The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-22
CLEvELAND ON sILyKR COINAGE.
The Stuffed Prephes's Views NoAiAeA-
He Evades the Ouestion.

80 Awo4So toS X0&9kAoo~
NV fosK, A7Ei 1.-The reiecran this after
noon printed . statement that state Treasurer
Stephens, OF Missouri. lad called Gu ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland with ietEe1 frcn Gover1or Fran
cis and other leading Missouri Deraccr ats in or
der 10 secure from Cleveland . Dore thorough
exposition Of his views ca the silver question
than thai given IN his letter recently
% widely circulated In replying 20
questions, Cleveland SAID, according 10
SscrAens- that the question should Be- thor
c1ghly discussed before ssae. thar there may BE
no danger Of . divided party STEPHENS re-
minded him that Western Democrats wanted 70
knos y hetAer il Cleyeiand we're e2ecsed In lsss.
and The free coinage hili passed. be vcald veto
II. no matter If ke knew rnasor1sy CT the party
favored Il Cleveland repsied- -lf should he
eaecsed president in ls9,- THE hlsl wo1id rot
reach me until Isss, ~ congress von1d
mot meet until pecember. lS91 So that
is bridge ve had better nos cross sssl
We eozne TO IL What wc1ld be bad for she
ooanszy today might be necessary in 1854 As
the volume OF business increases il Is necessary
to increase the curreaer- when the laE w<s
pa1sed pr0yiding for the ccina<e of SIAN NS .
month feared the result for thought il would
prove An injury 70 the business interests Of the
country, for . time NJ least However tie lxv
proved . benefit iof contrary 20 my oylnioa. The
country Vas ready for the change When
the present iaw. pfosidsnx ior A-sM.ao
E<<Dx2rS
wAs too radical. and that IL might have the
edecf of dnying fhe gold out of the country. but
in this uss mistaken. and both these opposed
20, ax well n these in favor OF ire coinage, be-
Eeve fhs present Law . wise one, IA
% 1er that fhe country has brru
benefited By ~ with sAe rspsa strides the
country is making is . impossible 70 say What
financial measures Ne zay he ready fnr in lsas
In forming my opinion Hpon the subject ssd
not alone consider TIE Interests cf any cre srr-
ticn Of the country. had been unable 70 see.
how free coinage coald fan OF heinx an injury
20 every section of the country. believing il
would drive gold cut OF circulation AZ we are
in great measure dependent upon Europesn
uxrkess for our prod cEcss. we are obliged 20 take
them into consideration When i suggested
= noneszry conference Of representatives OF
other governments with cGr own. which conld
agree On . new standard OF value. my s1xxes-
tons were sco1ea q By EuropeanN E1iixts-
ened people are now engaged IN such fkocxhffui
consideration Of the subject that By is2. they
viii have decided whether OF not ne are reacy
10 handle al the silver Of tie World
stephens Eave the above account Of his visit
70 . reporter tAis afternoon A representative
OF the AssociaEed Press called at Clere2and's Of
fee 20 ascertain II fhe interview was accurate
Cleveland said he bad rot talked uifh any one
on the silver question for publication He had
not read the article, ard eoald not. therefore.
were IN accurate expression OF his views o. ncf-
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Ex-Nayor Grace Booms Cleveland.
NV YokK. April ei-Ex-MayoT w.llixrn r
Grace was back n his czeee today after his 70
turn from bis winter VACATION, spent mainly
IA southern California In the course Of an in
terview On politics in California, Mr. Grace
said. Fl think there In no doChs that tariff se-
form wiia be made the issse in California ss
elsewhere There 10 constantly growing en-
thu&issm foriL KnUsr q Nils Is soon 10 speak
On this topic in San Francisco. ] doot nelsese
the democrats can carry California in The next
presidential election but DO t<llere Cierelxns
could come nc1rer earning II than any other
candidate In southern California espeesalsv
] found there Was very strong feeling szzcny
EerubEcxn business zneu ior Cleveland. and
their sentimeats we're iass his atninixsrxsEosa
was best fos the business insercsts oz the eeao-
Try. The TIN tax has operated very haEsiy ia Cad
isorniA against the packing interests. which are
enormous for great portion OF the prccues OF
frris fxruss is dr3ed and packed
How is Harrsson's a6zaiaixfr4sSon regarded
N the states ron visited % Nj Grace uxx sskes:
Thu xdnlcsss-gsion = not popular. Peoeie
compare il very often with the stzinistrxfsco Of
Cleveland, and the comparison Is aiways IN Ia
yor OF TIE latter. They 6spEecate The ex.zxsa-
esnces and vas.efnlness of The last congress i
7eve- heard Nr- Hi2S name mentioned SERIOUSLY
By any prominent man q cxncscase-s