The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-07
OPINIONS ON THE MESSAGE
STRAIGHT REPUBLICANS UPHOLD
1T as CLEAN AND CONSERVATIVE.

Silver Men and Democrats Try to Point
Out Observation-Disclosures Says Some Ex-
celIent Suggestions as to Currency Are
Made but Richardson of Tennessee Can
See Nothing of National Importance.
Washington, Dec. g. Representative
Doliver, rep, of Iowa, said: "The
presidents message is a clear and con-
servative statement Of the national sit
uation. 1t will meet general popular
approval. The American people are per-
fectly willing to trust to the wisdom of
President Mckinley to deal with the
Cuban insurrection. AS to the curren-
cy question, the presidents omission to
urge in detail the most radical reforms
proposed by Secretary Gage indicates
that he will exercise a good deal of
charity toward congress, if that body
should fail to get together on the ques-
tion'
Senator Smith, DEM. said: while
some Of the presidents recommenda-
tions with regard to the currency may
be we'll enough it must be evident to
him that at the present time they are
impossible of enactment. His reference
to bonds is painfully suggestive Of the
inadsquacy of the present tariff law,
and while his policy in regard to Cuba
seems moderate, I hardly think 1t In
line with the supposed policy of the re-
publican party"
Senator Pettigrew, silver rep, said:
1.-THE president proposes to retire the
greenbacks and in doing so he tries
to disguise the method by which it is to
be accomplished. If the presidents
plan is adopted no more greenbacks can
be in circulation than there is gold in
the treasury. Thus the greenbacks vir-
tually become gold certificates and will
be Immediately retired"
Senator Teller. silver rep, said: 81
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 inevitably result in
great contraction of the currency. In
deed, it looks to me as If the sugges-
tions of the president would not be sat
isfactory to any great number of people
of any party"
Representative Grosvenor, rep, of
Ohio, said the message is an especially
able, clear and satisfactory document
The currency question and the single
recommendation will challenge close
examination and in the end will be
found to be wise and beneficial. The
Cuban section is frank, manly and pat
riotic But this will not satisfy the
men who advocate interference The
result will be to establish line of de-
marcation between the more radical of
the friends of Cuba libre and the ele-
nents of conservatism. The president
admits that some extensions of the
classified service are wrong and surely
the representatives of the people may
point out what those improper exten-
sions are. / think it can be said that
thorough business understanding and
non-partisam recommendation are the
dominant and distinguishing features
OF this admirable document"
Representative Richardson, dem., of
Tennessee, said: "The message is
wholly disappointing to the country.
Nothing of national Importance is rec
ommended nothing for Cuba, but all
for Spain; Cleveland's policy of issuing
bonds to maintain gold reserve en-
dorsed; all for gold and the single gold
standard, and nothing for bimetallism
Or relief to the people"
Representative Hit, rep, Of Illinois,
said: '"The message shows that the
president has promptly and effectively
acted on the Cuban question in fulfill
1nent of the sentiments he had previ-
ously expressed on the Cuban struggle
for liberty and the just expectations of
the country. When our suggestions
have all be accepted by Spain and are
being carried out in apparent good
faith, the president thinks that good
faith on our part requires that we let
the measures we ourselves suggested by
tried, at least until we can see wheth-
or the Cubans themselves will be satts-
fed The situation Is vastly different
from that of year ago."
Representative Cox, DEM, of Tennes-
see, the ranking democratic member of
the committee on banking and curren-
cy, said: "The message in regard to
the currency in my judgment is an ut
ter failure. If the policy advocated
was carried out into law it would only
result in the contraction of the curren-
cy. In regard to the recommendation
as to banking they are of such n char
acter that no business bank would dc
business under such law"
Senator Allison said: "I do not take
the despairing view concerning our cur.
rency which the presi6eni presents
While there are some improvements
which I should like to see made,
think we shall be able to get along il
we do not get any currency legislation
and as the situation presents itself, now
it looks as if it might be impracticable
to secure legislation on the lines of the
presidents recommendations. The rec.
concentrations in regard to Cuba are
humane and considerate."
Representative Walker rep, Of Mas.
sachusetts, chairman of the committee
on banking and currency said: st fea1
the message is not sufficiently specific and
does not go far enough to relieve the
situation. 1t does not recommend that
anything shall be done regarding finan
cial legislation until the revenues ex.
coed the expenditures Of the govern
ment, which may be many months II
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