The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
NO.. q.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
SsNT % CONGRESS WHEN That
eODYMET LAST WEEK.
It Is oatto Lengthy Document and Is
EIors Remarkable for What It Does Con-

It Is 0atto Lengthy Document and is
1Iors Remarkable cor What It Does Con-
tain snsn What It Does,
When Congress assembled last week
Prssiden. NcKialey sent n his first
annual message. The message after
declaring everything is lovely AMI
he goose hangs high Immediately
proceeds to saow wherein it is not and
c5mmends currency reform which
IS without material difference the
same that has been advocated by
President Cleveland ard Secretary
Carlisle for the past few years. He
calls attention to The necessity which
he government is under of paying
gold on demand, without the ability
! 70 demand gold when it receives its
revenues; TO the further fact thatthere
IS TO way 10 procure gold except by
! oo16 issues and requests that legisla
ion facilitating the secretary Of the
treasury II these issues, on long or
short tine, be passed, if it is intended
70 continue the present system. He
recommends that national banks be
allowed to is:u. notes to the full facs
value Of the bonds they deposit, and
! 10 taxed only one half OF per cent.
ca their issues, which shall be in
notes OF $40 and upwards. When
bankers or others bring United States
! no!sS and demand gold, he rscom.
| mends that these notes be not again
paid gu. except for gold. The presi
deaf admits the failure thus far of the
effcrt at International agreement for
the coinage of silver, but still holds
out the hops that it may Dc accom-.
piished.
President Mckinley de7otes a large
part OF his message to the Cuban
question, and reviews it fully in all
ilIs bearings. He declares the recogni:.
ton of Cuban independence is out OF
the lestiop, and the recognition OF
stats of baliigerancy would prove
greA; hardship upon theinsurgents. He
: outlines the great improvement that
: has taken place under the government
Iof Sagasta since the withdrawal OF
Weyler, and declares it IS the duty OF
this government to longer wait for the
!. test OF the new policy that Spain has
entered upon. he says there are no
: longer any American prisoners IN
Cuba, and the conditions have been
greatly sneliorated for the non-6ght.
ing Cubans. He thinks there is prom
, | ise OF ending the war under the new
: regime and contends that it is our
iduty to swat fair test of it. His
positions are plsinly taken and force
fully argued but will probably prove
a Disappointment to those VINO think
Spain has trifed already too long, and
that this government should go
promptly to the relief OF the insur-
gents. He favors prompt ratilca'
ton OF the treaty for the annexation
OF Hawaii, and recommends material
} changes in the laws relative to Alas
} ka. The message commends the prln-
cipIe of international arbitration, and
: approves the enlargement of the scope
and effectiveness OF the civil service.
The enlargement OF the navy is re.
commended in some particulars, and
tbs need for more dry docks is EN-.
: phasiza3. These are the only subjects
treated at length in the message.
History repeats itself in the course
! OF Mckinley. Before and while he
was q candidate he was an outspoken
l advocate OF Cuban independence. He
1 assured at least one man we kncT
that if elected il would be his aim to
: accomplish i. The platform upon
=, wnich he was elected committed the
I Republican party to give ''iadepend.
ence" to the island But now that he
: is President, Mr.. Mckinley processes
+, himself satisfied with scheme of au-
} tonomy which is clearly farcical and
I fraudulent, and ignores his own and
i his psrtg's committal to the promo
t:oa of absolute independence. The
l reason is the same as IN Grants case.
The moleyed men OF the east who
5 elected him do not care snap for
5 platforms and sneer az sentiment.
5 They do not want business disturb
5 led" By any patriotic or humane man
: ifestalion. a drop in stocks or an IN.
icraassd rate Of maritime insurance
s might come from the recognition OF
5 CUBAN belIigerency or independence,
and they simply put the screws to
3 their man Ia the white house to pre-
0 ve1a anything Of that sort. We do
rot share their sordid spirit, but we
s csnno: altogether blame these eastern
4 ers for Masking Mckinley stultiiy
himself to please them; they bought
his election and they are entitled to
his services.
. We realize 100 well the extent to
waich tna money power has bound
President Mckinley to Put the least
faith ia his suggestions Of ultimate
3ctic1 on :he Iine OF his past profes-
I<i34s. These are mere sops to placate
p12lic greatly sbamed and deeply
; impatient uId=r the cold blooded pol
icy Ct their government. They mean
no more than did Cleveland's hints OF
: Intervention st some unstated time.
Until ws have President elected by
ttne D-9iarecge OF the mssses rather
:. than By tae money OF the few we can
i, cot fope for q policy IN accord with
IhG sentiment Q: tho masses.--State.
J Clblr Patriots Make Raise.
4 dispatch from Havana says it was
l lcti1ciaiiy announced from Spanish
tes4quarters that group Of rebels
had entered Caainsnera, near Guam
: ! $1,000, l,F> -~o-oJ ~ n q +~aocop Of O n