The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

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full sense OF the term.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Kansas City Times: Mckinney 10 getting
his opsn and shut door policies 0A@is
mixel. 49,.
Ctrc.nnati Times Star: The presidents
MOS, ara Ia n Conservative and carefully
W. ighed summary Of recent events.
,.lago ft.loid: Every po4y s9clpt G ov-
ar Cleyelani has the right to observe that
tho message is somewhat long.
Chicago Tribune: President McKinley's
moss. &c to congr>ss Is Gear. frank,
stat smaniike presentation OF the NatioA
anair5 TO date
New York journal: The president would
obtain more readers for MS it.erary eno y. -
II he would take course OF Lessons In ID :
art OF "boillng down" in some good news
paper Office. e
Philadelphia Ledger: The failure, to give
due and deserved recognition In the mes
sage 10 the timely services rendered the
country by the National relief committee
is regrettabe.
Cincinnati Commercials Tribune: Com
prehens We In scope, able in compost ION
and direct In detail. the mas age Is at once
a state paper Of exceeding interest ana
historical resume OF incalcusap.e Vaiue'
Louisville Dispatch: 1t Is very simple
and scarcely an interesting narrative OF
events familiar to the public. Every part
OF IT mas ueen better lo1 t..olttnd tignas
over by newspaper correspondents.
Chicago Chronicle: MIR. Mckinley was
not elected on any issue Of war or peace.
yet as war lord he has turned out to be
81 cat p,ungsr and the sort of person whom
ne denounced. In effect, year ago as y
criminal
Baltimore Sum: The presidents message
will prove distinct disappointment 10
those who expected that II would fully out
n r "a LAG ~ Il ID tHltton ~ rs'-
gard to territorial acquisition an1 other
important Issues connected with the war
with Spain
New York Sun: The word Imperialism
does not appear in this modestiy pbrased
record OF ne ilu,trious year 10 an admin
istration that will be forever memorable,
but tho spirit OF imperialism in the new
American sense Is there in every line OF
the document
New York Mail and Express: All in all,
the pr s,dontiai ni;i s f:e @. sos Is fGlel
with subjects that will command the best
thouga, vi consrsss and attrao the oest
OF the people during years to come. 1t is
a document that both records the past and
points the way into the future.
| Washington Post: Many years have
passed since any president had an oppcr-
tu.hty to say SO many things stimuIativs
OF National pride and patrio ism; ami the
tact that they are presented In the simple
will not detract from their intrinsic In
terest.
New York Press: For the first time in
the courtry's history there is an executive
ree.i utAiD Tor a stlal gng fMY n
deed, entirely adequate for the maintenance
I q the country's place among the ma Ions
but at least not based o. q theory OF the
existence of millenn.al calm In human
1 New York Times: In declining to dis
crss at this time the government or the
! lutuie OF the new possessions which will
4 come to us as the result Of The war with
Snsan, President Mckinley renounces that
leadership of public opinion which our
/ gref presidents have cherished as the
mobiles of their privileges.
! Philadelphia Press: At the end of year
OF inomenIous change and expansion, the
presidents message. fer the first time In
many years. looks out and not In, and
turns the attention OF the Nation to the
world problems Of a land which has now
assumed Its place ard share in the con-
! duct OF the wo.ld'e International affairs.
Chicago Herald: Despite Its unusual
! length. the MESSAGE Is state paper of
remarkably sucoinct statement and rapid
review. 1t is.only long because 1t has 10
cover so trond field. Its absolute sim
I plic!ty of recital and freedom from tu-rg,d
rhetoric will insure its reading by thou
sands who generally accept the barcst
newspaper synopsis as welcome relief
! IRON. pcrusal Of the wlIole.
! New Orleans Pcayune. There rs nothing
snowy about the presidents message this
wear. 1t fs simply business paper, anu
mat - probably what such document
shoNld be. He proposes nothing sensa-
tonal or radical, and springs no surprises
on the country. He he's no special policy.
but presents the situation which congress
VIII have to consider and provide for as
may be necessary.
! Baltimore Herald: Upon the whole, the
presraent's message Will doubtless be in
4 te'preted by the people as a patriotic ex-
preston OF the views of their chief magls-
trate, such as Will be entitled to hearty
| public approval. As VIII be observed. there
Is NO reyelnhon Of aggressiyeness in the
presidents differences. such as would indi-
cafe ihad be has foreign policy 10
thrust upon congress.
Louisville Courier-Journal: The presi-
dents message this year is one OF bhe
longest and most tedious documents that
S'' o''ou~sou lTuHl the Wntte House. He
seems 10 have thought'dt necessary to give
comrlete history of tho war, slld of the
approach Of the war. as we'll as OF every
thing else that he's occurred since he last
communicated with congress- from the
annexation OF Hawaii 10 the payment by
Mexico OF $4,000 TO Que Berry Campbell for
"a BACKED eye.
fhilacophia Times: There is one bit Of
detaa In the narrative rrat 10 scarcely
WORRY OF the presiien but for which
we susrect that he is not respon s.ble lie
had sl,oken OF ''the squadron under Com
mnarre sctiey" at SApii,go. and of the
command Of Admiral Sampson" who w.,s
netine with this rank. ana with I'll, dis
i JUNCTION sull n min we read or the de-
! s,ruchen Cervetu's flest by .''ihe SQUAD
ron under command OF Commodore samp-
, ,on. IRIS IS confusion Il rank not
/ Lfe'y 70 be made II 10 fair conjecsure--
naisi9u'frty In view OF the obvious editing
o. Secretary Alger's report--ihat the ple5i-
nent wrote "commo lore SchIey," as he
Keuant to have written. and that in the
cabinet revision Simpsons name was cub
stilMed for Schaey's. wtthcmt a correspond
ing change Of title However 1t occurred.
ne unearned award OF credit tn a com-