The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
Comments on the Presidents Message.

Senator J. X. Jones. of Arkansas says: sThe presidents message is
aggressive, and was manfesty AN effort, to, avoid any bold assumption Of
re sponsibltyf for radical action at this congress. eAs@to' the currency, the
president is evidently DESTROYS of having HE greenbasks retired. just as is
tine overwhelming majority of The republican parity In his message, how
ever, he does not, suggest an issue of bonds to accomplish the end, but says
enough tomake it plain that the republican party is tentton the retirement.
Democrats st'otld labor to impress upon the country this purpose Of the re-
pnblicans to retire the greenbacks and bring about n contraction OF the cW-
rency to the extent of hundreds of millions, and impress the country with
the full extent Of Tie injury that tie republican paryis bent on doing the
disastrous consequences f~hichtthey hope to escapt'
sin regarthto Cuba, the president seems content to take NJ radical
action, but. while deporlng the sayagelike mode Of "azfaresa in which h
says both Spanish and Cubans indGge he has h~6pess6fearly improved cond-
tons. His utterance is,not pro spanish nor R'F tdoau' ~' t#@
'mn adv coating the annexation Of Hawaii fT'Rurgihg a proposition
agahst which is massed, believe, 90q per cenpof tphAmerieah people 1t
is an unpopul ar proposition, and should be, Nhhexsuohf is the scheme of
private indivi duas, and it will be Il sad day for this government, when III
begins cooniz alton. The country will hold the republican party responsible
for the annexa ton movement, and study will bring about condemnation"
Hon. W. j. Bryan says: The message indicAttdsa an intcntonupon the
part of the president to aid in turning the issue Of paper money over to the
national bal ks and in, the meantime, a purpose to give gold iurther SUPER
iorty over silver asmoney." w.. s4
"senat nr Teller says: Il do not believe: tgat ay legislation will be n
acted auth onziIs The retention of tic greenlacks, in the treasury until
somebody is wining to pay gold for them. The radical advocates of the god
standard will not be willing to accept this suggestion, nor will the silver
men, so ar far as am informed, favor this, disposition OF the financial
question. 1t may be that the administrations will be willing to go no fur
ther to neet the demands of the socaLed currency reforners: but, Judging
from the utterances Of the secretary of the treasury, he will be willing to
make fur thr concessions. Ido, NOT believe that the suggestion for the
tying up of the greenhabks will meet the approraNof the people, as suh a
course = ould inevitably result in great contraction Of the currency. Indeed,
look to me as if the suggestions Of the president would not be satNiac-
tory to any great nnbero of peope.of any party. The president IS certainly
mist ikenwhen he says the government is dhscdtore redeem it's obligations
in g old. 1t has sheen the poicy,of the administration to SC redeem, ot
the /, is no compulIon on this point. ;"
Senator PettigrewI Snver ,Rep( The president proposes to retire the
g' eenbncks, and in doing SO he tries to disguise the method by which 10 so
b accomplished tits plain that if the presidents PLANS adopted no more
9 renbacks can be in circulation than there.s gold N the treasury. Thus
tired. "' ''.N ~"
Representative Bland DEM. Missouri. tile RECOGNIZED Democratic free
silver leader: "The Presidents proposition to retire the geenbacks by
holding them in the treasury except for gold deposits, means 4 contraction
ment of the situation as to International bmtrankm will not be accepted
in hs earnest nnsa. BY Cyan ANYBODY There s are few serious Is. i internal ion all eim meta mss,
sage on all subjects soEnds arologetc andlikean affidavit fora continuance