treasury at the beginning Of Mr..
McKinley's term, into a 100000 coo de-
ficit in less than one short year. From
he ''ful effects of this law may
Heaven preserve the American people
md their treasury!
On the highly important question of
he currency which McKinley's party
las been threatening to reform ever
since it got into power, the President
has nothing to say that anyone can
grasp He presents Secretary Cages
plan and recommends" it to "the con-
sideration" of Congress. There our
brave President comes to halt. True
ne does make the novel recommended
ton that the greenbacks when re-
deemed be not reissued except in eX-
change for gold. If this were practical
BILE it would be a most excellent recon-
mendation, considering the strait the
government is liable to be placed in
owing to the unlawful ruling that these
United States notes must be redeemed
in gold, which Mckinley, of course, adj
heres to. But the fact remains that il
Congress should pass such an absurd
enactment as the President suggests
namely, that the gre9nbacks be not put
into circulation after redemption by
the government, except in exchange fol
gold the channels (ade would soor
be drained Of nearly a busand millions
Of the most convent ( currency w
h&ve, md the Ills Of coptraction under