The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-20
CLEyELAND'S BOLD WORDS.

CLEyELAND's BOLD WORDS.
Cordial Words from Gov. Russell of Massa-
chusetts.
cannot refrain from writing you to ex-
press my qualification at your recent letter
against the free coinage of silver and my ad.
miratiOn for the courage and patriotism that
prompted 1t, and which have led you in the
past to meet every public duty without even
filnching. As Democrat too intensely loyal
for its success, l congratulate you
that you have taken position
which Is not only right, but which greatly
strengthens the party In tine north and east.
= New England is readily becoming
Democratic because the sound position our
The force bill and the whole system Of politi-
cal tyranny, selfishness and intrigue repres-
ented by the Republican party. We cannot
afford to check this Democray by any false
position on the silver question, nor yield to
an impulsive movement which has mistaken
the proper remedy for q just grievance.
have no doubt the farmers are suffering
from unjust burdens but their greatest bur
den Is the tariff taxation which has bene fitted
the few and wealthy at their expense, and
their greatest relief would be an immediate
and large reduction of these tariff burdens.
Our party has now 80 fully the confidence
of the country and Its business interests that
1t cannot afford to commit itself to measure
which will impair this confidence. Great
credit is due you for expressing with SO much
force and without regard to personal cOnse-
quences the opinion of the Demo cratic party
Of the north and east on this subject.
Western and Southern Congress men.
"Ei:her Grover Cleveland or the west will
have to take water on the silver question,
and 1t will not be the west. Clevelana's letter
makes his candidacy for the presidency RI.
diculous. He will have no following west OF
the Allegheny Mountains. Il Blond.
Four.tifths of the Democratic party favor
the free coinage of silver. How Cleveland
can capture the presidential nomination with
only one other fifth ut his back passes my
comprehension.- Senator FalkDer of West
Virginia.
This letter will, believe, shelve him as a
candidate for the presidency In '92.-l Stew
art of Texas.
The Democratic party dare not nominal
q eveland In the face of this letter. He might
as well have written letter OF decnatiOn.-
Wheeler of Alabama.
Missouri Expressions.
Mr.. Clevelanl's pronounced expression
against the free coinage of silver will cause
admiration for the characteristic boldness of
his position: but it will weaken him with
Webster's Democrats, who are at present
largely controlled by the Farmers Alliance
II. l.. Cornish of Democratic committee.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter will ipjure him in
the West temporarily and benefit him In the
East, and have no material effect on his pO.
litical chances IN the South. In the long run,
however, and before tine next campaign, the
letter will have a beneficial effect all around,
even among those wE0 do not accept his
views -[Ex.Go, G. p. johnson.
Mr.. ClevelanA's declaration against free
and unlimited coinage may injure him polit-
cally for time, but think that before the
next campaign opens the' people will admit
Mr.. Cleveland is right EX-C Congressman
+. G. Kehr.
We must all admire him. however, for his
pluck in boldly declaring himself. and even II
he has made a mistake am In favor of for
giving It and standing by him. = Congress.
man O'Neil.
The Farmer's Alliance,
[John z. Buchanan, the Alliance. Democratic
governor of Tennessee.
Personally am for no man who Is opposed
to free coinage OF silver. think his action
will defeat him. He certainly will not get the
Tennessee delegation.
Gov. T:llman of South Carolina thinks
Cleveland Is out of the presidential field.
The Deep Current.
From the neutrality-suspicious..
There will be plenty of Democrats ready to
assert, as did Congressman Hooker In the
house Saturday, that Mr.. Cleveland has
thrown away his chances for the presidency
In writing this letter. but as mere matter OF
eXpediency that man serves his party best
who dares to be true to 5imself and the peo-
pile in u stress of political weather. We have
seen various manifestations Of financial
heresy in this country, but the politician VINO
has kept bis rudder true amid them all Das
sailed with the deep current OF popular senti-
ment
The People will Yet Agree.
Mayor Cregier OF Chicago.l
"Cleveland is right. ! say that from what l
know of the man, as l know little or Inc
free coinage question. He would declare |
himself opposed to free coinage should MS
conscience so tell him. even II the WhOe
world was In favor Of it. Unrestricted com
age Is certainly not right, and woen CieVe.
land goes before the people they VIII by that
time believe as he does"
Various Opinions.
From the Nashville, Tenn, Americana
It is believed by many that Mr.. Cleyelar d
wrecked his chance for reelection In llSSS by
his courage and candOr, and that the sequel
NAV prove that he il as unluckly honest now
as then.
GFrom the Denver, (Col.,) News.l
There is nothing left for the free coinage
Democrats Of the country but to organize to
Mr.. Cleveland's nomination. 1t can
De and should be done, and 1t can and will be
lone.
From the st. Louis Republican.
In 1888 he renourc ced the presidency and
acrificed his prospects of q second term in
to lead the fight for tariff reform. which
lthough it confirmed his judgment of tenn
,orary defeat, resulted In the splendid victory
Il last November. In 1891, with the Demo.
ratio nomination at his command by unani-
nous consent, and at time when such non-
nation promised to be equivalent to an elec.
lon he again shows characteristic contempt
or personal advancement.
The Evil of High Tariff.
Congressman Wilson OF West Virginia.
Napoleon aptly said that commerce repre-
ents superabundaDce and good employ ment
or agricul ure and manufactures, and Ham
|tOn, with like idea. declared that commerce
ivities aud invigoraies every chinnel of in
ustry and makes 1t flow with greater activi.
y and copionsness. Our protective tariff
ince the Mckinley bill, our prOhibitory tariff
-makes war on commerce. and 20 doing
trikcs destructive blow at one great source
4 our prosperity.