The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-05

views nor could he we'll improve on the
hundreds of addresses that he has made
| on this subject. Neither could much that
would be new or novel be phrased on the
important matter of keeping expenses
down the while arrangements are in pro-
gress for increasing revenue, or upon the
currency question viewed not rs a revolu-
tionary problem but as something requir-
ing conservative consideration. or upon the
civil service reformation, leader i'm
which the President has been throughout
his political career Yet as one reads the
paragraphs devoted TO these and similar
tritc, if just now particularly important
subjects, one can hardly fail 10 be i'm
pressed by the dircctncss, the simplicity
of the language, that make for dignity and
elegance, the admirable choice Of words
and the comprchensivencss of ideas con-
vcyed with remarkable brcyity.
The strength and convincing power of
the message can hardly fail to be appre-
ciated. There is not single line that
permits of any doubt as to the purpose to
bc conveyed, and a single reading of any
part of the address stamps the idea in
tended to be conveyed There is no be.
Jogging the mind of the reader with elab-
oration of phrascology, while the brief
sentences are free from repcllant self
asscrtiveness or anything except the calm
ness of conviction, the sincerity Of lofty
purposes. Plain, practical and business
like, not lacking in sentiment but wholly
free from sentimentalism, sturdy with no
possible trace Of the bumptious, critical
without any semblance of hair-splitting.
full without prolixity, the message Is
altogether the sound and admirable ox-
pressinn that WAS 10 A.re-teeH- expected
from man who has already shown him
self so many times to the people, and has
freely, openly and honestly, ON many oc-
casions, declared himself to his fellow
citizens and permitted them to view him
from every side as fully as unostenta-
tiously.
With the exception of the Cuban qucs.
tion, upon which the President plainly
declines to commit himself until he has
had opportunity for a personal invcstiga-
tion OF the situation and conference with
those whom he has In good faith asked
to bc his advisors and whose views could
hardly be known at this time, the Pres
idcnt expresses himself uncompromising-
Iy ON two or three mattors of strong cur
rent interest outside the more general |
questions that were issues i'm the cam /
paign that resulted in his election. He |
plsinly believes in the principle of the |
bill passed by the Fifty |
fourth Congress and vetoed by President
Cleveland, IA measure that has nowhere
In its progress met with any important
opposition except from foreign transpor-
tation companies whose revenues would
be affected by the measure, at
east unless such time as the restriction
IF immigration on the lines laid down
should encourage better class TO come
% our shores "Illiteracy must bc ban
shed from the land says the President
md the inference is clear enough that
he President foels that one way TO assist
he banishmcnt is not to permit 1t To
ome here at all. With equal force does
he President express himself in favor of
m arbitration treaty with England and
generally, whenever and
wherever it Is possible 20 provide by il by
avs or treaties. Tho paragraph on
ynching and the related matter of which
hat subject forms the text is inspiring
eading. And on these subjects as To
which, In measure the views of the
President are here known for the first
ime though what they were may well
ave been guessed, the brief statement
nd argument are clear and cogent with
10 laboring or fioundcring with words
nd no diluting of thought
The message was published i'm yester.
lays News and we trust that most of our
eaders have read IL. IL ought 70 he
tudicd by everybody. It's brcyity invites
o reading and It's style and quality
moro than repays II aside from the fact
hat clear view is had from Il Of Just
vhat President Mckinley stands for and
vhat under his oath, he proposes to do his
Utmost 20 carry out In the success Of the
principles and policies thus forcibly ont.