Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-22
On the silver Question, as Reported
by Treasurer stephens OF
Missouri.
STATISTICS OF MORTGAGES IN
ALABAMA AND IOWA
Gladstone Loses Ills Temper IN the
House OF Commons and Makes
q Strong Assertion.
Cleveland said To Admit Som. mis-.
takes.

NEW foRIS, April ai.-rhe Telegram
this afternoon printed a statement thai
/ state Trcasurer Stevens, Of Missouri
called ON ex-President Cleveland, with
letters from Governor Francis and
other leading Missouri democrats, In
order 10 secure more thorough expo
sition Of his viows on the silver qucs.
tiOn than given la the letter recently
widely circulated. Replying 10 ques.
tons, Cleveland said, ascending 10
stephens, that the question should be
thoroughly discussed before 1892. that
there may 10 no danger Of divided
party. Stephens reminded him that
the Western democrats wanted TO
know, II Cleveland was elected In 1899
aud free coinage bill passed, would
lie veto IL, no matter u he know "a ma.
Jority Of the party favored It.
Cleveland replied; "If | should be
elected President In lsD2 the bill woul Id
not reach mt until 1894, IA Congress
would not meet until lsOa, NO that II IA
bridge we had better no. cross tn we
come To II. What would be bad for
III. country today might be- necessity
III 1874. AZ the volume Of business In.
cr.ascs II Ii necessary TO Increase the
currency. When the law was passed
providing for tho coinage Of g., 900, 900
monthly | feared the result, for I
though II would prove an injury TO tho
business interests Of the country for tho
time. Mt least. However, the law
proved benefit, for, contrary 10 my
opinion, tue country was ready for tile
change. When the present law, pro.
viuiug for si,50O,OOO month, was
passed thought tue measure too radi-
cal and that II might have the effect Of
driving the gold out Of the country,
but In this wns mistaken, and both
those opposed TO, nv well Az those In ia
vor office coinage, believe the present
law n wise one, Ia ~ far that the coun.
try has benefited by II. With the mplI
strides the country II making, II Is
impossible TO say what financial
measure we may be ready for
In 1894. In forming my views upon
the subject | did not consider the In.
tcfests OF any one section OF the coun-
try. ] have been unable TO see how
free coinage could fail OF being an In.
Jury 10 every section OF the country.
believing Il would drive tho gold out
OF circulation. As We are Ia u great
measure dependent upon European
nafkcr Tor our products, We are OBJ
liged TO take them into consideration.
When | have suggested u monetary
conference Of representatives OF other
governments with our own, which
would agree upon a new standard OF
values, my suggestions have been
scofied nj by the Europeans. am dc.
lighted that the people are now en-,
gagged In such thoughtful consideration
OF the subject, and think that In Isgl
they will have decided whether or not
We are ready to handle all the silver OF
the world.n
stephens gave the above account Of
MS visit TO n reporter this afternoon.
n representative OF the Associated
Press called at Clovcland's Office 10 as.
certain II the interview was accurate.
Cleveland said he had not talked with
anyone ON the silver question for pub.
lication. He had not read the artlcl,
and could not, therefore, FAY whetcr
the statements accredited 10 him were
mn accurate expression Of his views or |
not.