The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-17
OUR FRIENDS, THE ENElY
Prospects Of 1892 Badly ShA-
ken Up BY Present
Complications.
Cleveland Deserted for His Silver
Views--Hill and Water
son Still at It,
Resubmission Runs Close GauntHt
In North Dakota, But
Wins.

WAsuINoToN, Feb 'Cleyeland
aud Springer" will not be the democraus
ticket for 1892 Ii will be remembereu
that the Illinois congressman inaugu-
rated the Cleveland hoom at the Thur
man banquet at Columbus, o., lev
weeks since. IL was about . O'Clock ~
the morning when Mr.. Springer arousaa
the widest enthusiasm by declaring thHe
In choosing candidate 10 represeiH
democra tic principles In 1892 the partf
would not have to look beyond that batt
quet hall. 1t was accepted as an tns
formal nomination of Cleveland and "
aroused the banquoters To the highes{
pitch OF enthusiasm. Mr.. Springer was
the lion of the hour. He was inr
vlted into the eX-presdent's private
ear on the way bacG To New York. He
was doomed for the speakership as rep+
reSenting the Cleveland. idea, but to-day
Mr. Springer hauled down the Cleveland
colors. aud II another Thurman bans
quet was held tonight he would with-
hold the Cleveland panegyrie and nomi-
nate a free silver man II he nominated
any. In an interview to-day Mr..
Springer stated that Cleveland's letter
had put new aspect on the presidential
question. tie believed the democratic
party was unalterably committed to the
advocacy OF free silver, and that the
future candidate Of the party would
have 10 be free silver man. He said:
Look forward one year and see what the
situation viii be. The next house, over
whelmiuRly democratic, viii pass free
coinage bill, The senate may reject the
bill. IL they pass 1t. IL Will 90 TO President
Harrison and te vetoed, but In any event,
me silvtr issue win be clearly trought be-
fore the country, with the democrats in con-
FreSs united Ina supporting free coinage
With the party thus supporting IL. the
question OF coinage Is certain 10 be an issue
at the next presidential campaign.
Ii Is, OF course, Impossible 10 reconcile
this statement of Mr.. Springer with his
famous speech at the Thurman banquet.
The congressman does not even seek 10
reconcile It, for he views the letter just
a. most OF his colleagues do--as opening
up al unreconcilable difference between
the ex-president and his party.
He Explains some More. saap
New YORK. Feb. l6.-Gov. Hill, who
IL stopping at the hotel Normandte,
was shown Mr.. Watterson's second
letter and asked what, II anything, he
has to say about IL. lie said:
/ have ouly this to add. Mr.. Watterson
now affirms that letter felt To be
offensive in ~ defense OF me and
In the motives and role assigned 10
me Was in fact written 10y him and in fact
written at the time OF It's date. My reasons
for believing the letter forgery were
three. First, have never re els cd IT.. sec
ond, | thought Kentucky good manners
would have required my receipt of the lot
ter and nay assent before the puolicat tion,
and third; IL says the writor never held Of
I 4 -
br liant career In congress.
do not seek 10 fathom Mr.. Watterson' =
motives and accept whatever explanation
he offers.
The English View of n.
LONDON, Feb. lG.-Mr. Cleveland :
letter opposing the free coinage OF silver
| has caused great JOY at the India Office
| mere, as IL Ii believed its immediate
| effect will be To stop the fluctuations In
| the Indian governn ont rupee paper and
| increase its value, while steadying the
| silver market generally. The Daily
| NelcS to-day remarks: The check To
| the follies which had been threatening
In the United States may possibly allow
| silver to fall back TO 44d." Every body
/ here. excepting not "A single politician
| and only few shrewd tinanciers, appear
| 10 be- under the impression that Mr..
| Grover Cleveland II running the admin
! lstrativc machinery of the United States;
aud II would surprise "a very few English
men To sec Washington dispatch In
their newspapers announcing that Mr..
| Cleveland had ordered the arrest and
execution OF the bold and bad silver men
whose Vaccinations make Indian rupee
paper fluctuate To a degree most distress
ing to British investors