The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-09
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

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The first annual message of Presi-
dent Mckinley was submitted to Con-
gress upon it's assembling at noon on
Monday. 1t is a conservative. tren-
chant, sensible document, in clean and
vigorous English, neither weak nor
ambiguous in it's statements and
recommendations. 1t will commend
itself to the American people as able,
wise and timely.
1t recognizes the fact that our cur
rency laws need revision, and suggests
the weak points rather than recon-
mending methods of strengthening
them; leaving to Congress the specific
dealings with the subject. The presi-
dent very wisely says that the time to
guard against the evils which are
painfully evident in times of stringency
and panic is when conditions are easy
and favorable.
In dicussing the Cuban question he
expresses sympathy with the patriots,
severely criticizes and condemns the
Weyler policy and methods of war
fare declaring them to be barbarous
and intolerable. He proposes to give
pam reas enable time to demonstrate
her good faith in her change of leader
ship both at home and on the island.
Reforms are promised, and have in
fact been inaugurated. If they shall
be conscientiously carried out we'll and
good, the future policy of the United
States in this connection is, however,
clearly and tersely set forth in the
following bit of choice English:
The near future would demonstrate
whether the indispensable condition of
a righteous peace, just alike to the
Cubans and to Spain, as we'll as equit- |
able to all cur interests SO intimately
involved in the welfare of Cuba, is |
sikely to be attained. If not, the ext |
gency of further and other action by
the United States will remain to be |
taken. When that time comes that |
action will be determined in the line |
of indisputable right and duty. 1t |
will be faced, without misgiving or !
hesitancy, in the light of the obliga |
tions this country owes to itself, to |
the people who have confided to it the |
protection of their interests and to |
honor and humanity.
Sure of the right, keep free from all |
offences ourselves, acting only up |
rightly and with patriotic cOnsidera-
lions, moved neither by passion nor
selfishness, the government will con-
tinue it's watchful care over the rights |
and property of American citizens and |
will abate none of it's efforts to bring |
about by peaceful agencies a peace !
that shall be honorable and enduring. |
1t it shall hereafter appear to be a
duty imposed by obligations to our
selves, to civilization and humanity, |
to intervene with force, it shall be |
without fault on our part and only |
because the necessity for such action |
will be so clear as to command the |
support and approval of the civilized |
world
The annexation of the Hawaiian |
Islands as proposed by the treaty al |
ready adopted by the senate, is recon-
mended, and legislation to that end,
which will recognize fully the rights of
all other nations is suggested. AS to |
the wisdom of annexation under any |
circumstances there is radical differ |
ences of opinion, and this part of the
message will doubtless receive sharper |
criticism and opposition than any
other.
The message congratulates the coun-
try upon the present improved condi-
tion of its material interests and the |
pros poets so bright for still further
advance. Rigid economy in expendi-
lures is insisted upon, an the general
routine work of the various depart
mentf referred to BRIEFLY
Taken as a whole the message is a
state paper which will compare favor
ably with the best that have eminated
from the executive mansion.