Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-13
GROWERS MISTAKE.
Cleveland's Letter Creates a
Sensation.
Free Coinage Democrats Very
Much Displeased.
Many Say 1t Will Cost Him the
Nomination.
The West and South Especially Dis
gruntlsd-Press and Personal
Comment. gsg
.Assoctated Press Dispatches.

4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Ex-Presiden
Cleveland's letter against the free coin
age OF silver was the subject OF genera
talk here today. A number OF Demo
cratic members of congress were inter
viewed Oh the subject. Messrs. Good
night, OF Kentucky, Edmunds, OF Vir
ginia, McClammy, OF South Carolina
Fithian, Of Illinois, Owens, OF Ohio
Forman, Of Illinois, Stewart, OF Texas
Stone, of Kentucky, and some others
expressed in different ways the belief
that the letter would seriously injure
Cleveland's chances for denomination.
Bynum, of Indiana, said: "It is a
long time before the next Democratic
convention"
Sayres, OF Texas: "If the Democratic
party stands by its platform, it
will result in an irreconcilable differ
ence between it and Mr.. Cleveland"
Wheeler, of Alabama: ut would
nave been better ii Cleveland had
written letter declining the nomina-
tion.'
Wiley, of New York: "The letter will
help Cleveland in New York. I think
the sentiment of the country is chang
ing to his position"
Breckenridge, of Kentucky: "T be-
lieve Cleveland will be the next presi-
dent of the United States"
Kerr, of Pennsylvania, chairman OF
the Democratic state committee: "The
west, south and southwest cannot sup
port Cleveland after that letter. 1t
will, however, help him in Pennsyl-
vania."
Bland OF Missouri: Everyone must
see that Cleveland has made mistake.
His letter makes his candidacy ridicu-
lous. He will have no following west OF
the Alleghenies. !.
DENvER, Feb. 12.-The Rocky Mount
ain News (Democratic) in an editorial
on Cleveland's letter, says in part
"There is nothing left for the free
coinage Democrats OF the country but to
organize to defeat Mr.. Cleveland's g nom
nation. 1t can be, and should be done;
and it can and will be DONE"
New ORLEANS, Feb. 12.--The Times
Democrat. referring to the Cleveland
letter, says: Cleveland is not in ac.
cord with the sentiment OF the Democ-
racy of the country. We regret exceed
ingly that he should have written this
letter.!
The Picayune says 'Mr. Cleveland
has taken position his friends will
have cause to regret"
KANSAS CRY, Feb. 12.-The Times
says: "If Cleveland is prepared to sus-
pend his private judgment in case he is
elected, he may get the nomination and
be elected. If not, the party would bet
ter study other candidates.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb.l2.-The Republic will
say: 1.-THE letter is merely the private
opinion Of single Democrat, and COM
mits neither the party nor Mr.. Cleve-
land himself. If the matter is not set
tied by the adoption Of free coinage
before 1892, the entire matter should be
left to the Democratic national conven-
ton. On its adoption Of platform in
favor 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"
New rYoRK, Feb. 12.-The Sun tomor-
row will say: Mr.. CleveIand's' letter is
as disingenuous and amusing docu-
ment as has recently proceeded from his
industrious pen. While primarily in
tended for the placating of his mug
wump friends who have been inconven-
iently persistent in their demands that
Cleveland should "dare to be Daniel"
On the silver question the letter squints
at the southern and western Democrats.
The peril in Cleveland's present view is
not in the liberal extension of the silver
currency, for 1--WE have demonstrated
the usefulness 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 dares only to
be a stuffed Daniel on the silver
question.