Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-03
Congressman and Senators
Make Favorable Comment
on Presidents Message
STRONG AND TO THE POINT
Many of His Episrams Have Taken
Strong Hold on the Statesmen and
They Are Being Repeated and Quoted
Today-cannon Strongly Endorses
Messase--iowa Delegation Likes 1t.

Washington, Dec. S.--All the con-
gressmen make friendly COM
ments on the message as a state
document, the following from Repre-
sentative Cannon, of Illinois, being typ
zeal of almost all:
ut seems to me most admirable
message" said he. "All its suggest
ions are apt. The pressure of other
business has prevented me from giving
1t close study, but a hasty reading
leaves the general impression that it is
q strong, conservative, safe paper
While full strength is given in the
message to the presidents proposal to
use the Interstate commerce clause of
the constitution against the trusts, he
nowhere makes definite proposals as to
the character of the laws which should
be enacted. He does in one place, 1t is
true, make passing reference to pub
,icity of accounts as good thing, and
in another he expresses the conviction
that new national department OF COM
merce, If established, will help mater
daily in the solution of the problem, but
this is as far as he goes.
Not only is the message less specific
than his western speeches We're III the
matter of legislation but 1t is not near
so strong in proposing constitutional
amendment in case adequate legisla
ton at present does not seem possible.
More OF the congressman seem to be
affected, however, by the posftiveness
of the presidents demand for legisla-
fion of some kind than are affected by
the lack Of detailed suggestions, and the
result is that the message is regarded
as material aid toward the accom-
plishment OF antitrust legislation by
the present congress
One feature of the message that at
tracts attention Is the fact that twice
for different purposes the president
suggests the employment of one of his
favorite fdeas-name1y, the appoint
nent by congress of expert commits
sions to secure material and make re-,
commentators for the handling of
grave problems ON a nom partisan basis.
He wishes congress to employ unpre-
JUDGED business experts, for instance,
when it is considered the tariff. and he
would like to see the whole question of
the homestead and land laws of the
country be submitted to experts
The monetary problem is dismissed
5n the message with short paragraph,
not nearly so much space being given.
to 1t as to the problems of the national
domain.
Cuban reciprocity is strongly urged
as something which the nation not only
owes to its little island neighbor, but
which viii benefit this country itself in
more ways than one. Army reorgani
cation and the increase of the navy, in
officers, ships and sailors come in for
paragraphs of appreciation.
Some OF the epigrans from the mes
sage have taken particularly strong
hold of the congressional audience. The
sentence from the paragraphs on the
navy. 1.-The only shots that count are
the shots that hit" is in everyone's
mouth this evening. Another sentence
used in reference to trusts that is fire.
quently quoted is. I'VE draw the line
against misconduct, not against
wealth"
Senator Callom regards the message
as one of the greatest state papers ever
sent to congress. He is pleased with
its important features, and believes
that the trust bin he introduced today
follows closely the remedy for the ex-
listing situation suggested by the pres
ident.
Republican senators and representa-
tiyes are practically unanimous today
In commencing the message as an able,
clear, straightforward paper and the
general opinion is that the suggestions
which concern the regulation of trusts
will play more important part than
any others in the work of the coming
session.