Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-12-09
5sssS County 9rrala.
ISLAND PoND. DECEMBER o.
The Presidents Message

might have beel expected from
such a man as wrote it. 1t is full
of inspiring optimism. And well
il NAV be, for the situation of the
country warrants it; and that
condition is summarized tersely
but incomprehensive, hopeful and
true language. The inducement
to the war portion of the mes
sage is a masterpiece. Its reel
tai of the events which led up to
the war is a specimen of easy
flowing and constantly cumula
tive STYLE which shows simply by
the statement of facts the atti-
tudc and action of the president
and of congress, the long forbear-
;nce of the people and then the
unbounded heroism that has
made many men of today illustri-
Gus among the foremost men in
the history Of the world, No
man can candidly look on this
pen picture of the times without
saying that no war between
prominent nations was ever
waged with so little inconsist-
encv as has been exhibited by the
American people in this one.
E rch department. of the govern
m mt has performed its functions
so absolutely harmonious with
the other as to be almost mar
Vicious. And so the American peO-
pie will read this message with
hearts OVERLOOKING with graft,
tude because everything has been
done up to this time so consist
emily and so well. HERALD read,
crs will find the message on the
first page.
But of course some will be
"sortlv disappointed" and so
some always will be by every
message until one is written
which will be in exact accord
with the views of every individu
al in the land. And so it is but
natural that some should say
but what of the attitude of tn,
administration towards the Phil
ippines? What is to be our rela
tions to the people of those isl
ands! Why don't the presiden
speak on this point"
The constitution has carefully
conhded the duties of shapin;
the policy of the country to tn
executive and legislative branche
OF the government. and has stud
ously defined the part each shal
take in the solution of problem
like the great one now before tn
country. And until it shall b
becoming in a Judge to rush eN
citedly out of his court room an
harangue the populace abou
how he and the jury are to dis
pose of a cause on trial, it will
be intrusive, impudent, undign
fed and even foolish for a pres
dent to crafty the morbid cur
osity of hasty minds by prems
turely proclaiming what ough
to be done in respect to
matter in which he is permitte
by the constitution to act onl
in conjunction with others.
For the president to shape an
declare in advance of proper az
ton a policy to be pursued
present conditions would seem
be not only arrogant butts higl
ly discourteous towards other
and so repugnant to the spirit
not the letter of the constitutio
as to justly expose him to rebukt
from public sentiment as well {
personal condemnation in II
senate and elsewhere.
1t is fortunate that we have
president who cannot be move
by inconsiderate influences to di
turb the Uniform action of tho.
who are solving and who are t
solve the great problems c
which depends the prosperity
the country by an impudent, of
cious and premature act or d
claration so wanting in cand'
and craftsmanship as TO be t.
Grated only in a dictator.
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