The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-14
CLEvELAND,s LETTER.
1t VIII Make him the Nominee and De-
feat Free Coinage.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE letter of
Grover Cleveland published this morn
ing, has made him the next president. or
has prevented any other democrat from
being president, just as it has also ac-
complished another thing, and that is,
prevented the passage of the free coin
age bill by the house of representatives
at this session. Eastern democrats who
favored it, do not want it now, and this
much talked of measure is probably
dead. Nothing has caused so much ex-
element in political circles for years, as
this celebrated letter. Free coinage
democrats are in the dumps, while those
who are more free traders than free coin
age men are willing to abandon the latter
for the former, and will stick to Cleve-
land. The very boldness of the move in
the face of the silver sentiment among
the democrats in the house and senate
has made Cleveland sort of hero, and
his daring to espouse the cause he be-
lieves to be right is commended even by
those who have been touched by silver
craze. There have been hundreds of
interviews with both republicans and
democrats on the subject today, and the
consensus of opinion on the situation is
about this:
'The democrats are mad-very mad
but they swear under their breath and
privately commend his courage, and ad-
NIT that he has played trump card
A very few think he has made. a great
mistake, but the majority think the
West and South will not reject him,
simply because he does not agree with
them on free coinage. The republicans
generally believe Cleveland has made a
great hit for himself, and that he will
compel his party to come to him. They
are much pleased because the attitude OF
the democrats in congress has made SO
Numerically opposed to the position OF
! Cleveland that IL almost splits the party,
They recognize that they are safe from
free coinage at this session, and the
democrats of the next house, with a
senate previously committed to free
coinage, will be in very embarrassing
position.
| There is also another feature, and that
is that the business interests everywhere
will commend Cleveland's letter. 1t is
thought it will turn back the tide of free
coinage and imitation sentiment, chiefly
fostered in the democratic party, and
place the business of the country on a
tirmer foundation. Some statesman
here profess to believe that the demand
| for free coinage and imitation will have
so abated by the time of the next dem
ocratic convention that Cleveland can
be nominated on platform that does
not mention silver. The letter caused
CONSERVATION among the men who have
been posing as leaders of the party.
There Can be no doubt but the effect Of
the letter has been great dampener
upon the infationists. There are few
ultra free coinage men that claim the
letter will mean a stifening up of the
third party movement and the election
with Cleveland as democratic nominee,
will be thrown into the house of repre-
sentatives, but this is mostly visionary
Little else has beee discussed here today
and Cleveland's letter bids fair to be-
come as famous and as great an issue as
his tariff reform message.