The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-22
HIS SILVER VIEWS
Cleveland interviewed by West,
ern Democrats
ON THIS IMPORTANT QUESTION
They are Broad and Conservative-GIa
Gets Very Angry in the Commons and
Loses His Temper.

NEW YORK, April 21.-The Telsorar this
afternoon printed statement that state
treasurer Stephens, of Missouri. called en-
ex-Presldent Cleveland with letters from
Governor Francis and other leading Mis-
sour Democrats, in order to secure from,
cleveland more thorough exposition of;
MS views on thel silver question than
gwen In his letter recently widely circu-
lated Replying to the question
cleveland said, according to Ste
phens, that the question should be-
thoroughly discussed before 1892 that,
Gnere may be no danger of a divided party.
Stephens reminded him that the western
democrats wanted TO know if Cleveland
were elected IN 1892 and free coinage bin
passed would he veto it, no matter if ne
knew a majority Of the party favored il
cleveland replied: eff 1 should be elected
PRESIDENT IN 1892, bill would not reach
me until 1894, as Congress would not
meet until December, 1898. 81 thoy
Is bridge We had better not cross
I'LL we come to it. What would
20 Oao Tor the country to-day, might be q
neoessIUy IN 1914. AS the volume of bust
ness increases, 1t Is necessary to increase
the currency. When the law passed pro-
Vldlng Tor the coinage of s., 900. coo monthly
L feared the result, for thought il Womb
prove an injury TO the business interests Of
Tue country Tor tine at least. However.
the law proved benefit, for, contrary I'd
NY opinion, the country was ready
1or the change. When the present law pro
VIdlng 1or the purchase of 1850, 900 ounces
per month passed, l thought the measure
Zoo radical and that it might have the effect
Oh driving gold out of the country. But IN
THIS was mistaken, and both those on
posed 70 as well as those in favor of free
coinage DeIIeve the present law wise one
In so far that the country has benefited nv
it. With the rapid strides the country s,
making, 1t Is impossible to say what f1an,
Glal measure we may be ready for in 1894
in forming my views upon the subiec{
dld not alone consider the inS
terest of any one section of tnf
country. L have been unable to see tbaf
Ifee coinage could fail OF being an iniur1
TO every section of the country believing
1t would drive gold out of circulation. AZ
we are IN great measure dependent upon
european markets for our products W.
| are obliged to take them into consideration.
Wnen L have suggested the monetary con-
ference OF representatives of other govern
ments with our own, which could agree
| upon new standard of values. nv suo-
gestlons have been scOffed at by Euro-
peans. L am delighted that the people are
now engaged in such thoughtful cousidera-
ton OF the subject, and that by 1892 thew
will have decided whether or not we are
ready to handle all the silver of the
world.''
| Stephens gave the above ancoDpt of b,s
visit to reporter this afternoon. A repre-
sentative of the Associated Press called at
CleYeland's Office to ascertain if the inter
view was accurate. Cleveland said ne had
not talked with anyone on the silver cues
ton for publication; be had not read ths
article and could not, therefore, saw
whether the statements accredited to him
were an accurate expression of mis- views
[ or not.