The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-13


~. Clcvslsad. IN Rrplying - tne envss
Coinage Advooates. Dennes nsis rosAtien
ON th~ Qaestion. favoring = Sospention %
the Coinage 90 standard Dolhars.
ALsASy, N. r., February 23.-Ihe fol-
lowing Is the reply Of Prcsidsnt-elect
Cleveland 70 the silver coinage advocates
In Congress;
ALRAxr.x. ~. February - lss1
10 Hon a. J. Warn<r AID others menbcrs "
fAe Forty EsShfA Congress;
CkxrLEnEx-The letter which l have had
Indeed. obliges me 20 give expression 20
some grave public necessities. although ~
advance OF the moment when they would
s ssS partial h rcs'ponsisisy Your seiici
carefully and deliberately formed . entire.
= . asa spa ss N .hss I Ne. BEEN
ofths financial crisis which, under the -op.
s s q n so ss e % = Esss g
pliance with the requirements Of that Law
Ill the vaults Of the Federal Treasury have
besn, and are heaped full Of silver coins,
sssssy ave sss per s nSs q sSs rad dollar
ocribsd ~ the s.unn Of value In sec Ion "a
or tue act Of February On. 1878. and " l.cn.
coin are no cely able for all puDlt dues BE.
inx thus re eiva b !. while also constantly In
creasing IN quanttyat the ate OF <es-voWo
the how OF god INTO the Treasury
has been steadily diminished silver and
silver certificates have displaced and IRE
che en-. r Cd Treasury s now available Tor tie
payment ofthe gold oblig ationo OF the United
States and for the redemption OF the United
ready encroached upon. is perilously near
such encroachment. These are facts which,
as they do not admit OF difference Of
GR BsS have es Ssep for sor~ar mo- 10
the oficial reports Of every Secretary Of the
Treasury from ISIS gill now. They are plain
~ affirmed In the last December report Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury TO the speaker OF
the present House OF Representatives: They
appear In the of1icial documents OF this Con
gress and in the records Of the New York
member. and through which the bulk Of the
receipts and payments OF the Federal Gov
eminent and or the country pass-
zion. our danger and our Susy 60 avert that
danger would seem TO be plain Ihopo that
you concur with me and with the great ma
5oriey OF our fellow. citizens IN uesm'ns y, y
maintain and continue IN use the mass OF
our gold coin. ~ we'll ~ the mass OF silver
already coined THIS Y possible oy pres /.
Of silver am not aware thas BY any other
method Il II possible.
his OF momcntous importance 70 prevent
thetwo metals from parting company; e
prevent the increasing displacement OF gold
BY the Increasing coinage Of silver; 20 pre-
vent the disuse Of gold IN tie Custom
h0uses Of the united states aud In the daily
business OF the people 20 prevent the ui-
climate expulsion Of gold BY silver. such Z
financial crisis ns these even would GER
sainly preciptate. were q now TO fol,
Sow upon 80 long period OF commerc ~
depression would Involve the people of ev-
cry city and every state In the Union In pro.
lonRed and disastrous trouble The revival
ardentiy desired. and apparently so near.
would be hcpeiessiy Postponed:
Unprecedented consraesion In shs scsrsi
volume OF our currency would speedily take
place. and. saddest Of all, In every work
shop. mill, factory. store, and ON every rail-
road and farm. the wages Of laborers,
already depressed. would suffer stm further
depression BY scaling down OF the pur.
Chasing power OF every so-called dollar paid
into the hand Of toll. fromtheee impending
-calamities II n surely . most patriotic and
grateful duty OF tho representatives Of the
people 20 deliver them
am, gentlemen, with sincere respect
GRovER CLrvKLArp.