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THE presidents MESSAGE in its ita forecast of what president deat harrlson Harr laon message would contain the th WM was not greatly astray as a salk be wen men by comparison with the article on that subject which appeared la in these them columns column a few days daya ago it to is a quietly partisan document naturally upholding the republican aide of the political situation praising aing its ite work in the past and relying confidently upon the future for further vindication he pronounces the democratic policy an experiment from which it if the country shall emerge a gainer there will be considerable disappointment of an agreeable character reciprocity and prosperity are placed side aide by side aide in the presidents president reckoning rec koring inac the ro re ault where the arrangement ha ban been effected being increased trade for the united states the bering dispute la Is proceeding toward pacific set et tl ement but our canadian re lations otherwise are highly all of which is laid at the door of the dominion bores herself if through unreasonable and unfriendly protests pro testa and objections the good will prevailing between the two re publics la in mentioned and the work of the various departments depart menta receives favor able attention As shadowed foreshadowed fore the president has baa a good word for sliver silver the hope being expressed that it will receive just treatment in the event that the brussels Brus aela conference shall fail to an ad j juat ment of the question tion the belief la in expressed that commercial conditions condi tiona will compel those governments govern menta which now refrain from action to unite with us ua in the movement to enlarge the volume of the worlds circulating medium honest money must meantime meau time and all the time be maintained at all basaras haa bas arda ards by chichis chis meant of courts coune that ithac silver allver must auit be brought to a parity with gold and kept there before it can be colin coined lad or allowed to circulate freely the treasury trea eury surplus pension legislation and the public revenue gon generally amily are discussed in the president presidents a usual line of argument on those subjects altogether the menage is a readable conservative document bristling with suggestion seasoned lea Boned with a dash of sarcasm here and there not addicted to prolixity and thoroughly american from beginning to end it la is perhaps the least tiresome state paper et at the kind hind that has bus emanated from the executive oia mansion aBion for a long time |
