Arizona republican., 1890-09-26
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\ DelnOCrdllC NkdpES Ol AfRoHAdit Aaking greasfryEabout the kfitlalrufl Thsir party upbn tie silver quesiidh and acoArdhsg totheir-stat sfeats4the De,ao-A cratic party is the only silver advocates. Now let us examine into the question a little. During all the period from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1889, cover ing the lives of the Forty-eighlsrforbsit ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, the Democratic party had a majority in the House, yet during all that time did the Democaatlc party ever pass, or even ,reporte single measure to-the- House in'' favor of silver legisl9tiqa3i ioT Thsj 4GtioB7 gressi9Aal RT0rd sheMs tbatit ah nnetsi hnd the G0RgresSto1tdh Reeordl js lprdttyl good authority .dpoir thel Iloinpsgoi ttld | UonatlsoA moTi s9lim 9Yil-yiH9Wt iuod
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 These are facts which, as they do not admit of
 
 They have been forewarned to us in the official reports of every Secretary of the Treasury from 1878 un now. They are plainly affirmed in the last December report of the present Secretary of the Treasury to the Speaker of the present House of Representatives. They appear in the official documents of this Congress and in the records of the New York Clearing House, of which the Treasury is member, and through which the bulk of receipts and the payments of the Federal Government and the country pass.
 These being facts, our present condition, our danger, and our duty to avert that danger, would seem tn be plain. l hope you concur with me and with the great majority of our fellow citizens in deeming it most desirable, at the present juncture, to maintain and continue in use the mass of gold coin as well as the mass of silver already coined. This is possible by Q present suspension of the purchase and coinage of silver. am not aware that by any other method it is possible It is of mOmentous i'm portance to prevent the two metals parting com pany, to prevent an increasing displacement of gold by increasing the coinage of silver, to pre- vent the disuse of gold in the Custom Houses of the United States and in the daily business of the people, and to prevent the ultimate expul- sion of gold by silver.
 Such a financial crisis as these events would certainly precipitate, were it now to follow upon so long period of commercial depression, would involve the people of every city and every State in the Union in prolonged and dis astrous trouble. The revival of business enter prise and prosperity so ardently desired, and apparently so near, would be hopelessly post poned, gold would be withdrawn to its hoard ing places, and an unprecedented attraction in the actual volume of our currency would speed fly take place; and, saddest of all, in every workshop, mill factory, store and on every railroad and farm the wages of labor, already depressed would suffer still further depression by a scaling down of the purchasing power of every so-called dollar paid into the hand of toil From these impending calamities, it is l surely the most patriotic and grateful duty of the representatives of the people to deliver them. am, gentlemen, with sincere respect, | your fellOw-citizen.
 GROVER CLEVELAND.
 ALBANY, February2i, 1885.
 During his entire term as President | Mir. Cleveland was devotedly opposed to silver and in favor of a single gold | standard. He represents his party today | more nearly than any other man, and | were the Democratic party to come into power again it would stand by Mir. Cleveland's silver policy as consistently as it did by his tariff policy during his administration.