Show THE presidents MESSAGE the most moat we think thick that the bitter eat of president cleveland a opponents can say of him Is ie that he be is wrong in his judgment or mistaken as to the proper thing lodo to do they cannot justifiably say that he wilfully and designedly does doea or bays that which he be knows to be r or invites invitee disastrous results in ID all his hie state papers in his hie public utterances anti and his whole official conduct be has baa certainly evinced patriotism of a high character the goodof the country and what he conceives to be the welfare of all classes within it being earnestly and sincerely sought that the people or a great body of them sometimes oppose criticism criticise critic ise and even condemn what he says or does docs is regrettable reg retable but till their privilege but to denounce him personally in view of his manifest candor and his bis lofty ig uta tation tion is unbecoming if not indeed unpatriotic the NEWS presents its readers today with the presidents Pres identa entla to the extra session of congress which will be found iu its proper place in our news columns it is ia oot not very long nor very brief but from the first brat word to the he last there does not seem to be superfluity or redundancy the sentences beartha bear the unmistakable evidence of care and thoughtfulness in their compilation as though the author knew that he was wae in connection with the men whom be called together engaged in a momentous and most trying duty never since the southern int members withdrew from congress wass was a president confronted by a country as completely d divided aided I 1 in sentiment and to as great an extent by geographical lines as now and nover never was the cause of this drawing apart one that appeared more difficult of adjustment to gratify one part entirely is to antagonize and embitter the other even if it should be no worse and in such a dilemma with touch such diverse demands anol and so many whose claims to consideration conflict and yet cannot be set aside the duty of the executive and congress becomes a most moat trying one on indeed the language of the message shows that there is nu no disposition to set aside or overlook any interest that the president has different views from most of the western anu ana southern people as to how their interests are ale to be furthered that he proposes that they be conserved without violating sacred obligations and ignoring vented rights elsewhere is undoubtedly true but it Is also true that he shows himself to be keenly alert as to those interests and only desires that all may be fostered without either having to be lost or weakened the president wants to retain silver as money so do the people of the west he thinks the best if not the only plan to do this and make it secure is to obtain for it practically unive universal roal recognition which can besabe beet be attained he says by withholding it from the marts of the world until by its ito absence ito ita virtues are made manifest the people this way look upon that as aa too prolonged and too toe hazardous an experiment peri ment to try especially when they remember that there was no trouble about silver maintaining itself along side aide of goli until it was wag subjected to hostile legislation both claims cannot be upheld and lot let us hope that out of the contest now upon the laud land a compromise broad and equitable enough to secure the rights of the greatest number and the welfare of all sections without assailing or endangering any part may be the result lot let the reader peruse the message carefully and see if he be does nut not think that some such arrangement it if not promised la Is at least not forbidden |