The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL, |
No. 1927 Est, n. w.
WAsH1NGroS, d. c., Feb. II. J

W ASHlNdIONs IL. ~, Gu L.
Regarding the Cleveland silver letter
and It's probable effect on the ex-presi-
dents denomination there are many
| opinions among the Indiana members in
| terviewed. All Mr.. Bynum could say on
the subject was that there was long time
| yet before the presidential election.
Mr.. Holman said: "It will not effect
the action of the party in the house nor in
the national convention" He would say
no more.
Senator Voorhees, SAYS: 'If free coin
age has not become a law before the meet
| ing of the next democratic national con-
vention, platform with free coinage
plank will surely be adopted and this
| plank will be no plainly stated that there
will bo no misunderstanding its meaning"
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. 1.-THE Times
tomorrow, under the caption, a Man OF
Courage" will say:
There is Que man whose name will 90 into
history Gs the historic statesman of his age one
man who dared to be right aud to speak the
right at the cost of political success.
| In 1887 Cover Cleveland dared everything TO
rescue the people from the most wsntOn taxes
| upon the wages for the benent of few privi-
| legged classes. 1t cost him the presidency,
| but his teaching has triumphed by the largest
popular majority of American history.
There was special need for Grover Cleve-
land to speak on the silver issue beyond the
| inspiration of heroic manhood, but ha would
cease 70 &c the Grover Cleveland who left the
| presidency proud OF defeat if be had not
| spoken on tree silver when opportunity pre-.
| scented.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE Sun, will to-
| morrow, print editorially this:
| Mr.. Cleveland's letter to the Anti-silvsr mass
meeting at the Cooper Union is as disingenu-
/ GUS ana amusing document as has recent
/ ly proceeded from his industrious
/ pen. While primarily intended for the
/ plaeatiOn Of his mugwump friends who have
/ been inconvsniently persistent in their de-
i mands that Mr. Cleveland should dare 70 be
| Daniel on the silver question, the letter
| sQuints at the southern and western demo-
/ Gratis. The peril in Mr.. Cleveland's present
view. is not in liberal extension of the silver
| currency, for 'ws have demonstrated the use.
| fulne5s OF such an increase" 1t is in
free, unlimited and independent silver
/ coinage" that he shifts disaster.
| Who demonstrated the usefulness of such an
! increase? True TO the last, to his destiny,
/ Grover Cleveland dSres only to be stuffed
| Daniel on the silver question.
J BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 1.-THE Sun
| OF this city will tomorrow say editorially:
Ex-President Cleveland speaks but with his
accustomed courage and lucidity. His
/ words are not the words of trimmer,
| but of statesman who squares his
\ conduct by his convictions as to the public in
| terest. They Will be distasteful to some demo-
| Gratis but they xpreSs honest opinions and in
dictate the possession of backbone. and honesty
and backbone are qualities the democracy have
admired ever since Jackson's time.
| SAN Francisco, Feb. 12.-The EXAMINE.
| says editorially of ex-President Cleveland's
| letter on the silver question:
| There is one good thing about Grover Cleve-
land; he never tries to keep the people from
his opinions be popular or unpopular,
| he holds firmly and states them
| boldly. regardless OF consequences to himself.
Mr. Cleveland's course on the silver question
! is consistent with his own record and with
/ that of every president who has occupied the
white-house within recent years, but we are
/ confident that If he had not been so en-
veloped by Eastern influences he would have
/ reached a different conclusion. II is very hard
/ for public man anywhere east Of Indisna to
| get undistorted view Of the silver question,
| and that even a residence in Indiana is not a
1 sure protection, President Harrison affords an
4 awful example.
ST. Louis, Feb. 12.-Regarding Mr..
| Cleveland's anti-free coinage letter, the st.
Louis Republic will say editorially tomor-
/ row:
| This is of course merely the expression OF his
view as single, private citizen. Far from at
1 tempting to speak a party leader or to control
J the party, Mr.. Cleveland has waited until the
attitude Of the iparty became pronounced and
unmistakable aud has then declared his private
/ opinion. In 1888 he reDounced the presidency
! Rld sacrificed his prospects of q second term
| in order to lead the fight for tariff re-
| form, which, although it confirmed his
/ judgment of temporary defeat, resulted in the
! splendid victory Of last November. In 1884,
J with the democratic nomination at his COM
I md Nv nd
/ when such q nomination promises to be equiva-
| lent to an election, be again shows O character.
| istic contempt for personal advancement. With
! out doubt bis letter written at this time to
allow the democratic party full opportunity to
unite on some other candidate. IL that were
done; II q western man were selected on q
| platform OF tariff aud free coinage, Mr.. Cleve-
4 land would undoubtedly use his utmost
| efforts to secure the success of his party.
Continuing the Republic says that the
! letter is merely the private opinion of
! single democrat" and "that it commits
neither the party nor Mr.. Cleveland him.
1 sell" and adds
1t is possible, though not now probable, that
the whole matter may be settled by the sdop-
ton Of free coinage before 1892. Certainly
| the democrats will leave nothing
undone to that end. But If it is
otherwise, the entire matter should be
/ left TO the democratic national convention. On
its adoption of platform OF tariff reform and
free coinage it will be Mr.. Cleveland's duty to
accept both the nomination and the platform
. If the party demands his leadership.
| Certainly If such demand were made
| on him and he did accept the nomination, he
would be above the suspicion Of disIoyalty.
| He would waive his own personal opinion and
stand az s.urdily for the party on the minor
issues he has stood on its leading issues of
! tariff reform.
II is fact that we car never pick up a
| paper without reading of DIR. Bulls Couqh