The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-13
4 WEAK PAPER.
A Message That Says Much But
Means Very Little.
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Supports The Gold Standard. Op-
posed to T.usss. What He
Says About Cuba and the
Philippines.

The third annual message to congress
of President William Mckinley IS the
longest documeut yet issued by the
President. The message vii! Attract
wide spread a,tertion because It deals
with the new conditions brought about
by the accession Of new territory result
ing from the SPANS h American war,
and because it will be regarded as the
plea of the Republican iarty for the
support of the American people IN the
presidential election of next year Its
main points are summarized below"
The president begins by stating that
on the threshold Of the deliberations Of
congress the members are called upon
10 mourn with their countrymen the
death of Vice President Hobart, lay
ing tribute to the worth cf tie ceaG
statesman.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
The president next declares uLQ14ll
6edly for the gold standard. o. this
mouentouS question he says
Il urgently recommend that to sup
port the existing gold Standard and TO
maintain the party value OF the COINS
of the two metals (gctd aud silver aud
the equal power If every ooJa- at ali
times IL the market AID in the Ray
ment CT debts, the secretary Of the
treasury be given additional power and
charged with the duty to sell United
States bonds and to employ such other
effective means as may be necessary u
these ends.
Mr.. Mckinley next discusses the
subject Of an American merchant
marine, and earnestly recommends that
steps be taken by congress to encour-
age and aid in the establishment OF
great marine, seemingly endorsing the
proposed ship subsidy movement with
out saying so clearly.
OPPOSITION TO THE TRUSTS.
Perhaps there is no greater surprise
in the message tban the presidents 5
reference to the trusts. He places hi'
administration squarely in opposition
to the combinations Of trade. On this
subject he says:
Combinations Of capital organized
into trusts to control the conditions OF
trade among the citizens, to stife com
petition, limit production and deter
mine the prices Of products used and
consumed by the people, are justly pro-
vokipg public discussion and should
early claim the attention OF congress.
mo ENTANGLING ALLIANCES
Coming to the Transvaal. British war,
the president seemingly rebukes IN no
uncertain tones the recent utterances
of Mr.. Joseph chamberlain, British
colonial secretary, aud Mr.. Joseph
Choate, United States ambassador to
England, proclaimiug ,hat this country
and England are practically in alliance.
The president reafirms the time-hon-
o.ed doctrine that this country shall
remain free from entangling foreign
alliances. He says:
HThis government has maintained
an attitude Of neutrality il the unfor-
tunate contest between Great BcItain
and the Boer states Of Africa. We
have remained faithful to the preceps
Of avoiding entangling alliances as to
affairs not Of our direct concern. Had
circumstances suggested that the par,
ties to the quarrel would have welcomed
any kindly expression Of the hope OF
the American people that war might be
averted, good Offices would have been
rendered y