Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
EXPEDIENCY RULES.
1t is the Guage by which EX
President Cleveland Measures
the Monetary Question.
Amount Of Silver TO be Coined III
the Country Governed by
Circumstances.
An Alleged Interview with Grover
Cleveland on His Views Re-
garding Free Silver.

Governor Francis and other leading Mis-
souri, democrats, in order TO secure from
Cleveland more thorough exposi
tion Ct mis- views on the
silver question than given in his
letter recently eidely circulated. Renly-
ing to the questions Cle7eand sal !, ac-
cording to Stephens, that the question
should be thoroughly discussed before
1892 50 that there be 10 danger
Of divided party. Stephens
reminded him that the western democrats
wanted to know if Cleveland was elected
in 1892 and the free coinage bill passed,
would he veto it, no matter if he knew the
raaiority of the party favor
ed it? Cleveland replied: eff /
should be elected president in 1892
the bill would not reach me until 1894, as
congress would not meet until December,
1893 so that is a bridge we had better not
not cross till we come to it, What would
be bad for the country today, might be
necessity in 1892, as the volume
Of business increases it is neces-
sary to increase the currency. When
the law passed providing for the
coinage Of TIVE millions of dollars monthly
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As we are, in a great measure.
dependent upon European markets for our
products we are obliged to take them into
consideration. When have suggested a
monetary conference of the representatives
of other governments with our own which
cOuli agree upon a new standard of values,
my suggestions have been scotfed at by
the Europeans. am delighted that the
people are now engaged in thoughtful con-
sideration of the subject, rs that 10y 1892
they will have decided whether or not we
are ready to handle all the silver of the
world.
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visit to a reporter this afternoon. A rep
resentatlve of the associated press
called at Ceveand's Office TO
ascertain if the interview WAS ac-
curate. Cleveland said he had not
talked with amy enc on the silver question
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