The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-05

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ALAAEs, Feb. N.-The fo,lo-;. t
reply addressed by the Presideu,..,.
silver csinage advocates in Convr... . -
Ho, ALBANY, Feb. u ,a..
F'rty-eighth Congress: A1nneu ct 4.
6ENTLKMEE-The letter vvh;.a
honor 10 receive from You invite. nave d,
ooiiges me 70 give expression 10 ss au add
PUBIC Necessities. although in advss1 El11s
moment when they would become ~ =. ~ e
my oWc,ai care and part OF INV - slleelAm
Tour soiscitude that my judgm.n. - as.iiliig
been carefully and deliberatelv f-. sasl I'm
nrc'y just, and ! accept the surgss,. .sa y q.
same friendly spirit in which il Sss ia q u
Il ~ aiso iuily justified BY the n.,as ~ md
unauS.Al cIisls winch, under the opera,;e. VI e
close II hand. ~ Aoso b na-.
By compllance with the reou;,.,,.
law all the vaults Of the federaI -lous Of tlR
Deem and are heaped full of silver GO nese
are nov worth less than eighty.iv ~ VIA
me golo dollar prescribed as the mn, IS eeata
Secuon II oil the act of February 10 ,e. s'ae q
which, with silver certificates r.1-s- -, .o's, ana
com, are receivable FOR all puhIic d..s nj
tnus rsceIvsbie, while also cops,an,i. ssils
ID quanuty al the rate of e2e 600 (fo
nas iohoweo OF Necessity that tho A.. ys1ssN
ihlo me treasury has been steadily d,,;a. ~
SUI s'isei ano silver certificates have d;s,,s.1
1nu a.: no" aspiacing gold, and the -.
g"ld IN The federal treasury NOW - M sazN
the payment OF the gold ohl;g, IS. alaoae
United States and for the redemn,;'. " q
InNeu STATES notes called "Srasr - ~ u
not already encfoached upon, is nero,,ssa
such encroachmeut F'""usif Men
Lmese are Iacts which, as they din nm.
o. difference of opinion. call fDr No ~ han1
They have been forewarned tn ne n - saaezs
reports oil every secretary of the treasn-r
I'll now They are plainly affirmed n ~, l.sl Is
december report Of the present secres,v .f.a
treasury 10 The SPEAKER Of the presen, ~, y 'ae
representatives They appear in n, ,ssss y
documents Of Congress and tine - - aneAl
New York clearing houses of which ~. " ne
Is member. and through which the MN 80
accounts and the payments of the fed.-., '. ae
ernment ana OF the country pass. s't
Inese oeing tn facts OF our presen, .o.x..
/ our danger, and our DUTY to aver the, Soa-
would seem 10 De plain hope Ina; vnu - -,
Win me, and with the great maio,i,v ss'eW
fellow Citizens, in deemng il most &c. w
the present luncture 10 maintain and -. u
III use the most OF our gold com, as vrll -
mass Oh SILVER already coined This il ns..a,
I oy the present suspension of the purcha.s -
Coinage OF silver. am not aware ths. = na
other method it is possible. g@
IL is OF mnmentous importance IN nr.,...
/ two metals trsm parting cumpanv &C.. ae
Inc reaslng the development of onId - ~
increasing Coinage of silver to nr~vsc. =.
dlsuse OF gold IN the custom. horsss 81 =, =.
United STATES, in the daily busnes Of the s,,' -
and to prevent the ultimate expulsioc If g"IS Is.
silver sach u financial crisis AZ ,h;s 49,, Z.
events would certainly precipItate ve-r = nm.
/ 10 follow on 50 long period of Commerce
depression, and would Involve the nermls ~
every clty and every State in the United Sac.
( IN prolonged and disastrous trouhjes m.
revival OF business enterprise and prosperity "a
ardentiy desired and apparently 50 near xoud
1 De nopeessly postponed Gold would be w;h.
/ drawn 10 It's hoarding place and an uupretyl
4 dented contraction in the actual yalue al an,
\ currency would speedily take place.
Saddest OF all, inievery workshop mill. fartmv
store, and sD every railroad aud farm the wars
OF labor already depressed would suffer srIl
further depression by the scaling down of the
purchasing power of every socallad dollar uaia
INTO the hand of toll From these impeudipr
caiamities II is surely the most patrioiic and
greatest duty Of the representatives of the pes-
! pie TO deliver them.
l am, gentlemen, with sincere respect. you,
! fellow Citizen
GROVER CLEVELAND.