The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-10-05
CLEVELAND TALKS OUT.
He States HIS Position on the Financial
Question.


ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 27.-The Coz
StitutiOn will print tomorrow lette
from President Cleveland to GUvernC
| NOrthen, in which the President state
his position on the financial questio
at some length. The letter is IN repl
to one written by Governor Northen o
the 10Th inst. The Governor refuse
to give his own letter out for publica
ton, but it is known that 1T presente
a G aphic condition of the political sit
uation in GeOrgit and the South ant
urged upon the President the expedi
ency Of a public utterance from hin
more comprehensive than his recen
pursued by Congress upon questions
affecting the stringency Of tne times
and the needs of the people.
1t IS understood That in his lette
Governor NortheD pointed out the in
| roads being m tie in Democratic rank,
by the popullSts by reason Of tho neg
| lrct Or delay on tae part Of this Demo
cratic majority in Congress to m Let
legislation oa the Iiue of the party
platform and pledges. lie dwrlt e5pe.
clally upon the iinaIcial condition an
| p)lltlcal interests Of the farmers of
the South, VINO constitute 80 great a
proportion of the Democracy.
Inc PRESIDENTS reply to tn u letter
was received tnls evening aud 10 as
| folio VS.:
WASIlNGroN, d. c., Sept. p, 1893.
Hon. " j NorLnen.
Dear SIR: | hardly know now to re.
| ply u yJur letter OF tn H. II instant
IT. seems TO me tha' | am quite plainly
Oh re:)rd concerning II. linantlal
Ile5Llou. NY le52Hr II tc:np,iny the u)m-
nation 50 the PrtSi tGlcy, when reAl
| In cOlU"GtlOl win tnA N .SSlL, li5clv
sent TO Congress IN cX.rl)r llniry Se3.
Sion, appears 10 ms 10 bA very explicit.
| Whnt Il currency that IS stable AMI
safe IN the hlliS OF our people. | will
| not knO Hinsly b, impilcitoJ IN 4 con-
dlLlon TINT VIII justly IN lko IN ), in the
oiSt degree, ans Nar tO!t TO auy liJ0ror
o. farmer i'll the UllttI ). ttc5 fora
5lrllkaSe In The purGl tIllI power Of
tHe dollar he hiS rrcGlV II for a full
| dollars worth of the produce Of his
t)ll. | not only want Que currency to
Oa OF Sucl c lara"t3r that ali klnis Of
| dollars viii be OF CQuli purch lsug
| power at home, bat | want it to be Of
SUCA ClaratJHr rs Will & tu)lStrd,cA il
broader WIS iom and good faith, thus
placlng upOl iIrn fOuu iatiDa or
credit an)Ig the nations Of the clrLh
l want our financial conditions and
the laws relating TO our currency 80
safe aud rclSSurlnG that tIOSn Wao
nave money viii spend an invest it
in business and new rntcrpri5u5in "ii
OF boarding il. You cAnnO' cure fright
by calling 1t foolish and uurelSDna3le
ald You cannot prevent thu irlynt9ne |
man from boarding his money.
| want gOOd, sound and stable money,
| N,l t,
keep it in uSA. Within the limits of
what | have written, am 4 friend OF
: silver, bat believe its proper place in
our currency can only be liked by Il re-
adjustment of our currency Legislation
and the inauguration OF Il consistent
and comprehensive financial scheme.
thlnk that such Il thing can only be Ell
tered upon prOtiLably and hopefully af.
ter the repeal Of the law, whIch is
charged with all our financial woes
In the present state Of the public mind
this law cannot be bulls upon, nOI
patched in such Il way as to relieve the
situation.
am, th"rcf Drr, opposed 10 the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver by this
country alone AMI INDEPENDENTLY, and
am IN favor of the immediate and un
condition III repeal Of the SO.callcd
Sherman law.
confess | am a5t0nishcd by the Op-
position in the c.,Itc 20 such prompt
h"LlOn as wOull relieve the present un
iOTLunatr situation.
My daily prayer j. tht' the delay oc-
clSloncd hy such opposition may not
he the Cause Of pllnEluG the country
: l!tD deeper depression tlin it has yet
knO Wn, and that the ID .mOcratic party
) may not b. Justly h"ld responsible for