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Show TIao Press aiiU llie Mcsb:kc. New Yor'c, 3. Tho Sun says; Iu this message Hayes fails utterly to recognize the great and pressing quea-lious quea-lious of the times; faila to make any new suggestions worthy of the man of aflairs, and again shows himself to be an incompetent aa he is a fraudulent fraud-ulent president. The Times says : The mesaago ia in-cfleclive in-cfleclive as well us brief. It is silent where positive utterancea are required; re-quired; evasive where plainueas ia essential to truth; non committal on points in reference to which the head of the administration should be emphatic, em-phatic, and in ita treatment of controverted con-troverted topioa is porvaded by mild optimism, which in eome quarters may puss for amiability, but will be oio:e generally regarded as evidence of wt?iiknenB. i The Tribune By&: The menage is a plain document a mere sycopsia and congratulates the country on the firm Btand the president .has taken in the mutter of southern outraged. The republican party will sustain him With all itd strength. Trie Herald says the message is mod mite, eveu to t-amenes!?; more're-miii more're-miii kuble lor ommions which iiapty 'reconciliation with hia political party than for recommendations loukin to legislation. Plain and nerveless aa ttie message is, the president evinces good striae and sound discretion, b.ith iu wit1, be eaya and what he omi'e; Oii tho whole it ia cautious, judicious and conciliatory, not very striking, and ia no resneot an original medsuge. The World does not criticise lire message as a whole, but discuaaea it iu detail. It says wo quite agree with Gariield in thinking some attention ought io be paid to what he yttterday calle.l thf modcit refetences mado by the iresident lo disturbances iu Ihc Jcderal election. There never was a ledtral election more effectually did-turbprl did-turbprl ihiio tho presidential election of, 187G |