The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-06
A VAIN ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE.

A resident of Vincennes, who listened
to the speech of Senator Voorhees,, in
that city, last week, writes the Journal
that after reading the Democratic plat
form regarding free silver, he declared
that it was q free-coinage declaration,
and then proceeded as follows:
Farmers of Knox county, Grover Cleve-
land is with you on silver. Notwithstand-
ing the bowling of our Repd blican friends,
if you elect him and place before him a
free-silver bill, he wonld sign it.. because
no more honest heart beats In the breast of
man than Grover Cleveland's. He stands
square and fiat-footed on the money plank
i have just read in your hearing, and be
would cut his throat from ear TO err rather
than violate the obligation he has taken
by accepting the nomination for President
on the Democratic ticket.
1t seems incredible that even Mr..
Voorhees,, with his we'll established
reputation for defiance of fact in mat
ters of current history, could have been
SO reckless as to make the foregoing as
s~ertion, but the statement sent the
Journal is confirmed by reports of the
speech from other sources which agree
that he made use of language substan-
tiaAtI tiO cuAhO - ehts ~
spondent. What does Mr.. Voorhees,
mean? Does he assume that the mass
of Democrats in Indiana are so igno-
rant that they do not know that Mr..
Cleveland is one of the most res0lute
opponents of the free coinage of silver
in this countryf Some of them must
read newspapers which have pub
lished Mr.. Cleveland's latest declara-
ton on that subject. namely. his letter
TO a meeting in New York city called to
protest against free coinage, dated Feb.
10, 1891. That letter has just beer pub
lished in a pamphlet issued by Mr..
Cleveland's friends in New York and
compiled under His eye. 1t says:
1t cannot be necessary for me TO make n
formal expression OF my agreement with
those who believe that the greatest peril
would be invited by the adoption of the
scheme embraced In the measure before
Congress for the unlimited coinage of sill
yer. IL we have devel0ped An unexpected
capacity for the assimilation OF a largely
increased volume of rhis silver currency,
and even if we have demonstrated the use
fitness o. such an increase. other condi-
fions fall short of insuring Us against dis
aster if. in tue present situation, We enter
nDOU Tue udukCIObS. III ACChiOoS CApoIl-
m-nt of free. unlimited and independents
coinage of silver.
This is Mr.. Cleveland's latest declara-
ton on free silver coinage, and in the
publication of this pamphlet by his con-
sent it is reiterated.
Nor ia the Chicago platform in favor
of free coinage. as Mr.. Voorhees, has
declared. The essential feature of the
declaration of the last Democratic ma
tional convention is as follows:
We hold to the use of both gold and sill
yer as the standard money of the country
and To the coming of both metals without
discrimination against either. but the dol
lar unit of coinage of both metals must be
of eanal intrinsic and exchangeable value,
or he adjusted through international agree
ment. or by such safeguards of legislation
IA shall insure the maintenance of the
parity of the two metals.
There is no free coinage in the fore
going, and nothing which car be tor
tured into such an Interpretation. Why,
then. did MIR. Voorhees, openly attempt
to make that Vincennes audianns behave