The sun., 1891-01-15
Beck, Morgan, and Cleveland.

In his speech In the Senate on Friday and
Saturday the Hon. JOHN T. MORGAN quoted
at length from the very able speech de-
nvered on March 1s, 1888. by the late Sena-
tor BECK. Mr.. BECK was one OF the best
informed and thorough students Of fnan-
cial and economic questions In the country.
Tho contempt which he could not help feel
Ing for tho positiveness with which GROVER
CLEvILAND pronounced his shallow and
secondhand opinions about silver money is
visible in this passage from the speech
quoted by Mr. MORGAN:
"Ihsvs no doubt that the present President of the
Csitsd States who had NO means Of knowing half a.
much Absus financial mattss At homo abroad - the
Senator from Ohio INT sHsRxAsl did, or As much a.
many people Who have been In public life for long
while knew In regard to public mAttsrs alarmed
When hs osms into the high position Of Chief Nagis.
6ass Of the republic by the camor had been kept
~ through every Administration and through every
SECRETARY OF Treasury against silver aud that leading
Dss Of both parties 10 Now York city endsavored 10
1sssusds hin and did him. that unless he did
sonsthnE to stop the coinage Of silver, ruin would
speedily follow have no doubt the President was
alarmed, and know that when no came here nrst he
osughs the advice 20 ably advanced by the Senator
from Ohio and other Secretaries Of Treasury during
fsrAsr Administrations WAS good - Little won
Ger the President then comparatively a new man
b astionai politics, was staggered"
Mr.. BHcK's apology for Mr.. CLEVELAND
Was fatal In its politeness. 1t simply ac-
counted for his opposition to silver by ex-
planning that he was raw and green and
didn't know what he was talking about.
Now that he continues In his old error
while the great majority of his party Is In
favor Of silver, there Is not even Mr.. BEcK's
apology to be made for him. The Mug
wumps are still his masters. Differing with
his party In regard to the subject which now
most interests them. his disqualification as
q candidate for President Is absolute. In the
Associated Press report Of Mr.. MoRaAN's
speech is found the following passage point
Ing out Mr.. CLEyKLAND's ineligibility:
Ut viii b. observed how kindly and frankly and
strongly Senator BscK disssntsd from the attitude Of
The recent Democratic Administration this question
In that he has The support OF nearly every Democrat In
the United States t least In the South and wssn and
while regret thAs our party Is not unit upon this
great question: while regret that that fact may lead
the people Of the United States to dispense with
the services OF very great because OF their failure
up 70 the demands Of the country on the nnsn
cia qussen may bs permitted 20 say that the people
sf the United essss hsvs been struggling for and
years ssSsshss have their viii and voice obeysd on
this question. and shs Oonsrsss Of the United States
should even make uistaks IN Yielding to their do
msndA the people viii have themselves to blame and
not u.s. because they have certainly In the most delb
sr.ss and distinct way pronounced 10 favor Of tho
rss.sssusn Il silver money money Of legal tender
value and quality 70 the circulation OF the country"
ThA "vary Sreat men" vas an evident son