The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-09
A REAL MESSAGE

Tho psopl, of thc country who have not bcru given o,vrmuch for many years C" thr reading of presidential mrssagvs. Wtll applaud heartily thc annouucrd dctcrmi- nation col Mr Roosevelt to omit from his thr chapters which the heads of depart m,uts have bryn accustomed hcrct"forc Go furnish rh, prarticc of including thes. in tbc m,.Sig, originated iu an| tl,a proper runush This is that Che vast majority of thr people never see a de partm.ut r.port. and w"ud not r''d it f u WtS sent grltuitouSiy to every voter in th,. country. 10 ts d-sirubir that intouna- tiou on th, Whol, state of the Union should b,. ttid brforc them. and this has been accomplished by having each cabinet officer furnish n brief abstract of matt~rS within his jurisdiction. and incorporating thcSe with thr annual message.
 This does. indr,d. bring c" th" public knowledge many matters which would otherwise uud Uttlc escape from depart rncnt alcs: but 10 Is open Go th" objection on the other hand that it leads down he nesS,r, with so vast % burden of eNtr'n- souS matter that th- busy man sh"'cs thc whole of Co asii, impati"ntly. ln his rnwiuinrusss to study Che details of thc rrsht national enterprise of which hc Is one of Che partners. hc comes c" rrsard tho suggestions and recommendations ot ths pr.sIi.ut 1s on plr with the formal and ro1tin, statements of thc department ,hIafs The m,ssiEy losrs tS pith. point and effectiveness. For th" ovrr1g" rad or. who rl1ucss 1t hiS morning p'p"r and s.es that Che rr,~i,i-nts m'-sis'' covers from ten to twenty columns ot close print simply vu not go through it ah to frI out whtt On, ,N,cut.y, really says on his individual iuJrm.Dt and re~p"nsioh- ity
 10 seems ta .i. that th~ substance ot the orIinary messlre might very well h"| divided now int, two distinct porti"ns' s'I th1t th, el~.faI anJ stujious would u"i te d.priv.,l of yJIu1hl, Information. while thes. v,h, can. rotbi1e f,r details would r.f h1v, to hunt thruu1h th. loug rvctaI of our for,igu riati"ns for Che views "i tn. president h.ns.if 10 would h' pos s.hi. f.r th,. president Goo stat" briefly ,I.arl, and positively h's official c'n- eis.i.us ar lII tb. matters th1t h1N' been submitted ta him. fo cnnncl7tc th" poll c..s that event. -.,ui to indicate and ad ,isa. lnI to ulk, such recommendations ,. tha I.rIsi,turc 1s naturally flow from r,st .Np.rirrr, and existing conditions. This woril constitute hIs msss1cr proper. With this th.r. could h- -'ihmttcd as an 7pp.niiN. or iu thr form of tho exhibits th1t 1ceomn1nv tsstim"ny in a court ot law. 70 bri.f or 1hstra,t of th' various "'- p,-tm.rt r,rart-. ta which rri'rcnc" couli h. made. 1rI which would consti- tute a public document. exactly as it does now. without sNp1nlinc th" message lfs..if t. uumtuug,lh lhlr proportions.
 W.. l. mot know what thc plan of rrcs aI.rf Roosevelt .s. further than his an- norrc.L Intention te write thr mrssas" himself uut th. general scheme suggest cd, hon, i- that which is followed hy hIsi ness concerns. 1nI h1s h,sn evolved ont of .yp.ri.nr. as thc most satisfactory y,ly of ,,mmunirrtins complete informo- ti,r to t constituency sno nrc Interested in different Wtys and degrees in th" worN .r tb. y,riaus subordinate branches. At any rate. th. public win watch with un- ti.i1i arI extraordinary Interest for tho first message of th. president. and VIII hop. that hc may hr.nr this document hack to th. tsrs.n.ss and simplicity oi tha s1rlv days of the republic; model from which thc rrc1t majority of the reople io not think thot t should hay" departed