The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1891-02-18

man who squares his conduct bF his
convictions as to the public interest
They will he distasteful TO some
democrats, but they express honest
opinions and indicate the possession
Of backbone, and honesty and back
bone are qualities the democracy
. have admired ever since Jacksen's
time
bJE., Mt -IiIKk RESPONSIBILITY
S" Francisco. Cal. Feb. l2.-The
Ex .tnin-, say -oitUially Of ex presi-
dent Ci.v.la,l,:- letter on til. silver
question: There Is one good thing
about Grover Cleveland. He never
tries to keep the people from know
ing where he stands. Whether his
opinions be popular or unpopular he
holds firmly and states them boldly
regardless Of consequences to him
self. 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 wears. but
We are confident that if he had hot
been so enveloped by eastern iu:iu-
ences he would have reached IA diff
ferent conclusion. 1t is very hard
for public man anywhere east Of
Indiana to get an unbiased view Of
the silver question, and even Il resi-
dence in Indiana Is not sure protec-
ton. President Harrison affords an
awful example.
MR.. BLAND VERY oUTsPOkES.
Silver Dollar Dick" Bland of the
Eleventh district was outspoken in
his criticism of Mr. Clevelands $
course. He said:
Every one must see that Mr.
Cleveland has made mistake. This
is the first time we have heard frsm
this patriotic reform club. We have
been under the shadow of threat
ened despotism controlling the cleo
tons of the country during all this
congress- This club was dumb. 1t
| fhn chat ,n..n,,nl H.
country from centralization and
despotism. 1t was an alliance of
the west and south which fought
the battle of freedom, They got no
encouragement from the reform club
of New York. Only when the money
bags of Wall street We're threaten
ing, patriotic indignation seemed to
have seized hold upon them. The
free coinage of silver is a western
and southern measure in the inter
est of freedom from the thrall-
dom Of Wall street Free elections
and free coinage go hand in hand,
and no man can be elected on dem.
ocratie platform who is not in sym
pathv with that movement, The
farmers of the west now and the
south are solidly banded together
on these propositions of freedom
states. constitutional money of our
fathers, free silver and free gold, and
they propose to press the fighting
on that line. Even the state of Kan
sas denounces the elections bill as a
sectional measure, while the money
bags Of Wall street are silent on the
question. Mr.. Cleveland's letter
makes his candidacy fer the presi-
dency ridiculous. He will have no
following west of the Allegheny
mountains"
Mr.. Dockery of the Gallatin dis
trict evidently felt that Mr.. Cleve-
land had maie mistake.
Il don't feel very enthusiastic
over that letter" he said. The
. Missouri democrats will not agree
with Mr. Cleveland. They want free
coinage whatever the ex,presilent
may say"
Mr.. WLitelaw of the Fourteenth
district is the only member of the
Missouri delegation who preferred
NJ. Cleveland to free coinage Mr..
Cleveland is right, said Nh White
law. "Hud the democrats who are
abusing him to-day will be praisirg
him tomorrow for courage and can
dor l an for Cleveland for pcesi
dent under all circumstances.