Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-13
CLE,ELANp's LETTER


Comments Of Some Leading Newspn.
pers on the subject.
DENvEn, Feb. l2.--rbe Rocly Noun.
tdn Ners tDrmocraticl, In an editor.
lal on Clcveland's letter, says, In part:
There IL nothing left for the free coin.
aye Democratic OF the county hut 10
organize TO defeat MFR. Clevcland's
nomination. IL can lie and should lie
done, aud II can aud will he done.''
NEW OILEANs, Feb, IL. The TiDios.
i'.mocrdf, referring 10 the Cleveland
letter, says cleveland Is not IN accord
with the Democracy OF the county.
we regret exceedingly that he should
have written this letter.
The foyuHo snys: "Nlr. Cleveland
has taken position his friends will
have cause to regret"
kANsAs Ci1N, Feb. T.. The Nmss
says. "If Cleveland Il prepared 10 sus.
pend his private judgment Ia case he
Is elected, he may get the nomination
aud he elected. IL not, the party had
better study other candidates
81. LOUIS, Feb. i2.--rhe Republio
will say.
The letter Il merely private opinion
OF single democrat, aud commits
neither the party NOT Cleveland him.
self Ifthe matter Ia not settled by the
adoption OF free coinage before 'g2 the
entire matter SHOULD I've loft 10 the
democratic national convention. On
u adoption Of "a platform ~ tariff re-
i0fni aild free coinage u will bo Clcve-
lands duty 10 accept both the nom.
inntlon and platform II the party
demands his leadership.
NEW fORH, Fcu. la.--Thc Sun To-
mOrrOU will say.
tlcvcland'r letter Il n disingcnious
aud amusing a document IA has re-.
Gently proceeded from his industrious
pen. While primarily Intended for the
plncation Of hts mugwump friends who
have been inconvenicntly persistent In
their demands that Cleveland shoulI
dare TO br n Danlep on the silver
question, the letter squin,s at the
southern and Western democrats. The
peru Ia Clvvclands present view IL
not In liberal extension Of silver eur.
rcncy, for 1--WE have demonstrated the
uscfilness Of such au increase" II IL
in Gree, unlimited aud independent
silver coinage" that he snins disaster.
Who demonstrates the uscfilnossof such
Increase? True 10 tho last To his destiny,
Glover Cleveland d,res only 10 be- "A
stuffed Daniel on the silver question"
DEMOCRATS TALK ABOUT ~.
WAsuSGros, Fob. l2.-Ex.Pcsi.
dent Clovelani's letter against the ire,
coinage Of silver was the subject Of
tall here today. A number OF demo
cratic members wero Interviewed o,
| the subject.
Mcs.n. uoodnight of Kentucky, Ed
uuuds 81 Virginia; MuClammy o
North Carolina; flthian Of Illinois
Owens Of Ohio; Fotman NJ Illinois
Stewart Of Texas, Stone VI Kentucky
aud some Others expressed In difleron
ways II belief that the letter woul
seriously inJure cloveland's chance {
fc.noininauDn.
Bynum Of Indiana says: alt Ia
long time before thu next democra,l
y convention. ~ l.f-1 I'..isl-T-.-. ~
Saynrs (rcKasl-ff the democrat
party stands by Its platform II viii n
suit In ireconcllablr difference b,
tween II and Cleveland.
Wheeler Ala. lit would have bee
better II Cleveland had written i,tte
declining the nomination.
Wiley n. i.l-rhe letter will hei
Cleveland IN Now York. | think IN
sentiment Of the country l. changing /
his position.
Iireckenrljge( i<y.l-l believe Clcv,
land VIII bn the next President Of ia,
United States.
Kerr la.l, chairman Of the demo.
I cratic State clmmittec--Thc West
south and Southwest cannot supper
| Cleveland after that letter. 1t viii,