New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-27
GEN. BRISTOW A REPUBLICAN
HE WILL NOT VOTE FOR CLEVELAND.
THE EX-SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY DE
MES STATEMENT THAT HE WOULD NOT

iI' rA-orOhrihh1 oF HE TkEASlhi Dh
MES STATEMENT THAT HE WOULD NOT
.UPPoRT HARRISON AND REID.
Benjamin II Bristow, who was Secretary OF
the Treasury under President Grant, has not left
the Republican ranks and has not announced
his intention of voting for Cleveland as the
Democratic managers would like TO make tine
people believe. On Tuesday morning il was
reported in print that General Brstow had an
nounced his intention Of voting for Cleveland
and Stevenson This announcement was wholly
| lanaltthorizei and nncaled for. and GeEerat
Erstow emphatically denies that he intends 70
vote for the Democratic ticket. He declares he
will vote the Republican ticket, he always
has done. .
II voted for Harrison in 1883, and shall
do 80 again. said the General to a Tribune re-
porter yesterday, when seen in his law onces
ar No 20 Nassau-st. ." I cannot understand how
such a false report about ME got into PRINT ior
have not been talking publicly and am at
tending strictly to my law practice
Il have many reasons for not wishing 10 'o'e
for Mr. Cleveland. L think the Democra"o
platform in regard to the tarlf is revolution
ary and if carried into effect would bring DIS
a,ter TO the commercial and business interests
of the country The country Is prosperous
now and the people do not want chahse' !,
there were change the era oil prosperity "ouiu
be checked and depression would follow' WHICH
would be far-reaching in its disastrous results.
81 have A sincere regard for Mr.. Cleveland
hut don't like the platform of his party ana
every Presidential candidate ought to stand on
the platform that his party has made Tor him'
"1he election of MI. Cleveland in my opinion
would create alarm ir commercial circles. and L
certainly shall not vote for him believing as
| do.
Il know what w.ldca' money is. and l could
NOT think OF supporting a candidate and party
that dill not advocate sound money 1 have hau
some experience with wildcat money, Tor iau
some in the days when State banks issued dis
Ii is enough for me to say that dont wahS
any more of il. In those days it work for
- and get s. that worth PROBABLY o.
Give me our present National bank currency
and our gold and silver certificates. whlch are
not deprecated in any State. and when readhy
pass in Europe / know the difference between
the two. and cannot b. blamed for having
preference.
Il have just returned from Europe, ana re-
member having Used our National bank currency
there, and | found il was good money
afforded me. an American and Republican,
great deal Of pride when | saw the practlcai
dem n,rat.ol of the confidence that our Nation
cat cuIicncy no su II thing az that could nave
l,,a done and Il return 70 the old system. when
LA, been tired ana found under weight wouid
ruin the confidence that is placed In the Ihlted
States aLroyI bc.idcs running the LnanIii pros
periy of the country here. Currency that II
Good in two hemi> >pl.cres certainly should not nc
pul aside 10 make room for bad money. a"d Ior
tlat m,s,n and many others | shall vote for
Ilar n and ke!d c, px;s.o,-
On Tuesday morning. when General BristowS
learned that The New-York World" had placed
his name before the public. and had represented
him As belnt in favor OF Clcyelanis election, No
sent the following letter to the paper
Oct. 25. 1892.
To the Editor OF The World H..
In vonr issue Of today my name appears In nse
-, former Ropuhhcans who will vote TOT CleVc
land 50 far am concerned you are IN ertVr ,n
- 70 time since the nominations were made ana Ine
nntform, put orh have | enteitalned an. o'n'T
,iIrDose thag TO vote for the Repupncah ee'Voio'
uriII thank YOU 10 make the correction "A.
Il seems also proper 20 say that | was no, -"
'"ri'S "9nV''i ~ h. II. BRlSrOW.