The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

Alngton, November 27.-President
nlsye message is ready for congress.
stroke was penned some time ago,
y government printers have been at
pon it for days. getting it in shape
public press.
PRESIDENT wrote his message with
hand, laboriously penning each
and afterward putting ID in shape
! typewriter to copy. He asked ad-.
be cabinet, but he did not ask their
pnce in writing it, and the message
has just been completed lis as much
wk Of one man as is possible for it
v the epistles that pass out to the
none has about it the secrecy that
Hoyed in getting up the presidents
s All news of it is kept absolutely
ne and there can only be conjecturcs
What 1t will be.
~ before the presidents message
esthere is always a depression Lf
nWall street, and both bulls and
~ nap. waiting for the develop
Ne following day. Should the
- cypress his opinion in favor OF
~ annexation. the sugar and spice
are affected. Should hi favor the
q Cuba then there comes a change
narkets for tropical fruits; and so
tne entire list Of things upon which
dent gives his annual opinion.
ow day in advance just what the
Vail be would mean a fortune 10
~ street broker, and for that reason
ams nave been offered to the people
avSe hands the message Is intrusted.
washington was so very particular
an message that he wrote it all with
nand, which was a remarkably
as you can see by searching the
the capital. He occasionally
as assistance his cabinet, ana al
stn 10 write a few pages, which he
~ copied, but outside OF these high
Fs no one knew aught about tho
un the dy of the convening Of
washington attended the opening
syuse IN person and read his mes
me Vice presidents chair. In his
acioh OF the message ever leaked
ysldents would probably be road
M messages personally to congress
81 day had it net been for James
was a poor reader. and hest
nls WORDS. He was sensitive about
ay ana employed clerk to read
age for him.
.,ef Is now conducted by Pruden,
ve clark of the house. When
onVenss on the first Monday in
= messenger is sent 10 ask the
r. u he has any suggestions to
A.. eply Prudcn drives over with
document In his hand. lie
Gives ZINES the same route. passing by
,,.r, nsnt CT Peace, and arrives at
81 within an incredibly short time
y sent for. He approaches the
desk and says: II an directed
resiaent OF the United States u
= message in writing" after which
sage is reed. M Z,
o. me reading begins printed
AZ distributed to the members Of
Nv, wio onn fcilns them rs the
~ Many slip out at this time
~ 70 read the message t.fterwari,
,ssr anxiety 10 see the points cov-
we irssident. they ind secluded
=, ~ they quickly scan the whole
us IS being doue tee press Of
~ 10y o busy getting the rnessag:
n .or the public. This Is doae IL
'ympiex way. The representa-
~ 'ne different newspapers are
With printed copies, All al the
w cut and II is their business K
i,,, MESSAGE to the home newgpapei
~ as possible. In the days Of
tosi q cincirnati paper accom-.
woeisrful feat. IL drove by
nvs Of horses from washington
az N sixty hours AMI the pape,
go that was the talk OF ths
surn inheritance to get the pres
fage h-tore that brihcs ar
~ year before tho gorsrumen
&c the presidents typewriters
y small wonder that the for