Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-31
NEW HAVEN, CONN. MORNING, 31,
COMMUNICATIONS.
pr. Phillips Reviewed.


 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Will you kindly inform an anxious pub lie who is J. F. Phillips, communication from whom is printed in your paper of this date! He knows more about the sill yer question than all the members of all the chambers of commerce of New Eng land. He knows, without a shadow of hesitation or doubt. just what kind of a president will next occupy the white house. And withal he has so keen a sense of humor that it fairly slops over when discussing, or rather relating, the dryest financial episode. Such a man ought to be in the service of his country!
 But, sir, on re-reading the communica- ton of MT. Phillips, am reluctantly com pelled to admit that I cannot take him at his own estimate of infallibility. I don't believe that "more than ninety-five per cent" of the persons, 'members of cham bers of commerce." are profoundly igno- rant of even the alphabet of the silver question:" because they passed resolu, tions adverse to silver coinage and sent them to Washington" Had those resolu- tions been on the other side, no doubt Mr. Phillips would have given their authors credit for profound wisdom. MT. Phillips says that Ca dele gation of humorists'' from Boston appeared before the president and asked him to veto a free coinage bill, and that the president livery properly snubbed these funny men, :" There is no arguing with man who writes in that style. Boston is not accustomed to send "humorists' or funny men" to dis cuss grave financial matters with the pres | of TT,>s& &ol a1> attempted witticism falls very far short of being either wit or humor. Moreover, I would require stronger evidence than MT. Phillips word to convince me that MT. Harrison "snubbed" that delegation. In fact, I don't believe word of it. I know something of MT. Harrison and know that he has too much shrewdness to unnecessa- rily insult anyone, especially what were presumably body of his supporters. know, too, that MT. Harrison is a gentle man and incapable of snubbing body of men coming to him with respectful peti- tion. l am sorry I cannot extend the com pliment to MT. Phillips, who thinks it proper thing to snub and insult gentlemen respectfully performing a legitimate duty.
 MT. Phillips intimates that the president will not veto free coinage bill because it would be getting in his own political coffin" MT. Phillips knows nothing at all about Benjamin Harrison. if he imagines that consideration would weigh with him feather. He will do what he believes to be best for the country, irrespective of any other consideration whatever.
 MT. Phillips oracularly declares ''No one can be elected president in 1892 who is an opponent of silver coinage" meaning, I suppose, free and unlimited coinage Well, MT. Phillips knows no more on the subject than I and thousands of others do, who believe, like the colored man, "just perzactly de same, only de opposite" I know number of men who, in 1875, assured me just as oracularly as MT. Phillips, and they were intelligent men, that there never would be another president elected on hard money platform. Although not "humorists" they now laugh at their delusion. By the way, how many presi- dents have been elected on a money plat form. hard or soft, silver or gold:
 With the closing sentence of MT. P's communication fully concur-''No one is half so funny as those who are utterly un- conscious of their own comicality." Right you are, MT. Phillips. If you had stuck to your own experience all along as you have done in this sentence, I would have less fault to find with your letter. JIG.