Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-27
THURSDAY APRIL 81. 1893.
mo Conferenoe-Mr. Cleveland.

Mr.. C1rvHLASD has again exempllfed his
remarkable gift or faculty of knowing
how'to put the right man in the nght
place. He has decided 90 accept the re-
eienation Of no delegate 70 the Paris
Monetary Conference of MAY 90th who
does not insist upon being excused Tor
further service IN that body. when Is
really the same body that recently held a
long session in Brussels.
This determination OF the President
means. or NAV mean. great deal. 1t NAV
indicate that be does not accept the teach
incs Of Wall street on financial questions
o. infalliblv sound. The fact that he has
decided that the United States shall be
represented by delegation a majority OF
whose members are bImetallsts Is sig
Iifcant one, and 10 Ia is convincing proof
that he recognizes the truth that there are
two SIDES to ali tho questions which VIII
come up for consideration Ia the Paris
conference. Like the famous Virginia
Committee Of Nine. the Brussels Con
ference did. as we have had occasion TO
say before " great deal Of good Dele
gates who went thither 20 scof renamed
70 Learn. Delegates who went there
70 witch the world" with fnan-
cial expertncss were taught lessons
which they viii never forget. Delegates
who went thithor knowing it ali' be
came astonlshed listeners to the theories
set forth by tire representatives, of the
great republic Of the West. In word.
the Brussels conference accomplished
much more than the monometallsts had
expected It 10 accomplish, and resulted in
IN increased acceptance Of the doctrines
of the blmetalhsts. Whilst there IL reason
g fear the re ult~ of the passage OF fee
coinage act by tho American Congress
alone, there would be- no good reason
whatever for not passing such law II
Great Britain. Germany, France, and
Austria were 10 agree 20 act with the
United States in restoring silver 10 its
proper place in the financial world. The
United States Government IL not strong
enough to carry ali the silver in the world,
but the United States. backed by the
countries Just named, could easily insure
forever the panty Of gold aud silver.
AtllA4uiN i4bHA NtAn ttiNA NRNNttsNAp -
presented 10 the world to-day in the con-
dition of thehnauces oftLe Covernmenta and
people OF the United States. Silver dol
lars. the bullion in which - not equal in
value to two-thirds of the value Of the
gold bullion IN gold dollars, are passed
everywhere in his country as If they were
worth what their face calls for, and many
1 D., ha, tapI.ra1 cold m
the government IL exchange for notes.
These patriotic bankers deserve well OF
their country. Their generous offers IN
the nations extremity must be entered TO
their credit. and when again, if ever here
after. the complaining masses shall feel
inclined 10 style them "Shylocks" the
recollection Of their efforts to help the
government out Of its difficulties must
cause the word to linger upon the tongue
aud never be heard by the public.
There was a question raised in the
United States Senate ct ITS last session as
70 whether a member of Congress could
under the Federal Constitution be entrust-
cd with such a mission as that committed
70 the care of the delegates TO the Brus-
sells conference. The negative argument
was very strong. But Mr.. CLEVELAND has
no doubt reached the conclusion that the
point was not well taken. The words Of
the Constitution are: "No Senator or
Representative shall during the time for
which he was elected be appointed to any
civil Office under the authority of the
United States which shall have been ere
ated, or the emoluments whereof shall
have been increased. during such time"
The people of the United States have
reason to repose unbounded confidence in
President who msnifests such q spirit as
Mir. CLEVELAND has manifested in making
the appointments under consideration.