Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-07


dents utterances. but will say that / fail
10 agree with him on his three principal
suggestions OF policy. | do not think It
possible to secure the currency legislation
which he recommends
Senator Teller Silver Republcan):
don't believe that any legislation viii De
enacted authorizing the retention of the
greenbacks In the Treasury until some
body Is willing TO pay gold for them. The
radical advocates OF the gold standard
Will not be willing TO accept this sugges-
ton, nor Will the silver men, so far az
l am informed. favor this disposition OF
the financial question. 1t may be that
the administration will be willing to go
further to meet the demands of the So
called currency reformers, but, judging
from the utterances OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury, he will be willing to make
no further concession. i do not believe
that the suggestion for the tying up OF
the greenbacks will meet the approval of
the people, as such a course would In
evitably result In n great contraction of
the currency. Indeed. IT looks to me as
il the suggestions of the President would
not be satisfactory to any great number
of people Of any party. The President IS
certainly mistaken when he says tndt
the government is obliged to redeem IT'S
L [
policy of the administration to so redeem,
but there is no compulsion on this point
BRITISH PRESS COMMENT.
LONDON, December THE Daily Tele-
graph. commenting editorially on Presi-
dent McKinley's message this morning,
says:
ut used TO be Americas proud boast
that she had no foreign policy. Judging
from President McKinleys message, the
New World is no more free from the
burden of diplomatic negotiations than
the Old.
I'm a comment OF portentous length,
mostly intended for Spanish consump-
tion, President Mckinley has devised 4
pretext for gaining time. 1t contains
passages which will naturally wound
Spains national susceptibilities. The
whole tone, though meant to be concilia-
tory. savors too much Of the magistrate
avaiing himself of the first offender 5
act to be very acceptable at Madrid.
spain may not be so thick-skinned as we
are to these delicate usages Of Ameri-
cas- diplomatic courtesy.
Moreover, there are serious dangers
of revolution in Spain, and the indis-
Greet adiectives President Mckinley APP
plies to General Weyler's policy VIII not
lessen the latter's popularity.
Much depends upon the attitude OF
Congress. II as our correspondent thinks.
the LIMOGES acquiesce i'm the declaration of
| the Executive. and give the Spaniards
| chance, all may yet be well but recent
experience does not make US over-san-
| guine."
The Daily Mail says It is VERY salts
| factory that President Mckinley comes
out so strong against the jingoes."
MKINLEY AND CLEVELAND.
The Daily Chronicle describes the mes
sage as weak and coloTless, compared
with the vigorous handling of public
questions TO which Mr.. Cleveland ac-
customed us" 1t says: "The explanation
of this is simple. Mr.. Cleveland was IN
front of Congress; Mr.. sMcKinley Is be-
hind IT. The Presidents comments on
the currency are positively childlike In
their simplicity. 1t is safe 10 prophesy
that his treatment Of the Cuban question
will be received with a storm. The an
| nexation of Cuba would be a deploraDle
mistake. but the reasons for refrainlng
| from that course are not the milk and
water ones Mr.. Mckinley advances"
| The Morning Post, after paying a tri-
butte TO the Presidents fine sense oil
| duty. I'm the face of domestic trouble III
! sending the message at the appointed
| hour" says: The message duuIIoi ''-
a scheme of legislative EFFORT less
ort-sighted and less calculated tC
set class against class than th'
misguided policy Of the last session. OF
the Cuban question, the President Is
vague and diffuse, but studlously correct
| Cuban matters, however, are unimpor'
tant. as compared with the grave issue'
OF domestic affairs. The big battle o.
the session will be fought on the grouno
of home politics and finance"
The editorial specially praises Presl
dent McKinley's treatment Of the cur
rency question.