The Delta independent., 1899-12-15
the PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


century, whose sessions began last
week at Washington, has before 1t
some of the most important problems
ever presented to a national legisia-
ture. These problems are pointed out
in detail in the Presidents message,
which IL a document worthy Of the oc-
casion that called 1t forth.
The message IL long, comprising
about three pages Of an ordinary
newspaper, but 1t Is NO longer than
such messages usually are, and the Inn
portance Of the topics considered made
it impossible to cOndense 1t In
any greater degree. Indeed, the
stronger impression derived from
pcrusal Of the message In full
is the large number Of subjects OF
great importance which the President
is called upon to deal with. A mere
summary OF these Is enough to give
to the average man a new and en-
larged idea Of the amount Of work
the President has to perform, and OF
the vast responsibilities Of his posi-
tiOn.
1t Is worthy Of note that Mr.. Nc
Kinley carefully refrains from en-
croaching in the slightest degree upon
the prerogatives Of Congress. He calls
their attentionto the problems sug-
gested and In some cases he urgent
ly recommends the consideration OF
some particular measure, or points out
some topic which invites their imme-
diate action; but he has been for 10
many years q member Of Congress
himself that he knows exactly how far
the President ought to 90 In recon-
mendatiOns, and Ii careful never to
overstep the bounds which properly
separate the executive from the ie1is-
lative departments Of the government.
At the same time, the President shows
no lack Of hrmness In asserting his
own rights as the chief executive. In
the passage relating to the Philippines
hee says:
Until Congress shall have made
known the formal expression Of its
will. l shall use the authority vested
In me by the constitution and the
statutes to uphold the sovereignty Of
the United States In those distant II
lands, and In all other places where our
flag rightfully floats. shall put at
the disposal Of the army and navy an
the means which the Hberality Of Coa-
gress and the people have provided to
cause this unprovOked and wastefua n
surrection to cease"
This passage illustrates both the
Presidents recognitioa q tAs para
mount authsssty of the Coasssss - ~
sphere q setiea, anA his fesssses -
tcsninstioa b Fy-Ss4 H. Dsaety -
las sloDted snt1 ~ Csnusss shsn
have nAls knowa ~ WI q
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ths Pssa1ors speou0so1nt1s16 wsss
fsresAeAeWsa II thess es1anlen ~
week. He WUs ~ nscssl1ty IT. ~.
islatioa extsn1Dag ~ ssthssfty - ~
United Dsstss essseituties nsss -.
fectly 10 Hawaii ssA sraneinG = Rse-
TO Rjcs hsttas tesns esonnsreially,
white provsliss ssr iss lssslaasat e1sn
Of governneaf; ard - isd16atD tAA2
In Cuba, the time has Det yet fuay ar.
rived for establishing tie Anal form -
self He also urges the
uecessity Of . better proviaioa for
ALASKA, and especially for tie creation
Of . Kew judicial district IN that ter
ritory, with the proper o0eefs.
Our foreign relations necessarily oc-
cupy large space. In brief, II may be
said that these wee never more sat
isfactory; and there are many special
instances which are cause for congrat-
ulatioD that our affairs With other Da-
tions have been % wisely nanaced.
Such, for instance, sre the end 0f the
veDesueian controversy, brouGht abost
~ the good oasces Of our government:
Tie copciusson Of the Intesnationsl
Peace Conference, with its adoption
Of the American plsa Of arbitration:
the more CORDIAL relations with Ger
many; the settlement Of the Samoan
question by the withdrawal Of Oreat
Britais aDd the partition of tie y
lands betwees Germany and The U.st-
I'd States; and the peesesvatios q or
treaty rights II Chias, unimpaired b
any partition Of spheres Of inouence
In that country ansas the Europess
nations.
OF the home topics, the most i0poe-
tant are trusts and finance. TIE pro
visions Of the prOposed financial btll
have already been outlined in tbese
columns. and they are In line with the
Prcsideat's Recommendations. Cos
cerning trusts, the message b both ex-
pllcit and conservative. In % far -
combinatious Of capital restrict pro