The record-union., 1891-04-22

1t was decided to refer the matter to the
committee on Resolutions, inasmuch as
1t was thought likely that Foraker did
not intend to convey the meaning that
Blame was the ruling spirit of the Ad-
mlnistration, but that he meant to COM
pllment the administration Of the State
Department
CLEVELAND AND THE SILVER QUESTION.
New YORK, April 21.-The Telegram
this afternoon printed a statement that
State Treasurer Stephens, OF Missouri,
called on ex-President Cleveland with
letters from Governor Francis and other
leading Missouri Democrats, in order to
secure from Cleveland a more thorough
exposition of his views on the silver
question than was given in the letter re-
Gently widely circulated.
Replying to questions, Cleveland said,
according to Stephens, that the question
should be thoroughly discussed before
1892, that there may be no danger of a di-
Vided party.
Stephens reminded him that the West
ern Democrats wanted to know, if Cleve-
| land was elected in 1892 and the free
coinage bill passed, would he veto it, no
matter if he knew the majority of the
party favored it?
Cleveland replied: "If / should be
| elected President in 1892 the bin would
not reach me until 1894, as Congress
would not meet until December, 1898, so
that is bridge that we had better not
| cross till we come to it. What would be
! bad for the country to-day might
! be necessary in 1894. AS the volume of
| business increases it is necessary to in
crease the currency. When the law
| S2,OOOO00 monthly, / feared the result,
for | thought it would prove an injury to
! the business interests of the country. for
time at least. However, the laws
proved a benefit for the country
In my opinion, the country was
ready for the change. When the
| present law providing for 81 500, 600
per month passed thought the measure
too radical, and that it might have
the effect Of driving gold out of the coun-
! try, but in this | was mistaken, and both
those opposed to, as well as those who ia
vor free coinage, believe the present law
wise one, in so far the country has BEN
Gifted by it. With the rapid strides the
! country is making, it is impossible to say
what financial measures we may be ready
! for in 1892. In forming my views upon
| the subject | did not alone consider the
interests OF any one section of the coun-
try. / have been unable to see how free
coinage could fail Of being an injury to
every section of the country, believing
that it would drive gold out Of
circulation. As we are in q great
measure dependent upon the Eu-
ropean markets for our products
we are obliged to take them into con-
sideration. When l have suggested a
monetary conference of representatives
of other Governments with our own
which could agree upon new standard of
values, my suggestions have been scoffed
at by Europeans. | am delighted that
the people are now engaged in such a
thoughtful consideration of the subject,
and that by 1892 they Will have decided
| whether or not we are ready to handle all
the silver"of the world"
Stephens gave the above account of his
visit to a reporter this afternoon.
\ representative of the Associated Press
| called at Cleveland'S office 10 ascertain if
the interview was accurate. Cleveland
said he had not talked with any one on
| the silver question for publication. He
! had not read the article, and could not,
therefore, say whether the statements
credited to him were accurate in the ex-
preston of his views or not.
MONTANA ELECTIONS.
| CHICAGO, April 2l.-A Helena, Mont,
special says full reports from Montana
municipal elections show that the Re-
publicans have captured every city in
which party lines were drawn except
Butte, where the Democrats elected the
Mayor and majority Of the Council.
THE FLORIDA SENATORsHIP.
| TALLAHASSEE, April 2I.- After the
/ twenty-fifth ballot, which resulted: Call
| %, Speer 80, Blexam 2, last night, the
| Democratic Senatorial caucus adjourned