The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-06
THE INTELLIGENCBR.
M4EFLTNe. pEcENIpER O. 1880.
rha Preaident,s Messaea.

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President Mckinley begins his mes.
sage to the Flfty-slxth Congress with
touching reference to the death Of
Vice President Hobart. who stood to
him in the relations not only OF close
political associate but In the light of the
more tender ties Of comradery, Of dis
tlnct congenIality OF tastes and marked
social intimacy
After congratulating the country on
the phenomenally prosperous condition
of the business and industrial! interests
the President calls attention to the sue
cess OF the recent bond purchases of the
treasury department. by which thu
government accomplished net saving
In interest Of S2,SS5,OO6. A modification
OF the national banking act is rnCom-
mended to suit the public utility, and
the suppO,I OF the gold standard is adj
vocated on the lines outlined by the
Republican caucus measure, including
the relative financial policies of the
party for the making of stable and
sound currency,
The attention Of Congress is called to
the combinations of capital organized
into trusts which tend to stile compete
ton, lImis production and determine
the prices of products used and con-
sumed by the people. more especially
when they partake of the nature OF a
monopoly.
The enlargement OF markets in China
for the raw products and manufactures
Of the United States is of vital import
ance, owing to the threatened partition
OF that enpite. and special privileges
and cess!ors enjoyed by the great
powers, ana the President renews his
recommendation OF las, year for a
commission to study its commercial and
Industrial conditions with reference to
our opportunities for larger commercial
relations with the people of the Far
East.
The President takes occasion to EN-
phasIze the fact that we have remained
faithful to the precept Of avoiding en-
tangllng alliances with foreign powers
by maintaining ar attitude OF strict
neutrality in the contest between Great
Britain and the South African states.
and adds that had circumstances sug-
gested kindly intervention to avert war,
the good offices OF the government
would have been gladly rendered.
In regard to the eventual tndepend-
ence OF Cuba the President says that
the pledge made by Congress in this
respect is OF the hlghest honorable obli-
CATION. and must be sacredly kent.
Turkey is not treating US right The
situation of our citizens in that country
Is far from satisfactory and the claims
Of Americans for injuries suffered in
the disorders in that country years ago
have not been settled. Besides this
American productions have suffered ar.
bItrary treatment.
The cession Of the Philippine Islands
by Spain was accepted, says the PresI
dent, not merely by our authorized
commissioners in Paris under the dlrec
ton OF the Executive, but by the con-
stItutional and well considered action
of the representatives OF the people in
both houses Of Congress. II had every
reason to believe" continues the Presi-
dent, land stln believe. that this
transfer Of sovereignty was In accord
with the wishes and aspirations of the
great mass Of the Filipino people" The
Presidentrefralns from any suggestion
as to the final disposition Of the Islands,
explicitly stating that their future gov
eminent rests entirely with Congress;
but until that matter is settled the au-
thority and sovereignty OF the United
States will be vigorously upheld by the
administration and our treaty rights
firmly enforced.
These are the main topics discussed
in the document which deals OF other
subjects In an equally comprehensive
and conservative manner and in which
there is no shadow Of turning from the
pledges made to the country in 1896 and
no deviation from the principles OF the
Republican party which nre pregnant
With the prosperity and the ultimate
aims and destiny Of the Nation.